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Brisk Wind Advisory 10, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 5, 2017, 4:22 AM AKST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2017, 4:22 AM AKST (13:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2017, 3:11 PM AKST
- In force
- 11 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 Jan 4, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours 22 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 200 PM AKST Wed Jan 4 2017 .DISCUSSION... Models very similar through the weekend. Upper level ridge building in over the West Coast and persisting through the weekend. Center of high will be over the Seward Peninsula. Short wave trough with associated surface low about 150 nm north of Point Lay is moving eastward across the Arctic Coast. Strong associated thermal gradient along with a tight pressure gradient will multiply the effects of this synoptic feature. This tightly wound low will likely produce blizzard conditions along the entire Arctic Coast beginning from the west this afternoon and pushing eastward late tonight. Blizzard conditions in the Eastern Arctic near Kaktovik could be severe. Expect winds to possibly gut in excess of 70 mph. Conditions will gradually improve by Friday morning as winds diminish. As the cold front pushes rapidly through the state from west to east, a couple of inches of snow will accompany the front with gusty winds associated with the moderately strong temperature gradient. The Eastern Alaska Range area could be an area with very poor conditions with tightly packed thermal and pressure gradients. Most of the Interior Alaska areas will likely see windy conditions across the area with the frontal movement. Conditions throughout the state will be short lived as the front is moving rapidly and the upper high is building in just as fast over the West Coast. Cold temperatures will settle in over at least the eastern half of the state through Friday after the passage of the front. Then temperatures will warm significantly aloft beginning Saturday. An arctic plunge from the north is advertised to drop in from the northwest by Wednesday thereby dropping the temperatures significantly. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... High Surf Advisory for AKZ213. Winter Storm Warning for AKZ207-AKZ213. Blizzard Warning for AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ205-AKZ206. Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ216-AKZ217- AKZ220-AKZ222-AKZ224-AKZ226. Gale Warning for PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235- PKZ240. Storm Warning for PKZ245. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ200. && JAN 17
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 4:16 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:22 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:22 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 23 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.