Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 55, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 9, 2012, 2:19 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2012, 2:19 AM AKST (11:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2012, 2:01 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ RL/SDB FEB 12
2 follow-up statements
484 FZAK52 PAFG 092247 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 147 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-101400- 147 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 973 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL BE 100 NM WEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...THEN TO THE BERING STRAIT COAST AND SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA BY FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE WEST INTO SIBERIA ON FRI. $$ 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
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 8, 2:30 PM AKST, 11 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 2:30 PM AKST, 11 hours 49 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 230 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .DISCUSSION... UPPER AIR...UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL PUSH NORTHWEST INTO A RIDGE AND WEAKEN ON THU TO THE NORTH OF BARROW. THE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH SLOPE SOUTHWEST OVER THE NORTHEASTERN BERING SEA WILL EXTEND WEST FROM THE ARCTIC OCEAN TO WRANGEL ISLAND AND TO SIBERIA. A NORTH SOUTH RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU THEN MOVE EAST. LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE PRIBILOFS BY THU EVENING. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE EAST TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI AFTERNOON. SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER SIBERIA WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH FRI. BY FRI AFTERNOON THE HIGH WILL BE 1020 MB 400 MILES NORTH OF BARROW. A 1003 MB LOW WILL FORM OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST WED NIGHT...THEN TRACK SLOWLY EAST THU AND THU NIGHT. A 962 MB LOW 300 MILES SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL TRACK NORTH TO THE PRIBILOFS BY THU AFTERNOON. A TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE WEST COAST AND BY FRI MORNING WILL EXTEND FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT AND TO NORTH OF POINT HOPE. THE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE WEST TO EASTERN SIBERIA FRI NIGHT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST AND BE 966 MB 300 MILES WEST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT NORTH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA ON SAT. NORTH SLOPE...LOW PRESSURE FORMING OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST WED EVENING THEN MOVING SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THU NIGHT WILL BE MAINLY DRY. COLDER POOL OF AIR WILL FOLLOW AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE LOW. EAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE FRI THROUGH SAT AS HIGH BUILDS OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN. ONLY FLURRIES EXPECTED THROUGH FRI. WEST COAST...HIGH PRESSURE OVER SIBERIA AND LOW TO THE SOUTH OF COLD BAY WITH FRONT MOVING SLOWLY WEST OVER THE BERING STRAIT COAST WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE BERING STRAIT COAST THIS EVENING. A TROUGH MOVING NORTHWEST OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA THU AND TO THE BERING STRAIT BY FRI MORNING WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE OF WINDS AND ALSO POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AGAIN FOR THE BERING STRAIT COAST THU NIGHT AND FRI. INTERIOR...CLOUDINESS OVER THE INTERIOR WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND THU AS UPPER LEVEL MOVES NORTH. SOUTH WINDS THROUGH ALASKA RANGE PASSES WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH ON FRI. DRY CONDITIONS AND WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. && DA FEB 12
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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.