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Brisk Wind Advisory 53, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 8, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 8, 2012, 2:28 AM AKST. It was in force for 59 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 8, 2012, 2:28 AM AKST (11:28 UTC)
Expired: Feb 10, 2012, 1:54 PM AKST
In force: 59 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

014 
FZAK52 PAFG 081128
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
228 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012

NORTHWESTERN 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.

PKZ299-090230-
228 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1008 MB LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE
BY THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN
BERING SEA WILL MOVE WEST AS A 964 MB LOW MOVES NORTHWEST OUT OF
THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKENS TO 970 MB NEAR COLD BAY EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-090230-
NORTON SOUND-
228 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-090230-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
228 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-090230-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
228 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-090230-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
228 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

RL/SDB FEB 12

5 follow-up statements

604 
FZAK52 PAFG 082344
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
244 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012

NORTHWESTERN 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.

PKZ299-091445-
244 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE WEST OF THE BERING STRAIT WED EVENING. A
964 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL TRACK NORTHWEST TO
THE PRIBILOFS BY THU AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA THU AND THU NIGHT...THEN TO
THE BERING STRAIT COAST AND SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA BY FRI MORNING.
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE WEST INTO SIBERIA ON FRI.

$$

PKZ200-091445-
NORTON SOUND-
244 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-091445-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
244 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-091445-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
244 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT TURNING EAST...INCREASING
TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-091445-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
244 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

DA/DJH FEB 12

877 
FZAK52 PAFG 091119
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
219 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

NORTHWESTERN 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.

PKZ299-100230-
219 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 970 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL TRACK NORTHWEST TO
THE PRIBILOFS BY THU AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA THU AND THU NIGHT...THEN TO
THE BERING STRAIT COAST AND SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA BY FRI MORNING.
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE WEST INTO SIBERIA ON FRI.

$$

PKZ200-100230-
NORTON SOUND-
219 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING.
BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-100230-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
219 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-100230-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
219 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING.
BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-100230-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
219 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RL/SDB FEB 12

484 
FZAK52 PAFG 092247
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
147 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

NORTHWESTERN 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.

PKZ299-101400-
147 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 973 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL BE 100 NM WEST OF THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT...THEN TO THE BERING STRAIT COAST AND SOUTHERN CHUKCHI
SEA BY FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE WEST INTO SIBERIA ON
FRI.

$$

PKZ200-101400-
NORTON SOUND-
147 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY EVENING.
BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-101400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
147 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY EVENING.
BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-101400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
147 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-101400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
147 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RL/RF FEB 12

399 
FZAK52 PAFG 101101
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
201 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

NORTHWESTERN 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.

PKZ299-110215-
201 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 994 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTH
AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM
THE NORTHERN BERING SEA TO THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE EAST TO THE
NORTHWESTERN ARCTIC COAST BY SATURDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-110215-
NORTON SOUND-
201 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-110215-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
201 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-110215-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
201 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-110215-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
201 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY NOON.
BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

RL/JK FEB 12

766 
FZAK52 PAFG 102254
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
154 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

NORTHWESTERN 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.

PKZ299-111615-
154 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT
SEAS SAT AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER CENTRAL
AND EASTERN SIBERIA. A 952 MB LOW 300 MILES S OF DUTCH HARBOR
WILL WEAKEN TO A 977 MB LOW WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND BY SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-111615-
NORTON SOUND-
154 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT.  
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT.  
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT.  
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-111615-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
154 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG.  
.SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON...NE WINDS 30 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT.  
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT.  
.WED...E WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-111615-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
154 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF CAPE
ESPENBERG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF CAPE
ESPENBERG. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT.  
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT.  
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-111615-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
154 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT.  
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT.  
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT.  
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RF/DJH 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 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 12:19 PM AKST, 14 hours 9 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	Lasted
Feb 8, 2:26 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	48 hr
Feb 8, 1:38 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFG	6 hr
Feb 8, 2:44 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	47 hr

Nearby

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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.