Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 70, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 29, 2012, 2:21 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 29, 2012, 2:21 AM AKST (11:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 2:42 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
496 FZAK52 PAFG 291121 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 221 AM AKST WED FEB 29 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. PKZ299-010230- 221 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN SIBERIA AND EXTEND NORTHWARD INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU. A 988 MB LOW 250 MI S OF ADAK WILL DEEPEN TO 970 MB NEAR DUTCH HARBOR BY 3 AM THU. $$ PKZ200-010230- NORTON SOUND- 221 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-010230- DALL POINT TO WALES- 221 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-010230- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 221 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-010230- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 221 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ RF FEB 12
4 follow-up statements
258 FZAK52 PAFG 292251 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 151 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-011400- 151 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN SIBERIA EXTENDS NORTHWARD INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. A 976 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR COLD BAY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A 982 MB LOW. $$ PKZ200-011400- NORTON SOUND- 151 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-011400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 151 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-011400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 151 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-011400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 151 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ SDB/JAM FEB 12
436 FZAK52 PAFG 011132 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 232 AM AKST THU MAR 1 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. PKZ299-020245- 232 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 1043 MB HIGH NORTH OF WRANGELL WILL DRIFT WEST AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT. A 977 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 985 MB BY 9AM FRI. $$ PKZ200-020245- NORTON SOUND- 232 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-020245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 232 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-020245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 232 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-020245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 232 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ CC/RT MAR 12
079 FZAK52 PAFG 012136 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1236 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-021245- 1236 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1041 MB HIGH NORTH OF WRANGELL ISLAND WILL DRIFT WEST AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT. A 981 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE EAST TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA EARLY SAT MORNING AS A 989 MB LOW. $$ PKZ200-021245- NORTON SOUND- 1236 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-021245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 1236 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-021245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 1236 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-021245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 1236 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ RL/JK MAR 12
537 FZAK52 PAFG 021142 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 242 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 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. PKZ299-030200- 242 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1040 MB HIGH NORTHWEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL DRIFT WEST AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT. BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ200-030200- NORTON SOUND- 242 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-030200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 242 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-030200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 242 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-030200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 242 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ DA/RT MAR 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 28, 11:35 PM AKST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 11:35 PM AKST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1135 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012 .DISCUSSION... CURRENT MODELS AND ENSEMBLE MEANS INDICATING PERSISTENCE OF THE BROAD COLD TROUGH ALOFT OVER NRN AK THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...WITH THE ACTIVE STORM TRACK REMAINING FAR TO THE SOUTH. DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW S OF ADAK WILL MOVE EWD ALONG THE CHAIN AND THEN INTO THE NRN GULF OF AK BY 12Z FRI. SOME FLURRIES OR SPOTTY LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR DURING THE EARLY PARTS OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD AS THE LOW SPILLS SOME MOISTURE NWD. TEMPERATURES OVER THE FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ213-AKZ217-AKZ220. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220. && RF FEB 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 1:51 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 72 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.