Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 7, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 24, 2011, 2:26 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 24, 2011, 2:26 PM AKST (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 2:56 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
771 FZAK52 PAFG 242326 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 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. PKZ299-251745- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... STRONG 968 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ANADYR WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT THIS EVENING THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST TO BE A 976 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW AT 3 AM FRI. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE EAST TO NEAR BANKS ISLAND BY FRIDAY NIGHT AS A 980MB LOW. A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WEST COAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. $$ PKZ200-251745- NORTON SOUND- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-251745- DALL POINT TO WALES- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-251745- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-251745- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ SDB/RF FEB 11
1 follow-up statement
193 FZAK52 PAFG 251156 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 256 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-260300- 256 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 980 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD TO BE A 975 MB LOW OVER BANKS ISLAND BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY. $$ PKZ200-260300- NORTON SOUND- 256 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-260300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 256 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER NOON. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-260300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 256 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-260300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 256 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT AFTER NOON. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ RL/TF/CC FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 7:25 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 60 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:48 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:48 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:50 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Feb 24, 5:39 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Feb 24, 5:56 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 40 hr | |
| Feb 24, 5:56 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 40 hr | |
| Feb 24, 8:38 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 31 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:26 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:40 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 44 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.