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Brisk Wind Advisory 69, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 23, 2015, 4:23 AM AKST. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2015, 4:23 AM AKST (13:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2015, 3:48 AM AKST
- In force
- 23 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 Feb 22, 1:41 PM AKST, 14 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 1:41 PM AKST, 14 hours 42 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 141 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2015 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 60 HOURS. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE STATE IS GOING TO BE SHOVED EASTWARD BY THE UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT IS CURRENTLY NEAR KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THIS LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO FAR EAST RUSSIA AND PUSH THE RIDGE EASTWARD INTO CANADA BY MID WEEK. THE WARM AIR AND THE FREEZING RAIN HAS CAUSED HAVOC OVER NORTHERN ALASKA THIS WEEKEND FOR NEARLY ALL TYPES OF TRAVEL. COLDER AIR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE STATE BY MONDAY AND THEN EXPAND EASTWARD. THE NEXT PUSH OF MOISTURE WILL OCCUR OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY BE MOSTLY RAIN BUT WILL HAVE SOME AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN MIXED IN EAST OF FAIRBANKS. ANYTHING AFTER MONDAY EVENING WILL BE ALL SNOW FOR NORTHERN ALASKA. THE LOW MOVING NORTHEAST AND THE HIGH NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL CAUSE A PINCH IN THE GRADIENT NEAR THE ALCAN BORDER ON THE ARCTIC COAST. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS BEING ISSUED FOR THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF THE ARCTIC COAST. WINDS ARE WINDING DOWN ON THE WEST COAST THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE WESTERN ARCTIC WILL END THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF AND THE WINDS DIMINISH. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR AKZ216. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ201. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ230-PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. && CF FEB 15
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 7:41 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Feb 22, 8:28 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Feb 23, 12:50 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFG | 4 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:31 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Feb 23, 1:33 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 38 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.