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Storm Warning 5, NWS Fairbanks, AK

January 8, 2005

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 8, 2005, 1:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 22 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
Jan 8, 2005, 1:00 PM AKST (22:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 9, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK59 PAFG 090259
CWFAFG

NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
600 PM AST SAT JAN 8 2005

UPDATED AREA 11B

WESTERN AND ARCTIC ALASKAN 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.

PKZ299-091500-
400 PM AST SAT JAN 8 2005

.SYNOPSIS FOR WESTERN ALASKA AND THE ARCTIC COAST...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA
AND WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING
EAST ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST WILL MOVE INTO CANADA BY SUNDAY
MORNING. 

$$

AREA 9A
PKZ290-091500-
NORTON SOUND-
400 PM AST SAT JAN 8 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS ICE
FREE AREAS TO 3 FT WITH HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 3 FT WITH HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 3 FT WITH HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS THEN 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

AREA 9B
PKZ295-091500-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
400 PM AST SAT JAN 8 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUN...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS TO 25 KT. WINDS LOCALLY 35 KT NEAR THE BERING
STRAIT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 6 FT WITH HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 8 FT WITH HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

AREA 10A
PKZ200-091500-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
400 PM AST SAT JAN 8 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. GUSTS 30 KT EARLY SAT EVENING 
WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

AREA 10B
PKZ205-091500-
WALES TO CAPE LISBURNE-
400 PM AST SAT JAN 8 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. GUSTS 30 KT SOUTH OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN
EARLY THIS EVENING WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

AREA 11A
PKZ210-091500-
CAPE LISBURNE TO CAPE HALKETT-
400 PM AST SAT JAN 8 2005

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUN...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

AREA 11B
PKZ215-091500-
CAPE HALKETT TO DEMARCATION POINT-
600 PM AST SAT JAN 8 2005

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUN...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...W WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. WINDS STRONGEST EAST OF FLAXMAN
ISLAND. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING
SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK59 PAFG 091401
CWFAFG

NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
400 AM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

WESTERN AND ARCTIC ALASKAN 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.

PKZ299-100300-
400 AM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

.SYNOPSIS FOR WESTERN ALASKA AND THE ARCTIC COAST...A 1055 MB HIGH
OVER WESTERN CHUKOTKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. A WEATHER FRONT IN
THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN SOUTH AND WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND
THROUGH MON.

$$

AREA 9A
PKZ290-100300-
NORTON SOUND-
400 AM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

AREA 9B
PKZ295-100300-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
400 AM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

AREA 10A
PKZ200-100300-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
400 AM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

AREA 10B
PKZ205-100300-
WALES TO CAPE LISBURNE-
400 AM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

AREA 11A
PKZ210-100300-
CAPE LISBURNE TO CAPE HALKETT-
400 AM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

AREA 11B
PKZ215-100300-
CAPE HALKETT TO DEMARCATION POINT-
400 AM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$
000 
FZAK59 PAFG 100005
CWFAFG

NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
400 PM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

WESTERN AND ARCTIC ALASKAN 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.

PKZ299-101500-
400 PM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

.SYNOPSIS FOR WESTERN ALASKA AND THE ARCTIC COAST...A 1050 MB HIGH
OVER NORHTEAST RUSSIA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY BUT WEAKEN THROUGH
TUE. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE BERING SEA WILL APPROACH SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE YUKON DELTA TUE.

$$

AREA 9A
PKZ290-101500-
NORTON SOUND-
400 PM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS TO 15 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 3 FT WITH HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 3 FT WITH HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 2 FT OR LESS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

AREA 9B
PKZ295-101500-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
400 PM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SEAS ICE FREE
AREAS 10 FT WITH HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS
10 FT WITH HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 12 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

AREA 10A
PKZ200-101500-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
400 PM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

.TONIGHT...W WINDS TO 20 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS TO 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

AREA 10B
PKZ205-101500-
WALES TO CAPE LISBURNE-
400 PM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

AREA 11A
PKZ210-101500-
CAPE LISBURNE TO CAPE HALKETT-
400 PM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MON...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. GUSTS 35 KT EAST OF POINT FRANKLIN SUN
EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...W WINDS 25 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

AREA 11B
PKZ215-101500-
CAPE HALKETT TO DEMARCATION POINT-
400 PM AST SUN JAN 9 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MON...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT WEST OF PRUDHOE BAY BECOMING 35 KT FROM
PRUDHOE BAY TO FLAXMAN ISLAND AND 50 KT EAST OF FLAXMAN ISLAND.
POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT WEST OF FLAXMAN ISLAND AFTER
NOON. WEST WINDS 45 KT EAST OF FLAXMAN ISLAND. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...STRONGEST EAST OF FLAXMAN
ISLAND. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Jan 8, 9:30 AM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 9:30 AM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
NORTH ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
230 PM AST SAT JAN 8 2005

.DISCUSSION...

SHORT AND MEDIUM RANGE PROGS ARE TELLING THE SAME STORY.
UPPER LOW OVER NORTHWEST ARCTIC OCEAN WILL BE DEEPENING
AND MOVING RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST...REACHING NORTHWEST
TERRITORIES NORTHEAST OF GREAT BEAR LAKE BY TUESDAY
MORNING AND DEEPENING TO ABOUT 480 DM. MUCH OF NORTHERN
ALASKA WILL BE TAKING A COLD PLUNGE FOR SEVERAL DAYS
AS NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THE LOW CENTER BRINGS SOME
GENUINE ARCTIC AIR INTO NORTHERN ALASKA. THE COLDEST
850 MB TEMPERATURES IN NORTHERN ALASKA WILL BE TUESDAY
MORNING...APPROACHING -30C NEAR THE ALCAN BORDER.
850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY AS RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

THE STRONG 577 DM HIGH OVER BRISTOL WILL BE SQUASHED
SOUTHWARD DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS AS THE ARCTIC
LOW MOVES SOUTHEAST...TO BE FOLLOWED BY SOME REBUILDING
OF UPPER AIR HEIGHTS WHICH WILL BE MUCH LESS DRAMATIC.

THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST WILL EXPERIENCE A SUPER BLOW AS
A 980 MB SURFACE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEEP ARCTIC
LOW MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE ARCHIPELAGO...SETTING UP
A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW CENTER AND STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WESTERN ARCTIC. THE ISOBAR
ORIENTATION AND GRADIENT...ASSISTED WITH FOCUS BY THE
ALASKA RANGE...WILL PRODUCE STORM FORCE WESTERLIES AND
SEVERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND
70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL ALSO OCCUR ALONG THE CENTRAL ARCTIC COAST
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS MAXING OUT AT AROUND 50 MPH. WIND
CHILL VALUES WILL APPROACH -60 ALONG THE EASTERN ARCTIC
COAST WHEN THE ARCTIC AIR MASS ARRIVES.

IN THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN INTERIOR...TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT
IN THE 30S BELOW EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH MILDER TEMPERATURES TO
THE WEST UNDER HIGHER UPPER AIR HEIGHTS. A FEW SPOTS IN THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN INTERIOR MAY SEE SOME READINGS IN
THE 40S BELOW.

.AFG WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...AKZ202...WIND ADVISORY
         AKZ203...WINTER STORM WARNING
         AKZ204...WINTER STORM WARNING
         AKZ218...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PASSES
         AKZ219...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE TREE LINE
         AKZ220...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE TREE LINE
         AKZ221...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE TREE LINE
         AKZ222...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE TREE LINE

MARINE...AREA 9A...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING
              9B...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
                   HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING
             11A...BRISK WIND ADVISORY
             11B...GALE WARNING

RF JAN 05

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 7, 11:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG12 hr
Jan 7, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFG12 hr
Jan 8, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFG2 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.