Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2007
Storm Warning 4, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 23, 2007, 2:29 AM AKST. It was in force for 20 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
- Nov 23, 2007, 2:29 AM AKST (11:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2007, 10:49 PM AKST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFG 231629 AAA CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 729 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 UPDATED ZONES 240 AND 245 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. PKZ298-240100- 729 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1033 MB HIGH 500 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL DRIFT EAST THROUGH FRI. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA FRI. $$ PKZ225-240100- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 729 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ230-240100- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 729 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-240100- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 729 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-240100- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 729 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 UPDATED WINDS FOR TODAY ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-240100- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 729 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 UPDATED FOR STORM WARNING ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ DA/RT/CF NOV 07
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFG 232202 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 102 PM AST FRI NOV 23 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. PKZ298-241500- 102 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1036 MB HIGH 500 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ225-241500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 102 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ230-241500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 102 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-241500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 102 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-241500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 102 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-241500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 102 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 45 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ CF/JK NOV 07
000 FZAK51 PAFG 241249 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 349 AM AST SAT NOV 24 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. PKZ298-250400- 349 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING WEST TO EAST JUST INLAND FROM THE ARCTIC COASTLINE WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE FAR NORTH BEAUFORT SEA WILL BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD TO BE JUST WEST OF BANKS ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ225-250400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 349 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ230-250400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 349 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-250400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 349 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-250400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 349 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-250400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 349 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 45 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 45 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 45 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ TF/DA NOV 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 Nov 23, 12:54 AM AKST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 12:54 AM AKST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 554 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 .DISCUSSION... HIGH ENERGY AMPLIFIED PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION...AND THIS LOOKS TO CONTINUE FOR A WHILE. MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND IS THE RETROGRESSION/FORMATION OF RIDGE ALOFT OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR. THIS CHANGE SHOULD RESULT IN MORE OF THE STORM ACTION IN THE BERING SEA. PRESENTLY...RIDGE STRETCHING FROM 81N/135W SWD TO OFF THE OREGON COAST...WITH TROUGH ALOFT NEARING KODIAK ISLAND ALREADY KNOCKING DOWN HEIGHTS OVER THE STATE. THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY..WITH RIDGE REBUILDING BEFORE THE WEEKEND IS DONE. AT THE SURFACE...994 MB LOW NEAR PABE MOVG NORTHWARD. 1034 MB HIGH 600 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WITH RIDGE SEWD INTO MACKENZIE VALLEY. 1009 MB HIGH OVER CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WITH RIDGE SOUTH TO JUST WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. MODELS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT INTO SAT...BUT INCREASING DIVERGENCE THEREAFTER. ALL MODELS HAVING TERRIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THE HIGH ENERGY AND ONGOING RETROGRESSION OF THE RIDGE...SO NO CONFIDENCE IN DETAILS BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...LONG RANGE OUTLOOK CONTINUES TO SHOW RIDGE OF EPIC PROPORTIONS CENTERED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA...WITH 500 MB HEIGHTS NOW FORECAST TO APPROACH 300 METER ABOVE NORMAL WEEKS 1 AND 2. WOW. MORE RECORD HIGH TEMPS WILL FALL IF THIS FORECAST VERIFIES...ESPECIALLY WEST OF 150W. NORTH SLOPE...MODELS HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT STRONG EASTERLIES NOW UNDERWAY EAST OF BARROW...AND WILL LIKELY WEAKEN WINDS TOO FAST. WITH HIGH ANCHORED NE OF THE SLOPE...ZONES 203 AND 204 COULD GO INTO THE WEEKEND WITH AT LEAST ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS. ADDITIONALLY... ANY SNOWFALL LIKELY TO PRODUCE AN INSTANT BLIZ...SO WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH THIS. WEST COAST...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES CONTINUED FOR INLAND ZONES...BUT THERE IS NOT A LOT OF PRECIP LEFT AT THIS POINT. OTHERWISE COMPARATIVELY QUIET IN THE SHORT TERM. COULD GET QUITE STORMY BEYOND DAY FOUR IF RIDGE SETS UP ALONG ABOUT 150W AS GFS FORECASTS...WITH STRONG DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW...THOUGH AT LEAST S OF THE BERING STRAIT PRECIP WOULD LIKELY BE ALL RAIN. INTERIOR...ADVISORY WINDS ALASKA RANGE ZONES SHOULD DROP OFF SIGNIFICANTLY BY NOON. FALLING HEIGHTS WORKING ON PRETTY DRY LOW LEVEL AIR...BUT AT SOME AREAS OF SNOW SEEM LIKELY NEXT 24 HOURS. CURRENT DRY LOW LEVEL SHOULD ALLOW WHATEVER PRECIP THERE IS TO BE SNOW...THO BRIEF RAIN POSSIBLE AS PRECIP STARTS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ217. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ240-PKZ245. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235. && RT NOV 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 12:09 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 52 hr | |
| Nov 23, 1:28 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:59 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 13 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.