Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2016

Brisk Wind Advisory 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK

January 1, 2016

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 1, 2016, 4:18 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2016, 4:18 AM AKST (13:18 UTC)
Expired
Jan 4, 2016, 2:09 PM AKST
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted.

584 
FZAK52 PAFG 011318
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
418 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

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.

PKZ299-020430-
418 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
WEAK FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH SAT. A
980 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND ATTM WILL DRIFT SLOWLY
NORTH AS A WEAK TROUGH WILL REMAINS PARKED OVER THE BERING STRAIT
THROUGH EARLY SUN. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
EASTERN ALASKA MAINLAND.

$$

PKZ200-020430-
NORTON SOUND-
418 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-020430-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
418 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT FROM
SLEDGE ISLAND WEST.
.SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. FOG.
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-020430-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
418 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE BY MIDNIGHT...INCREASING
TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-020430-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
418 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 15 KT NEAR SHORE FROM
CAPE KRUSENSTERN TO CAPE LISBURNE. FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 15 KT NEAR SHORE FROM
CAPE KRUSENSTERN TO CAPE LISBURNE. FOG.
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

CCC/DJH JAN 16
7 follow-up statements
888 
FZAK52 PAFG 012341
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
241 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

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.

PKZ299-021445-
241 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 954 MB LOW NEAR THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS WILL MOVE NORTH TO NEAR
NUNIVAK ISLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WILL DRIFT EAST AND WEAKEN 
THROUGH SUN. TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE BERING
STRAIT AND CHUKCHI SEA SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-021445-
NORTON SOUND-
241 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-021445-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
241 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG.
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-021445-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
241 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-021445-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
241 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

LTH/RM JAN 16
462 
FZAK52 PAFG 021301
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
401 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016

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.

PKZ299-030030-
401 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 960 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE NORTH TO BE INLAND 
SOUTHEAST OF BETHEL AT 3 PM SAT...WEAKENING TO BE 980 MB
NEAR TELLER AT 3 AM SUN. 
$$

PKZ200-030030-
NORTON SOUND-
401 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-030030-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
401 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT N 40 KT WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND.
BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS 35 KT FROM THE BERING
STRAIT TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND SOUTHWARD. BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-030030-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
401 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY NOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-030030-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
401 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016

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

.TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20
KT NEAR SHORE FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN TO CAPE THOMPSON. BLOWING
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

CCC/DJH JAN 16
038 
FZAK52 PAFG 022341
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
241 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016

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.

PKZ299-031445-
241 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 970 MB LOW CURRENTLY NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB WITH
A TROUGH EXTENDING TO POINT HOPE BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE LOW WILL
THEN BE ABSORBED BY A 965 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC BY SUN AFTERNOON. A RIDGE
WILL PERSIST NORTH OF THE BEAUFORT AND CHUKCHI SEAS THROUGH SUN.

$$

PKZ200-031445-
NORTON SOUND-
241 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-031445-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
241 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-031445-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
241 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-031445-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
241 PM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RF/ET JAN 16
046 
FZAK52 PAFG 031300
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2016

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.

PKZ299-040015-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 985 MB LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
NORTH TO BE 997 MB OFF POINT HOPE AT 9 PM SAT EVENING. IT WILL
MOVE NORTHWEST THEREAFTER. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE
GULF OF ALASKA TO BRISTOL BAY SAT...THEN CONTINUE NORTHWEST OVER
AREAS 200 AND 210 SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ200-040015-
NORTON SOUND-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2016

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT WEST OF CAPE DARBY BLOWING
SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT EAST OF
CAPE DARBY BY MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-040015-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2016

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 20 KT OFF THE YUKON
DELTA. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-040015-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2016

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-040015-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 3 2016

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TURNING NW OVER THE
OUTER WATERS.  BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

CCC/DJH JAN 16
447 
FZAK52 PAFG 032310
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
210 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2016

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.

PKZ299-041415-
210 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1009 MB HIGH 200 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE EAST AND BUILD TO
1033 MB 200 NM NORTH OF BANKS ISLAND BY TUE. MEANWHILE...A 964 MB
LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE
NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST BERING SEA AT 970 MB BY EARLY TUE.
THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 974 MB IN THE GULF OF ANADYR LATE
TUE.

$$

PKZ200-041415-
NORTON SOUND-
210 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-041415-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
210 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-041415-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
210 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2016

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-041415-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
210 PM AKST SUN JAN 3 2016

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RF/ET JAN 16
279 
FZAK52 PAFG 041309
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
409 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2016

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.

PKZ299-050030-
409 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 970 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN AS A
NEW LOW PRESSURE CENTER DEVELOPS BETWEEN SAINT PAUL ISLAND
AND NUNIVAK ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. THAT LOW WILL MOVE NORTHWEST
OVER SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MON NIGHT AND INTO THE GULF OF ANADYR
ON TUE.

$$

PKZ200-050030-
NORTON SOUND-
409 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2016

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

.TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-050030-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
409 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2016

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-050030-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
409 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2016

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-050030-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
409 AM AKST MON JAN 4 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY NOON.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

CCC/DJH JAN 16
756 
FZAK52 PAFG 042309
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
209 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2016

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.

PKZ299-051415-
209 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 975 MB LOW DEVELOPING ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ANADYR BY
TUE EVENING WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 973 MB. A STRONG 948 MB
STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL BERING SEA WED EVENING.

$$

PKZ200-051415-
NORTON SOUND-
209 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-051415-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
209 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2016

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 50 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 40 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-051415-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
209 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2016

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-051415-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
209 PM AKST MON JAN 4 2016

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RF/ET JAN 16

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 1, 4:04 AM AKST, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 4:04 AM AKST, 14 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
404 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016

.DISCUSSION...
00Z MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AND
MID TERM AND ARE REASONABLE INTO THE LONG RANGE. THE MODELS
INITIALIZED WELL AGAINST THE 00Z ANALYSIS AND VERIFIED WELL
AGAINST THE 06Z ANALYSIS. MODEL CONSENSUS CONTINUES TO INDICATE A
VERY BUSY WEATHER PATTERN DESPITE A LARGE AMPLITUDE BLOCKED RIDGE
PATTERN AS A SERIES OF SHORTWAVE FEATURES MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH ALONG
THE BACK OF THE RIDGE INTO NORTHERN ALASKA. WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH CHINOOK WINDS IN THE
LEE OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND MINIMAL PRECIP OVER THE SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN INTERIOR AND MIXED PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH
EACH SHORTWAVE AS THEY MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE WEST
COAST...THE WESTERN INTERIOR AND NORTHERN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
EASTERN INTERIOR.

STRONG WINDS REMAIN ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE
AND OVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS NORTH AND EAST OF FAIRBANKS THIS
MORNING. WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN THE ALASKA RANGE AND 50 KT
850 MB JET WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH AND EAST INTO THE YUKON BY
THIS AFTERNOON AND EXPECT WINDS OVER INTERIOR SUMMITS TO DECREASE
BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY THEN. SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR
WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON IN ZONE 219 AND THIS
EVENING IN ZONES 217 AND 218 AS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT MOVES INTO THE
MCKENZIE DELTA AND FAVORABLE UPSLOPE CONDITIONS DIMINISH. EXPECT
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO BE IN THE 4 TO 7 INCHES RANGE WITH BLOWING
SNOW OVER SUMMITS DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH.

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTH SLOPE WITH
1 TO 3 INCHES ANTICIPATED. WILL NEED TO MONITOR POTENTIAL FOR
BLOWING SNOW OVER THE EASTERN NORTH SLOPE AS SURFACE LOW EXITS
OVER THE MCKENZIE DELTA TONIGHT AND PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ON THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN
INTERIOR WITH NO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN LIGHT TODAY.

FOCUS AGAIN TURNS TO THE NEXT SHORTWAVE MOVING NORTH INTO NORTHERN
ALASKA SATURDAY MORNING. LEEWARD TROUGHING ALONG THE NORTH SIDE
OF THE ALASKA RANGE COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND FAVORABLE
MOUNTAIN WAVE SET UP WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS TO THE
NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THROUGH THE
DAY SATURDAY AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH WIND WATCHES
HOISTED FOR 70 MPH WIND GUST POTENTIAL BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING
AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ALONG NORTH SLOPES OF THE
ALASKA RANGE. AS THE SHORTWAVE ROTATES NORTHWESTWARD AROUND THE
LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY ANOTHER ROUND OF MIXED PRECIP IS ON TAP FOR
THE WEST COAST SOUTH OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND WESTERN INTERIOR
WEST OF MCGRATH SATURDAY AND WILL SPREAD NORTH OF THE SEWARD
PENINSULA AND INTO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR SATURDAY EVENING.
GENERALLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE ARE
EXPECTED ATTM. SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS AGAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE
SOUTHERN WESTERN INTERIOR AND WEST COAST. THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR WILL REMAIN DRY WITH STRONG
CHINOOK ONGOING SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR AKZ225.

WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ220-AKZ226.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ225.
&&

CCC JAN 16

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 31, 4:13 PM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFG3 hr
Jan 1, 3:18 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFG10 hr
Jan 1, 4:21 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG58 hr
Jan 1, 1:12 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFG45 hr
Jan 1, 1:12 PM AKSTWind AdvisoryAFG49 hr
Jan 1, 2:40 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG37 hr
Jan 1, 2:41 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG37 hr

Nearby

Brisk Wind Advisories in Alaska, 2016Every brisk wind advisory in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.