Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 25, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 8, 2012, 1:56 PM AKDT. 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
- Jun 8, 2012, 1:56 PM AKDT (21:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2012, 2:59 PM AKDT
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
716 FZAK51 PAFG 082156 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 156 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 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. PKZ298-091300- 156 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1041 MB HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT EVENING...THEN WEAKEN TO 1035 MB ON SUN. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL PERSIST SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE THROUGH SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ225-091300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 156 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ230-091300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 156 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-091300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 156 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-091300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 156 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER NOON. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-091300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 156 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER NOON. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ RL/RF JUN 12
4 follow-up statements
197 FZAK51 PAFG 091130 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 330 AM AKDT SAT JUN 9 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. PKZ298-100230- 330 AM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1037 MB HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL PERSIST SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ225-100230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 330 AM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE 15 KT WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FOG. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ230-100230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 330 AM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ235-100230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 330 AM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-100230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 330 AM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-100230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 330 AM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ DJH/CB JUN 12
794 FZAK51 PAFG 092223 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 223 PM AKDT SAT JUN 9 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. PKZ298-101330- 223 PM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1037 MB HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL PERSIST SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ225-101330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 223 PM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS CALM. FOG. .MON...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ230-101330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 223 PM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ235-101330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 223 PM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-101330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 223 PM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-101330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 223 PM AKDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ JUN 12
821 FZAK51 PAFG 101146 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 346 AM AKDT SUN JUN 10 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. PKZ298-110300- 346 AM AKDT SUN JUN 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1036 MB HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AND WEAKEN TO 1028 MB. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL PERSIST SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ225-110300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 346 AM AKDT SUN JUN 10 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ230-110300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 346 AM AKDT SUN JUN 10 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF ICY CAPE. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF ICY CAPE. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ235-110300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 346 AM AKDT SUN JUN 10 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-110300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 346 AM AKDT SUN JUN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS DECREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-110300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 346 AM AKDT SUN JUN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS DECREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ DJH/CB JUN 12
293 FZAK51 PAFG 102259 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 259 PM AKDT SUN JUN 10 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. PKZ298-111300- 259 PM AKDT SUN JUN 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1036 MB HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AND WEAKEN TO 1026 MB. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL PERSIST SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ225-111300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 259 PM AKDT SUN JUN 10 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS CALM. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ230-111300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 259 PM AKDT SUN JUN 10 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-111300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 259 PM AKDT SUN JUN 10 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-111300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 259 PM AKDT SUN JUN 10 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-111300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 259 PM AKDT SUN JUN 10 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ MAK JUN 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 Jun 8, 11:44 AM AKDT, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 11:44 AM AKDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1144 AM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .DISCUSSION... UPPER AIR... UPPER LEVEL HIGH NOW CENTERED OVER THE MACKENZIE DELTA REGION WILL MOVE GRADUALLY WESTWARD THROUGH SUN...TO BE CENTERED NEAR BARROW BY 00Z MON. SOUTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH...MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER MOST OF THE INTERIOR AND WEST THROUGH SUN NIGHT...DIMINISHING SOME OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR MON. SURFACE... THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEEPEN ACROSS THE INTERIOR TODAY...TROUGH AXIS 00Z SAT EXTENDING KALTAG-HEALY-NORTHWAY. TROUGH WILL WEAKEN SOME AND MIGRATE GENERALLY NWD SAT. TROUGH AXIS 00Z SUN EXTENDING NOME-KOTZEBUE-ANAKTUVUK PASS-EAGLE. CONVECTIVE FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING... BROAD SWATH OF MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR EXTENDS E-W ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE INTERIOR WWD TO AKZ212-NERN AKZ215. MODEL FORECAST LIFTED INDEXES TO -2 ON THE GS AND -4 ON THE NAM. AIRMASS IS HEAVILY MOISTURE- LADEN WITH PRECIPITABLE WATERS 1-1.2 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THIS AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE UNSTABLE AIR. SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS. WHILE CLOUD COVER WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF HEATING...HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT AND INSTABILITY ALONG WITH LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE WILL BE THE MAIN CAUSATIVE FACTORS FOR TODAYS ACTION. CONVECTIVE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING... THE AXIS OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE THERMAL TROUGH. PRECIPITABLE WATERS REMAIN 0.9-1.1 INCH OVER MOST OF THE AREA OF UNSTABLE AIR. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER THE BROOKS RANGE...NORTHERN INTERIOR AREAS AND AKZ208. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE REST OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR AND MUCH OF THE WEST COAST. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS IN AKZ205. CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY... THERMAL TROUGH OVER INTERIOR IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SOME... DRIER NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREAS SHOULD PROVIDE SOME STABILIZATION. NAM IS MORE BULLISH ON INSTABILITY OVER THE BROOKS RANGE AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE CENTRAL/WESTERN INTERIOR THAN THE GFS. WILL LIMIT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE AND SOUTHERN AKZ224 WHERE THE BEST LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE IS EXPECTED. ARCTIC COAST...NO CHANGE IS EXPECTED IN THE CURRENT WEATHER REGIME. STRATUS WITH PERIODS OF FOG AND PATCHY FLURRIES...DRIZZLE AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARCTIC COAST. ALONG THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST...STRATUS AND FOG WILL CONTINUE AT NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING...WITH CLEARING IN AREAS SOUTH OF WAINWRIGHT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ALONG THE WEST COAST...TEMPERATURES IN AREAS IMMEDIATELY NEAR THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY LOCAL WIND FLOW. MOS FORECASTS CONTINUE TO BE TOO WARM IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW AND TOO COLD IN AREAS WITH OFFSHORE FLOW. MEDIUM RANGE OUTLOOK... OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA...LOWER HEIGHTS EXPECTED EAST OF 160W TUE AND WED WITH NEAR NORMAL 850 MB TEMPERATURES. THIS SHOULD YIELD SURFACE TEMPERATURES NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS. THERE IS LESS CONFIDENCE IN THE THE OUTLOOK FOR THU AND FRI AS THE GFS/EUROPEAN SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIVERGE. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER... NO PROBLEMS EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER DEW POINTS AFTERNOON RH WILL HAVE A TOUGH TIME MAKING IT DOWN TO 30 PERCENT. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE YUKON FLATS AND THE SOUTHEAST BROOKS RANGE. && .HYDROLOGY... HEAVY DOWNPOURS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THUNDERSTORMS AND THE MORE INTENSE SHOWERS. STORM MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE FAST ENOUGH TO LIMIT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER A GIVEN AREA FROM A SINGLE STORM...BUT THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN AREAS WHERE MULTIPLE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR AKZ221-AKZ225-AKZ226. IN ZONES AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ227...SIGNIFICANT STRATIFORM RAIN...POSSIBLY WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS...MAY PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 TO 1.5 INCHES TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR AKZ221-AKZ225-AKZ226. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ240-PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && RF JUN 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 3:14 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Jun 8, 5:00 AM AKDT | Flash Flood Watch | AFG | 19 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.