Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 17, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 11, 2011, 1:35 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 11, 2011, 1:35 PM AKST (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2011, 1:35 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
584 FZAK51 PAFG 112235 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 135 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-121500- 135 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN ARCTIC OCEAN AND THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH SATURDAY. A 954 MB LOW 100 NM SW OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST TO BE NEAR UNALAKLEET BY LATE SAT EVENING AS A 978 MB LOW. $$ PKZ225-121500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 135 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-121500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 135 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-121500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 135 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-121500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 135 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-121500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 135 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ CF/DJH NOV 11
2 follow-up statements
254 FZAK51 PAFG 121142 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 242 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-130245- 242 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN ARCTIC OCEAN AND THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ225-130245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 242 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ230-130245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 242 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-130245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 242 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-130245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 242 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-130245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 242 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ JK/SDB NOV 11
406 FZAK51 PAFG 122235 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 135 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-131500- 135 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ225-131500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 135 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ230-131500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 135 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ235-131500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 135 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-131500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 135 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-131500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 135 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT TURNING NW .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ CF/DJH 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 11, 5:05 AM AKST, 8 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 5:05 AM AKST, 8 hours 30 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 505 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 .DISCUSSION... CURRENT MODELS IN AGREEMENT WITH STRONG SURFACE LOW MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY FRI. A STRONG 967 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO BRISTOL BAY FRI AND DEEPEN TO 955 MB AS IT MOVES NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND FRIDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL WESTERN INTERIOR BY 00Z SUN WHILE WEAKENING. SNOW DEVELOPING IN AKZ214-SWRN AKZ215 FRI...SPREADING NWD AND EWD TO THE SEWARD PEN..SRN PARTS OF CNTRL AND WRN INTERIOR BY 00Z SUN. WINDS INCREASING ALONG ALL COASTAL AND MARINE AREAS AS THE STRONG LOW MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY...INCREASING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. WINTER STORM WATCHES FOR 214/215 HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO WARNINGS. 212 HAS BEEN ADDED AS WELL. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THESE AREAS...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE NULATO HILLS. EASTERLY GALES DVLPG PKZ200-SRN PKZ210 FRI. EAST TO NORTHEAST GALES DVLPG PKZ225-PKZ230 FRI NIGHT. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL...COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED TO END IN AKZ211-AKZ212 BY 6 PM THIS EVENING. HIGH SURF EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG NORTH FACING BEACHES NEAR POINT HOPE FRI NIGHT AS NORTHEAST GALES DEVELOP. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ212-AKZ214-AKZ215. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225- PKZ230. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ230. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ215-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ225-PKZ230. && JK NOV 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2:36 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Nov 11, 2:38 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 5 days | |
| Nov 11, 2:38 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 71 hr | |
| Nov 11, 2:38 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 6 days | |
| Nov 11, 2:41 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Nov 11, 2:41 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 11, 2:41 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 14 days | |
| Nov 11, 4:01 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Nov 11, 1:37 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 60 hr | |
| Nov 11, 1:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 60 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.