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Brisk Wind Advisory 19, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 11, 2013, 2:21 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2013, 2:21 PM AKST (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2013, 2:22 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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 Jan 11, 6:00 AM AKST, 8 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 6:00 AM AKST, 8 hours 21 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 600 AM AKST FRI JAN 11 2013 .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WITH AXIS EXTENDING NORTH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA TO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT...THEN BEGIN A SLOW MOVE EAST. SHORT WAVES MOVING UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE WILL BRING SNOW NORTH OVER THE WEST COAST ON SATURDAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN MIXING FOR ZONES 214...215...AND 216. THE RIDGE WILL DRAW WARMER AIR OVER THE ALASKA RANGE WHICH WILL ALSO GIVE A CHANCE FOR FREEZING RAIN MIXING WITH SNOW OVER ZONES 221...222...223...225...AND 226 FOR SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DOWN SLOPING WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION TO THE NORTH OF THE RANGE. THE NORTH SLOPE WILL HAVE THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES IN THE STATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR ZONES 201...202...AND 205. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ203-AKZ205. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ213. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225- PKZ230-PKZ235. && DA JAN 13
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 11, 9:41 AM AKST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 941 AM AKST FRI JAN 11 2013 AKZ221>223-225-122000- CENTRAL INTERIOR-MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- DENALI- INCLUDING...NENANA...ANDERSON...TANANA...MINTO... MANLEY HOT SPRINGS...RAMPART...LAKE MINCHUMINA...LIVENGOOD... FAIRBANKS...FORT WAINWRIGHT...EIELSON AFB...ESTER...NORTH POLE... MOOSE CREEK...TWO RIVERS...FOX...CHATANIKA...CHENA HOT SPRINGS... SOURDOUGH CAMP...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE...HEALY... DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...KANTISHNA 941 AM AKST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE BERING SEA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA OVER THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE FREEZING IN SOME LOCATIONS FROM THE LOWER YUKON RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR. IN ADDITION TO THE WARM TEMPERATURES...THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWER YUKON RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHERN INTERIOR BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT AND PERSISTING INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. FROM FAIRBANKS EAST...THE ALASKA RANGE WILL BLOCK MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION AND THERE STILL IS SOME UNCERTAINTY HOW MUCH OR IF ANY FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR. WEST OF FAIRBANKS THE LIKELIHOOD FOR A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS MUCH HIGHER. THIS WEATHER PATTERN IS MUCH DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE THAT BROUGHT THE GREAT FREEZING RAIN EVENT OF NOVEMBER 2010. IF FREEZING RAIN DOES OCCUR...AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. EWP
Special weather statement, Jan 11, 9:52 AM AKST, 4 hours 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 952 AM AKST FRI JAN 11 2013 AKZ214>216-227-121500- YUKON DELTA-LOWER YUKON VALLEY- LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS-UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...EMMONAK...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...MARSHALL...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT...RUSSIAN MISSION...GRAYLING...HOLY CROSS... SHAGELUK...ANVIK...FLAT...GALENA...NULATO...HUSLIA...KALTAG... RUBY...KOYUKUK...MCGRATH...NIKOLAI...TAKOTNA...FAREWELL LAKE 952 AM AKST FRI JAN 11 2013 ...FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE BERING SEA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA OVER THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE FREEZING IN SOME LOCATIONS OVER THE LOWER YUKON RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR. IN ADDITION TO THE WARM TEMPERATURES...THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWER YUKON RIVER VALLEY AND WESTERN INTERIOR BEGINNING SATURDAY AND PERSISTING INTO SUNDAY. EWP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2:16 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:03 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 15 hr | |
| Jan 11, 11:08 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Jan 11, 12:34 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Jan 11, 12:34 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 17 hr | |
| Jan 11, 12:34 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFG | 46 hr | |
| Jan 11, 2:39 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 9 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.