Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2013
Brisk Wind Advisory 49, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 1, 2013, 3:46 PM AKST. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2013, 3:46 PM AKST (00:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2013, 2:09 PM AKST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
751 FZAK51 PAFG 020046 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 346 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 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. PKZ298-021630- 346 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH OVER NORTON SOUND AND SEWARD PENINSULA SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ225-021630- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 346 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-021630- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 346 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-021630- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 346 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-021630- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 346 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ245-021630- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 346 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 5 KT. $$ DJH/MAK FEB 13
2 follow-up statements
542 FZAK51 PAFG 021307 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 407 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 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. PKZ298-030015- 407 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH TO LIE ALONG THE BROOKS RANGE SUN PM. A SECOND LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-030015- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 407 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-030015- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 407 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-030015- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 407 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-030015- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 407 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-030015- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 407 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ FEB 13
134 FZAK51 PAFG 022309 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 209 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 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. PKZ298-031415- 209 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH TO LIE ALONG THE BROOKS RANGE SUN PM. A SECOND LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-031415- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 209 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-031415- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 209 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-031415- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 209 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-031415- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 209 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-031415- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 209 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ CF/CC FEB 13
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 Feb 1, 2:28 PM AKST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 2:28 PM AKST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 228 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .DISCUSSION... THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN HAS A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM FROM CANADA NORTHWEST TOWARDS NORTHWEST ALASKA WITH A TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA. THERE IS GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE MODELS THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A SHORT WAVE MOVING NORTHWARD OVER THE RIDGE TOWARDS WEST COAST OF ALASKA AND EXTENDING TOWARDS SOUTHERN INTERIOR. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ON SUNDAY AND WEAKENING INTO A SHORT WAVE AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD TOWARDS BRISTOL BAY AND THE YUKON DELTAS BY MONDAY NIGHT. AT THE SURFACE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN ACROSS THE BERING STRAIT AS THE FIRST SHORTWAVE MOVES NORTHWARD TO THE YUKON DELTA. THIS WILL ALSO TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE ALASKAN RANGE. ALLOWING FOR SOME INCREASED IN WINDS TO WESTERN AND SOUTHERN INTERIOR ALASKA. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL. WESTERN ALASKA...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH THE FIRST SHORTWAVE MOVING OVER THE YUKON DELTA AND ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. EXPECT 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE YUKON DELTA AND WITH SOME LOCALLY INCREASED WINDS WILL CREATING BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 MPH OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND ALONG WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 6 INCHES FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION HAS PROMPTED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME DO NOT ANTIC PATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BUT THE BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES HAZARDOUS. NORTH SLOPE...MAIN ISSUES FOR THE NORTH SLOPE WILL BE BLOWING SNOW AND CERTAINLY SOME BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL AREAS ALONG POINT HOPE NORTHWARD TO POINT LAY. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL ZONES 225 AND 230 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WHERE GALE WARNING MAY BE NECESSARY. CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...AS THE FIRST SHORTWAVE PUSHES OVER THE RIDGE IT WILL ALSO PULL SOME MOISTURE UP INTO NORTHWAY. BIGGEST STRUGGLE HERE IS THAT PREVIOUS MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATED SOME SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE GREATER FAIRBANKS AREA ON SATURDAY. HOWEVER...THE GFS...NAM..ECMWF..AND SREF INDICATE ONLY NOW DEVELOPING OVER FORTYMILE COUNTRY. THE HRRR-AK MODEL DOES INDICATE SOME RADAR REFLECTIVITY MOVING OVER THE GREATER FAIRBANKS AREA IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY. HOWEVER THE HOURLY PRECIPITATION FROM THE HRRR-AK DOES NOT INDICATE ANYTHING MEASURABLE FOR THE AREA. THUS WE HAVE REMOVED THE CHANCE OF SNOW FOR TOMORROW AND OPTED FOR FLURRIES. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ213. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. && MAK FEB 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:48 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 46 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:01 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:07 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:07 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:13 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 6 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:19 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 7 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:58 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 66 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.