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Brisk Wind Advisory 49, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 3, 2021

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Feb 3, 2021, 4:43 AM AKST. It was in force for 49 hr.

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Issued: Feb 3, 2021, 4:43 AM AKST (13:43 UTC)
Expired: Feb 5, 2021, 6:00 AM AKST
In force: 49 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

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815 
FZAK52 PAFG 031343
CWFWCZ

Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
443 AM AKST Wed Feb 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.

PKZ299-040300-
443 AM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
High pressure associated with a 1058 dam high near 80N and the
Dateline will continue to push S over the Chukchi Sea as it moves
200 nm W by Thu morning and weakens to 1055 mb. A weather front 
will push N to St Lawrence Island and the Southern Seward 
Peninsula Coast today, then stall and dissipate. Another front 
will move into the area S of the Bering Strait Thu spreading snow 
into the area, and Blizzard conditions to St Lawrence Island. 

$$

PKZ200-040300-
Norton Sound-
443 AM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021

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

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. 
.THU...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. 
.FRI...E winds 20 kt. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. 
.SAT...N winds 10 kt. 
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.  

$$

PKZ210-040300-
Dall Point to Wales-
443 AM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Strongest winds W of St Lawrence
Island. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. 
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. 
.SUN...N winds 30 kt.  

$$

PKZ215-040300-
Kotzebue Sound-
443 AM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. 
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. 
.FRI...E winds 30 kt. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. 
.SAT...W winds 15 kt. 
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.  

$$

PKZ220-040300-
Wales to Cape Thompson-
443 AM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021

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

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. 
.THU...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI...E winds 30 kt. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. 
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt. 
.SUN...N winds 30 kt.  

$$

SDB Feb 21

3 follow-up statements

612 
FZAK52 PAFG 040015
CWFWCZ

Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
315 PM AKST Wed Feb 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-
315 PM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
Low pressure will move north into the northern Bering Sea on Thu.
An associated weather front will move to Saint Lawrence Island 
tonight and to the Bering Strait Thu afternoon. High pressure will
dominate the Arctic and the Chukchi Sea into Fri. Weakening low 
pressure will persist south of the Bering Strait through Fri.

$$

PKZ200-041515-
Norton Sound-
315 PM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. 
.THU...E winds increasing to 30 kt in the morning. Blowing snow 
and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. 
.SAT...W winds 10 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. 
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. 
.MON...N winds 20 kt.  

$$

PKZ210-041515-
Dall Point to Wales-
315 PM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.THU...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.FRI...E winds 15 kt. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. 
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. 
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. 
.MON...N winds 30 kt.  

$$

PKZ215-041515-
Kotzebue Sound-
315 PM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. 
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. 
.SAT...W winds 15 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. 
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. 
.MON...N winds 15 kt.  

$$

PKZ220-041515-
Wales to Cape Thompson-
315 PM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. 
.THU...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. 
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. 
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. 
.MON...N winds 30 kt.  

$$

Feb 21

372 
FZAK52 PAFG 041412
CWFWCZ

Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
512 AM AKST Thu Feb 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.

PKZ299-050315-
512 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A strong low in the Western Bering Sea will weaken on Fri. A 
strong weather front stretching from this low to the Central 
Bering Sea will move to north to the Chukotsk Peninsula to the 
Yukon Delta by Fri morning, then weaken over Norton Sound on Fri 
night and Sat. A strong low will move north in the the southern
Bering Sea Fri night and Sat. 

$$

PKZ200-050315-
Norton Sound-
512 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021

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

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Snow.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. 
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. 
.MON...NE winds 20 kt.  

$$

PKZ210-050315-
Dall Point to Wales-
512 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. 
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.SUN...NE winds 35 kt. 
.MON...NE winds 25 kt.  

$$

PKZ215-050315-
Kotzebue Sound-
512 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021

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

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt increasing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. 
.SAT...W winds 5 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. 
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt. 
.MON...NE winds 15 kt.  

$$

PKZ220-050315-
Wales to Cape Thompson-
512 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021

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

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. 
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. 
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. 
.MON...NE winds 25 kt.  

$$

Feb 21

909 
FZAK52 PAFG 050009
CWFWCZ

Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
309 PM AKST Thu Feb 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.

PKZ299-051500-
309 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
High pressure continues to push S over the Chukchi Sea from a
1054 mb high in the Siberian Arctic. A 1003 mb low near the
Pribilofs will move to St Lawrence Island Fri morning at 1006 mb,
and to the Southern Chukchi Sea by Sat morning as it rapidly falls
apart and high pressure moves over the area. 

$$

PKZ200-051500-
Norton Sound-
309 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.FRI...E winds 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Blowing snow and 
freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. 
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. 
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. 
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. 
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  

$$

PKZ210-051500-
Dall Point to Wales-
309 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. 
.SAT...W winds 15 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. 
.SUN...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.MON...NE winds 25 kt. 
.TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.  

$$

PKZ215-051500-
Kotzebue Sound-
309 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. 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. 
.SAT...N winds 10 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. 
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. 
.MON...NE winds 15 kt. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  

$$

PKZ220-051500-
Wales to Cape Thompson-
309 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. 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. 
.SAT...N winds 10 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. 
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.MON...NE winds 25 kt. 
.TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.  

$$

SDB Feb 21

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 2, 3:16 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFG	6 hr
Feb 2, 3:45 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFG	13 hr
Feb 2, 4:12 PM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFG	43 hr
Feb 2, 4:27 PM AKST	Wind Chill Advisory	AFG	38 hr
Feb 3, 4:04 AM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFG	50 hr
Feb 3, 4:17 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	31 hr
Feb 3, 4:32 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	49 hr
Feb 3, 4:43 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFG	49 hr

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