Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 84, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 2, 2012, 3:59 AM AKDT. It was in force for 34 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
- Nov 2, 2012, 3:59 AM AKDT (11:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 3, 2012, 1:42 PM AKDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
011 FZAK52 PAFG 021159 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 359 AM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 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. PKZ299-030100- 359 AM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 1040 MB HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER SIBERIA. 1010 MB LOW JUST NORTHWEST OF BANKS ISLAND IN THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST 20 KT. A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO BARROW TO POINT HOPE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 100 MILES WEST OF BANKS ISLAND TO THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA IN CANADA AT 4 PM FRI. THERE WILL BE STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ200-030100- NORTON SOUND- 359 AM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-030100- DALL POINT TO WALES- 359 AM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-030100- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 359 AM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-030100- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 359 AM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ DA/DJH NOV 12
3 follow-up statements
372 FZAK52 PAFG 022217 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 217 PM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-031330- 217 PM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 1040 MB HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER SIBERIA. STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ200-031330- NORTON SOUND- 217 PM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-031330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 217 PM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-031330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 217 PM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-031330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 217 PM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ SDB/RT NOV 12
591 FZAK52 PAFG 031129 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 329 AM AKDT SAT NOV 3 2012 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. PKZ299-040230- 329 AM AKDT SAT NOV 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 1035 MB HIGH PRESSURE WILL OVER SIBERIA WILL EXPAND INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA ON SUN. STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ200-040230- NORTON SOUND- 329 AM AKDT SAT NOV 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-040230- DALL POINT TO WALES- 329 AM AKDT SAT NOV 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ215-040230- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 329 AM AKDT SAT NOV 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-040230- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 329 AM AKDT SAT NOV 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ NOV 12
332 FZAK52 PAFG 032142 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 142 PM AKDT SAT NOV 3 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-041515- 142 PM AKDT SAT NOV 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 1012 MB LOW 600 NM NORTH OF CAPE LISBURNE WILL MOVE EAST. IT WILL BE 500 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY BY SUN NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM BARROW TO KIVALINA SUN MORNING. 1035 MB HIGH PRESSURE OVER SIBERIA WILL EXPAND INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA ON SUN. STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ200-041515- NORTON SOUND- 142 PM AKDT SAT NOV 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-041515- DALL POINT TO WALES- 142 PM AKDT SAT NOV 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-041515- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 142 PM AKDT SAT NOV 3 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-041515- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 142 PM AKDT SAT NOV 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ TF/SDB NOV 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 Nov 1, 3:59 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 1, 3:59 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 359 PM AKDT THU NOV 1 2012 .DISCUSSION... BOTH THE NAM AND GFS COMPUTER WEATHER FORECAST MODELS FORECAST LOW PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA TO SEND A SHORT WAVE FROM THE WESTERN ALASKA ARCTIC SLOPE TO THE YUKON BORDER BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE GFS FORECASTS A WEAKER SHORT WAVE ALOFT TO MOVE SOUTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BRING VIGOROUS WINTER WEATHER TO THE ALASKAN ARCTIC AS ITS PREDECESSOR HAS. LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR THROUGH MONDAY. THE GFS MODEL FORECASTS LARGE HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER SIBERIA AND THE WESTERN BERING SEA TO BUILD OVER WESTERN ALASKA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. OVERALL...STRONG NORTH FLOW FROM THE ARCTIC WILL PREVAIL OVER WESTERN ALASKA FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS. THE PATTERN OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL BE DIFFERENT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THERE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS CIRCULATION LEAVES THE EASTERN INTERIOR OPEN TO INFLUXES OF MOISTURE FROM A LARGE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA...STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THEREFORE...THIS AFTERNOONS FORECASTS INCLUDE SNOW IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR AND ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE. THE WEATHER FRONT NOW OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALASKAN ARCTIC COAST WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD OVER THE INTERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. IT WILL WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY ONCE IT IS SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE. NONETHELESS...BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS OVER HIGHLAND SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG CIRCULATION ON THE NORTHWEST PERIMETER OF THE LARGE GULF OF ALASKA LOW WILL REACH THE BERING SEA COAST OF NORTHERN ALASKA FRIDAY AND DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW WEAKENS. FREEZE UP ON THE ARCTIC COASTAL WATERS IS RAPIDLY IN PROGRESS. MUCH OF THE CHUKCHI SEA IS ALREADY ICE COVERED. BY MONDAY /NOVEMBER 5/...THE AREA OF ICE FREE WATERS IN THE BEAUFORT SEA IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT ONE HALF OF ITS PRESENT EXTENT. SHOREFAST ICE WILL BE IN PLACE OVER ALL OF THE ALASKAN ARCTIC COAST FROM DEMARCATION POINT TO CAPE LISBURNE. TODAYS POLAR ORBITING SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS BLURRED AREAS OF FAIRLY UNIFORM INFRARED TEMPERATURES OVER THE NORTH AND WESTERN INTERIOR. THESE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS ABOVE THE BOUNDARY LAYER. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4 /SUNDAY AND MONDAY/...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225- PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ225-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. && TF NOV 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 3:59 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Nov 2, 8:09 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 29 hr | |
| Nov 2, 2:17 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Nov 2, 2:25 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 30 hr | |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Nov 2, 2:43 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 30 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.