Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 16, 2011, 1:30 AM AKST. It was in force for 37 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
- Feb 16, 2011, 1:30 AM AKST (10:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2011, 2:29 PM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
204 FZAK52 PAFG 161030 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 130 AM AKST WED FEB 16 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. PKZ299-170130- 130 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 966 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ANADYR BY LATE TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 974 MB IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA BY 3 PM AKST THURSDAY. A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WEST COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO INTERIOR ALASKA THURSDAY. $$ PKZ200-170130- NORTON SOUND- 130 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .THU...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-170130- DALL POINT TO WALES- 130 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER NOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING. .TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 50 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .THU...S WINDS 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER NOON. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-170130- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 130 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .THU...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-170130- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 130 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .THU...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ JK/CB FEB 11
3 follow-up statements
926 FZAK52 PAFG 162342 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 242 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-171215- 242 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG 963 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF CAPE LISBURNE AS A 974 MB LOW BY 3PM THU AND TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW AS A 979 MB LOW BY 3PM FRI. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WED NIGHT AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ARCTIC COAST THU PM. $$ PKZ200-171215- NORTON SOUND- 242 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-171215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 242 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 50 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .THU...S WINDS 55 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-171215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 242 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .THU...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-171215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 242 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .THU...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ FEB 11
987 FZAK52 PAFG 170959 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1259 AM AKST THU FEB 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. PKZ299-180045- 1259 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 968 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ANADYR WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA THIS AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO SLOWLY WEAKEN. BY 3 PM AKST FRIDAY THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO BE 978 MB 250 NM NORTHEAST OF POINT BARROW. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR ICY CAPE AND INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE BERING STRAIT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-180045- NORTON SOUND- 1259 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER NOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM AT TIMES. .FRI...S WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-180045- DALL POINT TO WALES- 1259 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SNOW BLOWING SNOW. VSBY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-180045- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 1259 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 35 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-180045- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 1259 AM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW ENDS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 35 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ JK/CB FEB 11
508 FZAK52 PAFG 172329 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 229 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-181430- 229 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 971 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE TO 370 MILES NORTH OF LISBURNE AND WEAKEN TO 977 MB AND CONTINUE NORTHEAST. A SECOND LOW WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE GULF OF ANADYR 3AM SUN AT 979 MB AND TO CAPE LISBURNE 3PM SUN WEAKENING TO 994 MB. $$ PKZ200-181430- NORTON SOUND- 229 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...S WINDS 30 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SW WINDS 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-181430- DALL POINT TO WALES- 229 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-181430- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 229 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW DIMINISHING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-181430- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 229 PM AKST THU FEB 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ RL/CC/JL FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 1:28 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Feb 16, 1:28 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 51 hr | |
| Feb 16, 1:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 51 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:23 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:23 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 9:05 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFG | 3 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:08 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:28 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 32 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:46 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 60 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:46 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 37 hr |
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