Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 53, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 22, 2007, 11:03 PM AKDT. 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
- Sep 22, 2007, 11:03 PM AKDT (07:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 23, 2007, 10:55 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 231203 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 403 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 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. PKZ299-240315- 403 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT POINT HOPE NORTH WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATE BY SUN AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AS A 968 MB LOW BY EARLY MONDAY AND TO 60 NM SOUTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AS A 984 MB LOW BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-240315- NORTON SOUND- 403 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-240315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 403 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. FOG. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-240315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 403 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-240315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 403 AM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ SEP 07
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 232228 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 228 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-241415- 228 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AS A 968 MB LOW BY EARLY MONDAY AND TO 60 NM SOUTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AS A 984 MB LOW BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-241415- NORTON SOUND- 228 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-241415- DALL POINT TO WALES- 228 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-241415- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 228 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-241415- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 228 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ TF/DJH SEP 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 240102 AAA CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 502 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 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. PKZ299-241500- 502 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AS A 968 MB LOW BY EARLY MONDAY AND TO 60 NM SOUTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AS A 984 MB LOW BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ UPDATE PKZ 200 FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY PKZ200-241500- NORTON SOUND- 502 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-241500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 502 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-241500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 502 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-241500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 502 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ TF/DJH SEP 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 240107 CCA CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 505 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-241515- 505 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AS A 968 MB LOW BY EARLY MONDAY AND TO 60 NM SOUTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AS A 984 MB LOW BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ CORRECTED PKZ 200 FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY PKZ200-241515- NORTON SOUND- 505 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-241515- DALL POINT TO WALES- 505 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-241515- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 505 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-241515- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 505 PM ADT SUN SEP 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ TF/DJH SEP 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 241155 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 355 AM ADT MON SEP 24 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. PKZ299-250230- 355 AM ADT MON SEP 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 971 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTH OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AS A 984 MB LOW BY 4PM TUE AND TO THE YUKON DELTA AS A 1003 MB LOW BY 4PM WED. $$ PKZ200-250230- NORTON SOUND- 355 AM ADT MON SEP 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-250230- DALL POINT TO WALES- 355 AM ADT MON SEP 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-250230- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 355 AM ADT MON SEP 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-250230- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 355 AM ADT MON SEP 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ SEP 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 Sep 22, 9:07 AM AKDT, 13 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 9:07 AM AKDT, 13 hours 56 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 207 PM ADT SAT SEP 22 2007 .DISCUSSION...THE NAM AND GFS MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT ON THE FORECASTS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIDGE ALOFT NOW OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MAINLAND AND THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL RECEDE BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE WEAKENING OCCLUSION NOW OVER THE WEST COAST FROM DALL POINT TO WRANGEL ISLAND WILL STRETCH NORTHWARD...PROVIDING THE MAKINGS FOR CONTINUED BRISK WIND FROM BERING STRAIT TO POINT HOPE AND OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH TONIGHT...AND OVER THE CENTRAL ARCTIC COAST ON SUNDAY. THE INCOMING 966 MB LOW NOW WEST OF ATTU WILL WEAKEN JUST A LITTLE ON ITS WAY TO THE MIDDLE OF THE BERING SEA ON SUNDAY. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS MODELS HAVE THE LOW AS A 974 MB CENTER AT 60 NORTH 180 WEST ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...VERY GOOD AGREEMENT COMPARED TO EARLIER MODEL RUNS WHICH APPEARED TO BE SEARCHING FOR A DESTINATION. STARTING SUNDAY...A TROUGH ALOFT WILL REACH IN FROM THE BERING SEA OVER THE WEST COAST AND THE INTERIOR. THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL SHIFT THE COOL EAST WINDS ALOFT NOW OVER THE INTERIOR TO SOUTHERLY ON MONDAY...WHICH WILL BRING TEMPERATURES UP SOME. OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR AND OVER THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE FROM ARCTIC VILLAGE OUT BEYOND NOATAK THERE HAS BEEN A LARGE DECK OF OVERCAST TO BROKEN STRATOCUMULUS. THESE CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN CLEARING LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS EAST WINDS CARRY THEM OUT TO THE COAST. RADAR IMAGERY AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE WEAKENING OCCLUSION OVER THE WEST COAST IS NOT CREATING MUCH RAINFALL...AND WHAT LITTLE THERE IS WILL FADE AWAY TONIGHT. FAR UP IN THE ARCTIC...NOAA ICE CHARTS SHOW RECORD MINIMUM ICE COVER IN THE CHUKCHI SECTOR OF THE ARCTIC...WE HAVE NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THIS. THE ICE EDGE NORTH OF BARROW IS AT LEAST 750 MILES UP TOWARD THE POLE. THIS MEANS THAT THE ENTIRE ARCTIC AND NORTHWEST COAST IS WIDE OPEN TO WIND AND WAVES...AND WILL BE FOR SOME TIME. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...POSSIBLE EASTERLY GALES FROM BARROW TO DEMARCATION POINT TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. && .FIRE WEATHER...SILENT. THE SOUTH WINDS DUE IN LATE MONDAY WILL DO VERY LITTLE NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. && .HYDROLOGY...QUIET IN SPITE OF THE RAINS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH. NORTHERN ALASKA RIVERS ARE RUNNING STEADILY AT SUBDUED LEVELS. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235- PKZ240-PKZ245. && TF SEP 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 11:03 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 71 hr | |
| Sep 23, 12:02 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 44 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.