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Brisk Wind Advisory 64, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 20, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 20, 2012, 3:02 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 20, 2012, 3:02 AM AKST (12:02 UTC)
Expired: Feb 23, 2012, 1:52 PM AKST
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

715 
FZAK52 PAFG 201202
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
302 AM AKST MON FEB 20 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.

PKZ299-210030-
302 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST. A
LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA WILL MOVE OVER THE
SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA MON PM. A STRONG LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST MON NIGHT
AND THEN CONTINUE INLAND.

$$

PKZ200-210030-
NORTON SOUND-
302 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-210030-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
302 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...N WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-210030-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
302 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-210030-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
302 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.WED...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

FEB 12

7 follow-up statements

049 
FZAK52 PAFG 210002
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
302 PM AKST MON FEB 20 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.

PKZ299-211515-
302 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST. A
STRONG LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO NEAR ANCHORAGE BY
TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ200-211515-
NORTON SOUND-
302 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-211515-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
302 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-211515-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
302 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-211515-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
302 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

CF/CCC FEB 12

029 
FZAK52 PAFG 211201
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
301 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 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.

PKZ299-220315-
301 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO
THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY. A 980 MB 
LOW MOVING OUT OF THE GULF AND INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND TODAY
WILL WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY BY WEDNESDAY. A 982 MB LOW NEAR ST PAUL
ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR BETHEL AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB LATE TONIGHT. 

$$

PKZ200-220315-
NORTON SOUND-
301 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN CHANNELED AREAS.  
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-220315-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
301 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND...

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND
WITH BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LOCALLY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND
WITH BLOWING SNOW.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT
WITH BLOWING SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-220315-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
301 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT SOUTH
OF CAPE ESPENBERG.
.WED...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-220315-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
301 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT...STRONGEST OVER THE OUTER WATERS. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LOCALLY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT...STRONGEST OVER THE OUTER WATERS. AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LOCALLY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.WED...N WINDS 25 KT...STRONGEST OVER THE OUTER WATERS. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LOCALLY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

DJH/CB FEB 12

372 
FZAK52 PAFG 212344
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
244 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 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.

PKZ299-221445-
244 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO
THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY. A 988 MB 
LOW NEAR VALDEZ WILL WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A 990 MB LOW NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF WILL MOVE TO NEAR GALENA AND
WEAKEN TO 1008 MB WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ200-221445-
NORTON SOUND-
244 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-221445-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
244 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-221445-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
244 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-221445-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
244 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

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

$$

CF/CCC FEB 12

813 
FZAK52 PAFG 221156
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
256 AM AKST WED FEB 22 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.

PKZ299-230300-
256 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO
THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY. A 998 MB 
LOW NEAR SAINT MARYS WILL WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING AS IT MOVES TO NEAR AMBLER AT 1016 MB. ANOTHER STRONG LOW
WILL DEVELOP AND PUSH TO ADAK BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ200-230300-
NORTON SOUND-
256 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-230300-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
256 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS 25 KT NEAR THE BERING
STRAIT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS 25 KT NEAR THE BERING
STRAIT.
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-230300-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
256 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF CAPE
ESPENBERG.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-230300-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
256 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
BLOWING SNOW.
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

CF/DJH FEB 12

840 
FZAK52 PAFG 222326
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
226 PM AKST WED FEB 22 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.

PKZ299-231430-
226 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO
THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN
PERSIST THROUGH FRI. WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR OF
NORTHERN ALASKA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE ON FRI. STRONG
LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN WILL MOVE NORTH INTO
THE BERING SEA ON FRI.

$$

PKZ200-231430-
NORTON SOUND-
226 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-231430-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
226 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT.
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-231430-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
226 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-231430-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
226 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

FEB 12

052 
FZAK52 PAFG 231037
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
137 AM AKST THU FEB 23 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.

PKZ299-240145-
137 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1040 MB HIGH CENTERED IN THE EAST SIBERIAN SEA WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND ACROSS THE BROOKS RANGE
THROUGH FRI. A 986 MB LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN
TODAY...AND THEN GET ABSORBED BY A 960 MB LOW THAT WILL BE 250 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI EVENING.

$$

PKZ200-240145-
NORTON SOUND-
137 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT.

$$

PKZ210-240145-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
137 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 40 KT.
.MON...N WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-240145-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
137 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-240145-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
137 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY NOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

CWA/CB FEB 12

349 
FZAK52 PAFG 232252
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
152 PM AKST THU FEB 23 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.

PKZ299-241400-
152 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1040 MB HIGH CENTERED IN THE EAST SIBERIAN SEA WILL BUILD INTO
THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND ACROSS THE BROOKS RANGE THROUGH FRI.
STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN TO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-241400-
NORTON SOUND-
152 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-241400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
152 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 45 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-241400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
152 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-241400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
152 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

DA/SDB 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 19, 3:45 PM AKST, 11 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 3:45 PM AKST, 11 hours 17 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
345 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 48 HOURS. RIDGE OVER NORTHERN
ALASKA WILL COLLAPSE ON TUE AND TUE NIGHT AND ALLOW FOR CLOSED
UPPER LEVEL LOW TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE AND USHER IN
COOLER TEMPERATURES TO NORTHERN ALASKA.

NUMEROUS SHORT WAVES WILL MOVE NORTH TO WESTERN ALASKA AND THEN
MOVE EAST TO THE GULF OF ALASKA OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THE ECMWF
PAINTS A BLEAK PICTURE FOR NORTHERN ALASKA BY THE END OF THE WEEK
WITH TEMPERATURES RIVALING THOSE IN JANUARY HOWEVER THE GFS IS MUCH
MORE FORGIVING IN THE EXTENT AND DURATION OF THE COLDER
TEMPERATURES. THE ECMWF BACKS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW BACK INTO
NORTHERN ALASKA FROM THE NORTHEAST BY NEXT WEEKEND WHICH WOULD
EXTEND THE COLD AIR IN DURATION AND INTENSITY WHILE THE GFS
CONTINUES TO BE PROGRESSIVE AND MOVES THE RIDGE IN FROM THE WEST.
EITHER WAY...WINTER MAY STILL BE AROUND FOR A BIT.

SNOW OVER THE WEST COAST IS DECREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH TONIGHT OVER ZONE 213. THE
WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE WHICH WILL MINIMIZE THE BLOWING SNOW
SOMEWHAT. WINDS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN THE WESTERN ARCTIC
BY MON AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE IN THE HIGH ARCTIC PUSHES WEST
INTO THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC...ALTHOUGH WINDS MAY STILL BE IN THE
MARINE ADVISORY CATEGORY FOR THIS AREA. LOW PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN OVER THE BERING STRAIT AS WELL. THIS WILL LEAVE THE
STRONGEST GRADIENT OVER THE AREA FROM ABOUT POINT LAY WESTWARD ON
TUE.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ213.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ225-PKZ230.
&&

CF FEB 12

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 20, 3:06 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG		16 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.