Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 101, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 17, 2005, 11:07 PM AKST. It was in force for 23 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2005, 11:07 PM AKST (08:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2005, 9:50 PM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 181307 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 407 AM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 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. PKZ299-190315- 407 AM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A VERY STRONG LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE KENAI PENINSULA FRI NIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. $$ PKZ200-190315- NORTON SOUND- 407 AM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-190315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 407 AM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ215-190315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 407 AM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-190315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 407 AM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ NOV 05
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 182348 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 248 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-200000- 248 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A VERY STRONG LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE KENAI PENINSULA FRI NIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. $$ PKZ200-200000- NORTON SOUND- 248 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-200000- DALL POINT TO WALES- 248 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ215-200000- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 248 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-200000- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 248 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ NOV 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 190138 AAA CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 438 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 UPDATED ZONE 200 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. PKZ299-191400- 438 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A VERY STRONG LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE KENAI PENINSULA FRI NIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. $$ PKZ200-191400- NORTON SOUND- 438 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 UPDATED HEADLINE TO CHANGE SMALL CRAFT TO BRISK WIND ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-191400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 438 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ215-191400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 438 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-191400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 438 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ NOV 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 190835 AAB CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1135 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 UPDATED ZONE 200 FOR HEADLINE NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-192315- 1135 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A VERY STRONG LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE KENAI PENINSULA FRI NIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. $$ PKZ200-192315- NORTON SOUND- 1135 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-192315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 1135 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ215-192315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 1135 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-192315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 1135 PM AST FRI NOV 18 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ NOV 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 191150 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 250 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 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. PKZ299-200100- 250 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. A 996 MB LOW NEAR EASTERN NORTON SOUND WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. A 964 MB LOW WILL MOVE OVER BRISTOL BAY ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ200-200100- NORTON SOUND- 250 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-200100- DALL POINT TO WALES- 250 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ215-200100- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 250 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ220-200100- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 250 AM AST SAT NOV 19 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ TS/AT NOV 05
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Nov 17, 9:10 AM AKST, 13 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 9:10 AM AKST, 13 hours 57 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 210 PM AST THU NOV 17 2005 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT...TROUGH AXIS WILL EXTEND ROUGHLY FROM THE ARCTIC OCEAN NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY TO NORTON SOUND...BRISTOL BAY AND SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEK END. STRONG LOW PRESSURE 600 MILES NORTHEAST OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE EAST OVER FAR NORTHERN CANADA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. RIDGE OVER SOUTHEASTERN RUSSIA WILL CONTINUE BUT WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY. SURFACE...LOW PRESSURES WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE EASTERN ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEK END. THE NEXT LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND TO THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE SATURDAY EVENING. BY MONDAY...ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE MAY BE NORTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND THEN TRACKING TO THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE ON TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. NORTH SLOPE...FLURRIES...FOG AND UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE. WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT. WEST COAST...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE. WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY AS LOWS TRACK NORTHEAST OVER KODIAK ISLAND. PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT AND MAINLY CONFINED TO THE SOUTHWEST AS LOWS TRACK TO THE EAST. INTERIOR...LOWS MOVING NORTHEAST OVER THE KODIAK AREA TO THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE WILL PRODUCE UP TO AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW AT TIMES FOR THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN INTERIOR. THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE WILL HAVE HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. FLOW WILL CHINOOK AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...SO AREAS TO THE NORTH OF THE RANGE WILL HAVE PERIODS OF DRYNESS. WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BE GUSTY. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ203. SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ226. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. && DA NOV 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 11:03 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 41 hr | |
| Nov 17, 11:07 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Nov 17, 11:29 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 39 hr | |
| Nov 17, 11:41 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 45 hr | |
| Nov 18, 12:21 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Nov 18, 9:48 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 110 min | |
| Nov 18, 11:38 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 28 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.