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Brisk Wind Advisory 224, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Dec 2, 2021, 2:33 AM AKST. It was in force for 51 hr.
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- Issued
- Dec 2, 2021, 2:33 AM AKST (11:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2021, 5:20 AM AKST
- In force
- 51 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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074 FZAK52 PAFG 021133 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 233 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 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. PKZ299-030315- 233 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A powerful front will move from the Gulf of Anadyr to Saint Lawrence Island tonight, then reach the West Coast Fri morning. The front will remain in place and weaken through Sat. A powerful 965 mb low will move to the N Bering Sea Sun night. $$ PKZ200-030315- Norton Sound- 233 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 5 kt becoming E. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. .MON...S winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-030315- Dall Point to Wales- 233 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ215-030315- Kotzebue Sound- 233 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 5 kt becoming E 15 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 40 kt. .MON...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ220-030315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 233 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 15 kt becoming SE. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 45 kt. .MON...E winds 35 kt. $$ Dec 21
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695 FZAK52 PAFG 022328 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 228 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-031515- 228 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A powerful front moving east across the Bering Sea will reach Saint Lawrence Island tonight, then the West Coast Fri morning. The front will remain in place and weaken through Sat. A powerful 965 mb low will move to 200 NM west of Saint Lawrence Island by Sat night. $$ PKZ200-031515- Norton Sound- 228 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 35 kt. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-031515- Dall Point to Wales- 228 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...S winds 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ215-031515- Kotzebue Sound- 228 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 30 kt. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ220-031515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 228 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 50 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Snow. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 40 kt. .TUE...NW winds 25 kt. $$ Dec 21
685 FZAK52 PAFG 031315 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 415 AM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 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. PKZ299-040315- 415 AM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A powerful front moving east across the Bering Sea is over Saint Lawrence Island, it will continue to move east to the West Coast this morning. This front will remain in place and weaken through Sat. A powerful 954 mb low will move to 300 NM west of Saint Lawrence Island by Sun morning. $$ PKZ200-040315- Norton Sound- 415 AM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ210-040315- Dall Point to Wales- 415 AM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 45 kt becoming SW 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .SUN...S winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ215-040315- Kotzebue Sound- 415 AM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 25 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ220-040315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 415 AM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 50 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Snow. .SAT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 35 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. $$ Dec 21
905 FZAK52 PAFG 040057 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 357 PM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-041515- 357 PM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A strong storm that is forecast to push into the Western Bering Sea Saturday night and push into the Gulf of Anadyr as a 955 mb low on Sunday. A very strong front will push north of the low over St Lawrence Island on Saturday night and onto the West Coat and through the Bering Strait on Sunday. $$ PKZ200-041515- Norton Sound- 357 PM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. .WED...S winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-041515- Dall Point to Wales- 357 PM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt becoming W. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 11 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .SUN...S winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ215-041515- Kotzebue Sound- 357 PM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. .WED...S winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-041515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 357 PM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Snow. .SAT...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. $$ Dec 21
029 FZAK52 PAFG 041420 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 520 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 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. PKZ299-050330- 520 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A strong weather front along the West Coast of Alaska will weaken and move east today. A low just west of Shemya will move to the Western Bering Sea as a 966 MB low by 3pm Sat, to 150 NM west of Gambell as a 956 mb low by 3pm Sun, and to near Cape Lisburne as a 975 mb low by 3pm Mon. $$ PKZ200-050330- Norton Sound- 520 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-050330- Dall Point to Wales- 520 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-050330- Kotzebue Sound- 520 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-050330- Wales to Cape Thompson- 520 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 35 kt becoming S 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. $$ Dec 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 Dec 1, 2:01 PM AKST, 12 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 2:01 PM AKST, 12 hours 32 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 201 PM AKST Wed Dec 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS... Light snow across the Interior, including the Fairbanks area, expected to continue through this afternoon before dissipating tonight. Bitter cold temperatures continue across the North Slope, with these colder temperatures filtering into the Interior again beginning tomorrow night. Cold and quiet conditions out west will end tomorrow night as a strong front brings southerly flow across St. Lawrence Island north through the Bering Strait and along the Chukchi Sea Coast through Saturday. Winter Storm Watches are in effect for these areas due to the threat of strong winds along with snow and blowing snow. A second, stronger winter storm expected to more widely impact the West Coast and Western Interior beginning on Sunday and lasting into next week. && .DISCUSSION... Models remain in good agreement through the short term aloft and at the surface. The upper level longwave trough situated across northern Alaska will retreat to the east over the next couple of days as strong ridging builds out west, with the ridge axis situated over the West Coast by Friday morning. This will result in northerly flow across the Interior, resulting in a cooling trend for Friday and Saturday with 850 mb temperatures dipping to the -25C to -30C range for the Interior and North Slope. This cold airmass will slowly retreat east as warmer air pushes in from the west on Saturday. An upper level trough digging across the Bering Sea on Friday will move to the West Coast by Friday night, bringing active weather to the West Coast Thursday night through Friday night. The associated front at the surface will bring strong winds, snow, and blowing snow to areas such as St. Lawrence Island, Bering Strait, Yukon Delta, and the Chukchi Sea Coast. This trough will then lift north into the Chukchi Sea by Saturday night, resulting in general westerly flow aloft going into the latter portions of the weekend. A strong closed low looks to dig into the Bering Sea behind this initial trough, with a strong winter storm bringing potential major impacts to the West Coast and Western Interior on Sunday. Model run to run consistency remains okay through Sunday, with larger discrepancies developing beyond Sunday night regarding this feature. Central and Eastern Interior... Light snow that developed overnight across the Interior is expected to continue through this afternoon before dissipating tonight. Up to an inch of snow is expected for the storm total snow through this evening across the Central Interior, Tanana Valley, and Yukon Flats. Skies will begin to clear tomorrow as high pressure builds, resulting in colder temperatures settling into the area going into the weekend, with lows falling to the 30s to 40s below zero through Sunday. North Slope and Brooks Range... Temperatures remain cold, primarily in the 20s to 30s below zero range this afternoon, with temperatures trending down into the 30s and 40 below zero expected over the next couple of days. Northeast flow across the Chukchi Sea Coast will diminish tonight as high pressure builds across the Arctic Plains through tomorrow. Flow will quickly pick up out of the south and gusting 50-60 mph along the Chukchi Sea Coast beginning tomorrow night as a weather front approaches from the west. These strong winds will persist into Saturday. A rapid warming trend will accompany this storm beginning on Friday out west and pushing eastward across the North Slope by Saturday. West Coast and Western Interior... Quiet weather conditions and cold temperatures tonight ahead of a change in weather pattern that will bring strong southerly winds and snow. Winter Storm Watches are in effect for St. Lawrence Island, the Bering Strait Coast, and the Chukchi Sea Coast beginning tomorrow night for strong winds gusting to 55 mph with blizzard conditions possible in snow and blowing snow. These conditions will last into Friday night for the Yukon Delta and Bering Strait, while strong winds along the Chukchi Sea Coast persist into Saturday. Attention will quickly shift to the major winter storm that is set to impact the West Coast and Western Interior beginning on Sunday, with an SPS in effect providing more details. Stay tuned for further updates regarding this storm. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...A powerful storm is expected late this weekend, which may cause some coastal flood issues, particularly for St. Lawrence Island due to the lack of ice currently in this region. Coastal areas along the West Coast from the Bering Strait south may see sea ice pushing up on the beaches where there is limited shorefast ice and who are prone to southeast winds. Extended Days 4 to 7...The strong winter storm advertised over the last several days is coming more into alignment on storm track as the storm moves across the West Coast and Western Interior beginning on Sunday. Another round of strong southerly flow will be accompanied with this system along the coast, with widespread snow across this region going into next week. An active pattern looks to persist through the middle of the week as westerly flow aloft persists with warmer temperatures across northern Alaska and periods of strong winds through passes of the Alaska and Brooks Ranges. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Chill Warning for AKZ206. Winter Storm Watch for AKZ207-AKZ213-AKZ214. Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ210. Gale Warning for PKZ210. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ220-PKZ225. && DEC 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 7:50 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 4 hr | |
| Dec 2, 2:30 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 51 hr | |
| Dec 2, 2:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 2:33 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 2:50 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 51 hr | |
| Dec 2, 2:50 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 40 hr | |
| Dec 2, 2:50 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 2:21 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Dec 2, 2:28 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 63 hr | |
| Dec 2, 2:28 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Dec 2, 2:35 PM AKST | Storm 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.