Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 12, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 7, 2011, 2:32 PM AKST. It was in force for 29 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
- Nov 7, 2011, 2:32 PM AKST (23:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 8, 2011, 7:50 PM AKST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
616 FZAK52 PAFG 072332 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 232 PM AKST MON NOV 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. PKZ299-081245- 232 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A VERY STRONG STORM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE MORNING. THE LOW IS FORECASTED TO BE A 945 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTH OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ200-081245- NORTON SOUND- 232 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT TUESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 50 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ210-081245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 232 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 70 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WINDS 65 KT DECREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ215-081245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 232 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 60 KT DECREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ220-081245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 232 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT INCREASING TO 70 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 70 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ RF/CCC/CWA NOV 11
3 follow-up statements
547 FZAK52 PAFG 081215 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 315 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-090315- 315 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A VERY STRONG STORM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE MORNING. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO BE A 945 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTH OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ200-090315- NORTON SOUND- 315 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...S WINDS 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ210-090315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 315 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 60 KT BECOMING S 75 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WINDS 70 KT DECREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ215-090315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 315 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING E 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-090315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 315 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...S WINDS 70 KT. SEAS 21 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ TF/JK NOV 11
175 FZAK52 PAFG 082330 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 230 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 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. PKZ299-091745- 230 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A VERY STRONG STORM WILL CONTINUE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS EVENING. THIS LOW WILL BECOME A 945 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE NORTH OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ200-091745- NORTON SOUND- 230 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-091745- DALL POINT TO WALES- 230 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 55 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT DECREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ215-091745- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 230 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING E 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-091745- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 230 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 50 KT INCREASING TO 70 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT. SEAS 23 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ RF/CCC/CWA NOV 11
725 FZAK52 PAFG 090450 AAA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 750 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. UPDATED ZONES 200 210 AND 215 PKZ299-091800- 750 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A VERY STRONG STORM WILL CONTINUE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS EVENING. THIS LOW WILL BECOME A 945 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE NORTH OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ200-091800- NORTON SOUND- 750 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-091800- DALL POINT TO WALES- 750 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 55 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 27 FT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. SNOW. .WED...SW WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT DECREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ215-091800- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 750 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING E 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-091800- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 750 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 50 KT INCREASING TO 70 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT. SEAS 23 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ JB NOV 11
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Nov 7, 1:54 PM AKST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 1:54 PM AKST, 38 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 154 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 .DISCUSSION... CURRENT MODELS AGREE WELL ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRACK OF BERING SEA SUPERSTORM WHICH WILL CAUSE SEVERE BEACH EROSION AND MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING OVER PARTS OF THE WEST COAST. MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS OVER MOST WEST COAST AREAS WILL BE GALE TO STORM FORCE...HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS IN AKZ207-AKZ213. OVER WATER...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED PKZ210-PKZ220. THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST SEVERE BERING SEA STORMS ON RECORD. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED IN AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210- AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214. WINDS INCREASING OVER MUCH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WED...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 30-40 MPH IN AKZ201 AND 40-50 MPH IN AKZ201. BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED IN AKZ201. 973 MB STORM ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT MID AFTERNOON DEEPENING RAPIDLY TO AROUND 945-950 MB MILES WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 00Z WED...MOVING TO NORTH OF THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY 00Z THU WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE NEAR 950 MB. LOWEST CENTRAL PRESSURE WILL BE NEAR 940 MB. LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS SOUTHEAST INTERIOR AND EASTERN ALASKA RANGE TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF TUE. APPROXIMATE SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED... AKZ207...5-9 INCHES AKZ208...6-8 INCHES AKZ209...5-8 INCHES AKZ210...9-14 INCHES...SMALLER AMOUNTS NORTH PARTS AKZ212...5-10 INCHES AKZ214...4-8 INCHES COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL... MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING AND SEVERE BEACH EROSION EXPECTED TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. BERING SEA COAST FROM CAPE ROMANZOF TO POINT ROMANOF. 2. EASTERN AND NORTHERN SHORELINE OF NORTON SOUND. 3. SOUTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF BERING STRAIT COAST... ST LAWRENCE ISLAND...LITTLE DIOMEDE. 4. CHUKCHI SEA COAST FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN TO POINT HOPE. 5. ADDITIONALLY...HIGH WATER LEVELS IN NORTON SOUND WILL CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF NORTON SOUND. TIDAL LEVELS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 8-9 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IN NORTON SOUND...ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST...AND ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST FROM CAPE ROMANZOF TO POINT ROMANOF. TIDES MAY AS HIGH AS 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG PARTS OF THE CHUKCHI SEA COAST FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN NORTHWEST TO POINT HOPE. STRONG WINDS AND WAVES WILL PUSH ICE IN NORTON BAY ONSHORE. IN THE NOME AREA...MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF AROUND 8 FEET IS EXPECTED EARLY WED EVENING. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... COASTAL FLOOD WARNING AKZ207-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214. WINTER STORM WARNING AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ214. BLIZZARD WARNING AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209. BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ201. HIGH WIND WARNING AKZ213. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225. GALE WARNING PKZ220-PKZ225. STORM WARNING PKZ210. && RF NOV 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 3:04 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Watch | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:11 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:58 AM AKST | Coastal Flood Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Nov 7, 5:49 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 64 hr | |
| Nov 7, 5:49 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 55 hr | |
| Nov 7, 5:56 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 63 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:30 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:32 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 29 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:32 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:32 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 72 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:33 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:33 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:33 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:33 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:33 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 9 days | |
| Nov 7, 2:33 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 10 days |
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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.