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Brisk Wind Advisory 206, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Nov 12, 2013, 4:33 AM AKST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2013, 4:33 AM AKST (13:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2013, 1:48 PM AKST
- In force
- 9 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 Nov 11, 2:22 PM AKST, 14 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 2:22 PM AKST, 14 hours 11 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 222 PM AKST MON NOV 11 2013 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH UPPER LEVEL FEATURES THROUGH 48 HOURS. DISCREPANCIES EXIST AT LOWER LEVELS. THE MAJOR STORM THAT HIT NORTHERN ALASKA IS CONFINED TO THE SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR AND WILL FINALLY EXIT BY EARLY TUESDAY. CURRENTLY...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST ARE PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND DEADHORSE BUT THE WINDS ARE SLOWLY STARTING TO SUBSIDE THERE BUT HAVE INCREASED AT BARTER ISLAND WITH THE ADVANCE OF THE POLAR LOW THAT DEVELOPED. THE NEXT ROUND OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WEST COAST AND SPREADING EASTWARD TO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM. THE NEXT SYSTEM CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW AND A HUGE RIDGE THAT GETS FLATTENED OUT BY THE VIGOROUS LOW. THE RIDGE IS ACTING AS THE CATALYST TO BRING IN MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC AND THEN TRANSPORTS IT NEARLY ZONALLY ACROSS THE STATE. ANOTHER POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING SCENARIO FOR NORTON SOUND. MOST PLACES ALONG THE WEST COAST...WESTERN INTERIOR AND CENTRAL INTERIOR ARE LIKELY TO SEE LARGE AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN IN FAIRLY SHORT ORDER AFTER STARTING OUT AS SNOW FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. IT MAY BE THAT EVERYTHING BELOW THE BROOKS RANGE SEES AT LEAST SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN AT SOME POINT BEFORE THE UPPER LOW IS ABLE TO MOVE COLDER AIR BACK INTO NORTHERN ALASKA ON ITS TREK EASTWARD. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ212. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212- AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ217-AKZ219-AKZ221-AKZ222-AKZ225-AKZ227. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ213- AKZ214-AKZ224-AKZ226. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ205-AKZ206. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230- PKZ235. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ235. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ240-PKZ245. && CF NOV 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 8:12 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:15 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 66 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:34 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:34 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:42 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 65 hr | |
| Nov 12, 5:10 AM AKST | Coastal Flood Watch | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Nov 12, 5:43 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Nov 12, 1:50 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Nov 12, 1:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 14 hr |
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Sources
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