Alert archive / Alaska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2005
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this winter storm warning at Dec 9, 2005, 12:20 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 9, 2005, 5:20 AM AKST. It was in force for 8 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
- Dec 9, 2005, 12:20 AM AKST (09:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2005, 5:20 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2005, 1:36 PM AKST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFG 091420 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 520 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 AKZ207-092230- /X.EXP.PAFG.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051209T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WS.W.0005.051209T1420Z-051210T0100Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 520 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TODAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ208-210-092230- /X.EXP.PAFG.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051209T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0021.051209T1420Z-051210T0300Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE...BUCKLAND...DEERING... CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK...PILGRIM SPRINGS... SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR 520 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ217-092230- /X.EXP.PAFG.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-051209T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0021.051209T1420Z-051210T0300Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 520 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY. ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ209-092230- /X.EXP.PAFG.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-051209T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0021.051209T1420Z-051210T0300Z/ BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK 520 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW AND AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY. UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ213-092230- /X.NEW.PAFG.BS.Y.0011.051209T1420Z-051210T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 520 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON IN THE BERING STRAIT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITY IN THE BERING STRAIT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ216-092230- /X.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0021.051209T1420Z-051210T0300Z/ LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- INCLUDING...GALENA...NULATO...HUSLIA...KALTAG...RUBY...KOYUKUK 520 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY. UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFG 091440 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 540 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 AKZ207-100000- /X.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-051210T0100Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 540 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TODAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ213-100000- /X.CON.PAFG.BS.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-051210T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 540 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITY IN THE BERING STRAIT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ208>210-216-217-100000- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-051210T0300Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK... NOORVIK...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR...GALENA... NULATO...HUSLIA...KALTAG...RUBY...KOYUKUK...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK... KOBUK 540 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 091504 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 604 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 AKZ207-092315- /X.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-051210T0100Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 604 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TODAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ211-092100- /X.NEW.PAFG.ZR.Y.0020.051209T1504Z-051209T2100Z/ SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN 604 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY. SNOW...RAIN AND AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ213-092315- /X.CON.PAFG.BS.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-051210T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 604 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITY IN THE BERING STRAIT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ208>210-216-217-092315- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-051210T0300Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK... NOORVIK...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR...GALENA... NULATO...HUSLIA...KALTAG...RUBY...KOYUKUK...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK... KOBUK 604 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 091844 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 944 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 AKZ207-100100- /X.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-051210T0100Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 944 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TODAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ AKZ211-100000- /X.EXT.PAFG.ZR.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-051210T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN 944 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW...RAIN AND AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH. SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE UP TO 1 INCH. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ213-100300- /X.CON.PAFG.BS.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-051210T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 944 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITY IN THE BERING STRAIT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ AKZ208>210-216-217-100300- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-051210T0300Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK... NOORVIK...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR...GALENA... NULATO...HUSLIA...KALTAG...RUBY...KOYUKUK...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK... KOBUK 944 AM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 1/10 OF AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SEVERAL WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFG 092236 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 136 PM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 AKZ207-092345- /X.CAN.PAFG.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-051210T0100Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 136 PM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ AKZ211-092345- /X.CAN.PAFG.ZR.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-051210T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN 136 PM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY. $$ AKZ213-092345- /X.CAN.PAFG.BS.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-051210T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 136 PM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. $$ AKZ208>210-216-217-092345- /X.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-051210T0300Z/ LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK... NOORVIK...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR...GALENA... NULATO...HUSLIA...KALTAG...RUBY...KOYUKUK...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK... KOBUK 136 PM AST FRI DEC 9 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 8, 9:27 AM AKST, 14 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 9:27 AM AKST, 14 hours 53 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 227 PM AST THU DEC 8 2005 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT...LONGWAVE TROUGH LOCATED ALONG THE DATELINE WITH ONE LOBE OF ENERGY RAPIDLY APPROACHING KODIAK ISLAND AND THE OTHER LOCATED ALONG KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. MODELS CONTINUE TO FORECAST LONGWAVE TROUGH TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS THE TWO WAVES OF ENERGY ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACK NORTH INTO ALASKA THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEKEND. SURFACE...BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A 961 MB LOW LOCATED JUST EAST OF PADU AND A SECONDARY 964 MB LOW LOCATED IN NORTON SOUND. THIS LOW IS VERTICALLY STACKED AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO BRISTOL BAY. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND ADVECT INTO THE SEWARD PENNINSULA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL BEGIN TO BRING SOME COLDER AND DRIER AIR IN FROM THE WEST. MODELS...BOTH THE GFS AND ETA INITIALIZED REASONABLY WELL BOTH ON THE 500 MB PATTERN AND THE STRENGTH OF THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE ALEUTIANS. IN THE SHORT TERM ETA SOLUTION CONTINUES TO BE COLDER THAN THE GFS AND MORE AGRESSIVE WITH EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF COLDER AIR MASS THAN THE GFS. AT THIS TIME FORECASTS LEANING TOWARD THE GFS. IN ANY EVENT COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL MAKE ITS WAY BACK INTO ALASKA STARTING THIS WEEKEND. NORTH SLOPE...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST. AS MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM NORTHWARD AND AT THE SAME TIME LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND MOVES NORTHEASTWARD WE EXPECT CONTINUED CHANCES FOR SNOW FOR ALL OF THE NORTH SLOPE ZONES AND BLOWING SNOW CLOSER TO THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN ZONES 201 AND 202. WEST COAST...NUMEROUS WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE WEST COAST. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO PERSIST UNTIL MIDNIGHT IN ZONE 213 AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE ALUETIAN LOW AND THE SIBERIAN HIGH CONTINUES TO FUEL NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. FRIDAY NIGHT MODELS INDICATE THE BEGINING OF A COOLING AND DRYING TREND. UNTIL THEN SNOW MAY MIX WITH SOME FREEZING PRECIPITATION. INTERIOR...CHINOOK FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL KEEP IT RELATIVELY DRY AND MILD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR AKZ226. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213. SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219. WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ209-AKZ212-AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ216. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ210-AKZ211. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ230. && DEC 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 11:04 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Dec 9, 12:20 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Dec 9, 12:20 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Dec 9, 12:37 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Dec 9, 1:04 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Dec 9, 8:37 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFG | 12 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.