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Brisk Wind Advisory 71, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 29, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 29, 2012, 1:51 PM AKST. It was in force for 72 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 29, 2012, 1:51 PM AKST (22:51 UTC)
Expired: Mar 3, 2012, 1:24 PM AKST
In force: 72 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

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

6 follow-up statements

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

370 
FZAK52 PAFG 022125
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1225 PM 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.

PKZ299-031230-
1225 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1038 MB HIGH NORTHWEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL DRIFT WEST AND
PERSIST THROUGH SUN. A 992 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
WILL PERSIST AND WEAKEN SLOWLY THROUGH SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-031230-
NORTON SOUND-
1225 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-031230-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
1225 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.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. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-031230-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
1225 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-031230-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
1225 PM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY NOON.
BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RL/JK MAR 12

181 
FZAK52 PAFG 031044
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
144 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 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.

PKZ299-040145-
144 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1040 MB HIGH IN THE EAST SIBERIAN SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY. A LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL STRENGTHEN TO A 970 MB
LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL
EXTEND FROM THE LOW AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ200-040145-
NORTON SOUND-
144 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER NOON.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-040145-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
144 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-040145-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
144 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-040145-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
144 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

DA/CB MAR 12

853 
FZAK52 PAFG 032224
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
124 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 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.

PKZ299-041330-
124 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 993 MB LOW 400 NM SSW OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 400 NM N OF SHEMYA
BY 3 PM MON DEEPENING TO 972 MB. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM NORTH OF THE LOW CENTER TO THE PRIBILOFS AND SE BY
3 PM SUN.

$$

PKZ200-041330-
NORTON SOUND-
124 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-041330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
124 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT
W OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND FOG.
.MON...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-041330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
124 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-041330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
124 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RF/RL 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 29, 12:09 PM AKST, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 29, 12:09 PM AKST, 1 hour 42 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1209 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

.DISCUSSION...

ALOFT...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON MAJOR FEATURES THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING WHEN MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE STRENGTH OF
FEATURES APPEAR. BEYOND SUNDAY MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN POSITION
AND STRENGTH OF FEATURES APPEAR. AT 500 MB...TROUGH OF LOW
HEIGHTS REMAINS WEST TO EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA. A 513 DAM
LOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE
AND MOVE OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA TONIGHT THEN DEEPEN TO A
CLOSED 506 DAM LOW BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN QUASI
STATIONARY INTO SATURDAY. A CLOSED 508 DAM LOW WILL MOVE FROM
THE WESTERN BERING SEA TO OVER COLD BAY BY THURSDAY MORNING.
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGHER HEIGHTS WILL TRANSIT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
THIRD OF THE MAINLAND TODAY TO BE OVER THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE
BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AT 850 MB...WE WILL SEE 4 TO 8 CELSIUS
DEGREE WARMING IN TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY IN THE INTERIOR
WITH WARM ADVECTION. SATURDAY NIGHT WILL SEE A RETURN OF THE
COLD AIR WITH TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 28 BELOW CELSIUS MOVING
OVER AREAS IN THE INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

SURFACE...1047 MB HIGH REMAINS NORTH OF WRANGELL ISLAND AND
WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE SOUTHWEST TO THE SIBERIAN COAST AS A 1037 MB
HIGH. A 995 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN AND
EVENTUALLY MERGE WITH A LOW THAT GETS SPUN OFF A 976 MB LOW MOVING
OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE 976 MB
LOW WILL BE NEAR COLD BAY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. THE SPUN
OFF LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
AND RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 978 MB ABSORBING THE LOW NEAR COLD BAY. THE
RESULTANT BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL COVER A MAJOR PORTION
OF MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THE SIBERIAN HIGH AND THE LOW WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL
FOR STRONGER THAN NORMAL WINDS TO MANY AREAS ACROSS THE INTERIOR
AND NORTHWEST COAST.

ARCTIC SLOPE...COLD AIR IS PACKED IN PRETTY GOOD, NOTHING IN THE
FORESEEABLE TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE AREA THOUGH EXPECT SOME
MODERATION AS THE SIBERIAN HIGH DRIFTS SOUTHWEST. WINDS ARE
FINALLY FALLING OFF...SO WILL END THE WIND CHILL WARNINGS FOR
NOW...BUT EXPECT THEM TO RETURN FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES AGAIN
BOTTOM OUT IN THE 50S BELOW ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE BROOKS
RANGE.

WEST COAST...GRADIENT WINDS WILL BRING WIND CHILL ISSUES TO AREAS
NEAR THE BERING STRAIT AND NORTH OF KOTZEBUE SOUND AS WELL AS THE
UPPER NOATAK VALLEY. SKIES WILL REMAIN PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLEAR FOR
MOST AREAS. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH
SUNDAY...THOUGH A FEW ROUGE PATCHES OF STRATUS AND FLURRIES MAY
DRIFT THROUGH THE AREA.

INTERIOR...RELATIVELY QUIET PATTERN WILL PERSIST WITH A SLIGHT
WARMING OF TEMPERATURES THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. SOME GRADIENT WINDS
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL AND DRIFTING SNOW ISSUES AT SOME OF THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED IN THE
INTERIOR ZONES THOUGH A ROUGE PATCH OF STRATUS AND FLURRIES IS
ALWAYS POSSIBLE. COLD AIR ADVECTION NEXT WEEK COULD PUSH
TEMPERATURES DOWN TO AROUND 30 BELOW IN THE MORNINGS MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ213-AKZ217-AKZ220.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.
&&

SDB FEB 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 29, 2:21 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		48 hr

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Brisk Wind Advisories in Alaska, 2012 Every brisk wind advisory in 2012

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