Alert archive / Alaska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 30, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this winter storm warning at Apr 8, 2011, 3:56 AM AKDT. It was in force for 17 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
- Apr 8, 2011, 3:56 AM AKDT (11:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2011, 9:01 PM AKDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
676 WWAK42 PAFG 081156 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 AKZ213-090000- /X.CAN.PAFG.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110408T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WS.W.0030.110408T1200Z-110409T0200Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AND NORTH WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BUT LESS SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ AKZ207>212-214>216-081300- /X.CAN.PAFG.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110408T1400Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST-LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS-YUKON DELTA- LOWER YUKON VALLEY-LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG... NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK... BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR...NOME... WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN...UNALAKLEET...STEBBINS...ST MICHAEL... ELIM...KOYUK...SHAKTOOLIK...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE... ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY... NUNAM IQUA...PITKAS POINT...MARSHALL...RUSSIAN MISSION... HOLY CROSS...GRAYLING...SHAGELUK...ANVIK..FLAT...GALENA... NULATO...HUSLIA...KALTAG...RUBY...KOYUKUK 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ AKZ217-081300- /X.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-110408T1400Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 356 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$
2 follow-up statements
717 WWAK42 PAFG 082310 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 AKZ213-090800- /X.EXT.PAFG.WS.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110409T0800Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AND NORTH WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BUT LESS SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED BY LATER THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$
652 WWAK42 PAFG 090501 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 901 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 AKZ213-090615- /X.CAN.PAFG.WS.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110409T0800Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 901 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST WITH WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE. THE VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE ONE HALF MILE...AND THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter 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 winter storm warning went out at Apr 8, 12:31 AM AKDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 12:31 AM AKDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1231 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 .DISCUSSION... WEAKENING STORM CENTER NOW WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND HAS FILLED FROM 940 MB TO 960 MB FROM 06Z THU TO 06Z FRI. THE FRONTAL CLOUD SHIELD IS NOW WELL FRAGMENTED...BUT EXTENSIVE POSTFRONTAL AND WRAPAROUND SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WEST COAST TODAY...WITH ISOLATED OR SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER MANY AREAS OF THE REMAINDER OF NORTHERN ALASKA. SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SAT...BUT GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AS THE STORM CENTER CONTINUES TO FILL. ALL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS WILL BE CANCELED ON THE MORNING FORECAST ISSUANCE. A QUIET PATTERN IS EXPECTED OVER THE CWA FROM THE WEEKEND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS UPPER RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND A COLD TROUGH REMAINS LOCKED IN OVER THE NORTHERN ALASKA MAINLAND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL. && .FIRE WEATHER... NONE. && .HYDROLOGY... NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. && RF APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 6:54 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:05 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Apr 8, 3:07 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days |
Nearby
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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.