Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 52, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 8, 2012, 2:26 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2012, 2:26 AM AKST (11:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2012, 2:01 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
988 FZAK51 PAFG 081126 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 226 AM AKST WED FEB 8 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. PKZ298-090230- 226 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1008 MB LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 1022 MB HIGH WILL PERSIST OVER FAR EAST RUSSIA THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST...THEN DRIFT NORTHEAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ225-090230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 226 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-090230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 226 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-090230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 226 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-090230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 226 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-090230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 226 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER NOON. BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ RL/SDB FEB 12
4 follow-up statements
544 FZAK51 PAFG 082349 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 249 PM AKST WED FEB 8 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. PKZ298-091500- 249 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1007 MB LOW OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST WILL TRACK NORTHEAST. AT 3 AM AKDT FRI...THE LOW WILL BE 1003 MB 200 NM NORTHEAST OF BARTER ISLAND. A 1020 MB HIGH OVER WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTHEAST. AT 3 PM AKDT FRI...THE HIGH WILL BE 500 NM NORTH OF BARROW. $$ PKZ225-091500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 249 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-091500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 249 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT TURNING NE...INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-091500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 249 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT TURNING NE...INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-091500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 249 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS NEAR SHORE. .THU...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-091500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 249 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 20 KT NEAR SHORE. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ DA/DJH FEB 12
772 FZAK51 PAFG 091117 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 217 AM AKST THU FEB 9 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. PKZ298-100230- 217 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1006 MB LOW OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH FRI. A 1020 MB HIGH OVER WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTHEAST. THE HIGH WILL BE LOCATED 500 NM NORTH OF BARROW BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ225-100230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 217 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-100230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 217 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-100230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 217 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-100230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 217 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-100230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 217 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ RL/SDB FEB 12
320 FZAK51 PAFG 092247 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 147 PM AKST THU FEB 9 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. PKZ298-101400- 147 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1004 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY. A 1018 MB HIGH 100 NM NORTHEAST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND BE LOCATED 500 NM NORTH OF BARROW BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ225-101400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 147 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-101400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 147 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-101400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 147 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-101400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 147 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT BECOMING W. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-101400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 147 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ RL/RF FEB 12
586 FZAK51 PAFG 101101 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 201 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 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. PKZ298-110215- 201 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1005 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ225-110215- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 201 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-110215- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 201 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-110215- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 201 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-110215- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 201 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-110215- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 201 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ RL/JK 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 Feb 7, 12:19 PM AKST, 14 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 12:19 PM AKST, 14 hours 7 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1219 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES OVER WESTERN CANADA AND EASTERN ALASKA WITH NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST RIDGE AXIS TRANSITIONING TO A NORTH SOUTH RIDGE AXIS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AND EARLY MID TERM. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES DOMINATE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL INTERIOR. A WEAK MID LEVEL LOW ASSOCIATED WITH A 1000 TO 500 MB COLD POCKET IS MOVING NORTHWEST ALONG THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND IS CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR BURWASH LANDING IN THE YUKON. VERY NICE CIRCULATION AROUND THIS WEAK LOW IS NOTED ON SATELLITE. EXPECT AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER TO MIGRATE INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR AND SCATTERED FLURRIES TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE THIS EVENING AND IN FORTY MILE COUNTRY. THE RIDGE CONTINUES TO CHANGE ORIENTATION TONIGHT AND TOMORROW TO A MORE NORTH SOUTH RIDGE AXIS...EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE THROUGH ALASKA RANGE PASSES AS MID LEVEL SOUTHERLY WINDS INDUCE A WEAK LEE SIDE TROUGH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. THE REMNANTS OF THE OCCLUSION IN THE BERING STRAIT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE WEST AND NORTH. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE WEST COAST NORTH OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA WHILE A WEAK LOW MOVING NORTHWEST OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL INCREASE CLOUDS AND PROVIDE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO THE WEST COAST SOUTH OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE PATTERN IS SEEN THROUGH MEDIUM RANGE WITH A MEAN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR KAMCHATKA AND A BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER WESTERN CANADA AND EASTERN ALASKA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE DRIVEN STRONGLY BY CLOUDS OR THE LACK THERE OF AND RELATIVELY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW AND MID ALTITUDES. STRONG INVERSIONS ARE LIKELY IN VALLEY LOCATIONS IN THE INTERIOR THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. && CC FEB 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2:28 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Feb 8, 1:38 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 6 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:44 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 47 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.