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Brisk Wind Advisory 49, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 13, 2020, 4:18 AM AKST. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2020, 4:18 AM AKST (13:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2020, 2:23 PM AKST
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
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566 FZAK51 PAFG 131318 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 418 AM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 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. PKZ298-140330- 418 AM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1027 mb low 75 nm northeast of Prudhoe Bay will track southwest to reach the coast near Nuiqsut by 10 AM Thursday. $$ PKZ225-140330- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 418 AM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ230-140330- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 418 AM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ235-140330- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 418 AM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-140330- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 418 AM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-140330- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 418 AM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ Feb 20
4 follow-up statements
881 FZAK51 PAFG 132349 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 249 PM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 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. PKZ298-141530- 249 PM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1026 mb low south of Prudhoe Bay will move south and weaken tonight. A low pressure trough over the Northern Beaufort Sea will move along the Arctic Coast of Alaska about noon Fri, then move south Fri night. A very strong low in the southern Bering Sea will move to the Central bering Sea as a 971 mb low by 3pm Fri, and to 200 NM west of St Matthew Island as a 981 mb low by 3pm, then weakening. $$ PKZ225-141530- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 249 PM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-141530- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 249 PM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ235-141530- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 249 PM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-141530- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 249 PM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-141530- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 249 PM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. $$ Feb 20
140 FZAK51 PAFG 132358 AAA CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast For Arctic Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 258 PM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 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. Updates zone 230 PKZ298-141615- 258 PM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1026 mb low south of Prudhoe Bay will move south and weaken tonight. A low pressure trough over the Northern Beaufort Sea will move along the Arctic Coast of Alaska about noon Fri, then move south Fri night. A very strong low in the southern Bering Sea will move to the Central bering Sea as a 971 mb low by 3pm Fri, and to 200 NM west of St Matthew Island as a 981 mb low by 3pm, then weakening. $$ PKZ225-141615- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 258 PM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-141615- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 258 PM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ235-141615- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 258 PM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-141615- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 258 PM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-141615- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 258 PM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. $$ Feb 20
131 FZAK51 PAFG 141242 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 342 AM AKST Fri Feb 14 2020 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. PKZ298-150400- 342 AM AKST Fri Feb 14 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A weak low pressure trough over the Northern Beaufort Sea will move into the Arctic Coast of Alaska around noon Fri, then move south Fri night. High pressure will build over the Beaufort Sea Saturday and Sunday, while a strong low moves through the Bering Sea. $$ PKZ225-150400- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 342 AM AKST Fri Feb 14 2020 .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ230-150400- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 342 AM AKST Fri Feb 14 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-150400- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 342 AM AKST Fri Feb 14 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. .MON...E winds 5 kt. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-150400- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 342 AM AKST Fri Feb 14 2020 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt becoming E. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. .MON...E winds 5 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-150400- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 342 AM AKST Fri Feb 14 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. $$ LC Feb 20
636 FZAK51 PAFG 142323 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 223 PM AKST Fri Feb 14 2020 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. PKZ298-151515- 223 PM AKST Fri Feb 14 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A weak low pressure trough over the Arctic Coast of Alaska will move south and further weaken tonight. High pressure will build over the Beaufort Sea Saturday and Sunday, while a strong low moves through the Bering Sea. $$ PKZ225-151515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 223 PM AKST Fri Feb 14 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-151515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 223 PM AKST Fri Feb 14 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ235-151515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 223 PM AKST Fri Feb 14 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. .MON...E winds 5 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-151515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 223 PM AKST Fri Feb 14 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-151515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 223 PM AKST Fri Feb 14 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. .MON...W winds 5 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 20 kt. $$ Feb 20
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 13, 4:10 AM AKST, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 4:10 AM AKST, 8 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 410 AM AKST Thu Feb 13 2020 .SYNOPSIS... Light snow will be winding down this morning across the southeast Interior as low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska moves into the panhandle. Cold temperatures will linger across the state supported by persistent high pressure to the north. Dangerous wind chills are expected to continue across the higher terrain of the Interior, and again Thursday evening across the West Coast as east winds ramp up. The next weather system of interest will move into the southern Bering Sea this morning. Snow and somewhat milder temperatures will accompany the associated front which will reach the Y-K Delta early Friday. Snow will spread north across the West Coast and western Interior this weekend. && .DISCUSSION... Aloft 500 mb... Longwave troughing encompasses the central and wester Bering Sea, anchored by a deep closed 494 dam low near the Rat Islands. A high amplitude ridge extends northwest from the central Pacific to Bristol Bay, the Gulf of Anadyr, and eastern Siberia. Broad low pressure remains entrenched across northeast Alaska and the Beaufort Coast. The pattern remains progressive as the Bering Sea low will track northeast, passing the Pribilofs to the west Friday, causing the ridge over western Alaska to essentially be bisected. Over the weekend, the pattern will feature generally weak forcing aloft across Alaska. Low pressure will sweep southeast from Kamchatka Saturday into Sunday and tap into north Pacific energy, setting up a potential storm for the southwest coast early Monday. North Slope and Brooks Range... A weak surface low centered roughly 100 nm northeast of Prudhoe Bay will track southwest, reaching the coast near Nuiqsut this morning. Cloudy skies and a few flurries are likely as the system passes, then weakens throughout the day. High pressure will build north of Point Barrow, reinforcing cold temperatures across the region through this weekend. The pressure gradient will tighten along the eastern Alaska Range late Friday into Saturday, resulting in gusty south winds across the higher terrain, and strong east winds along the coast. This will likely result in dangerously cold wind chills to the region. Additionally, strong east winds are expected to develop along the Chukchi Coast from Wainwright southeast to Cape Lisburne. A Wind Chill Warning has been issued as wind chills near Point Lay may reach near 70 below with wind gusts up to 35 mph Friday. West Coast and Western Interior... Cold temperatures are expected to linger through the weekend across the region. East winds will increase this evening into Friday as a deep low tacks into the central Bering Sea. High pressure across the Interior will support a relatively weak easterly drainage wind, but will be sufficient to trigger Wind Chill Advisories, which have now been issued. Wind chills generally 40 to 50 below can be expected Friday into this weekend. A weather front associated with the Bering low will move up the coast to the Yukon Delta Friday. Snow and milder temperatures are expected to slowly move up the coast and into the lower Yukon Valley this weekend. Central and Eastern Interior... Light snow across the upper Tanana Valley will move east into Canada as the parent low to the south moves into the Alaska panhandle. Cold temperatures will linger through the weekend, though increasing diurnal heating should moderate temperatures during the daytime by around 10 to 20 degrees. East to northeast winds will begin to increase again across the higher terrain of the Interior Friday, and may be strong enough to prompt Wind Chill Advisories into the weekend. Valley areas will be largely unaffected, with wind chills to around 50 below confined to summits of the Dalton, Steese, and Elliot Highways. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Chill Advisory for AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ212-AKZ213- AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ217. Wind Chill Warning for AKZ201. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. && COWMAN FEB 20
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:15 AM AKST | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 65 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:29 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Feb 13, 4:23 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 5 days |
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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.