Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 5, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 23, 2011, 2:20 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 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 23, 2011, 2:20 PM AKST (23:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2011, 3:48 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
305 FZAK51 PAFG 232320 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 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. PKZ298-241430- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 990 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND BY 3AM THU. A NEW LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE BERING SEA INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA THU NIGHT...TO BE A 978 MB CENTER 50 NM NORTH OF BARROW AT 3AM FRI. $$ PKZ225-241430- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT BECOMING W. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-241430- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-241430- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-241430- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-241430- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 55 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 40 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ JM FEB 11
1 follow-up statement
837 FZAK51 PAFG 241248 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 348 AM AKST THU FEB 24 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. PKZ298-250400- 348 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 996 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST. IT WILL REACH BANKS ISLAND AT 3 PM THU. STRONG 968 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE UP THROUGH BERING STRAIT BY 3 PM FRI. IT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST TO BE A 976 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF BARROW AT 3 AM FRI. $$ PKZ225-250400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 348 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT TURNING SE EARLY THIS MORNING AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. S WINDS 45 KT BY NOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT BECOMING W. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-250400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 348 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT TURNING SE...INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. S WINDS 40 KT AFTER NOON. GUSTS 50 KT NEAR CAPE LISBURNE. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-250400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 348 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY NOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-250400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 348 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER NOON. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-250400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 348 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ TF/DJH FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 7:23 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:04 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 29 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:04 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 72 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:17 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:17 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 61 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:55 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 15 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.