Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 94, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 30, 2005, 8:28 AM AKST. It was in force for 38 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
- Oct 30, 2005, 8:28 AM AKST (17:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2005, 10:23 PM AKST
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 302228 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 128 PM AST SUN OCT 30 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. PKZ299-311300- 128 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1026 MB HIGH NEAR PRUDHOE BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 1018 MB BY TUESDAY. A 978 MB LOW OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB OVER SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND BY TUESDAY. TH ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT AND BEGIN TO IMPACT SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY EARLY MONDAY. $$ PKZ200-311300- NORTON SOUND- 128 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-311300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 128 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH AND EAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-311300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 128 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-311300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 128 PM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ ES/CF OCT 05
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 311247 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 347 AM AST MON OCT 31 2005 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-010000- 347 AM AST MON OCT 31 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND DALL POINT ON MONDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT WILL STALL MONDAY NIGHT OVER NORTON SOUND AND REMAIN THROUGH TUESDAY. MEANWHILE...A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN BERING SEA ON MONDAY TO NEAR DALL POINT AS A 1000 MB LOW BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-010000- NORTON SOUND- 347 AM AST MON OCT 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-010000- DALL POINT TO WALES- 347 AM AST MON OCT 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-010000- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 347 AM AST MON OCT 31 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-010000- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 347 AM AST MON OCT 31 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JL/JWA OCT 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 312247 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 147 PM AST MON OCT 31 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. PKZ299-011400- 147 PM AST MON OCT 31 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST TO DALL POINT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL ENTER NORTON SOUND TONIGHT AND REMAIN SOUTH OF THE BERING STRAIT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ200-011400- NORTON SOUND- 147 PM AST MON OCT 31 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-011400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 147 PM AST MON OCT 31 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-011400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 147 PM AST MON OCT 31 2005 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPAY. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-011400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 147 PM AST MON OCT 31 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ ES/EWP OCT 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 011223 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 323 AM AST TUE NOV 1 2005 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-020330- 323 AM AST TUE NOV 1 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST TO DALL POINT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING EAST TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTON SOUND WILL REMAIN STATIONARY TODAY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE BERING SEA ON THURSDAY. $$ PKZ200-020330- NORTON SOUND- 323 AM AST TUE NOV 1 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-020330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 323 AM AST TUE NOV 1 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ215-020330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 323 AM AST TUE NOV 1 2005 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-020330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 323 AM AST TUE NOV 1 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ RF/JWA 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 Oct 30, 12:33 AM AKDT, 8 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 12:33 AM AKDT, 8 hours 55 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 433 AM AST SUN OCT 30 2005 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT...A BROAD TROUGH IS CARVED OUT FROM CHUKOTKA SOUTH TO A 526 DM LOW IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN THEN NORTH TO BANKS ISLAND. AN ELONGATED 522 DM LOW SITS OVER BETTLES WHICH ANCHORS THE TROUGH. ANY RIDGING IS WELL TO THE WEST AND EAST OF THE STATE. MODELS KEEP THE UPPER TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE STATE WITH THE ANCHOR UPPER LOW DEEPENING SLIGHTLY TO 516 DM. WEAK RIDGING WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY TUESDAY BUT WILL QUICKLY BE SQUASHED TO THE SOUTH AS THE TROUGH WOBBLES OVER THE STATE. THIS WILL KEEP THE FORECAST STATUS QUO INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. SURFACE...THE BROAD UPPER TROUGH IS MAINLY VOID OF ANY REFLECTIONS AT THE SURFACE. THE EXCEPTION BEING OVER NORTON SOUND WHERE NOME RADAR INDICATES LIGHT PRECIPITATION UNDER A VORT MAX RIDING DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH. THE FEATURE CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH AND WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTH TO BRISTOL BAY. A 1024 MB HIGH PRESSURE IS SPRAWLED ACROSS THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND WILL RETREAT SLIGHTLY TO THE WEST NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND BY MID WEEK BUT WILL STILL INFLUENCE THE ARCTIC COAST. SHORT-TERM MODEL TEMPERATURE FORECASTS HAVE BEEN ABOUT FIVE DEGREES TOO COOL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS AS THEY TRY TO CLEAR THE SKIES OVER THE INTERIOR AND ARCTIC SLOPE. CLOUDS HAVE BEEN TOUGH TO BREAK UNDER THE UPPER LOW SO WE HAVE ADJUSTED TEMPS UP SEVERAL DEGREES IN THIS AREA. SURFACE LOWS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH BRISTOL BAY INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THIS WILL KEEP ANY ORGANIZED PRECIPITATION ACTIVITY OUTSIDE THE FORECAST AREA. AS A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON TUESDAY...AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL GRAZE THE WEST COAST THEN DIMINISH AS IT MOVES SOUTH. AS HIGH PRESSURE MEANDERS WESTWARD TOWARD WRANGEL ISLAND BY MID WEEK...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THEIR EASTERLY COMPONENT ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST. THIS WILL ALLOW FOG AND FLURRIES TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. THE INTERIOR WILL CONTINUE WITH GENERALLY CLOUDY SKIES ALTHOUGH A FEW BREAKS ARE POSSIBLE. THE SHORT WAVES THAT HAVE PROVIDED A CONTINUAL POWDER-LIKE DUSTING OF SNOW OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE STATE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225- PKZ230. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. && AT OCT 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 10:17 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 26 hr | |
| Oct 29, 10:17 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Oct 30, 8:28 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 24 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.