Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 13, 2012, 2:11 AM AKST. It was in force for 49 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
- Jan 13, 2012, 2:11 AM AKST (11:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2012, 3:04 AM AKST
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
542 FZAK51 PAFG 131111 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 211 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 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. PKZ298-140215- 211 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 80N 160W WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTHEAST. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR ARCTIC SLOPE AS A 1044 MB HIGH DEVELOPS OVER THE WEST COAST AND MOVES INLAND. $$ PKZ225-140215- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 211 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-140215- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 211 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-140215- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 211 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-140215- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 211 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-140215- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 211 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ RF/CC JAN 12
4 follow-up statements
475 FZAK51 PAFG 132253 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 153 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 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. PKZ298-141400- 153 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1049 MB HIGH OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR WILL BUILD TO 1054 MB BY SAT EVENING AND MOVE TO CENTRAL INTERIOR. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUN AND THE AXIS OF THE RIDGE WILL EXTEND NORTH OVER WRANGEL ISLAND. $$ PKZ225-141400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 153 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-141400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 153 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY NOON. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-141400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 153 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-141400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 153 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. FOG...SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-141400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 153 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. FOG...SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 35 KT. FOG...SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ CF/SDB JAN 12
716 FZAK51 PAFG 141126 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 226 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 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. PKZ298-150230- 226 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1052 MB HIGH OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR WILL BUILD TO 1054 MB BY SAT EVENING AND MOVE TO CENTRAL INTERIOR. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUN AND THE AXIS OF THE RIDGE WILL EXTEND NORTH OVER WRANGEL ISLAND. $$ PKZ225-150230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 226 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-150230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 226 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-150230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 226 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-150230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 226 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-150230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 226 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. .MON...W WINDS 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ RF/CC JAN 12
405 FZAK51 PAFG 142341 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 241 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 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. PKZ298-151500- 241 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA SUNDAY NIGHT AND ON MONDAY WILL EXTEND FROM FLAXMAN ISLAND TO EAST OF DEMARCATION POINT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN ON TUESDAY. A 1053 MB HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR OF NORTHERN ALASKA WILL DRIFT TO THE EASTERN INTERIOR ON SUNDAY. STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA ON MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ225-151500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 241 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-151500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 241 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-151500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 241 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-151500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 241 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-151500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 241 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT. .WED...W WINDS 40 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ JAN 12
341 FZAK51 PAFG 151204 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 304 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 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. PKZ298-160315- 304 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA SUNDAY NIGHT AND ON MONDAY WILL EXTEND FROM FLAXMAN ISLAND TO EAST OF DEMARCATION POINT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN ON TUESDAY. A 1055 MB HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR OF NORTHERN ALASKA WILL DRIFT TO THE EASTERN INTERIOR ON SUNDAY. STRONGER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA ON MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ225-160315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 304 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-160315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 304 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-160315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 304 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-160315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 304 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-160315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 304 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT. .WED...W WINDS 40 KT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. $$ RF/CC JAN 12
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 13, 12:53 AM AKST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 12:53 AM AKST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1253 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .DISCUSSION... STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH ALOFT AND ASSOCD SFC TROUGH OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC WILL SWEEP SEWD ACROSS THE ERN BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR WILL BRING UP WINDS ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST BEGINNING LATER THIS MORNING. BLIZZARD EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN AKZ203-AKZ204 THIS AFTN CONTINUING INTO SAT AFTN. BLIZZARD EXPECTED TO END SAT EVE AS THE TROUGH MOVES INTO NW CANADA. THE SHORT WAVE WILL TEMPORARILY REINFORCE THE COLD AIRMASS OVER THE ARCTIC AND CNTRL/ERN INTERIOR...BUT THE COLDEST CORE WILL PASS BY TO THE NE AND E. OVER THE BERING SEA AND W COAST...UPPER RIDGE BUILDING THROUGH 12Z SAT. SHORT WAVE MOVING EWD THROUGH THE RIDGE WILL TEMPORARILY SQUASH IT DOWN SOME...BUT THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG REBUILDING. STRONG BLOCKING HIGH WITH 570+ DAM 500 MB HEIGHTS BECOMING ESTABLISHED OVER THE BERING SEA BY 12Z MON. THE SHORT WAVE WILL SPILL SOME HIGH CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE W COAST/WRN INTR AND INTO THE CNTRL INTR...BUT SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT SUN NIGHT AS THE BLOCKING HIGH BUILDS. THIS CIRRUS...WHILE IT LASTS...SHOULD PROVIDE SOME SLIGHT MITIGATION OF THE COLD TEMPERATURES. QUIET WEATHER EXPECTED OVER THE W COAST FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT WEEK AS THE BLOCK KEEPS STORMY CONDITIONS FAR TO THE WEST. MSLP EXPECTED TO BUILD TO A LITTLE OVER 1050 MB OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR SAT...EXPANDING TO THE W CST AND NRN BERING SEA BY SUN. THIS WILL PUSH ALTIMETER SETTINGS TO OVER 31 INCHES HG. EXTENDED FORECAST DISCUSSION...THE MAJOR PATTERN THAT IS TAKING PLACE DURING THE SHORT TERM WILL BE COMPLETE BY THE START OF THE MEDIUM RANGE ON MONDAY. A STRONG 570 DAM HIGH WILL BE CENTERED IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH AN OMEGA BLOCK IN PLACE AS THERE WILL BE FAIRLY DEEP LOWS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SPRAWLING HIGH. THE HIGH CENTER IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY RETROGRADE WITH TIME AND SHOULD BE CENTERED OVER SIBERIA MID-LATE NEXT WEEK. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND TO THEIR RESPECTIVE ENSEMBLE MEANS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A VERY STABLE AND HIGHLY PREDICTABLE PATTERN. THE NCEP RMOPS CONTINUE TO INDICATE HIGH MEASURES OF PREDICTABILITY WITH THIS FEATURE. THIS BLOCK WILL KEEP STORM ACTIVITY DISPLACED FAR TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF THE BERING SEA WITH NO SIGNIFICANT SYSTEMS TO AFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN MAINLAND AS SFC HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL...ESPECIALLY SO IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR. SOME OF THE RIVER VALLEYS IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR MAY REMAIN IN THE DEEP FREEZE MUCH OF THE WEEK. MORE SIGNIFICANT MODERATION OF THE AIR MASS EXPECTED ALONG THE WEST COAST AND INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR...BUT MANY VALLEYS REMAINING COLD. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ204-AKZ206. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ203-AKZ204. WIND CHILL WARNING FOR AKZ203-AKZ205. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ240-PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && RF/CB JAN 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 9:08 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 7 hr | |
| Jan 12, 9:42 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Jan 13, 2:11 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Jan 13, 2:12 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:08 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 44 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.