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Brisk Wind Advisory 67, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 5, 2016

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 5, 2016, 4:38 AM AKST. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 5, 2016, 4:38 AM AKST (13:38 UTC)
Expired: Feb 6, 2016, 1:08 PM AKST
In force: 33 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted.

100 
FZAK52 PAFG 051338
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
438 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 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.

PKZ299-060015-
438 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL
PERSIST. A LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS
A 989 MB LOW BY 3AM SAT...TO THE BERING STRAIT BY 3PM SAT...AND TO
POINT HOPE BY 3AM SUN.

$$

PKZ200-060015-
NORTON SOUND-
438 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

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

$$

PKZ210-060015-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
438 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-060015-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
438 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-060015-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
438 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

FEB 16

3 follow-up statements

829 
FZAK52 PAFG 052316
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
216 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 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.

PKZ299-061430-
216 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. A 978 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO
50 NM W OF EMMONAK AS A 989 MB LOW BY 3AM SAT...TO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND BY SAT EVENING AS A 999 MB LOW AND THEN DISSIPATE
THEREAFTER.

$$

PKZ200-061430-
NORTON SOUND-
216 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING.
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-061430-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
216 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY EARLY MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-061430-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
216 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT.
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-061430-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
216 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2016

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHNG TO 20 KT BY EARLY MORNING. FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG...SNOW.
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

CF/NS FEB 16

200 
FZAK52 PAFG 061316
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
416 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 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.

PKZ299-070045-
416 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL
MOVE EAST TO THE BEAUFORT SEA BY MON. A 988 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK
ISLAND WILL MOVE TO WESTERN NORTON SOUND AS A 998 MB LOW BY 3PM
SAT...TO NEAR POINT HOPE AS A 1004 MB LOW BY 3AM SUN AND THEN
SLOWLY WEAKEN IN PLACE.

$$

PKZ200-070045-
NORTON SOUND-
416 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-070045-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
416 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-070045-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
416 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-070045-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
416 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

FEB 16

566 
FZAK52 PAFG 062208
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
108 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 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.

PKZ299-071315-
108 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL
MOVE EAST TO THE BEAUFORT SEA BY MON. A 988 MB LOW IN WESTERN NORTON
SOUND WILL MOVE TO NEAR POINT HOPE AS A 1004 MB LOW BY 3AM SUN
AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN IN PLACE.

$$

PKZ200-071315-
NORTON SOUND-
108 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016

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

$$

PKZ210-071315-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
108 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016

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

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

$$

PKZ215-071315-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
108 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-071315-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
108 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016

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

$$

CF/JK FEB 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 Feb 4, 4:49 PM AKST, 11 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 4:49 PM AKST, 11 hours 49 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
449 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN INTO THE
WEEKEND WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED NEAR THE ALASKA
PENINSULA ROTATES NORTHWEST AND OPENS TO A TROUGH ALONG THE WEST
COAST OF ALASKA BY SATURDAY. THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN BEGINS
TO SHIFT SOME BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE ARCTIC HIGH ELONGATES TO
THE SOUTHEAST AND MERGES WITH A RIDGE BUILDING OVER WESTERN
CANADA. OTHER THAN A PERIOD OF SNOW IN WESTERN ALASKA ON FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY...THE DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT
WEEK ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA.

A STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST PRESSURE GRADIENT EXISTS ACROSS THE
STATE AND IS RESULTING IN GUSTY WINDS THROUGH PASSES...OVER
SUMMITS AND IN CHANNELED AREAS. THE GRADIENT WILL SLACKEN OVER
THE INTERIOR AND NORTH SLOPE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT PERSIST OVER THE
CHUKCHI SEA COAST INTO SATURDAY. FROM THE BROOKS RANGE
SOUTH...THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE IF ANY NEW SNOW RECENTLY SO BLOWING
SNOW IS NOT AN ISSUE IN THE WINDY AREAS. WINDS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH
COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW HAS REDUCED VISIBILITY ALONG THE ARCTIC
COAST BUT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ON FRIDAY AS WINDS BEGIN TO
DIMINISH. COOLER AIR ALOFT MOVING INTO THE ARCTIC SLOPE FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY MAY RESULT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AROUND -50F MAINLY
EAST OF BARROW.

AS FOR SNOWFALL...THE MAIN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA HAS SPUN SOME CLOUDS AND MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE
INTERIOR AND WEST COAST. THIS HAS BROUGHT MID AND HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS AND A FEW FLURRIES...EXCEPT ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER WHERE UP
TO AN INCH OF SNOW FELL NEAR EAGLE. A SECOND FRONT WILL ROTATE
NORTHWEST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH AN
INCH OR TWO OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR AND ALONG THE
WEST COAST. THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE WILL SEE SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWER OR FLURRIES.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ225.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ230-PKZ235-
PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

EWP FEB 16

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 4, 3:05 PM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	19 hr
Feb 5, 4:35 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	70 hr
Feb 5, 4:35 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFG	33 hr

Nearby

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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.