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Brisk Wind Advisory 91, NWS Fairbanks, AK

March 24, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Mar 24, 2012, 1:54 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 24, 2012, 1:54 PM AKDT (21:54 UTC)
Expired: Mar 27, 2012, 2:09 PM AKDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

257 
FZAK52 PAFG 242154
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
154 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 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.

PKZ299-251300-
154 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND
SEWARD PENINSULA AND THEN INTO THE MIDDLE YUKON VALLEY. THE
WEATHER FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TONIGHT AND A 1010 MB LOW NEAR
SHISHMAREF WILL MOVE EASTWARD TO NEAR HUSLIA AT 1011 MB BY SUN
AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA
PASSING 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK BY 6 PM AKDT SUNDAY EVENING.

$$

PKZ200-251300-
NORTON SOUND-
154 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-251300-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
154 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-251300-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
154 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-251300-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
154 PM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

CF/JM MAR 12

6 follow-up statements

161 
FZAK52 PAFG 251007
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
207 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 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.

PKZ299-260115-
207 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1035 MB HIGH 700 NM NORTH OF CAPE LISBURNE WILL DRIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE TODAY. A 972 MB LOW
WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA TODAY AND WILL PASS NEAR
COLD BAY AS A 982 MB LOW MONDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-260115-
NORTON SOUND-
207 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-260115-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
207 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT
NORTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT.
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-260115-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
207 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-260115-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
207 AM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT...STRONGEST NEAR THE BERING STRAIT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

JK/CB MAR 12

596 
FZAK52 PAFG 252130
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
130 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 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.

PKZ299-261400-
130 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1032 MB HIGH 700 NM NORTH OF CAPE LISBURNE WILL DRIFT TO THE
WEST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL
LIE ACROSS THE ARCTIC SLOPE THROUGH MONDAY. A 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THIS EVENING AND WILL PASS NEAR COLD BAY
AS A 982 MB LOW MONDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-261400-
NORTON SOUND-
130 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-261400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
130 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT
WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND BY MIDNIGHT WITH BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT WEST OF SLEDGE
ISLAND. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND. 
BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.WED...N WINDS 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-261400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
130 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
.MON...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS
10 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-261400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
130 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012

.TONIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...N WINDS 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

CF/DJH MAR 12

484 
FZAK52 PAFG 261008
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
208 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 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.

PKZ299-270115-
208 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1032 MB HIGH 350 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO THE
WEST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM
WILL LIE ACROSS THE ARCTIC SLOPE THROUGH TUESDAY. A 973 MB LOW
NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND WILL BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY TODAY AND REMAIN
IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY.

$$

PKZ200-270115-
NORTON SOUND-
208 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-270115-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
208 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND.  
BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-270115-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
208 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W 10 KT SOUTH OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W 10 KT SOUTH OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN
IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-270115-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
208 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012

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

$$

JK/CB MAR 12

343 
FZAK52 PAFG 262247
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
247 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 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.

PKZ299-271400-
247 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1031 MB HIGH 375 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO THE
WEST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. A 979 MB LOW NEAR ST PAUL
ISLAND WILL BECOME QUASI- STATIONARY TONIGHT...THEN DRIFT SOUTH
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ200-271400-
NORTON SOUND-
247 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 25 KT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-271400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
247 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012

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

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

$$

PKZ215-271400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
247 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF
CAPE ESPENBERG.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE
ESPENBERG.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE
ESPENBERG. FOG. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-271400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
247 PM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT WELL OFFSHORE.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WELL OFFSHORE. BLOWING
SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RL/DJH MAR 12

285 
FZAK52 PAFG 271001
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
201 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 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.

PKZ299-280115-
201 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1030 MB HIGH 375 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO THE
WEST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. A 979 MB LOW NEAR ST PAUL
ISLAND WILL BECOME QUASI- STATIONARY TONIGHT...THEN DRIFT SOUTH
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AN TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP FROM THE YUKON DELTA TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA LATE TUE
INTO WEDNESDAY.

$$

PKZ200-280115-
NORTON SOUND-
201 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-280115-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
201 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.WED...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-280115-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
201 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

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

$$

PKZ220-280115-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
201 AM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

JK/TF MAR 12

053 
FZAK52 PAFG 272209
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
209 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 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.

PKZ299-281315-
209 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 975 MB LOW NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY
TONIGHT...THEN DRIFT SOUTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP FROM THE YUKON DELTA TO
THE SEWARD PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY.

$$

PKZ200-281315-
NORTON SOUND-
209 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY NOON. SNOW.
BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-281315-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
209 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.THU...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-281315-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
209 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-281315-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
209 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 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 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW.
.THU...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RL/SDB 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 24, 3:57 AM AKDT, 9 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 3:57 AM AKDT, 9 hours 57 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
357 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER AIR...THE MAIN CORE OF THE POLAR JET WILL RESIDE SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS AND GULF OF ALASKA DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
DESPITE THE JET BEING DISPLACED WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA
THE PATTERN ACROSS NORTHERN AK WILL BE A PROGRESSIVE ONE WITH A
SERIES OF FAIRLY WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGHS AND RIDGES TO TRAVERSE THE
AREA THROUGH MON. A MORE STABLE PATTERN DEVELOPS MON NIGHT INTO
TUE AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OUT OF NW CANADA AND ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN INTERIOR. THE RIDGE WILL RESIDE BETWEEN THE AK RANGE AND
THE BROOKS RANGE TUE-THU.

SFC...A 1038 MB HIGH CENTERED ABOUT 400 MILES NORTH OF BARROW THAT
MOVED OUT OF THE EAST SIBERIAN SEA EARLIER IN THE WEEK WILL BEGIN TO
RETREAT BACK TO THE WEST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON. THE
REMAINS OF A STRONG LOW IN THE BERING SEA HAS WEAKENED
SIGNIFICANTLY TO 992 MB IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA ABOUT 250 MILES
OFF THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA COAST. A TRIPLE POINT LOW THAT
DEVELOPED ALONG THE OCCLUSION LAST EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH THE
LOW IS NOW A 1003 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF OF AK. THIS LOW WILL
MOVE EAST TODAY AND GET ABSORBED BY A DEEPER NORTH PAC LOW SOUTH
OF THE GULF SUN MORNING. A DEEP LOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN ALEUTIANS AS A 975 MB LATE
TON...AND THEN TRACK ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN BEFORE DIVING SE
WHEN THE LOW REACHES THE E. ALEUTIANS MON PM.

NORTH SLOPE...ELY FLOW WILL CONTINUE AROUND THE OFFSHORE HIGH.  THE
GRADIENT WEAKENS A BIT WITH TIME AS THE HIGH DRIFTS TO THE WEST AND
LOW PRESSURE ON THE SEWARD PENINSULA ALONG THE BERING SEA OCCLUSION
DRIFTS NORTH AND FILLS TODAY.  WILL CANCEL THE WIND CHILL ADVISORIES
IN ZONES 202 AND 203 AS WIND CHILLS HAVE MODERATED ABOVE ADVISORY
LEVELS. IN ZONE 201 WILL DOWNGRADE THE WIND CHILL WARNING TO AN
ADVISORY AS WIND CHILLS ARE NOW MOSTLY IN THE 50 TO 59 BELOW RANGE...
AND POINT LAY WHICH HAS HAD THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS IN THE ZONE HAS
NOT MET WARNING CRITERIA FOR THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS.

INTERIOR...A SHORTWAVE TROUGH ALOFT WILL PUSH EAST TODAY WITH AREAS
OF SNOW BECOMING MORE SHOWERY THIS AFTERNOON. MOST AREAS WILL
HAVE AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION TODAY WITH LOCALLY A BIT
MORE IN SOME OF THE UPSLOPE AREAS IN ZONE 219. A SECOND SHORTWAVE
TROUGH MOVES FROM THE W. INTERIOR LATE TON AND TO THE ALCAN BORDER
BY LATE SUN NIGHT. THE 2ND TROUGH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY CLOUDS
AND A FEW MORE SNOW SHOWERS. THE CLOUD COVER ALONG WITH A BIT OF
MODERATION OF THE AIR MASS FROM EARLIER IN THE WEEK WILL CAUSE TEMPS
TO BE MORE SEASONABLE AND CLOSE TO LATE MARCH NORMALS.

WEST COAST...WILL CANCEL THE REMAINING WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN
ZONE 216 AS ANY ADD'L SNOWFALL THIS MORNING WILL BE AN INCH OR
LESS...AND MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF GALENA. ANOTHER
SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE NORTON SOUND THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR LATE TONIGHT. THE SHORTWAVE WILL
PRODUCE A FEW MORE SNOW SHOWERS...BUT WITH NO SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ201.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ230.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

CB MAR 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 24, 2:03 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG		4 days
Mar 24, 2:47 AM AKDT	Wind Chill Advisory	AFG		50 hr

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