Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 103, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 24, 2011, 1:18 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2011, 1:18 PM AKDT (21:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2011, 1:25 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
621 FZAK51 PAFG 242118 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 118 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 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. PKZ298-251230- 118 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1026 MB HIGH 800 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS THE RIDGE BUILDS WEST TO EAST WELL OFF SHORE. LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH OVER THE INTERIOR THIS EVENING AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ225-251230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 118 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ230-251230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 118 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-251230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 118 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ240-251230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 118 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ245-251230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 118 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ SDB/JK OCT 11
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976 FZAK51 PAFG 251154 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 354 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 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. PKZ298-260030- 354 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST INTO THU. A 984 MB LOW OVER THE YUKON DELTA WILL MOVE OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AS A 986 MB LOW TUE NIGHT AND TO THE BERING STRAIT AS A 990 MB LOW WED AFTERNOON. A VERY STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST. $$ PKZ225-260030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 354 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ230-260030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 354 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ235-260030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 354 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ240-260030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 354 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ245-260030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 354 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ OCT 11
848 FZAK51 PAFG 252143 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 143 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 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. PKZ298-261245- 143 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 968 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES EAST TO NEAR YAKUTAT WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN DISSIPATES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW HAS MOVED ALOFT OVER INTERIOR ALASKA...INCREASING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE ARCTIC COAST. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST. A LOW ALOFT OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR WILL DEVELOP A 986 MB SURFACE LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ225-261245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 143 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ230-261245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 143 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ235-261245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 143 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ240-261245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 143 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ245-261245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 143 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ DJH/RL OCT 11
613 FZAK51 PAFG 261130 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 330 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 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. PKZ298-270015- 330 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST. A 984 MB LOW OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT AS A 990 MB LOW BY 4PM WED AND TO ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AS A 992 MB LOW BY 4PM THU. $$ PKZ225-270015- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 330 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ230-270015- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 330 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ235-270015- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 330 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ240-270015- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 330 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-270015- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 330 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. FOG. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ OCT 11
103 FZAK51 PAFG 262017 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1217 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 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. PKZ298-271130- 1217 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU. A 990 MB LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE TO ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AS A 993 MB LOW BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ225-271130- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 1217 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ230-271130- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 1217 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ235-271130- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 1217 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ240-271130- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 1217 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-271130- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 1217 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ RL/JK OCT 11
897 FZAK51 PAFG 271125 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 325 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011 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. PKZ298-280230- 325 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN TODAY. A 992 MB LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THIS EVENING...AND THEN DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ225-280230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 325 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ230-280230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 325 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ235-280230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 325 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ240-280230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 325 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-280230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 325 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ CC/CB OCT 11
080 FZAK51 PAFG 272125 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 125 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011 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. PKZ298-281230- 125 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE RUNNING WEST TO EAST NEAR 74 N WILL WEAKEN BUT PERSIST THROUGH FRI. A 993 MB LOW OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THIS EVENING WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ225-281230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 125 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ230-281230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 125 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ235-281230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 125 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ240-281230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 125 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-281230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 125 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ RL/SDB OCT 11
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 Oct 24, 6:09 AM AKDT, 7 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 6:09 AM AKDT, 7 hours 9 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 609 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS... ALOFT...THE LONG WAVE PATTERN CONSISTS OF A TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA AND RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA. THE TROUGH WILL PROGRESS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WED AND REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STRONG S-SW FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST TODAY THROUGH TUE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA AND THEN WEAKEN WED AND THE TROUGH MOVE OVER THE AREA. THIS IS BRINGING SNOW TO THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR TODAY THROUGH TUE AND CHINOOKS CONDITIONS TO THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR TODAY THROUGH TUE. SNOW WILL SPREAD TO THE EASTERN INTERIOR WED WITH THE LONG WAVE TROUGH. SURFACE... A 1030 MB HIGH 800 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL DRIFT SLOWLY WEST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS IS CAUSING EAST WINDS AND FLURRIES AND FOG ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST. AN OCCLUDED FRONT FROM THE YUKON DELTA TO MCGRATH WILL MOVE TO NOME TO FORT YUKON BY 4PM MON AND DISSIPATE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA AND ARCTIC COAST TUE. 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR WITH THIS IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR TODAY WITH THE AMOUNTS DIMINISHING AS IT MOVES NORTH. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SHOWERS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN SOUTH OF THE FRONT TODAY. A STRONG LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE EAST TO THE KENAI PENINSULA TUE. AN OCCLUDED FRONT FROM THIS LOW STRETCHING EAST ACROSS BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO BETHEL TO KING SALMON BY 4PM MON AND OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN ALONG AN ANVIK TO BETTLES LINE BY 4PM TUE. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER 2-4 INCHES TO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR TONIGHT-TUE WITH AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN IN ZONES 215 AND 216 AND POSSIBLY 227. THIS WILL ALSO CAUSE A MODERATE CHINOOK ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY THROUGH TUE. THIS FRONT WILL REFORM AS A COLD FRONT AND DRIFT EAST WED SPREADING SNOW AND COLDER AIR INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR WED. && .DISCUSSION... MODELS HAVE PROBLEM INITIALIZING THE DEPTH OF THE SE BERING LOW ALOFT. THE NAM INITIALIZED THIS FEATURE BEST AT AND WAS THE MODEL OF CHOICE AS A RESULT. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226-AKZ227. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ215-AKZ216. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235- PKZ240-PKZ245. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ230-PKZ235. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ225. && JB OCT 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 8:20 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 40 hr | |
| Oct 24, 3:43 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Oct 24, 3:49 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Oct 24, 3:49 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 56 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:31 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 67 hr | |
| Oct 24, 1:18 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 15 hr |
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