Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2014, 3:21 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 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 1, 2014, 3:21 AM AKST (12:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2014, 2:46 PM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
519 FZAK51 PAFG 011221 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 321 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 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. PKZ298-020330- 321 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 1035MB HIGH NEAR 80N 155W WILL REMAIN QUASI STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY. BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE BERING SEA EXTENDS OVER THE MAINLAND AND WILL STRENGTHEN AS A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES OVER THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA TODAY. $$ PKZ225-020330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 321 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-020330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 321 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-020330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 321 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-020330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 321 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-020330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 321 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ SDB/JK JAN 14
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065 FZAK51 PAFG 012349 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 249 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 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. PKZ298-021230- 249 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NORTH SLOPE WILL DISSIPATE THU PM AS A WEATHER IN SOUTHERN ALASKA MOVES NORTH AND MERGES WITH IT OVER THE BROOKS RANGE. A STRONG LOW SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR NOME AS A 1008 MB LOW BY 3PM FRI. $$ PKZ225-021230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 249 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-021230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 249 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-021230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 249 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-021230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 249 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT.BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-021230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 249 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ JAN 14
800 FZAK51 PAFG 020001 AAA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 301 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ298-021615- 301 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NORTH SLOPE WILL DISSIPATE THU PM AS A WEATHER FRONT IN SOUTHERN ALASKA MOVES NORTH AND MERGES WITH IT OVER THE BROOKS RANGE. A STRONG LOW SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR NOME AS A 1008 MB LOW BY 3PM FRI. $$ PKZ225-021615- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 301 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-021615- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 301 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-021615- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 301 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-021615- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 301 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT.BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-021615- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 301 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ JAN 14
473 FZAK51 PAFG 021139 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 239 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 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. PKZ298-030015- 239 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NORTH SLOPE WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI AND WEAKEN SOME SAT. A 978 MB LOW 125 MILES NORTHEAST OF AMCHITKA WILL WEAKEN TO A 1010 MB LOW OVER EASTERN NORTON SOUND BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ225-030015- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 239 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-030015- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 239 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-030015- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 239 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ240-030015- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 239 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ245-030015- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 239 AM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. $$ RF/JK JAN 14
955 FZAK51 PAFG 022346 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 246 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 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. PKZ298-031230- 246 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL BUILD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT. A 984 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO EASTERN NORTON SOUND AS A 1013 MB LOW BY 3PM FRI...AND DISSIPATE NEAR KOTZEBUE BY 3AM SAT. $$ PKZ225-031230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 246 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-031230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 246 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-031230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 246 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-031230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 246 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-031230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 246 PM AKST THU JAN 2 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ JAN 14
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 Dec 31, 2:40 PM AKST, 12 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 2:40 PM AKST, 12 hours 41 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 240 PM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT...THE LONG WAVE PATTERN PERSIST WITH RIDGING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND TROUGHING OVER THE BERING SEA. A WEAKENING SHORT WAVE TROUGH IS ROTATING WEST OVER THE BERING STRAIT THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER FAR EAST RUSSIA BY WED AM. A STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH FROM BRISTOL BAY SOUTH WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE RIDGE THE NEXT 48 HOURS...THEN A TROUGH IN THE HIGH CANADIAN ARCTIC WILL DROP SOUTH OVER THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE STATE REACHING DAWSON CANADA TO TANANA FRI. MEANWHILE A LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST TO OUTER NORTON SOUND FRIDAY AM. SURFACE...964 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA 3AM THU THEN EAST ACROSS NORTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA THU NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEAKENING OCCLUSION WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR WEDNESDAY BECOMING DIFFUSE FROM ANVIK TO GALENA TO FORT YUKON 3PM WED. A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE NORTHEASTERN BERING SEA THU NIGHT TO 80 MILES WEST OF NOME 3PM FRI AT 1008 MB. 1036 MB HIGH OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN STRENGTHENING A LITTLE THU NIGHT AND FRI. MODELS...IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AFTER WHICH THE GFS MAINTAINS A STRONGER EAST-WEST TROUGH ACROSS THE INTERIOR WHILE THE ECMWF BUILDS THE NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE NORTH OVER AT LEAST THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR. NORTH SLOPE...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH BRISK TO GALE WINDS HAS SET UP OVER THE EASTERN COAST BETWEEN THE HIGH OFFSHORE AND LOW PRESSURE TROUGHING ALONG THE INLAND PLAIN. THIS GRADIENT WILL RELAX ONLY A LITTLE OVER THE NEXT 3 DAYS. EVEN SO...AS THE UPPER TROUGH DROPS SOUTH FROM THE ARCTIC IT WILL PUSH THE GRADIENT INLAND SO EAST WINDS ALONG THE PLAIN WILL INCREASE WED NIGHT AND THU. EXPECT ONLY A PERIOD OF CLOUDS AND FLURRIES WED NIGHT AND THU OVER EASTERN ZONES AHEAD OF THE TROUGH. OTHERWISE LITTLE IN THE WAY OF CLOUDS AND SNOW. VISIBILITIES OVER THE EASTERN COAST NOT DROPPING TOO LOW IN BLOWING SNOW BUT BEARS WATCHING WHILE WINDS REMAIN STRONG. WESTERN ALASKA...CLOUDS OVER COASTAL ZONES DIMINISHING THIS EVENING AS THE WEAK SHORT WAVE CONTINUES EAST. MORE CLOUDS MOVING NORTH WITH INCOMING OCCLUSION WED...PROBABLY SOME SPOTTY LIGHT SNOW INTERIOR ZONES WED AND WED NIGHT. BETTER OPPORTUNITY FOR SNOW OVER SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA THU NIGHT AND FRI AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH TO OUTER NORTON SOUND. CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS EXPECT SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW. FIRST WITH THE INCOMING OCCLUSION SOME AREAS COULD GET AROUND 1 INCH ACCUMULATION WED AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MAINLY OVER THE UPPER YUKON VALLEY AND THE FORTY MILE COUNTRY. EXPECT A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS THROUGH ALASKA RANGE PASSES WITH THE OCCLUSION MOVING THROUGH...ALONG WITH EAST WINDS NEAR DELTA JUNCTION...BUT THESE SHOULD DIMINISH LATER WEDNESDAY. SO SHOULD WINDS OVER THE SUMMITS OF THE NORTHERN ZONES. ANOTHER DUSTING OF SNOW THU AS A WEAK VORTICITY CENTER MOVES EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONES...AND THIS MAY BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF SNOW FOR FAIRBANKS THAN THE WEAKENING OCCLUSION. AS THE UPPER TROUGH FROM THE HIGH ARCTIC MOVES SOUTH OVER THE AREA THU NIGHT AND FRI EXPECT SOME FLURRIES OR SPOTTY LIGHT SNOW...WITH TEMPERATURES OVER THE NORTHEAST INTERIOR TURNING COLDER DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AS SKIES THERE CLEAR. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ223. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ219-AKZ220. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ240-PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ235. && JL DEC 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:21 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 72 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.