Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 81, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 30, 2012, 8:05 AM AKDT. It was in force for 20 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
- Oct 30, 2012, 8:05 AM AKDT (16:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2012, 3:56 AM AKDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
119 FZAK51 PAFG 301605 AAA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 805 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 UPDATED ZONE 245 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. PKZ298-310330- 805 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1010 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE TO THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA AS A 1018 MB LOW BY 4AM WED. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM THE LOW TO POINT LAY WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE TUE PM. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL PERSIST INTO THU. $$ PKZ225-310330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 805 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-310330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 805 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-310330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 805 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ240-310330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 805 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ245-310330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 805 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 UPDATE WINDS TODAY ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ OCT 12
2 follow-up statements
303 FZAK51 PAFG 302225 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 225 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 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. PKZ298-311330- 225 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1015 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE TO THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA AS A 1018 MB LOW BY 4 AM WED. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM THE LOW TO POINT LAY WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL PERSIST INTO THU. $$ PKZ225-311330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 225 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-311330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 225 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-311330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 225 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ240-311330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 225 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ245-311330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 225 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JK/EWP OCT 12
955 FZAK51 PAFG 311156 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 356 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 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. PKZ298-010015- 356 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1018 MB LOW OVER THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN WED. HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND INTERIOR OF ALASKA BY THU AM. A LOW IN THE HIGH ARCTIC WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT AS A 1014 MB LOW BY 4AM THU AND TO 400 NM NORTHEAST OF DEMARCATION POINT AS A 1007 MB LOW BY 4AM FRI. A COLD FRONT WITH THIS SECOND LOW WILL MOVE TO LIE ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA THU PM AND MOVE SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE FRI AM. $$ PKZ225-010015- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 356 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-010015- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 356 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-010015- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 356 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ240-010015- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 356 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ245-010015- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 356 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ OCT 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 Oct 30, 6:30 AM AKDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 6:30 AM AKDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 630 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS... ALOFT... THE LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WITH A RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP CONDITIONS COLDER THAN NORMAL INTO THE WEEKEND. SEVERAL SHORT WAVES MOVING SOUTH OVER ALASKA IN THIS FLOW WILL CAUSE SNOW SHOWERS WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION IN NORTH FACING UP SLOPE AREAS. SURFACE... AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT FROM CHICKEN TO DELTA JUNCTION WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED. EXPECT ANOTHER 1-3 INCHES IN THE SE INTERIOR SOUTH OF THIS FRONT THROUGH WED WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE UP SLOPE AREAS OF THE ALASKA RANGE. THERE WILL BE SOME FLURRIES JUST N OF THE FRONT WITH CLEARING TO THE NORTH. A 1010 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE TO THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA AS A 1018 MB LOW BY 4AM WED. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM THE LOW TO POINT LAY WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE TUE PM. THIS WILL CAUSE 6-8 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE NORTH SLOPE OF THE BROOKS RANGE THROUGH WED. THIS IS ALSO CAUSING STRONG WEST WINDS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER ZONE 204. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE THROUGH WED. THIS WILL CAUSE WEST WINDS TO REMAIN STRONG INTO WED IN ZONE 204. THIS WILL ALSO CAUSE THE STRONG NORTH WINDS CURRENTLY BLOWING FROM BARROW TO THE BERING STRAIT TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && .DISCUSSION... THE LOW NE OF DEMARCATION POINT IS 5 MB DEEPER THAN MODELS INDICATED AT 06Z BUT APPEARS TO BE CLOSER AT 12Z TODAY. MODELS INITIALIZED WELL ON OTHER FEATURES AND SHOW SIMILAR SOLLUTIONS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...STRONGEST WINDS AND WORST CONDITIONS AT BARROW AND SHISHMAREF ARE NOW OCCURRING OR PAST AND SURF SHOULD DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS NORTH WINDS DECREASE. ANOTHER BATCH OF N WINDS WILL MOVE OVER NORTH SLOPE AND WEST COAST THU AND FRI. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ207. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ206. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ204. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220- PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. && JB OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 3:48 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:48 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:54 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:54 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 72 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:54 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Oct 30, 3:56 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Oct 30, 4:12 AM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Oct 30, 5:20 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Oct 30, 2:25 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Oct 30, 2:28 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 38 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.