Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 14, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 17, 2011, 2:55 AM AKST. It was in force for 49 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 17, 2011, 2:55 AM AKST (11:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2011, 3:27 AM AKST
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
190 FZAK51 PAFG 171155 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 255 AM AKST MON JAN 17 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. PKZ298-180030- 255 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A STRONG COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM BARTER ISLAND TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE SOUTH TO THE YUKON DELTA TUE. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA AND NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA MON AND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-180030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 255 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-180030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 255 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-180030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 255 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ240-180030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 255 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-180030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 255 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ JAN 11
4 follow-up statements
733 FZAK51 PAFG 172208 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 108 PM AKST MON JAN 17 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. PKZ298-181315- 108 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 992 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB BY TUE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA AND NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ225-181315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 108 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-181315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 108 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-181315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 108 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU...LIGHT WINDS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-181315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 108 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-181315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 108 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. .THU...NW WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ DA/RT JAN 11
555 FZAK51 PAFG 181240 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 340 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 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. PKZ298-190030- 340 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 994 MB LOW JUST NORTHWEST OF BANKS ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA STRETCHING EAST ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA WILL BUILD SOUTH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA TUE. $$ PKZ225-190030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 340 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-190030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 340 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-190030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 340 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ240-190030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 340 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT DECREASING TO 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-190030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 340 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ JAN 11
101 FZAK51 PAFG 182305 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 205 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 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. PKZ298-191400- 205 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST THIS EVENING WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL BUILD INTO INTERIOR ALASKA TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTH OVER THE NORTH SLOPE ON WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-191400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 205 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-191400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 205 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-191400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 205 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-191400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 205 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-191400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 205 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ RL/JM/JK JAN 11
203 FZAK51 PAFG 191227 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 327 AM AKST WED JAN 19 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. PKZ298-200015- 327 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM NORTHERN RUSSIA EAST ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA FROM THE NORTHWEST THU PM. $$ PKZ225-200015- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 327 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-200015- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 327 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-200015- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 327 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .THU...W WINDS 5 KT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT BECOMING S. FOG. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-200015- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 327 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-200015- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 327 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N. FOG. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ JAN 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 Jan 16, 3:59 PM AKST, 10 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 3:59 PM AKST, 10 hours 56 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 359 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 .DISCUSSION... THE NAM AND GFS COMPUTER WEATHER FORECAST MODELS HAVE SIMILAR PROJECTIONS THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA ALOFT THAT PERSISTED FOR DAYS OVER ALASKA HAS MOVED WEST AND IS OVER SIBERIA. THE NORTHEAST FLOW ALOFT NOW OVER NORTHERN ALASKA HAS BROUGHT IN DRY AND COLDER AIR ALOFT. BOTH MODELS FORECAST LOWERING TEMPERATURES ALOFT...AND A FAST MOVING SHORT WAVE ALOFT MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE CHUKCHI SEA DOWN TO THE SOUTHEASTERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NOON. POLAR ORBITING WEATHER SATELLITE IMAGERY HAS SHOWN THE CLOUDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS SHORT WAVE OVER THE EASTERN CHUKCHI SEA. AS THE SHORT WAVE MOVES DOWN OVER NORTHERN ALASKA THERE WILL BE A 12 TO 24 HOUR PERIOD OF MOSTLY CLOUDY WEATHER...WITH SOME FLURRIES OVER THE ARCTIC AND THE WEST. SKIES WILL THEN CLEAR AS THE SHORT WAVE EXITS. THE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AREA OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY AND STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA ARE FORECAST TO WEAKEN SUBSTANTIALLY TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS AT BIG DELTA WERE GUSTING TO ALMOST 40 MILES AN HOUR AT 3 PM SUNDAY...THE WEAKENING OF THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN A RAPID DECREASE OF THE WINDS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR BY 6 PM. TODAYS POLAR ORBITING SATELLITE IMAGERY HAS ALSO SHOWN TWO DECKS OF STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS THAT HAVE MOVED FROM THE YUKON TERRITORY INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR. THE FIRST CAME FROM THE SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY OVER TO THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY AND THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE. THE SECOND MOVED FROM THE UPPER PORCUPINE VALLEY TO THE EASTERNMOST PORTION OF THE BROOKS RANGE. BOTH OF THESE AREAS OF CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR TONIGHT AS WINDS ALOFT SHIFT FROM EASTERLY TO NORTHERLY. THE ARCTIC COAST EAST OF CAPE HALKETT HAS HAD EXTENSIVE FOG...JUST ALONG THE COAST...ALL DAY. POLAR ORBITING SATELLITE IMAGERY HARDLY SHOWS THIS...SO THE FOG BANK COVERS JUST THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL ZONE. THE INBOUND SHORT WAVE FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA HAS BROUGHT STRATOCUMULUS AND ALTOSTRATUS CLOUDS TO THE ARCTIC WEST OF CAPE HALKETT. THIS AREA OF CLOUDS IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND EASTWARD AND SOUTHWARD TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THERE IS A VERY RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING STORM IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WHILE WILL BE HEADED TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. EASTERLY WINDS OVER THE YUKON DELTA AND SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND ZONES WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN ON A PATH WELL TO THE SOUTH OF THE REALM. THE INCREASING EAST WINDS WILL BE THE ONLY EFFECT THIS SYSTEM HAS IN NORTHERN ALASKA. THE OTHER AREA OF INCREASING COASTAL WINDS IS THE COASTAL MARINE AREA FROM CAPE HALKETT TO THE CANADA BORDER. AS HIGH PRESSURE FROM SIBERIA BUILDS IN BEHIND THE CHUKCHI SEA WEATHER FRONT ON MONDAY...BRISK WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THIS AREA...AND THEN WEAKEN BY TUESDAY EVENING. WEATHER BALLOON DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW VERY STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS OVER THE INTERIOR. THIS PATTERN OF COLD TEMPERATURES ON VALLEY FLOORS AND CONSIDERABLY WARMER TEMPERATURES IN THE HILLS AND AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WHERE THERE IS SOME WIND IS EVIDENT FROM SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE...AT 3 PM... TANANA...EAST WIND 11 MPH...TEMPERATURE 5 BELOW ZERO FAIRBANKS...WINDS CALM MOST OF THE DAY...TEMPERATURE 26 BELOW THE MEDIUM RANGE COMPUTER WEATHER FORECAST MODELS HAVE SIMILAR PROJECTIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ON THURSDAY THE GFS MODEL MOVES AN EXPECTED STRONG SHORT WAVE ALOFT TO MOVE MORE SLOWLY THAN THE EUROPEAN MODEL DOES. FOR THIS THURSDAY...THE GFS FORECASTS AN STRONG SHORT WAVE ALOFT TO TRANSIT THE CHUKCHI SEA AND TO REACH THE NORTHWEST ALASKA COAST. THE EUROPEAN MODEL FORECASTS THE SHORT WAVE TO MOVE MORE RAPIDLY...REACHING THE CENTRAL INTERIOR ON THURSDAY. BOTH MODELS FORECAST STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE ARCTIC THROUGH FRIDAY. AND BOTH MODELS FORECAST RETURN FLOW FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA TO BEGIN NO EARLIER THAN FRIDAY...AND TO BE LIMITED TO THE SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR. NONE OF THE MODEL OUTPUT POINTS TO SEVERE COLD...BUT SOME 50 BELOW WEATHER IS A GOOD BET IN THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AT MID WEEK...AND PERHAPS BEYOND. A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT TO WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PROBABLY NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE LAST 4 DAYS OF THE MONTH. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ240-PKZ245. && TF JAN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2:55 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:11 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 32 hr | |
| Jan 17, 1:23 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 62 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.