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Storm Warning 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK

April 9, 2010

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 9, 2010, 2:02 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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: Apr 9, 2010, 2:02 AM AKDT (10:02 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2010, 2:17 PM AKDT
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

523 
FZAK52 PAFG 091002
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
202 AM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

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.

PKZ299-100200-
202 AM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
ALASKA BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG 960 MB LOW 75NM NORTH
OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TO 50NM WEST OF SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 988 MB BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE
WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL BE LOCATED FROM SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND TO CAPE ROMANZOF LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ200-100200-
NORTON SOUND-
202 AM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-100200-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
202 AM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
TONIGHT...
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 30 TO 45 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND.
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SAT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-100200-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
202 AM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-100200-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
202 AM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RL/CF APR 10

3 follow-up statements

737 
FZAK52 PAFG 092145
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
145 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

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.

PKZ299-101245-
145 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 956 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST. THE LOW WILL BE 966 MB 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL SAT 
AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB OVER THE CHUKOTSK
PENINSULA BY SUN EVENING.


$$

PKZ200-101245-
NORTON SOUND-
145 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING.
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT...SE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1
NM OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-101245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
145 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 50 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1
NM OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-101245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
145 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .
.MON...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT.  
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-101245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
145 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.SAT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

JK/DA APR 10

580 
FZAK52 PAFG 101110
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
310 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

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.

PKZ299-110215-
310 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF MACKENZIE BAY TODAY.
A 956 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE NORTHEAST.
IT WILL BE 966 MB 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL SAT AFTERNOON...THEN
WEAKEN TO 990 MB OVER THE BERING STRAIT BY SUN EVENING.

$$

PKZ200-110215-
NORTON SOUND-
310 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-110215-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
310 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-110215-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
310 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-110215-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
310 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RL/KA APR 10

878 
FZAK52 PAFG 102217
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
217 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

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.

PKZ299-111330-
217 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 964 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND
DISSIPATE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA LATE SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW
MOVING OVER THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA AND MOVING NORTHEAST WILL BE
981 MB 800 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL BE
979 MB JUST EAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ200-111330-
NORTON SOUND-
217 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-111330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
217 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-111330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
217 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-111330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
217 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RT/DA APR 10

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 Apr 8, 3:01 PM AKDT, 11 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 3:01 PM AKDT, 11 hours 1 minute before

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
301 PM AKDT THU APR 8 2010

.DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

WEST COAST...THE LARGE LOW MOVING TO THE WEST COAST BY FRIDAY
EVENING IS PROGGED BY SEVERAL MODELS TO BE QUITE HEALTHY IN TERMS
OF PRECIPITABLE WATER...WHICH APPEARS THAT MOST WILL BE IN THE
FORM OF SNOW. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS GUSTING TO MORE THAN 50 MPH IN
THE BERING STRAIT AND SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. THE TIMING OF THE
WINDS AND THE PRECIPITATION IS GOING TO BE THE GREATEST CHALLENGE.
IF BOTH OCCUR SIMULTANEOUSLY...IT APPEARS THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WILL BE LIKELY OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AS WELL AS ZONE 214.
ADDITIONALLY...IT APPEARS THAT THE NULATO HILLS MAY EXPERIENCE
SOME VERY DECENT SNOWFALL AS WELL ON SATURDAY. FOR THE NORTHERN
WEST COAST ZONES, WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL BE NEEDED AS THE FRONT PUSHES FURTHER NORTH ON SATURDAY.

INTERIOR...THE LIGHT SNOW THAT OCCURED THIS MORNING IN FAIRBANKS
IS SLOWELY TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON IN ZONE 222.
LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE ON FRIDAY EAST OF
FAIRBANKS, MAINLY ZONES 224 AND 220.

THE WEATHER PATTERN LOOKS TO BE ACTIVE ALONG THE WEST COAST AT THE
START OF THE MEDIUM RANGE. THE LOW WEAKENS OVER THE WEEKEND WITH
THE WIND DIMINISHING AND THE SNOW TAPERS BACK TO SNOW SHOWERS AS
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LIFTS NORTH AND WEAKENS. OUT AHEAD OF THIS
STRONG SYSTEM SOME RIDGING WILL BE INDUCED DOWNSTREAM ACROSS THE
INTERIOR THAT WILL SHIFT EAST INTO CANADA BY SUNDAY AND SET UP
FAIRLY STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT BETWEEN THE UPPER RIDGE TO THE
EAST AND THE UPPER TROUGH IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA. A SECOND
SYSTEM MAY IMPACT PARTS OF THE WEST COAST TUE-WED NEXT WEEK...BUT
THIS FAR OUT THERE IS MORE SPREAD IN THE MODELS AND FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS LOWER. THE NCEP RMOPS GENERALLY HAVE HIGH MEASURES
OF PREDICTABILITY WITH THE UPPER LOW IN THE BERING SEA AND LOW
MEASURES OF PREDICTABILITY DOWNSTREAM ACROSS THE INTERIOR.

FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

HYDROLOGY...NONE.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ213-AKZ214.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.
&&

APR 10

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 9, 2:02 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	25 hr
Apr 9, 2:02 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFG	36 hr
Apr 9, 5:39 AM AKDT	Blizzard Warning	AFG	39 hr
Apr 9, 5:39 AM AKDT	Winter Storm Watch	AFG	13 hr
Apr 9, 12:40 PM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	33 hr
Apr 9, 1:45 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFG	25 hr
Apr 9, 1:47 PM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFG	49 hr

Nearby

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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.