Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2007
Storm Warning 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 30, 2007, 11:08 PM AKST. It was in force for 10 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 30, 2007, 11:08 PM AKST (08:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2007, 8:42 AM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFG 311308 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 408 AM AST WED JAN 31 2007 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-010315- 408 AM AST WED JAN 31 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 964 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA SOUTHEAST WILL MOVE TO BARROW SOUTH WED EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ225-010315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 408 AM AST WED JAN 31 2007 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 50 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-010315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 408 AM AST WED JAN 31 2007 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-010315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 408 AM AST WED JAN 31 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-010315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 408 AM AST WED JAN 31 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-010315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 408 AM AST WED JAN 31 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ JAN 07
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAFG 312242 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 142 PM AST WED JAN 31 2007 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-011345- 142 PM AST WED JAN 31 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 970 MB LOW IN THE NORTH BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH OVER THE EASTERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL DRIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE BY NOON THU. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AND THEN DRIFT EAST THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ225-011345- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 142 PM AST WED JAN 31 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-011345- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 142 PM AST WED JAN 31 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-011345- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 142 PM AST WED JAN 31 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-011345- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 142 PM AST WED JAN 31 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-011345- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 142 PM AST WED JAN 31 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ TF/JL JAN 07
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 30, 7:09 AM AKST, 15 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 7:09 AM AKST, 15 hours 59 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1209 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007 .DISCUSSION... STRONG RIDGE ALOFT EXTENDS FROM JUST OFF THE WEST COAST OF NOAM NORTHWESTWARD TO WRANGEL ISLAND AND BEYOND. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL GRADUALLY ROTATE EASTWARD...EXTENDING FROM THE ALASKA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST AND BEYOND BY THURSDAY. HIGH SPEED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WEST COAST AND BERING SEA...GRADUALLY SPREADING EAST. WITHIN THE RIDGE...MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...850 MB HIGH TEMPERATURES APPROACHING +8C IN SOME SECTIONS OF THE INTERIOR. HIGH TEMPERATURES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN PARTS OF THE INTERIOR WILL BE IN THE 40S AND POSSIBLY REACH 50. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND BREAK DOWN RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES RETURNING. 960 MB STORM NEAR 51N/164W AT 18Z WILL MOVE TO NEAR 57N/175W AT 06Z WEDNESDAY FILLING TO 962 MB. ESTIMATE POSITION FOR 00Z THURSDAY NEAR 58N/180W FILLING TO 972-974 MB. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE ARCTIC COAST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND THE FRONT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE WEST COAST AND NORTHERN BERING SEA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE CERTAIN AT POINT LAY... AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE ARCTIC COAST. STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN ZONES 207-209-210-214 TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH BLIZZARD CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY IN ZONE 213. GAP WINDS CONTINUING OVERNIGHT IN ZONES 225-226... WITH ISOLATED 50+ MPH GUSTS IN WINDY PASS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ225. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ207. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ213. BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235- PKZ240. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. && RF JAN 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 5:07 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Jan 30, 11:08 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Jan 30, 11:12 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Jan 31, 12:33 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 17 hr | |
| Jan 31, 8:42 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 58 hr | |
| Jan 31, 9:25 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Jan 31, 9:30 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 57 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.