Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2006
Storm Warning 9, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 14, 2006, 9:20 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 14, 2006, 9:20 AM AKST (18:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2006, 9:22 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 142320 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 220 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 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. PKZ299-151300- 220 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A LOW EAST OF KAMCHATKA WILL MOVE EAST AND DEEPEN TO 965 MB BY FRI AFTERNOON 250 MILES WEST OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND. ON SAT AFTERNOON THE LOW WILL BE NEAR ST. MATTHEW ISLAND AT 973 MB. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL BE NEAR ST. MATTHEW ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-151300- NORTON SOUND- 220 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-151300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 220 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND... .TONIGHT...WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...E WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND EAST...EAST WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...SE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND EAST...EAST WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-151300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 220 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 5 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-151300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 220 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS EVENING. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ RT/DA DEC 06
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 151254 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 354 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-160330- 354 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 967 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO ST MATTHEW ISLAND AS A 975 MB BY 3PM SUN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT FROM ST MATHEW ISLAND SOUTHEAST WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT EAST BY SUN AM. $$ PKZ200-160330- NORTON SOUND- 354 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-160330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 354 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-160330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 354 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-160330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 354 AM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ DEC 06
000 FZAK52 PAFG 152322 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 222 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 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. PKZ299-161200- 222 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 967 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND AS A 975 MB LOW BY 3PM SUN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT FROM ST MATTHEW ISLAND SOUTHEAST WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT EAST BY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ200-161200- NORTON SOUND- 222 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ210-161200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 222 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-161200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 222 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-161200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 222 PM AST FRI DEC 15 2006 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ JL/RL/MAR DEC 06
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 Dec 14, 8:05 AM AKST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 8:05 AM AKST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 105 PM AST THU DEC 14 2006 .SYNOPSIS...UPPER TROUGH FROM CHUKOTKA SE TO THE Y-K DELTA WITH STRONG RIDGE BUILDING TO THE WEST. HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF BARROW WITH RIDGING SE TO WESTERN CANADA. RIDGE PRESSURE WILL SHEAR APART THE TROUGH WITH MOST OF THE ENERGY PUSHED INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. && .DISCUSSION...STRONG SURFACE LOW JUST EAST OF KAMCHATKA WILL DEEPEN TO 965 MB BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND TURN NORTHWARD AT ST. MATTHEW ISLAND. STRONG UPPER RIDGE WILL BLOCK THIS SYSTEM WITH SURFACE LOW LIFTING SLOWLY NORTH AND MOST OF ITS ENERGY AND MOISTURE AFFECTING FAR AREAS OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR OVER THE WEEKEND. NAM AND GFS INITIALIZE ABOUT THE SAME AT 500 MB. NAM A LITTLE DEEPER AND SLOWER THAN GFS WITH SURFACE LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA. PREFER THE GFS SOLUTION HERE AS NAM MAY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BOUNDARY INITIATION AND WEAKENS LOW SLOWER THAN WOULD BE EXPECTED. GFS AND NAM TOO STRONG WITH WINDS AHEAD OF BERING SEA OCFNT BY 5 TO 10 KTS BASED ON 17Z SCATTEROMETER DATA. THIS MAY INDICATE MODEL WINDS TOO STRONG ALONG WEST COAST AS LOW MOVES NORTH. NORTH SLOPE...HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF BARROW WITH UPPER RIDGING INTO WESTERN CANADA WILL BEGIN MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. OLD STATIONARY FRONT IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF 201 WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND ROTATE EAST. FLURRIES AND ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WITH STRATUS ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WEST COAST...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR 213 AND 214 THIS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS STRONG SURFACE LOW NEARS ST. MATTHEW ISLAND. STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEFORE THE ONSET OF SNOW AND TIMING OF AN UPGRADE TO WARNING WILL NEED LATER EVALUATION. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MOVE OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND CHUKCHI SEA COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. ONLY THE WESTERN INTERIOR ZONES EXPECTED TO SEE ANY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND WINDS. INTERIOR...WEAK AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AND COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL CAUSE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES OVER SOUTHERN HALF OF INTERIOR. ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE INCH EXPECTED. UPPER TROUGH LIFTING ACROSS THE INTERIOR TO THE NE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MAY SQUEEZE OUT A FEW MORE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. NEAR RECORD LOW SNOW AMOUNTS ON THE GROUND FOR THE INTERIOR ZONES WILL PERSIST AT LEAST UNTIL NEXT WEEK. GFS MOS TOO COLD IN CLOUDY AREAS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ213-AKZ214. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. STORM WARNING FOR PKZ210. && RL/DEC 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 9:12 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 60 hr | |
| Dec 13, 9:12 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 26 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.