Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 15, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 17, 2011, 1:23 PM AKST. It was in force for 62 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, 1:23 PM AKST (22:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2011, 2:54 AM AKST
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
445 FZAK52 PAFG 172223 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 123 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 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. PKZ299-181330- 123 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE YUKON DELTA AND ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TUE. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA MON NIGHT. A VERY STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA TUE. $$ PKZ200-181330- NORTON SOUND- 123 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-181330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 123 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 40 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-181330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 123 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-181330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 123 PM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ DA/RT JAN 11
5 follow-up statements
255 FZAK52 PAFG 181258 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-190015- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A COLD FRONT FROM THE YUKON DELTA WEST WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY AND DRIFT NORTH TUE NIGHT AND WED. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA STRETCHING EAST ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA WILL BUILD SOUTH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA TUE. A VERY STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA TUE AND WED. $$ PKZ200-190015- NORTON SOUND- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-190015- DALL POINT TO WALES- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-190015- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-190015- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 358 AM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ JAN 11
151 FZAK52 PAFG 182304 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 204 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 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. PKZ299-191415- 204 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL BUILD INTO INTERIOR ALASKA TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTH OVER THE NORTH SLOPE ON WED NIGHT. A VERY STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ200-191415- NORTON SOUND- 204 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER NOON. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-191415- DALL POINT TO WALES- 204 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-191415- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 204 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-191415- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 204 PM AKST TUE JAN 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ RL/JM/JK JAN 11
321 FZAK52 PAFG 191245 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 345 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-200015- 345 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM NORTHERN RUSSIA EAST ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU. A VERY STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A WEATHER FRONT FROM THIS LOW STRETCHING EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTH TO ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY THU. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA FROM THE NORTHWEST THU PM. $$ PKZ200-200015- NORTON SOUND- 345 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-200015- DALL POINT TO WALES- 345 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ215-200015- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 345 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-200015- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 345 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ JAN 11
182 FZAK52 PAFG 192227 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 127 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 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. PKZ299-201345- 127 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM NORTHERN RUSSIA EAST ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THU. A VERY STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A WEATHER FRONT FROM THIS LOW STRETCHING EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTH TO ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY THU. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA FROM THE NORTHWEST THU EVENING. $$ PKZ200-201345- NORTON SOUND- 127 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-201345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 127 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. .MON...N WINDS 40 KT. $$ PKZ215-201345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 127 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-201345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 127 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. $$ RL/JK/JM JAN 11
016 FZAK52 PAFG 201154 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 254 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-210300- 254 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHES FROM NORTHERN RUSSIA EAST ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST WITH A 1022 MB CENTER NEAR BARROW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SAT. A 962 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU ISLAND WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH SAT. A 959 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA ISLAND BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ200-210300- NORTON SOUND- 254 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-210300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 254 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-210300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 254 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-210300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 254 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ SDB/CB/CC 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 17, 6:16 AM AKST, 7 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 6:16 AM AKST, 7 hours 7 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 616 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS... ALOFT... RIDGE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL RECEDE SOUTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT. A DEEP 470 DM LOW NEAR 80N/140W WILL MOVE TO NEAR BANKS ISLAND BY 3PM TUE. A STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER NORTHERN ALASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS TO NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH TUE. SURFACE... A STRONG COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM BARTER ISLAND TO ANAKTUVUK PASS TO THE BERING STRAIT...WILL MOVE TO ARCTIC VILLAGE TO NOME TO GAMBELL BY 3PM MON...TO EAGLE TO FAIRBANKS TO SCAMMON BAY BY 3AM TUE AND THEN MOVE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND WEAKEN TUE. SNOW ALONG THE FRONT ALONG THE NORTH SLOPE WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS THE COLD SURFACE LAYER IS MIXED OUT. EXPECT NORTH TO WEST WINDS 15-25 KT ALONG THE FRONT DIMINISHING TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH AND WEAKENS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL BUILD RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA AND NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA MON AND MON NIGHT AND ACROSS THE INTERIOR TUE BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS OF 25-35KT IN ZONES 203 AND 204 TO DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO TUE. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY ZONES 203 AND 204 ALONG WITH LOW WIND CHILLS THIS EVENING THROUGH TUE. A VERY STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA TUE. THIS WILL CAUSE STRONG EAST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT INTO WED. && .DISCUSSION... MODELS INITIALIZE WELL AND SHOW SIMILAR SOLUTIONS. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ203-AKZ204. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. && JB 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, 2:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 49 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 |
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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.