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Brisk Wind Advisory 134, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Apr 3, 2021, 2:35 PM AKDT. It was in force for 63 hr.
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- Issued
- Apr 3, 2021, 2:35 PM AKDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2021, 5:07 AM AKDT
- In force
- 63 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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351 FZAK51 PAFG 032235 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 235 PM AKDT Sat Apr 3 2021 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. PKZ298-041400- 235 PM AKDT Sat Apr 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure over the Arctic Coast will be pushed NE as a 992 mb low moves from Norton Sound to Demarcation Point Sun afternoon. As the low continues E a 1014 mb low will move into the Northwest Arctic as high pressure build over mainland Alaska Sun night. $$ PKZ225-041400- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 235 PM AKDT Sat Apr 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ230-041400- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 235 PM AKDT Sat Apr 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ235-041400- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 235 PM AKDT Sat Apr 3 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-041400- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 235 PM AKDT Sat Apr 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt increasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .MON...W winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-041400- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 235 PM AKDT Sat Apr 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt increasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ SDB Apr 21
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785 FZAK51 PAFG 041041 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 241 AM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 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. PKZ298-050215- 241 AM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure over the Arctic Coast will be pushed NE as a 992 mb low moves from Norton Sound to Demarcation Point Sun afternoon. As the low continues E a 1014 mb low will move into the Northwest Arctic as high pressure build over mainland Alaska Sun night. $$ PKZ225-050215- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 241 AM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ230-050215- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 241 AM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-050215- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 241 AM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-050215- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 241 AM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .MON...W winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-050215- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 241 AM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ Apr 21
589 FZAK51 PAFG 042319 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 319 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 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. PKZ298-051415- 319 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... Low pressure near Kaktovik will move east into the Northwest Territories overnight. High pressure building into the Arctic Plains Sun night with low pressure over the high Arctic near 78N 168W will lead to west winds along the Arctic Coast into Tue. $$ PKZ225-051415- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 319 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ230-051415- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 319 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt becoming W. .MON...W winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-051415- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 319 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-051415- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 319 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt becoming NW 10 kt. .MON...W winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-051415- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 319 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt becoming NW. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. $$ Apr 21
582 FZAK51 PAFG 051202 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 402 AM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 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. PKZ298-060230- 402 AM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 997 mb low over the Mackenzie River Delta will continue to move east today. High pressure will build east over the North Slope today persisting into Wednesday. An area of low pressure over the High Arctic will dive south Tuesday night and Wednesday. $$ PKZ225-060230- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 402 AM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ230-060230- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 402 AM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-060230- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 402 AM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 .TODAY...W winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-060230- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 402 AM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 .TODAY...W winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-060230- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 402 AM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. $$ Apr 21
245 FZAK51 PAFG 052245 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 245 PM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 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. PKZ298-061400- 245 PM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... Low pressure remains offshore extending from a 1006 mb low near Banks Island to a 1015 mb low 500 nm N of Wrangel Island. High pressure is building E over the Arctic Plain and Arctic Coast. The high pressure will be squeezed S as the Low N of Wrangel Island moves SE and weakens, them E and merges with the 1010 mb low now 200 nm N of Banks Island. $$ PKZ225-061400- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 245 PM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-061400- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 245 PM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-061400- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 245 PM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...SW winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-061400- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 245 PM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-061400- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 245 PM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. $$ SDB Apr 21
084 FZAK51 PAFG 061307 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 507 AM AKDT Tue Apr 6 2021 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. PKZ298-070300- 507 AM AKDT Tue Apr 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A low pressure trough extends west from a 1009 mb low near Banks Island. the trough will move southeast to near Utqiagvik by early Wednesday. $$ PKZ225-070300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 507 AM AKDT Tue Apr 6 2021 .TODAY...W winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-070300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 507 AM AKDT Tue Apr 6 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-070300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 507 AM AKDT Tue Apr 6 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-070300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 507 AM AKDT Tue Apr 6 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-070300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 507 AM AKDT Tue Apr 6 2021 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. $$ Apr 21
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 3, 2:16 PM AKDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 2:16 PM AKDT, 19 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 216 PM AKDT Sat Apr 3 2021 SYNOPSIS...Heavy snow will continue over the forecast area from Fairbanks west tonight, tapering off Sunday to snow showers with gusty winds developing behind the front Sunday afternoon. Gusty winds to 35 mph in the Interior will produce some blowing snow, but more importantly will blow the snow off trees on to power lines, and may blow trees onto the power lines with the potential for power outages late Sunday. Blowing snow developing along the Arctic Coast as well with visibility reduced tonight through Sunday morning before conditions improve. Snow will become more showery by Sunday morning along the West Coast as the colder air surges in behind the front, before that there is still a chance of rain mixing in with snow from Norton Sound south. .DISCUSSION... Models...03/12Z solutions are in good agreement aloft and in line with what they were showing a few days ago. The only change that sticks out is that winds will be a bit stronger and gustier across the West Coast Sunday, and the Interior Sunday night as cold air pushes back into the area behind the front. Precipitation solutions are quite similar, so will be going with a general blend and that should give us good forecast continuity. For the winds will be leaning toward the stronger guidance with the cold air surging in behind the front. Aloft...At 500 hpa...Ridging associated with a 584 dam high in the Central Pacific extends northeast over the over the state, and is flattening out with zonal flow aloft developing as a 504 dam low is moving over the Bering Strait this afternoon. Broad troughing has developed over the Arctic with a 492 dam low 700 nm north of Wrangel Island, and a 508 dam low near the southwest coast of Banks Island. The low over the Bering Strait will continue to move east and will be over Coldfoot Sunday morning at 505 dam as it continues to squash the ridging and push it east. A strong atmospheric river of moisture continues to feed into the Interior tonight, then gets cutoff Sunday morning as the trough moves east and the Alaska Range gets in the way. The shortwave associated with the low will move from the Eastern Bering Sea to lie from the low over Mcgrath to Sand Point. The low that is high in the Arctic will move southwest a 100 nm, while the low near Banks Island will move northwest 100 nm. A weak 508 dam high will develop over the offshore waters north of the Arctic Coast. The low over Coldfoot will continue northeast Sunday with the trough moving across the state and exiting the area by Monday morning with zonal flow persisting over the state. The zonal flow will turn from the northwest Tuesday when a trough associated with the high Arctic low that will move over the Dateline at 490 dam 300 nm north of Wrangel Island digs south over the West Coast in the morning. The trough will continue to dig south as it moves over the Eastern Interior by Tuesday evening with a 511 dam low over Arctic Village. At 850 hpa...The -10C isotherm will continue to slide north this evening to lie from Chalkyitsik to Kotzebue to Nome to Nunivak Island. It will start moving back south east by Sunday morning as the low pulls cold air around it, and it will lie from Old Crow YT to Delta Junction to King Salmon by Sunday afternoon. The -20C isotherm will be pulled over the Northwest Interior and Arctic Sunday and will lie from Deadhorse to Nome by Sunday evening. The -20C will continue to be pulled around the low and by Monday afternoon it will lie from Eagle to Dot Lake to McGrath to the Bering Strait where it will persist as the colder air settles in. Surface...A 998 mb low has moved into Norton Sound with a 999 mb low near Cape Romanzof, and a 999 mb low southwest of St Lawrence Island. Troughing extends east across the state to a 1008 mb low near Eagle. There is a 1008 mb low in the high Arctic that is moving south this afternoon. High pressure persists over Siberia with a 1024 mb center, and in the Northeast Pacific with a 1038 mb high 600 nm south of Sand Point. By Sunday morning the lows will merge with a 987 mb low moving to Selawik, then to Old Crow by Sunday evening. The associated front will lie from the low over Galena to McGrath then southwest Sunday morning, and will move east of Fairbanks in the late afternoon. As the low moves to Selawik the pressure gradient over the Arctic Coast and Chukchi Sea will tighten with strong gusty winds developing. The gradient across the Alaska Range will also increase with gusty south winds developing. Precipitation shadow north of the Eastern Alaska Range will limit precipitation over the Tanana Flats and from Birch Lake to Chicken and south. As the front moves across the state precipitation will become showery behind it and cold air will start to surge into the area. The cold air and tight gradient around the low will produce some strong gusty winds to 30 to 35 mph between the ranges through Sunday night. High pressure moving over most of the forecast area from the Arctic Plains south Monday morning. A fast moving low will move to the Lower Yukon Delta Monday evening and continue to the southeast. Arctic Coast and Brooks Range...East winds, northeast winds west of Utqiagvik, increasing as the surface low moves to the Brooks Range Sunday to 15 to 25 mph with blowing and drifting snow reducing visibility along the coast and north of Umiat. Winds will diminish Sunday evening as the low moves east. The low will also bring some snow, up to 4 inches, to the area from Nuiqsut East with the heaviest amounts in the Eastern Brooks Range. Winds diminishing late Sunday with improving conditions. Temperatures will be falling with lows in the teens and 20s below, and high in the single digits below. West Coast and Western Interior...Snow will continue into Sunday before tapering to snow showers. Rain may mix with the snow in the Lower Yukon Delta through this evening, but then cooler air starts to wrap around the low into the area. Snow will become more showery in nature Sunday behind the front. As the cold air wraps into the area winds will increase to 15 to 25 mph and gusty for most areas by mid afternoon, with scattered snow showers continuing into the afternoon before tapering off. The winds will produce some blowing snow issues, so Winter Weather Advisories have been issued for some areas. Temperatures cooling. Central and Eastern Interior...Snow will continue through the night in the Central Interior with additional snowfall of 5 to 7 inches. The Eastern Interior will see some snow, but generally less and 2 inches in the Upper Tanana Valley and the Upper Yukon Valley. Heaviest snow continues to be west and north of Fairbanks. Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories remain in effect. Snow will taper off to snow showers by Sunday afternoon in most areas with gusty winds developing as cold air pushes into the area. Generally light and variable winds tonight will turn from the southwest to west Sunday afternoon at 15 to 25 mph gusting to 35 mph. The gusty winds will impact all of the Central Interior, including Fairbanks so there is potential for snow and snow laden trees to be blown around and on to power lines with potential for power outages. Temperatures will be cooling through Tuesday and remain on the cool side through the week. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. Extended forecast for days 4 to 7...A quiet and cooler week ahead with some light snow possible later in the week as a weather front associated with a low in the Arctic moves across the state and a low in the Gulf of Alaska swings a weather front into the Southeast Interior. Winds will generally be light from the west and northwest. Friday night a weather front will move to the Western Capes then move south. A weather front will move south to the Eastern Arctic Coast Saturday morning. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Storm Warning for AKZ212-AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ220-AKZ221- AKZ222-AKZ225. Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ207- AKZ210-AKZ213-AKZ219-AKZ223-AKZ226-AKZ227. Gale Warning for PKZ220. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ225-PKZ230- PKZ240-PKZ245. && SDB APR 21
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:41 AM AKDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1041 AM AKDT SAT APR 3 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 AM SNOW 1 S COLLEGE 64.85N 147.83W
04/03/2021 M3.3 INCH FAIRBANKS NORTH STAAK PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL SNOW SINCE EVENT BEGAN AROUND 9
PM LAST NIGHT.
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AYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1:51 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Apr 3, 2:40 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Apr 3, 2:40 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 25 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.