Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 79, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 5, 2011, 3:03 AM AKDT. 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
- Sep 5, 2011, 3:03 AM AKDT (11:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2011, 4:03 AM AKDT
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
490 FZAK52 PAFG 051103 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 303 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 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. PKZ299-060200- 303 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... MODERATE 962 MB LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH MON OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AS THE LOW MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND BY LATE MON EVENING. MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AND BUILD OVER THE CHUKOTSK AND THE WESTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ200-060200- NORTON SOUND- 303 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ210-060200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 303 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-060200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 303 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ220-060200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 303 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ CF/DJH SEP 11
4 follow-up statements
705 FZAK52 PAFG 052256 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 256 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-061400- 256 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 957 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN TO NEAR 965 MB TUESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND. MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE CHUKOTSK AND THE WESTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ200-061400- NORTON SOUND- 256 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ210-061400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 256 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ215-061400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 256 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-061400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 256 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ CC/JK SEP 11
665 FZAK52 PAFG 061200 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 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. PKZ299-070030- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A VERY STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHERN TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AS A 996 MB LOW BY WED. A WEATHER FRONT MOVING NORTH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA TUE WILL WEAKEN WED AND THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN CHUKCHI AND BERING SEAS. $$ PKZ200-070030- NORTON SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ210-070030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-070030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-070030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ SEP 11
305 FZAK52 PAFG 062122 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 122 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-071330- 122 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A VERY STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHERN TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AS A 996 MB LOW BY WED. A WEATHER FRONT MOVING NORTH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA TUE WILL WEAKEN WED AND THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN CHUKCHI AND BERING SEAS. $$ PKZ200-071330- NORTON SOUND- 122 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-071330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 122 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-071330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 122 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-071330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 122 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JK/JM SEP 11
522 FZAK52 PAFG 071203 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 403 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 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. PKZ299-080030- 403 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN CHUKCHI AND BERING SEAS WILL BUILD OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THU. A LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA AS A 988 MB LOW FRI AND THEN MOVE EAST JUST NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ PKZ200-080030- NORTON SOUND- 403 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ210-080030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 403 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ215-080030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 403 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-080030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 403 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. FOG. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ SEP 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 Sep 5, 1:54 AM AKDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 1:54 AM AKDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 154 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH AT LEAST 48 HOURS. A LARGE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL DEEPEN TO NEAR 954 MB BY LATE MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AS A 962 MB LOW BY LATE MORNING ON TUE. AS THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW CONTINUES FROM THE EAST FOR THE EASTERN PORTION OF NORTHERN ALASKA SOME PRECIPITATION MAY MAKE IT INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR BY TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN SPREAD TO NEAR BETTLES BY TUE EVENING. THE BIGGEST IMPACT FOR NORTHERN ALASKA WILL BE THE LOW LEVEL WINDS FROM THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BEING DEVELOPED FROM THE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF NORTHERN ALASKA WILL BE NORMAL THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON WHEN THE LOW WEAKENS RAPIDLY AND CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST TO THE WESTERN PORTION OF KODIAK ISLAND BY TUE NIGHT. MARINE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS STORM. N THE MEDIUM RANGE...A DEEP LOW THAT DEVELOPS IN THE VCNTY OF KODIAK ISLAND DURING THE SHORT TERM WILL BE RAPIDLY FILLING AT THE START OF THE MEDIUM RANGE. A DEEP TROUGH ALOFT WILL EXTEND ALONG 160W WITH LOW CENTERS ALOFT OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA. THE MODEL AND ENSEMBLE SPREAD INCREASE LATE IN THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND. THE MAIN CAUSE FOR THIS SPREAD IS A VERY COMPLEX LOW IN SIBERIA THAT SLOWLY DRIFTS INTO THE BERING SEA. GIVEN THE COMPLEX NATURE OF THIS LOW AND THE INTERACTION WITH EX-TROPICAL SYSTEMS TALAS AND NORU THE PATTERN ACROSS MAINLAND AK BECOMES INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN. IT WOULD APPEAR MOST LIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF WLY FLOW ALOFT LATE IN THE WEEK AS THE TROUGH THAT EXTENDS INTO THE ARCTIC LIFTS OUT. THIS MAY BE FOLLOWED BY A BUILDING RIDGE ACROSS THE MAINLAND OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW COMPLEX THAT MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA. IF ALL THIS PANS OUT IT NAY LEAD TO A PERIOD OF PLEASANT FALL WEATHER FOR MUCH OF THE INTERIOR WITH MOST OF THE UNSETTLED WEATHER ALONG THE WEST COAST. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && .HYDROLOGY...NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ213. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ230. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. && CF SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 3:03 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Sep 5, 2:54 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 47 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.