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Brisk Wind Advisory 84, NWS Fairbanks, AK

March 13, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Mar 13, 2012, 1:36 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 13, 2012, 1:36 PM AKDT (21:36 UTC)
Expired: Mar 14, 2012, 1:27 AM AKDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

572 
FZAK51 PAFG 132136
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
136 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

ARCTIC 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.

PKZ298-141400-
136 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AROUND A 1030 MB HIGH OVER
MAINLAND SIBERIA WILL RETREAT SLOWLY TO THE WEST. A BROAD AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE AROUND A 980 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN
OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA.

$$

PKZ225-141400-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
136 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG.
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-141400-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
136 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WEST OF ICY CAPE...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WEST OF ICY CAPE.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-141400-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
136 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-141400-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
136 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIALBE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-141400-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
136 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT NEAR SHORE.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT NEAR SHORE.
FOG.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

CF/DJH MAR 12

2 follow-up statements

403 
FZAK51 PAFG 132215 CCA
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
214 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

CORRECTED 240

ARCTIC 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.

PKZ298-141445-
214 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AROUND A 1030 MB HIGH OVER
MAINLAND SIBERIA WILL RETREAT SLOWLY TO THE WEST. A BROAD AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE AROUND A 980 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN
OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA.

$$

PKZ225-141445-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
214 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG.
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-141445-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
214 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WEST OF ICY CAPE...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WEST OF ICY CAPE.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-141445-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
214 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-141445-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
214 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-141445-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
214 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT NEAR SHORE.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT NEAR SHORE.
FOG.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

CF/DJH/APW MAR 12

628 
FZAK51 PAFG 140927
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
127 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

ARCTIC 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.

PKZ298-150015-
127 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AROUND A 1030 MB HIGH OVER
MAINLAND SIBERIA WILL RETREAT SLOWLY TO THE WEST. A BROAD AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE AROUND A 980 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN
OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA.

$$

PKZ225-150015-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
127 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-150015-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
127 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-150015-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
127 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-150015-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
127 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-150015-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
127 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

JK 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 13, 5:01 AM AKDT, 8 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 5:01 AM AKDT, 8 hours 35 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
501 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.DISCUSSION...

THE GFS AND NAM ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. A
COLD TROUGH ALOFT NOW EXTENDS FROM BARTER ISLAND TO A CLOSED LOW
NEAR MCGRATH. THE NAM AND GFS FORECAST THE MCGRATH LOW TO MOVE
SOUTHWEST TO BETHEL BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND TO CONTINUE
DRIFTING SOUTHWARD THROUGH FRIDAY. THE NORTH PORTION OF THE TROUGH
ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER BARTER ISLAND. COLD NORTHEAST FLOW ALOFT
WILL STRENGTHEN SOME OVER THE ARCTIC AND WESTERN COASTAL REGIONS
OF THE REALM. IN TANDEM WITH THIS...COASTAL REGION NORTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE SOME...AND MEET BRISK WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR THE
REST OF THIS WEEK.

A 980 MB LOW IN THE BERING IS NOW WEAKENING AND HEADED
SOUTHEASTWARD...AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE PAST DUTCH HARBOR
EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. OTHER THAN BRINGING A LITTLE ENERGY TO
THE NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS TO THE CHUKCHI AND BERING SEA COASTAL
REGIONS THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE VERY LITTLE EFFECT IN NORTHERN
ALASKA.

THE LARGE BODY OF ARCTIC AIR IN THE TROUGH ALOFT OVER ALASKA WILL
ACT AS AN EFFECTIVE BARRIER TO PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS. ONCE
THE LOW NOW IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA PASSES EASTWARD...THE NORTH
PACIFIC STORM TRACK WILL BE FAR TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
MAINLAND.

OVERALL...ALL ASPECTS OF CIRCULATION OVER ALASKA AND THE BERING
SEA ARE VERY STABLE. RATHER COOL SPRING WEATHER LOOKS LIKE IT WILL
CONTINUE FOR SOME TIME. ASIDE FROM PERSISTENT LOW CLOUDS AND
FLURRIES OVER THE ARCTIC SLOPE...SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING
STRAIT...THE WEATHER OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL BE CLEAR IN THE
WEST AND PARTLY CLOUDY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR FOR SOME
TIME.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225.
&&

MAR 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 13, 3:44 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	34 hr
Mar 13, 1:36 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFG	4 days
Mar 13, 3:41 PM AKDT	Wind Chill Advisory	AFG	60 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.