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Brisk Wind Advisory 37, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 1, 2012, 1:37 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2012, 1:37 AM AKST (10:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2012, 2:04 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
139 FZAK51 PAFG 011037 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 137 AM AKST WED FEB 1 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. PKZ298-020145- 137 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1014 MB HIGH OVER FAR EAST RUSSIA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE EAST TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS EVENING AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY FRIDAY MORNING. A 1009 MB HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL ARCTIC COAST WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ225-020145- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 137 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-020145- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 137 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 5 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-020145- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 137 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 5 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT BECOMING E 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-020145- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 137 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-020145- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 137 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ RL/CB FEB 12
4 follow-up statements
365 FZAK51 PAFG 012306 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 206 PM AKST WED FEB 1 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. PKZ298-021415- 206 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1014 MB HIGH OVER FAR EAST RUSSIA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE EAST TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS EVENING AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY FRIDAY MORNING. A 1009 MB HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL ARCTIC COAST WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ225-021415- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 206 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-021415- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 206 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-021415- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 206 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NE. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-021415- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 206 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NE. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-021415- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 206 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ JK/CC FEB 12
269 FZAK51 PAFG 021027 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 127 AM AKST THU FEB 2 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. PKZ298-030130- 127 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1010 MB HIGH OVER FAR EAST RUSSIA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE EAST TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY FRIDAY MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE. A 989 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF MACKENZIE BAY CANADA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST. $$ PKZ225-030130- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 127 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-030130- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 127 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-030130- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 127 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-030130- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 127 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-030130- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 127 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ RL/RF FEB 12
700 FZAK51 PAFG 022305 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 205 PM AKST THU FEB 2 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. PKZ298-031230- 205 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 990 MB LOW NEAR KOTZEBUE WILL MOVE TO POINT HOPE AS A 998 MB LOW BY 3AM FRI AND TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF POINT HOPE AS A 998 MB LOW BY 3PM FRI. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEAST FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO JUST NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA BY 3PM FRI. A LOW SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AS A VERY STRONG LOW ON SAT. $$ PKZ225-031230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 205 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-031230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 205 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-031230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 205 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-031230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 205 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-031230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 205 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ FEB 12
246 FZAK51 PAFG 031104 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 204 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 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. PKZ298-040030- 204 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA EASTWARD ALONG THE BROOKS RANGE WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA BY 4 AM FRI. A 1000 MB LOW JUST WEST OF CAPE LISBURNE WILL MOVE TO 150 MILES EAST OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY 4 AM SAT AS A 1003 MB LOW. $$ PKZ225-040030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 204 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-040030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 204 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-040030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 204 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-040030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 204 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-040030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 204 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ RF/RL FEB 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 31, 3:46 PM AKST, 9 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 3:46 PM AKST, 9 hours 51 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 346 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT...AS THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY BEGINS A LARGE SCALE PATTERN CHANGE WILL GET UNDERWAY...BUT IT WILL STILL BE SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THE PATTERN CHANGE IS COMPLETE. A DEEP UPPER LOW JUST OFF THE NW COAST OF ALASKA WILL GRADUALLY ELONGATE OUT DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND SPLIT INTO TWO LOW CENTERS. ONE LOW CENTER TRACKS NORTHEAST AND ENDS UP IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN NORTH OF THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO AS THE SECOND CENTER ENDS UP ON THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA. A DEEP NORTH PAC LOW THAT MOVES TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND WED HELPS TO BUILD UP A DOWNSTREAM RIDGE IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC. SFC...A 984 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TODAY WITH A WEAK SECONDARY LOW TO DEVELOP NORTH OF THE WRANGELL ISLANDS THAT MOVES EAST AND DISSIPATES BY WED. A DEEP 945-950 MB LOW DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA WED AND MOVES UP INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL AK ON THURSDAY. A RIDGE WELL OFFSHORE OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL SETTLE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA AND FAR EASTERN RUSSIA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. INTERIOR...STILL QUITE COLD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN INTERIOR WITH WIDESPREAD TEMPS IN THE 50 TO 60 BELOW RANGE. CLEARING WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO FALL AGAIN IN THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR/AK RANGE VALLEYS TONIGHT FOR ONE LAST REAL COLD NIGHT. THE NEXT LOW WILL BE MUCH DEEPER AND WILL PUSH A MUCH MILDER AIR MASS ALOFT ACROSS JUST ABOUT ALL OF THE INTERIOR BY LATE WED INTO THUR ALONG WITH SOME SNOW...MAINLY ACROSS THE WESTERN INTERIOR AT FIRST. TEMPS AT FAIRBANKS HAVE A GOOD SHOT AT GETTING ABOVE ZERO ON THURSDAY...AND INTO THE TEENS AND POSSIBLY 20S (ABOVE) ON THE HILLS. NORTH SLOPE...THE NORTH SLOPE WILL REMAIN IN THE ICE BOX FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH ANY SIGNIFICANT WARMING HOLDING OFF UNTIL AT LEAST THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THE AIR MASS IS COLD ENOUGH TO EASILY SUPPORT 40 TO 50 BELOW TEMPS AND POTENTIALLY AS COLD AS 65 BELOW FOR INLAND VALLEYS. THE WIND REGIME REMAINS LIGHT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS SO AT LEAST NO WIND CHILL ISSUES. POTENTIAL FOR SOME WIND CHILL ISSUES BY WED NIGHT OR THUR AS THE NORTH PAC LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...BUT WITH NO OFFSHORE ARCTIC HIGH THE WIND SPEEDS LOOK ONLY MARGINAL FOR WIND CHILL ISSUES. WEST COAST...COLD AIR REMAINS LOCKED IN PLACE ACROSS THE INTERIOR VALLEYS AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS NORTHWEST AK THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. SOME MODERATION INLAND AREAS SUCH AS THE MIDDLE YUKON VALLEY THU ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLOUDS AND SNOW WITH THE INCOMING LOW. THE COLD AIR LIKELY SLOSHES BACK IN FOR A DAY OR TWO IN THE WAKE OF THE SHORTWAVE PASSAGE ALOFT...BEFORE A MORE SIGNIFICANT MODERATION TAKES PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE GRADIENT BEGINS TO TIGHTEN UP A BIT LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND COLD ENOUGH FOR SOME LOW WIND CHILLS IN ZONES 212 AND 213 214 AND 215 AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR LOW WIND CHILL FOR ZONES 207 AND 210...211 FOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THU. IN THE MID-RANGE...MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE WILL BE WELL UNDERWAY AS TROF ALOFT AMPLIFIES THU-FRI ALONG ABOUT 175W AND RIDGE BUILDS OVR WRN NORTH AMERICA. HOWEVER...THERE IS A LOT OF SPREAD IN THE DETAILS OF HOW THE ATMOSPHERE GETS THERE..WITH ENSEMBLE SPREAD FOR 500 MB HEIGHTS HIGHER OVR THE WEEKEND THAN EARLY NEXT WEEK. CLOSED LOW ALOFT VCNTY BERING STRAIT FRI PM WILL BE KICKED OUT WITH RIDGE BUILDING OVER SRN MAINLAND ALASKA OVR THE WEEKEND. BY NEXT WEEKEND A MILD PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE...THOUGH ESPECIALLY OVR THE INTERIOR THIS WILL LIKELY EVOLVE INTO A STRONG INVERSION SITUATION. POTENTIAL FOR A LOW TO LIFT UP ALONG THE WEST COAST WITH SOME SNOW OVER THE WEEKEND. THE CFS CONTINUES TO PUSH THE WARM ANOMALIES FURTHER WEST WITH EACH RUN ON DAYS 6-10 AND 8-14...WITH WARM ANOMALIES NOW ACROSS ALL OF THE FORECAST AREAS ON WEEKS 2 AND 3. ONCE THE PATTERN CHANGES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS PERHAPS A MORE PROLONGED PERIOD WITH A RELATIVELY MILD AIR MASS ALOFT ACROSS THE AREA. OF COURSE...THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS. SHOULD A STRONG RIDGE ALOFT SETTLE OVER THE MAINLAND STRONG VALLEY INVERSIONS WOULD MAKE FOR COLD NIGHTS AND MORNINGS. CLIMATE...WITH ONLY ONE DAY LEFT IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF -26.7 DEGREES AT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS THE COLDEST SINCE 1971. BASED ON THE FORECASTED TEMPERATURES TODAY THE MONTH WILL LIKELY END UP AS THE 5TH COLDEST JANUARY ON RECORD BEHIND ONLY 1906...1934...1966 & 1971. GALENA AND NOME ARE BOTH ON PACE FOR THE COLDEST JANUARY ON RECORD. KOTZEBUE IS EXPECTED TO END UP WITH THE COLDEST JANUARY SINCE 1934. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214-AKZ215. && JK JAN 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 1:35 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:33 AM AKST | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 42 hr | |
| Feb 1, 2:10 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 14 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.