Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 5, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 8, 2013, 2:39 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 8, 2013, 2:39 PM AKST (23:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2013, 2:52 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
588 FZAK52 PAFG 082339 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 239 PM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 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. PKZ299-091445- 239 PM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A LOW NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND WILL PERSIST INTO SUN. A FRONT STRETCHES FROM THE LOW ALONG THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE EXTENDING SE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR AND WILL MOVE TO N OF THE ARCTIC COAST FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATE SAT. A SECOND STRONG LOW IN THE SW BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM W OF GAMBELL AT 975 MB LOW BY NOON SAT AND WILL CONTINUE N TO NEAR POINT HOPE AT 972 MB SAT EVENING AND 100 NM N OF BARROW AT 968 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ200-091445- NORTON SOUND- 239 PM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WINDS 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-091445- DALL POINT TO WALES- 239 PM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT...SW WINDS 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ215-091445- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 239 PM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-091445- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 239 PM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ JL/CCC/SDB NOV 13
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768 FZAK52 PAFG 091149 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 249 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-100300- 249 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 975 MB LOW NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT EAST ON SUNDAY. A STRONG LOW IN THE NW BERING SEA WILL MOVE NE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA AS A 973 MB NEAR POINT HOPE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN TO 150 NM NORTH OF BARROW AS A 967 MB SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY. A STRONG TROUGH ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ200-100300- NORTON SOUND- 249 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-100300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 249 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-100300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 249 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-100300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 249 AM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ EWP/LTH NOV 13
720 FZAK52 PAFG 092301 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 201 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 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. PKZ299-101500- 201 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 974 MB LOW NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT EAST ON SUNDAY. A STRONG LOW IN THE NW BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTH OF BARROW AS A 969 MB SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY. A STRONG TROUGH ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ200-101500- NORTON SOUND- 201 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING BY MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WINDS 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-101500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 201 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT DIMINISHING...BECOMIING W 35 KT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. .SUN...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-101500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 201 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-101500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 201 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ CF/DJH NOV 13
393 FZAK52 PAFG 100014 CCA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 312 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 210 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-101615- 312 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 974 MB LOW NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT EAST ON SUNDAY. A STRONG LOW IN THE NW BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTH OF BARROW AS A 969 MB SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY. A STRONG TROUGH ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ200-101615- NORTON SOUND- 312 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING BY MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WINDS 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-101615- DALL POINT TO WALES- 312 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT DIMINISHING...BECOMING W 35 KT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. .SUN...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-101615- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 312 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-101615- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 312 PM AKST SAT NOV 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ CF/DJH NOV 13
339 FZAK52 PAFG 101152 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 252 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 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. PKZ299-110300- 252 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG 969 LOW 150 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY. A STRONG TROUGH ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND THEN TO THE CHUKCHI SEA MONDAY NIGHT. A SECOND LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS KAMCHATKA AND INTO THE BERING SEA ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ200-110300- NORTON SOUND- 252 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SW WINDS 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-110300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 252 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-110300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 252 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-110300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 252 AM AKST SUN NOV 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ EWP/LTH NOV 13
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this 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 storm warning went out at Nov 8, 4:09 AM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 4:09 AM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 409 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS... ALOFT... A VERY DEEP LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST AND NW PACIFIC WILL PROGRESS EAST TO WESTERN ALASKA SUN AND OVER MAINLAND ALASKA SUN NIGHT. VERY STRONG SW FLOW AHEAD OF THE TROUGH IS CARRYING SEVERAL STRONG SHORTWAVES AND THEIR ATTACHED SURFACE LOWS RAPIDLY NE ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH SUN. GIVEN THE SW FLOW THIS WILL CAUSE HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA FROM THE BROOKS RANGE SOUTH OF THE BETWEEN TONIGHT AND SUN ALONG WITH VERY STRONG SW WINDS. ANOTHER STRONG SHORT WAVE AND SURFACE LOW COULD IMPACT THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA MON NIGHT AND TUE...BUT MUCH UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THAT. 850 MB TEMPERATURES -8 TO -14C RISING TO NEAR FREEZING ALONG THE WEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON...OVER SW INTERIOR FRI NIGHT...AND OVER REMAINDER SOUTHERN INTERIOR SAT. AS A RESULT SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN OVER WEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH FREEZING RAIN OVER THE SW INTERIOR FRI NIGHT CHANGING TO RAIN SAT...AND TO FREEZING RAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR FROM FAIRBANKS WEST SAT AND SAT NIGHT. THIS COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN EVENT IN ZONES 221...222 AND 225 SAT AND SAT NIGHT. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE WEST COAST/WESTERN INTERIOR SAT NIGHT AND ACROSS THE EASTERN INTERIOR SUN CHANGING PRECIPITATION BACK TO SNOW. SURFACE... A STRONG LOW NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND WILL PERSIST INTO SUN. AN OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHING FROM THIS LOW TO ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO BARROW TO DENALI BY 3PM FRI THEN DISSIPATE N OF THE ARCTIC COAST FRI NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THIS FRONT WILL BECOME SCATTERED AS IT MOVES EAST TODAY AND DIMINISH TONIGHT. SE WINDS 30KT AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL DECREASE TODAY AND TURN SW 20KT WEST OF THE FRONT. HEAVY SURF WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE WEST COAST TODAY WITH THE WINDS TURNING SW. A SECOND STRONG LOW IN THE SW BERING WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AS A 986 MB LOW BY 3PM FRI AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR POINT HOPE BY 3AM SAT. S GALES JUST E OF THIS LOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE WEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TURN SW TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE SEA LEVELS TO BEGIN RISING TONIGHT FROM THE BERING STRAIT SOUTH. THIS WILL PUSH SIGNIFICANT PRECIP INTO THE WEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND WESTERN INTERIOR TONIGHT. COULD SEE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE TURNING TO RAIN ALONG THE WEST COAST...WITH 2-6 IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR...HEAVIEST SOUTH SLOPES OF THE BROOKS. A 3RD LOW WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING AS A 978 MB LOW BY 3AM SAT AND TO NEAR POINT HOPE AS A 975 MB LOW BY 3PM SAT AND TO 100 NM NE OF BARROW AS A 971 MB LOW BY 3AM SUN AND THEN 300 NM NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND BY 3PM SUN. EXPECT SW GALES WITH THIS STORM...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS SOUTH OF THE BERING STRAIT. THIS IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING FROM THE BERING STRAIT SOUTH TO THE YUKON DELTA SAT THROUGH SUN. WITH SHORTER DURATION OF WINDS AND MUCH SHORTER FETCH EXPECT HEAVY SURF ZONE SW FACING COAST OF 207 SAT INTO SUN. ANOTHER FRONT WITH THIS LOW WILL SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW INTO THE WEST COAST AND MORE HEAVY SNOW INTO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR SAT AND SAT NIGHT. EXPECT SNOW CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR AND CENTRAL INTERIOR SAT. && .DISCUSSION... MODELS HAVE SIMILAR SOLLUTIONS 500 MB THROUGH SUN. AT THE SURFACE MODELS SIMILAR SOLLUTIONS THROUGH 3PM SAT...THEN GFS FASTER THAN NAM AND ECMF ON MOVEMENT OF LOW ACROSS ARCTIC COAST. GIVEN VERY PROGRESSIVE FLOW PATTERN FAVOR THE FASTER GFS PATTERN...BUT SINCE THE SLOWER NAM AND ECMF SOLLUTIONS WOULD CREATE WORSE FLOODING ON WEST COAST WILL LINGER STRONGER WINDS THERE AS A PRECAUTION. AS A RESULT WILL CONTINUING COASTAL FLOODING LONGER AND WORSE THAN GFS MIGHT INDICATE. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4... HIGH SURF ALL WEST COAST ZONES THROUGH SUN. MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED SAT THROUGH SUN ZONES 211..212...214 ANOTHER POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOOD ALL WEST COAST MON NIGHT AND TUE AND ALONG WESTERN ARCTIC COAST TUE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ209-AKZ211-AKZ213-AKZ214. HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ206-AKZ208-AKZ210-AKZ212-AKZ216- AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ214. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ222-AKZ225-AKZ227. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ215-PKZ230. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && JB NOV 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 3:37 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 46 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:02 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Watch | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Nov 7, 5:14 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Nov 7, 5:14 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Nov 7, 5:55 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Nov 8, 5:59 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 4 hr | |
| Nov 8, 5:59 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Nov 8, 6:15 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 46 hr | |
| Nov 8, 6:42 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Nov 8, 6:42 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Nov 8, 1:03 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Warning | AFG | 3 days | |
| Nov 8, 2:39 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 3 days | |
| Nov 8, 2:42 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 69 hr |
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