Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 38, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 15, 2007, 9:13 AM AKDT. It was in force for 37 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
- Aug 15, 2007, 9:13 AM AKDT (17:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2007, 10:02 PM AKDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 152213 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 213 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 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. PKZ299-161515- 213 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1000 MB LOW SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA WED EVENING TO BE 985 MB 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 4PM THU. THE LOW WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN THU NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST TO LIE OVER WESTERN MAINLAND ALASKA THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-161515- NORTON SOUND- 213 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-161515- DALL POINT TO WALES- 213 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS TO 7 FT..EXCEPT 13 FT WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. RAIN. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-161515- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 213 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-161515- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 213 PM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ DJH AUG 07
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 161114 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 314 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-170230- 314 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 990 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI...AND THEN TURN NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN THU NIGHT. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL DRIFT EAST INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA FRI. $$ PKZ200-170230- NORTON SOUND- 314 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-170230- DALL POINT TO WALES- 314 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 40 KT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT...HIGHEST WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-170230- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 314 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-170230- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 314 AM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ RF/EWP AUG 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 162205 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 205 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 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. PKZ299-171430- 205 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 985 MB LOW 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL TURN NORTHWEST TO BE 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NAVARIN AT 4AM SAT. THE LOW WILL MOVE WEST AND WEAKEN THEREAFTER. $$ PKZ200-171430- NORTON SOUND- 205 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-171430- DALL POINT TO WALES- 205 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTH AND WEST... .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 30 KT... EXCEPT TO 40 KT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTH AND WEST. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 13 FT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTH AND WEST. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTH AND WEST FRI MORNING. SEAS TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTH AND WEST. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ215-171430- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 205 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-171430- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 205 PM ADT THU AUG 16 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ DJH AUG 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 171102 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 302 AM ADT FRI AUG 17 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-180300- 302 AM ADT FRI AUG 17 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 982 MB LOW 200 MILES WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE WEST AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. A SECOND LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO BE NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND 4 PM SAT. $$ PKZ200-180300- NORTON SOUND- 302 AM ADT FRI AUG 17 2007 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-180300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 302 AM ADT FRI AUG 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 30 KT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT SUBSIDING SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ215-180300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 302 AM ADT FRI AUG 17 2007 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-180300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 302 AM ADT FRI AUG 17 2007 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ RF/EWP AUG 07
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 Aug 14, 10:59 PM AKDT, 10 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 10:59 PM AKDT, 10 hours 14 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 359 AM ADT WED AUG 15 2007 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT... UPPER LOW CENTER OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN TRACK WESTWARD TOWARDS THE KODIAK ISLAND AREA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RIDGING ALOFT OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR WILL SHARPEN A LITTLE THROUGH FRIDAY... ALTHOUGH HEIGHTS CHANGE LITTLE. THE SHARPENING RIDGE SHOULD RESULT IN A SLOW DECREASE IN AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR THROUGH FRIDAY. AN UPPER LOW CENTERED ABOUT 250 MILES NORTH OF BARROW WILL TRACK SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE ARCTIC OCEAN THROUGH FRIDAY. OPERATIONAL GFS...GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN...AND ECMWF UPPER AIR PROGS APPEAR TO BE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NAM SOLUTION BUILDS A SOMEWHAT STRONGER UPPER HIGH OVER THE INTERIOR BY FRIDAY...AND MOVES THE ARCTIC UPPER LOW SLOWER THAN THE GFS/ECMWF. SURFACE... A WEAK SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC COAST AND THE INTERIOR THROUGH FRIDAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY. A 1006 MB LOW ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO ABOUT 450 MILES WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...DEEPENING TO 986 MB. GFS IS DEEPENING THE LOW THAN THE UKMET/ECMWF OR GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN...RESULTING IN STRONGER WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A BLEND BETWEEN THE GFS/NAM MAY BE THE BEST SOLUTION. EAST WINDS TO 30-35 KT ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO MARINE ZONE 210 SOUTH AND WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CONVECTIVE FORECAST FOR TODAY... FOR ZONES 222-223-224-226-EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN ZONE 226...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. FOR ZONES 219-221-225-218...ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AIRMASS REMAINS QUITE MOIST WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER UP TO 1.1-1.2 INCHES...AND 850 MB THETA-E VALUES OVER 320K OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR. GFS FORECAST LIFTED INDEXES AS LOW AS ZERO TO -1 IN PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN INTERIOR. 300 MB PROG INDICATING SOME UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR. CONVECTIVE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY... A LITTLE LESS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY EXPECTED AS THE UPPER RIDGE SHARPENS A LITTLE. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES DIMINISH A LITTLE BUT REMAIN GENERALLY ABOVE NORMAL. 850 MB THETA-ES REMAIN ABOVE 320K OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR. FORECAST LIFTED INDEXES AND VERTICAL TOTALS ARE NOT QUITE AS FAVORABLE THURSDAY...BUT THE OVERALL PICTURE SUPPORTS ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS IN ZONES 220-222-223-224-226-EXTREME EASTERN ZONE 225. CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... WE WILL DROP MENTION OF CONVECTION DUE TO THE SHARPENING RIDGE. HOWEVER...THE VERTICAL TOTALS...850 MB THETA-E AND FORECAST LIFTED INDEXES MAY SUPPORT SOME VERY ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER... NO PROBLEM AREAS && .HYDROLOGY... NO PROBLEM AREAS && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && RF AUG 07
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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.