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Brisk Wind Advisory 70, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 6, 2016

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 6, 2016, 1:08 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 6, 2016, 1:08 PM AKST (22:08 UTC)
Expired: Feb 10, 2016, 3:15 AM AKST
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted.

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

6 follow-up statements

428 
FZAK52 PAFG 071229
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
329 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 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.

PKZ299-080045-
329 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1005 LOW NEAR KOTZEBUE SOUND WILL MOVE NORTHWEST TOWARD WRANGEL
ISLAND AND WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW NEAR ST MATTHEW
ISLAND WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA
WILL MOVE NW INTO BRISTOL BAY ON MON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH
OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST TO BANKS ISLAND
THROUGH TUE.

$$

PKZ200-080045-
NORTON SOUND-
329 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...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 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-080045-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
329 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT EAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. NE WINDS 20
KT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-080045-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
329 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-080045-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
329 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT NORTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG...EAST WINDS
20 KT TO THE SOUTH. FOG...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

EWP/RM FEB 16

906 
FZAK52 PAFG 072240
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
140 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 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.

PKZ299-081345-
140 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 978 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NW INTO BRISTOL BAY
ON MON AT 989 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH
OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST TO BANKS ISLAND THROUGH
TUE.

$$

PKZ200-081345-
NORTON SOUND-
140 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-081345-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
140 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

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

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

$$

PKZ215-081345-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
140 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING.
BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-081345-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
140 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016

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

$$

CF/JK FEB 16

467 
FZAK52 PAFG 081157
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
257 AM AKST MON FEB 8 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.

PKZ299-090030-
257 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 982 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE NW INTO THE BERING SEA
AND DISSIPATE BY TUE. A SECOND LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF ALASKA ON WED. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE
ARCTIC OCEAN.

$$

PKZ200-090030-
NORTON SOUND-
257 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT.
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-090030-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
257 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2016

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT.
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-090030-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
257 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2016

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-090030-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
257 AM AKST MON FEB 8 2016

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

EWP/RM FEB 16

721 
FZAK52 PAFG 082228
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
128 PM AKST MON FEB 8 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.

PKZ299-091330-
128 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 988 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE NW AND DISSIPATE BY LATE TUE
NIGHT. A SECOND LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA
ON TUE EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC
OCEAN.

$$

PKZ200-091330-
NORTON SOUND-
128 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2016

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT.
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-091330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
128 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2016

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT.
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-091330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
128 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2016

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-091330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
128 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2016

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT.
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

CF/JK FEB 16

193 
FZAK52 PAFG 091228
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
328 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 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.

PKZ299-100330-
328 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIE OVER THE WEST COAST AND ST
LAWRENCE ISLAND THROUGH WED AFTERNOON THEN TRANSITION TO WEAK
RIDGING OVER THE AREA. A SERIES OF LOWS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL
SWING N THROUGH THU AND DISSIPATE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA.


$$

PKZ200-100330-
NORTON SOUND-
328 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-100330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
328 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-100330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
328 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 5 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-100330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
328 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

SDB/RM FEB 16

913 
FZAK52 PAFG 092238
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
138 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 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.

PKZ299-101215-
138 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL
RETREAT NORTHEAST THU AND FRI. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTHWEST OVER THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA ON THU 
AND FRI.

$$

PKZ200-101215-
NORTON SOUND-
138 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-101215-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
138 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS
THAN 1NM.
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-101215-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
138 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 5 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-101215-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
138 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

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 6, 5:05 AM AKST, 8 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 5:05 AM AKST, 8 hours 3 minutes before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
505 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
504 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016

.DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT
TERM...THEREAFTER...THE MODELS REMAIN IN DECENT AGREEMENT HOWEVER
THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN TIMING OF SYSTEMS THAT WILL AFFECT
PRIMARILY THE WEST COAST.

.SURFACE...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A 983 LOW NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL
SLOWLY MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A SECOND LOW NEAR NUNIVAK
ISLAND WILL MOVE TO WESTERN NORTON SOUND BY 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN WILL MOVE TO NEAR POINT HOPE AS A 1004 MB LOW BY
3 AM SUNDAY...THEN WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE BY EARLY MONDAY.

.ALOFT...
AT 500 HPA...A 510 DAM LOW OVER DEADHORSE WILL SLIDE OFF TO THE
WEST AS AN UPPER LEVEL BUILDS ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA THOUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

.NORTH SLOPE...
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE ARCTIC HIGH AND THE LOW IN
THE BERING SEA WILL LEAD TO PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING
SNOW TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN ZONE 201. WILL
ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ZONE 201 FOR TODAY FOR BLOWING
SNOW.  EXPECT THAT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE BERING SEA
MOVES OFF TO THE WEST AND THE HIGH IN THE ARCTIC MIGRATES
EASTWARD. WE DO EXPECT BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN ARCTIC ON
SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY LIMITED TO FLURRIES.

.WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR...
A SERIES OF OCCLUDED FRONTS WILL BRING PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW TO
THE WEST COAST. THE SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE
LIGHT...HOWEVER A FEW AREAS COULD SEE UP TO THREE INCHES. A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN ARCTIC WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE MORNING...HOWEVER EXPECT WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT GETS WEAKER.

.CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...
A SERIES OF OCCLUDED FRONTS WILL BRING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR
FLURRIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE ALASKA
RANGE WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS THROUGH PASSES BEGINNING ON MONDAY.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ217.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ201.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ225.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ230-PKZ235.
&&

FEB 16

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 6, 4:13 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	3 days
Feb 6, 5:14 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	16 hr
Feb 6, 1:07 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	4 days

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Brisk Wind Advisories in Alaska, 2016 Every 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.