Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 27, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 21, 2012, 2:43 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2012, 2:43 AM AKST (11:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 1:37 PM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
340 FZAK51 PAFG 211143 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 243 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-220300- 243 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 1035 MB HIGH OVER THE ANADYR PLATEAU WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER MCKENZIE BAY WILL DISSIPATE SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ225-220300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 243 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-220300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 243 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-220300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 243 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 5 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-220300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 243 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-220300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 243 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ JAN 12
3 follow-up statements
953 FZAK51 PAFG 212209 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 109 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-221315- 109 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 1035 MB HIGH OVER THE ANADYR PLATEAU WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER MCKENZIE BAY WILL DISSIPATE SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ225-221315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 109 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-221315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 109 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-221315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 109 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 5 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-221315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 109 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-221315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 109 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ RL/JK JAN 12
212 FZAK51 PAFG 221109 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 209 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-230300- 209 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 1040 MB HIGH OVER THE ANADYR PLATEAU WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ225-230300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 209 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-230300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 209 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-230300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 209 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING S. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-230300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 209 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-230300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 209 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ CF/DA JAN 12
724 FZAK51 PAFG 222237 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 137 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-231345- 137 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE ARCTIC COAST SUNDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ225-231345- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 137 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ230-231345- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 137 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ235-231345- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 137 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING S. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-231345- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 137 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-231345- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 137 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ RL/JK JAN 12
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this brisk wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this brisk wind advisory went out at Jan 20, 3:16 PM AKST, 11 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 3:16 PM AKST, 11 hours 27 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 316 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .DISCUSSION... PATTERN CHANGE WELL UNDERWAY AS BIG UPR HIGH OVR CHUKOTKA WEAKENS AND TROF DIGS FROM WRN CANADIAN ARCTIC INTO CENTRAL MAINLAND ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...PRES GRAD INCREASING SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE AS HIGH DEVELOPS OVR THE INLAND NORTH SLOPE AND BROAD LOW PRESSURE PRSTS THRU THE WEEKEND OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. WHILE THE AIRMASS WITH THE DIGGING TROUGH IS PLENTY COLD...IT IS NOW FORECAST TO BE NO COLDER..AND IN THE ERN AND CENTRAL INTERIOR A BIT MILDER...THAN THE COLD AIRMASS LAST WEEKEND. THIS WILL BE PARTLY OFFSET BY LOW WIND CHILLS. OVER THE WEST COAST THE COLD ADVECTION WILL BE MUCH GREATER AND IS ALREADY UNDERWAY. WE HAVE ISSUED WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR THE NRN INTERIOR AND NW ARCTIC FOR SAT....AND MAY BE NEEDED FARTHER SOUTH FOR SAT NIGHT. MODEL GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE BROAD DETAILS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE FLOW ACROSS NRN ALASKA. THE EXTENT OF ANY PRECIP ON THE E SIDE OF THE DIGGING TROF IS IN QUESTION THOUGH SREF SUGGEST THAT THE CHANCE OF MORE THAN A SKIFF OF SNOW ARE QUITE LOW. MID-RANGE GUIDANCE ALSO IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK IN KEEPING THE TROF/CLOSED LOW ALONG ABOUT 150W. THEREAFTER MORE SPREAD IN THE GUIDANCE ON THE TROF OPENING UP. HOWEVER...NO HINT YET OF ANY CHANGE THAT WOULD GREATLY IMPACT SENSIBLE WEATHER OVER THE CWA. NORTH SLOPE....BLIZ WARNING CONTINUES FOR ZONE 204 BUT WILL END OVERNIGHT. MESO-HIGH WILL DEVELOP INLAND PLAIN OVER THE WEEKEND AND COLDEST TEMPS IN THE STATE WILL LIKELY ZONES 205 AND 206. WEST COAST...WINDS AND WIND CHILL WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. INTERIOR...INCREASING WINDS WILL BREAK THE VALLEY BASED INVERSION IN SOME AREAS. ANY SNOW ERN AND CENTRAL ZONES EXPECTED TO BE QUITE LIGHT...PROBABLY NO MORE THAN FLURRIES. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ217-AKZ218. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ204. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ240-PKZ245. && RT JAN 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2:42 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Jan 21, 9:21 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 17 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:38 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 28 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:32 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 43 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.