Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 129, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 27, 2014, 4:04 AM AKST. It was in force for 33 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
- Dec 27, 2014, 4:04 AM AKST (13:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2014, 1:27 PM AKST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
050 FZAK52 PAFG 271304 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 404 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 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. PKZ299-280300- 404 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1034 MB HIGH CENTERED 200 MILES NORTHWEST OF ICY CAPE WILL BUILD TO A 1041 MB HIGH CENTERED 150 NM N OF CAPE HALKETT BY SAT AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND NORTON SOUND WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA BY EARLY SAT EVENING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ON TO THE WEST COAST BY SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ200-280300- NORTON SOUND- 404 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. FOG...SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-280300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 404 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG...SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-280300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 404 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-280300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 404 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT. FOG...SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ CF/DJH DEC 14
4 follow-up statements
066 FZAK52 PAFG 272245 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 145 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-281230- 145 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1043 MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST WILL BUILD TO A 1054 MB HIGH OVER THE YUKON AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES BY SUN AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW NEAR ANADYR WILL MOVE NORTHWEST SAT NIGHT. A LOW IN THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AS A 996 MB LOW BY 3AM SUN...AND TO THE CENTRAL CHUKCHI SEA AS A 998 MB LOW BY 3PM SUN...AND THEN MOVE NORTHEAST. $$ PKZ200-281230- NORTON SOUND- 145 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-281230- DALL POINT TO WALES- 145 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-281230- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 145 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-281230- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 145 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ DEC 14
870 FZAK52 PAFG 280606 AAA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 906 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 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. PKZ299-281615- 906 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 UPDATED MARINE ZONE 200 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1043 MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST WILL BUILD TO A 1054 MB HIGH OVER THE YUKON AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES BY SUN AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW NEAR ANADYR WILL MOVE NORTHWEST SAT NIGHT. A LOW IN THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AS A 996 MB LOW BY 3AM SUN...AND TO THE CENTRAL CHUKCHI SEA AS A 998 MB LOW BY 3PM SUN...AND THEN MOVE NORTHEAST. $$ PKZ200-281615- NORTON SOUND- 906 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-281615- DALL POINT TO WALES- 906 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-281615- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 906 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-281615- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 906 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ DEC 14
046 FZAK52 PAFG 281245 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 345 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-290300- 345 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1053 MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE YUKON AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES. A 996 MB LOW NEAR THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 275 NM N OF POINT LAY AS A 995 MB LOW BY 9PM SUN...AND THEN MOVE TO 500 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-290300- NORTON SOUND- 345 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. FOG...SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG...SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-290300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 345 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. DRIZZLE. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-290300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 345 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-290300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 345 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ CF/DJH DEC 14
520 FZAK52 PAFG 282227 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 127 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 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. PKZ299-291230- 127 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 997 MB LOW 100 MILES EAST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 400 MILES NORTH OF THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA BY MON AFTERNOON WHILE WEAKENING TO 1003 MB. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TO 50 MILES WEST OF NUNIVAK BY EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ200-291230- NORTON SOUND- 127 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MON AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. FOG...SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. .WED...S WINDS 40 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-291230- DALL POINT TO WALES- 127 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG...SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 40 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-291230- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 127 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .WED...S WINDS 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-291230- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 127 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .WED...S WINDS 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ RF/DA DEC 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 27, 3:42 AM AKST, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 3:42 AM AKST, 22 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 342 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT IN TERMS OF UPPER LEVEL SYNOPTIC FEATURES. SURFACE FEATURES LEAVE A LITTLE TO BE DESIRED IN TERMS OF WIND SPEEDS...DIRECTION AND PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AND COVERAGE. COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION OF NORTHERN ALASKA AND ADDED ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WITH ITS ADVANCE. IT HAS NOW REACHED THE ALCAN BORDER AND SKIES HAVE BEGUN TO CLEAR BEHIND THE FRONT WITH THE BUILDING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE DAY FROM ABOUT TANANA EAST. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH PASSES IN THE BROOKS RANGE AND THE ALASKA RANGE...STARTING IN THE BROOKS RANGE LATE SAT NIGHT AND ON SUN AND SUN NIGHT IN THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES. THE TANANA VALLEY JET WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF LATE SAT NIGHT AND CONTINUE ON SUN...ALBEIT THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE PASSES LOOK TO BE THE RECIPIENT OF THE HIGHER WINDS AT THIS POINT. THE WEST COAST IS A MESS. THE WARM FRONT OF THE LARGE BERING LOW IS MOVING UP THE WEST COAST TODAY. THIS WILL LIKELY SPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE BERING STRAIT COAST TODAY BUT ONLY SKIRTING THE SEWARD PENINSULA WITH PRECIPITATION. MOST OF THE EASTERN SECTION OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA WILL JUST SEE THE INCREASED WINDS. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ESTABLISHES ITSELF TODAY OVER MOST ALL OF NORTHERN ALASKA AND THEN MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD ON SUN. THE OCCLUDED PORTION OF THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THE WEST COAST LATE TONIGHT AND SUN. THIS PORTION OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE FOUND. EXPECT A MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION IN THE LOWER YUKON VALLEY TO BE MOSTLY ALL SNOW ON SAT NIGHT AND SUN AND THE SNOWFALL FROM THIS PORTION OF THE EVENT COULD BE RATHER SIGNIFICANT. IT WILL LIKELY MOVE INTO THE LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS SUN AND SUN NIGHT WITH SOME DECENT SNOWFALL AS WELL. HIGH OVER THE ARCTIC COAST WILL SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND THE BERING LOW WILL INCREASE TODAY ALONG THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST AND TONIGHT ON THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST. THE WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY STRONG BUT SINCE IT IS WARM ADVECTION IT WILL LIKELY NOT BE AS STRONG AS THEY COULD BE. ABOVE FREEZING LAYER AT 850 MB WILL PUSH ALL THE WAY TO BARTER ISLAND BY SUN AFTERNOON. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FOR AKZ225. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ213. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ214. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230- PKZ235. && CF DEC 14
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 26, 10:08 PM AKST, 5 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1008 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1005 PM SNOW 15 WNW FAIRBANKS 64.92N 148.12W
12/26/2014 M5.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
KEYSTONE RIDGE AT 0645PM MEASURED 2.7 INCHES SINCE 0330PM
GIVING A 24 HOUR SNOWFALL OF 5.0 INCHES AND STILL
SNOWING.
&&
HLINDLocal storm report, Dec 26, 10:17 PM AKST, 5 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1017 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM SNOW 6 NW MOOSE CREEK 64.78N 147.28W
12/26/2014 M3.8 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
SNOW TOTAL AS OF 900 PM
&&
ETLocal storm report, Dec 26, 10:20 PM AKST, 5 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1020 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1018 PM SNOW 15 WNW FAIRBANKS 64.92N 148.12W
12/26/2014 M6.5 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
KEYSTONE RIDGE 10PM UPDATE HAS EVENT TOTAL OF 6.5 INCHES.
&&
HLINDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 4:04 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 17 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:04 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:05 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 33 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Dec 27, 5:26 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Dec 27, 5:29 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 33 hr | |
| Dec 27, 5:32 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Dec 27, 1:20 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Dec 27, 1:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Dec 27, 1:23 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 3 days | |
| Dec 27, 1:29 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Dec 27, 1:29 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Dec 27, 1:57 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Dec 27, 2:21 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 22 hr | |
| Dec 27, 2:21 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 3 days | |
| Dec 27, 2:30 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 38 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.