Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 94, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 14, 2011, 1:51 PM AKDT. It was in force for 72 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
- Oct 14, 2011, 1:51 PM AKDT (21:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2011, 1:36 PM AKDT
- In force
- 72 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
981 FZAK69 PAFG 142151 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 151 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-151300- 151 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NEAR THE BERING STRAIT TO THE WESTERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. A 984 MB LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH. AT 4 PM AKDT SAT...THE LOW WILL BE 997 MB OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND...THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ500-151300- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 151 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT5. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ505-151300- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 151 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ510-151300- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 151 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ DA/SDB OCT 11
6 follow-up statements
651 FZAK69 PAFG 151206 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 406 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-160015- 406 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NEAR THE BERING STRAIT TO THE WESTERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. A 984 MB LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH. AT 4 PM AKDT SAT...THE LOW WILL BE 997 MB OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND...THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ500-160015- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 406 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ505-160015- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 406 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ510-160015- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 406 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ RL/DJH OCT 11
234 FZAK69 PAFG 152120 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 120 PM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-161315- 120 PM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... 1035 MB HIGH 500 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE DRIFTING NORTH. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR WITH A 995 MB CENTER NEAR KOTZEBUE SOUND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ500-161315- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 120 PM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ505-161315- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 120 PM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ510-161315- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 120 PM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ SDB/DA OCT 11
705 FZAK69 PAFG 161146 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 346 AM AKDT SUN OCT 16 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-170300- 346 AM AKDT SUN OCT 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... 1035 MB HIGH 500 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE DRIFTING NORTH. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ500-170245- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 346 AM AKDT SUN OCT 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ505-170300- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 346 AM AKDT SUN OCT 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ510-170300- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 346 AM AKDT SUN OCT 16 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ TF/DJH OCT 11
731 FZAK69 PAFG 162214 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 214 PM AKDT SUN OCT 16 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-171315- 214 PM AKDT SUN OCT 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... 1035 MB HIGH 500 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE DRIFTING NORTH. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ500-171315- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 214 PM AKDT SUN OCT 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ505-171315- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 214 PM AKDT SUN OCT 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG THROUGH THE NIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ510-171315- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 214 PM AKDT SUN OCT 16 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ DA OCT 11
982 FZAK69 PAFG 171152 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 352 AM AKDT MON OCT 17 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-180300- 352 AM AKDT MON OCT 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... 1035 MB HIGH 500 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON BEFORE DRIFTING NORTH. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ500-180300- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 352 AM AKDT MON OCT 17 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ505-180300- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 352 AM AKDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ510-180300- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 352 AM AKDT MON OCT 17 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ TF/DJH OCT 11
581 FZAK69 PAFG 172136 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 136 PM AKDT MON OCT 17 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-181245- 136 PM AKDT MON OCT 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... 1036 MB HIGH 500 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL DRIFT ABOUT 100 NM NORTH THROUGH THU. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ500-181245- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 136 PM AKDT MON OCT 17 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ505-181245- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 136 PM AKDT MON OCT 17 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ510-181245- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 136 PM AKDT MON OCT 17 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ DA 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 14, 4:35 AM AKDT, 9 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 14, 4:35 AM AKDT, 9 hours 16 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 435 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURES A LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING DOWN OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA. FRIDAY THE TROUGH WILL SWING A LITTLE TO THE EAST AS A RIDGE BUILDS FROM THE YUKON INTO NORTHEAST ALASKA. SATURDAY THE TROUGH RUNS FROM THE SEWARD PENINSULA TO ANCHORAGE WHILE THE RIDGE MOVES SLOWLY BACK TO THE EAST INTO WESTERN CANADA. AT THE SURFACE...A 989 MB LOW NEAR THE BERING STRAIT WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. A 986 MB LOW ABOUT 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NORTHEAST. AT 4 AM AKDT FRI THE LOW WILL BE AT 980 MB 60 NM NORTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM...THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA ON FRI. A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO THE WESTERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT. NORTH SLOPE...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG OUT OF THE EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH BLOWING SNOW AND PATCHY FOG. FLURRIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING ON SATURDAY. WEST COAST...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF WESTERN ALASKA BUT WILL BE INCREASING OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF AS A LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE CWA TODAY. THIS LOW WILL BRING A LOT OF RAIN TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO THE WEST CENTRAL INTERIOR. SNOW WILL FALL IN THE NORTHWEST WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. INTERIOR...WINDS WILL BLOW TO NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS IN THE ALASKA RANGE AS A LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. STRONGEST WILL BE FROM LATE MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A LITTLE WARMER TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS FAIRLY LIGHT. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ235. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ240. && RL OCT 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 3:32 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 3 days | |
| Oct 14, 4:46 AM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Oct 14, 1:51 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Oct 14, 2:30 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 33 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.