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Brisk Wind Advisory 72, NWS Fairbanks, AK

March 3, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Mar 3, 2012, 1:24 PM AKST. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 3, 2012, 1:24 PM AKST (22:24 UTC)
Expired: Mar 4, 2012, 2:08 PM AKST
In force: 25 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

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

2 follow-up statements

923 
FZAK52 PAFG 041132
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
232 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 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.

PKZ299-050245-
232 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 984 MB LOW 100 NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL DEEPEN TO 970 MB 400 NM
NORTH OF SHEMYA BY 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE LOW CENTER TO THE PRIBILOFS BY 3 PM
AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH TO SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND AND THE NORTON SOUND BY 3 PM AKST MONDAY. 

$$

PKZ200-050245-
NORTON SOUND-
232 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM AT TIMES.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-050245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
232 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT SOUTH OF ST LAWRENCE
ISLAND. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST FROM ST LAWRENCE ISLAND
SOUTH.  BLOWING SNOW. SNOW DEVELOPING. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER NOON SOUTH AND EAST OF
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 30 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT.
.WED...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-050245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
232 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM AT TIMES.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-050245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
232 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

DA/CB MAR 12

445 
FZAK52 PAFG 042308
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
208 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 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.

PKZ299-051415-
208 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 984 MB LOW 100 N OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 500 NM N OF 
SHEMYA BY 3 PM MON WEAKENING TO 980 MB. THE ASSOCIATED 
WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW CENTER TO THE PRIBILOFS 
WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TO ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND NORTON SOUND 
BY MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ200-051415-
NORTON SOUND-
208 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT.
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-051415-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
208 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SNOW.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT.
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-051415-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
208 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING E 20 KT.
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-051415-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
208 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE 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 Mar 3, 1:19 PM AKST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 1:19 PM AKST, 5 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
119 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER TROUGH ALOFT OVER NRN AK WILL BE PUSHED OFF TO THE
EAST BY MON AS A TRANSITORY RODGE CROSSES NRN AK. ANOTHER
COLD TROUGH ALOFT WILL SETTLE IN OVER NRN AK BY TUE.

LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING OVER MOST OF THE INTERIOR TONIGHT
WITH BROAD LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND REMNANTS OF A
RAGGED OCCLUDED FRONT. SNOW TAPERING TO FLURRIES TONIGHT
AND SUN AS THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WEAKENS.

SNOW DEVELOPING OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND LATE SUN NIGHT...
SPREADING TO THE SRN PARTS OF THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN
INTERIOR MON AS A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. SNOW
AMOUNTS OF 1-2 INCHES POSSIBLE MON OVER AKZ209-AKZ213-AKZ214-
AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ227...UP TO 1 INCH IN AKZ210.

WINDS AT PABA WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BOUNCE AROUND FROM
10-15 MPH. WILL DOWNGRADE WIND CHILL WARNING TO A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ204-AKZ207-AKZ213.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210.
&&

RF MAR 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 3, 2:32 AM AKST	Wind Chill Warning	AFG		11 hr
Mar 3, 1:57 PM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFG		25 hr

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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.