Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 38, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at May 4, 2014, 3:51 AM AKDT. 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
- May 4, 2014, 3:51 AM AKDT (11:51 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2014, 1:04 PM AKDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
600 FZAK51 PAFG 041151 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 351 AM AKDT SUN MAY 4 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. PKZ298-050330- 351 AM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1003 MB LOW 180 MILES NORTH OF CAPE LISBURNE WILL MOVE TO 400 MILES NORTH OF BARROW THROUGH 4 PM MON. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW SOUTH TO POINT LAY WILL MOVE EAST TO PRUDHOE BAY TO THE CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE 10 PM SUN AND TO BARTER ISLAND AT 4AM MON AND THEN WEAKEN IN PLACE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE INLAND COASTAL PLAIN MON NIGHT AND TUE. $$ PKZ225-050330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 351 AM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-050330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 351 AM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-050330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 351 AM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-050330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 351 AM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-050330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 351 AM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ CCC/JL MAY 14
4 follow-up statements
140 FZAK51 PAFG 042102 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 102 PM AKDT SUN MAY 4 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. PKZ298-051400- 102 PM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1003MB LOW 200NM NW OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 450NM NW OF BARROW LATE THIS EVENING...THEN DRIFT NE INTO THE HIGH ARCTIC BY EARLY TUE MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE LOW OVER THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THEN DRIFT OVER THE COAST. $$ PKZ225-051400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 102 PM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-051400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 102 PM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-051400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 102 PM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-051400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 102 PM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-051400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 102 PM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ SDB/JK MAY 14
529 FZAK51 PAFG 050149 AAA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 549 PM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 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. PKZ298-051500- 549 PM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1003MB LOW 200NM NW OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 450NM NW OF BARROW LATE THIS EVENING...THEN DRIFT NE INTO THE HIGH ARCTIC BY EARLY TUE MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE LOW OVER THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THEN DRIFT OVER THE COAST. $$ PKZ225-051500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 549 PM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-051500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 549 PM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-051500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 549 PM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-051500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 549 PM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-051500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 549 PM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ SDB/JK/CF MAY 14
616 FZAK51 PAFG 051153 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 353 AM AKDT MON MAY 5 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. PKZ298-060300- 353 AM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 992MB LOW 250NM NW OF BARROW WILL DRIFT NE INTO THE HIGH ARCTIC BY EARLY TUE MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE LOW OVER THE ARCTIC PLAIN...THEN DRIFT OVER THE COAST. $$ PKZ225-060300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 353 AM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-060300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 353 AM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-060300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 353 AM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-060300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 353 AM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-060300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 353 AM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ CCC/DA MAY 14
976 FZAK51 PAFG 052104 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 104 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 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. PKZ298-061230- 104 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 985 MB LOW 300 MILES NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 800 MILES NORTH OF BARROW BY 4 AM WED WEAKENING TO 988 MB. $$ PKZ225-061230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 104 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-061230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 104 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY EARLY EVENING. BLOWING SNOW DIMINISHING. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT..VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-061230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 104 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-061230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 104 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-061230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 104 PM AKDT MON MAY 5 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ RF/RM/JK MAY 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 May 4, 2:56 AM AKDT, 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 4, 2:56 AM AKDT, 55 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 256 AM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2014 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT...STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA CONTINUES TO RECEDE SOUTH AND EAST INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND OVER THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW DIGS SOUTH AND EAST OUT OF THE CHUKCHI SEA AND ONTO THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY NEAR POINT HOPE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND WILL BE LOCATED 100 NM NORTHWEST OF PAWI SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND 200 NM NORTH OF PABR MONDAY MORNING. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTH AND WILL BE LOCATED 350 NM NORTH EAST OF PABR MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH BUILDS NORTHWEST INTO THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR TUESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW RETREATS TO THE NORTH. ON THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO SWEEP INLAND ACROSS THE WEST COAST THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR TONIGHT. WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR...RAIN TRANSITIONED QUICKLY TO SNOW SHOWERS POST FRONTAL WHERE GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE WHERE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. ON THE NORTH SLOPE...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE HOISTED FOR ZONES 201 AND 202 AS A 1004 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF POINT HOPE DEEPENS TO 997 MB THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH EAST TO BE LOCATED 100 NM NORTHWEST OF PAWI THIS EVENING. EXPECT WINDS WEST WINDS IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH TO CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL SNOW PACK IS GLAZED WHICH WILL LIMIT SNOW PACK LOFTING BUT FALLING SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON IN ZONE 201 AND THIS EVENING IN ZONE 202. PRECIP WILL BE LIMITED TO LOCATIONS WEST OF PABR. DENSE FOG ALONG THE EASTERN NORTH SLOPE COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE MORNING AS GRADIENT INCREASES ALONG THE NORTH SLOPE. CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL WEAKEN TODAY AS MID AND UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS STREAM IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE WESTERN INTERIOR THIS AFTERNOON. MIN RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT TO THE WEST OF FAIRBANKS AS CLOUDS LIMIT HEATING TO THE MID 60S AND MOISTURE INCREASES AHEAD OF THE FRONT. MIN RH VALUES WILL AGAIN DROP INTO THE 20S PERCENT TO THE EAST OF FAIRBANKS AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGE HOLDS ON THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS ALONG THE THERMAL TROUGH ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH THE GFS AGAIN DEPICTING BULLISH AMOUNTS OF PRECIP OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WITH COLD FRONT. PREFERRED A NAM AND ECMWF SOLUTION WITH MINIMAL PRECIP ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND SLOWER TIMING OF COLD FRONT OVER THE GFS. && .FIRE WEATHER... THE THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND RETREAT TO THE SOUTH TO BE NEAR THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE AS COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR THIS EVENING. MIN RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR 30 PERCENT TO THE WEST OF FAIRBANKS TODAY WITH HIGHER VALUES IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR. MIN RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 20S PERCENT TO THE EAST OF FAIRBANKS THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. && .HYDROLOGY... SLOW RISES ON INTERIOR RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH FREEZING LEVELS AGAIN NEAR 10K FT...HOWEVER AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR FROM THE WESTERN INTERIOR FREEZING LEVELS WILL DROP AND MELT OFF AT ELEVATION WILL SLOW CONSIDERABLY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. ICE CONTINUES TO BE MELTING IN PLACE WITH ONLY MINOR ICE JAMS AND RURAL LOWLAND FLOODING NOTED ALONG INTERIOR RIVERS. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240. && CCC MAY 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 3:51 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| May 4, 4:33 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| May 4, 1:02 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.