Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2016
Brisk Wind Advisory 149, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Apr 2, 2016, 1:51 PM AKDT. It was in force for 62 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2016, 1:51 PM AKDT (21:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2016, 4:15 AM AKDT
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
723 FZAK51 PAFG 022151 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 151 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2016 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. PKZ298-031300- 151 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1032 MB HIGH 350 NM N OF BARROW WILL SLIDE SE TO 200 NM N OF MACKENZIE BAY BY MON MORNING...THEN STARTS DRIFTING N. A 1003 MB LOW WILL MOVE NW ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA AND DISSIPATE NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND MON. $$ PKZ225-031300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 151 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ230-031300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 151 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-031300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 151 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-031300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 151 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-031300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 151 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ SDB/BJB APR 16
4 follow-up statements
755 FZAK51 PAFG 031206 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 406 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2016 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. PKZ298-040315- 406 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1034 MB HIGH 250 NM N OF BARROW WILL SLIDE SE TO 200 NM N OF MACKENZIE BAY BY MON MORNING...THEN STARTS DRIFTING N. A 1004 MB LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED IN KOTZEBUE SOUND WILL MOVE NW ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA AND DISSIPATE NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND MON. $$ PKZ225-040315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 406 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ230-040315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 406 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-040315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 406 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-040315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 406 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-040315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 406 AM AKDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ CCC/ET APR 16
490 FZAK51 PAFG 032133 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 133 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2016 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. PKZ298-041245- 133 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1034 MB HIGH 300 NM N OF NUIQSUT WILL SLIDE SE TO 250 NM N OF MACKENZIE BAY BY MON MORNING...THEN STARTS DRIFTING N. A 1005 MB LOW NEAR POINT HOPE WILL MOVE NW ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA AND DISSIPATE NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND MON. $$ PKZ225-041245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 133 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ230-041245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 133 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-041245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 133 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-041245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 133 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-041245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 133 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ SDB/BJB APR 16
257 FZAK51 PAFG 041203 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 403 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2016 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. PKZ298-050315- 403 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1033 MB HIGH 280 NM N OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL DRIFT NORTH INTO THE HIGH ARCTIC CENTERED AROUND 79N BY 4AM WED. AN INVERTED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ225-050315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 403 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-050315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 403 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-050315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 403 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-050315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 403 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-050315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 403 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ NS/RM APR 16
503 FZAK51 PAFG 042121 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 121 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016 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. PKZ298-051215- 121 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1034 MB HIGH 280 NM N OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL DRIFT NORTH INTO THE HIGH ARCTIC CENTERED AROUND 79N BY 4AM WED. AN INVERTED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ225-051215- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 121 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-051215- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 121 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-051215- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 121 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-051215- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 121 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-051215- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 121 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ JK APR 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 Apr 2, 1:28 PM AKDT, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 1:28 PM AKDT, 23 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 128 PM AKDT SAT APR 2 2016 .DISCUSSION... MODELS...PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 48 HOURS...THEN THEY HAVE DIFFERING SOLUTIONS FOR THE LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT. WILL USE A BLEND FOR THE FIRST 48 HOURS THEN LEAN TOWARD THE GFS FOR THE NEXT 48 HOUR PERIOD. NOT SEEING A LOT OF CHANGES TO THE CURRENT FORECAST PACKAGE SO WILL GENERALLY JUST BE TWEAKING THE CURRENT DATABASE. ALOFT...AT 500 HPA...RIDGING PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE WITH LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA...BERING STRAIT...AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. 517 DAM LOW OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE ARCTIC OVER WRANGEL ISLAND BY TUESDAY MORNING WHILE A 515 DAM LOW OVER NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR SAND POINT BY TUESDAY MORNING. A 535 DAM HIGH CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER THE UPPER YUKON FLATS BY TUESDAY MORNING. AT 850 HPA...WEAK WARM AIR ADVECTION THE NEXT 36 HOURS...THEN TEMPERATURES REMAIN STEADY THROUGH THE WEEK. SURFACE...ELONGATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH SEVERAL CENTERS OVER THE WEST COAST WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE LOW AS IT MOVES NORTH INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA WITH A 1004 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL CHUKCHI SEA SUNDAY MORNING. THE LOW CONTINUES NORTHWEST TOWARD WRANGEL ISLAND AS IT WEAKENS SIGNIFICANTLY. A 984 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND TO SAND POINT BY MONDAY EVENING AT 982 MB...THEN WEAKEN TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND AND DISSIPATES. A 1032 MB HIGH 350 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST TO 200 NM NORTH OF MACKENZIE BAY BY MONDAY MORNING...THEN STARTS DRIFTING NORTH. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE ARCTIC COAST TONIGHT WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY...THEN THE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS OVER THE NORTHEAST INTERIOR AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES EAST OVER THE YUKON FLATS. ARCTIC COAST AND BROOKS RANGE...CONTINUES TO BE BUSY UP HERE AND WILL ONLY GET WORSE TONIGHT AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS UP AND STRONGER WINDS KICK IN. WILL ISSUE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR ZONE 201 THROUGH 203 AND CONTINUE ADVISORIES FOR 205 AND 206. PRIMARY ISSUE WILL BE BLOWING SNOW. EXPECT SOME SNOW TO FALL EVEN THOUGH MODELS ARE NOT PRODUCING MUCH OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS ALSO SEEM TO BE LACKING BASED ON THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA. EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH FOR THE COAST AND PLAINS WITH LIGHTER WINDS IN THE BROOKS RANGE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST MONDAY AND THE CENTRAL ARCTIC COAST AND PLAINS TUESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT UP TO 2 INCHES OVER THE BROOKS RANGE...NORTHWEST COAST...AND PLAINS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR...INVERTED TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA...SO CONTINUED CLOUDY WITH SOME OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW FOR THE COASTAL AREAS. SOME CLEARING INLAND BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE TROUGH SLIPS TO THE WEST A BIT. HEAVIEST SNOW TONIGHT WILL BE OVER THE NULATO HILLS AND NORTH OF GALENA WITH 2 TO 4 MORE INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. WINDS GENERALLY TRENDING DOWN BUT ALONG THE COAST WILL BE EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH...LIGHTER WINDS INLAND. CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...SOME OCCASIONAL SNOW THAT MAY MIX WITH RAIN THIS EVENING...MAINLY NORTH OF DELTA JUNCTION TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM FAIRBANKS TO NENANA AND SOUTH OF THE YUKON RIVER. WILL CONTINUE THE ADVISORIES FOR ZONES 218...219...AND 221. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON THE WARM SIDE WITH HIGHS IN THE 40S TO AROUND 50 DURING THE AFTERNOONS FROM TANANA SOUTH. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ205-AKZ206- AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ213-AKZ216-AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ221. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. && SDB APR 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 4:01 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 5 hr | |
| Apr 2, 3:45 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 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.