Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 22, 2011, 2:32 PM AKST. It was in force for 14 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 22, 2011, 2:32 PM AKST (23:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2011, 4:05 AM AKST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
055 FZAK52 PAFG 222332 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 232 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 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. PKZ299-231445- 232 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1008 MB LOW 400 NM SW OF THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTH OF BARROW BY WED EVENING AT 995 MB. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PUSH EAST OF BARTER ISLAND BY WED MORNING. THE NEXT STRONG LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ200-231445- NORTON SOUND- 232 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. .THU...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-231445- DALL POINT TO WALES- 232 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WINDS 55 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 45 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-231445- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 232 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-231445- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 232 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ CF/SDB FEB 11
1 follow-up statement
769 FZAK52 PAFG 231305 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-240415- 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 992 MB LOW OVER CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO BE 150 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW AT 3PM WED. A 976 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL BE A 968 MB CENTER 150 NM SW OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 3AM THU AND A 980 MB CENTER 50 NM NW OF BARROW BY 3AM FRI. $$ PKZ200-240415- NORTON SOUND- 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-240415- DALL POINT TO WALES- 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-240415- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-240415- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT BECOMING W. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ DJH/RT FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 3:12 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 22 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:12 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 3 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:07 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 58 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:07 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 22, 5:24 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Feb 22, 11:32 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 7 hr | |
| Feb 22, 12:47 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 5 days | |
| Feb 22, 1:37 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 3 days | |
| Feb 22, 2:34 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 22, 2:34 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 37 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.