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Storm Warning 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 17, 2014, 4:29 AM AKST. 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
- Jan 17, 2014, 4:29 AM AKST (13:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2014, 2:40 PM AKST
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
612 FZAK52 PAFG 171329 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 429 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 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. PKZ299-180015- 429 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG LOW SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AS A 950 MB LOW BY 3AM SAT...TO 150 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL AS A 961 MB LOW BY 3 AM SAT...AND TO 100 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AS A 990 MB LOW BY 3PM SUN. A 1030 MB HIGH OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL DRIFT NORTHWEST OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN. A STRONG GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN THE SYSTEMS CREATING STRONG WINDS IN THE NORTHEASTERN BERING SEA AND BERING STRAIT. $$ PKZ200-180015- NORTON SOUND- 429 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-180015- DALL POINT TO WALES- 429 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-180015- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 429 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-180015- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 429 AM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT BECOMING 45 KT LATE THIS MORNING. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ JK JAN 14
3 follow-up statements
853 FZAK52 PAFG 172254 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 154 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-181400- 154 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG 950 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH TO 100 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AS A 953 MB LOW BY 3 AM SAT...THEN WEAKEN TO A 990 MB LOW 75 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 3 AM SUN. A 1030 MB HIGH OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL DRIFT NORTHWEST OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN. A STRONG GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN THE SYSTEMS CREATING STRONG WINDS IN THE NORTHEASTERN BERING SEA AND BERING STRAIT. $$ PKZ200-181400- NORTON SOUND- 154 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-181400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 154 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 50 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 50 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-181400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 154 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-181400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 154 PM AKST FRI JAN 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ CCC/LTH JAN 14
192 FZAK52 PAFG 181308 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 408 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 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. PKZ299-190015- 408 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG 950 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH TO 100 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AS A 953 MB LOW BY 3 AM SAT...THEN WEAKEN TO A 990 MB LOW 75 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 3 AM SUN. A 1030 MB HIGH OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL DRIFT NORTHWEST OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN. $$ PKZ200-190015- NORTON SOUND- 408 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-190015- DALL POINT TO WALES- 408 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-190015- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 408 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-190015- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 408 AM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ JAN 14
571 FZAK52 PAFG 182340 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 240 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-191445- 240 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 956 MB LOW 65 NM EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN TO A 985 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 9 AM SUN. A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OUT OF THE AK GULF AND OVER KING COVE BY 3 AM MON. $$ PKZ200-191445- NORTON SOUND- 240 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-191445- DALL POINT TO WALES- 240 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-191445- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 240 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-191445- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 240 PM AKST SAT JAN 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ CCC/LTH JAN 14
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 Jan 16, 5:38 PM AKST, 10 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 5:38 PM AKST, 10 hours 51 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 538 PM AKST THU JAN 16 2014 .DISCUSSION... COMPLEX WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE CWA WITH SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND HIGH WINDS. EXITING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS THE EASTERN INTERIOR AS THIS LOW AND ITS FRONT MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN YUKON. A COLD AIRMASS REMAINS TRAPPED NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 30 TO 40 BELOW RANGE INLAND AND 20S BELOW ALONG THE COAST. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE HOISTED FOR BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS THROUGH THE BROOKS RANGE PASSES. EXPECT CONDITIONS IN THE PASSES TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS A POWERFUL LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA RACES NORTHWARD AND INCREASES THE GRADIENT ACROSS THE BROOKS RANGE AND INTERIOR AS WELL AS THE WEST COAST AND BERING SEA. FOCUS CENTERS ON AFORE MENTIONED LOW WHICH IS CURRENTLY ABOUT 968 MB AND IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN TO AROUND 952 MB AS IT RACES NORTH AN CROSSES THE AK PENINSULA FRIDAY MORNING AND REMAIN A STRONG LOW AT AROUND 954 MB AS IT MOVES TO JUST SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A VERY STRONG GRADIENT DEVELOPS ACROSS THE BERING SEA BETWEEN THE 1036 MB HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SIBERIA AND THE 960 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT AND SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. BLIZZARD WARNING HOISTED FOR BERING STRAIT AND ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. WINDS COULD GUST IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. WINTER STORM WARNING HOISTED FOR ZONES 212...214...215 AND 216. VERY MOIST AIRMASS PUSHING INTO THE YK DELTA WILL LEAD TO HEAVY SNOW. FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO ONE QUARTER INCH SOUTH OF GALENA. WINTER STORM WATCHES AS WELL AS BLIZZARD WATCHES HOISTED FOR SEWARD PENINSULA AS WELL AS THE BROOKS RANGE AS WINDS AND SNOW CRANK UP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. WIND ADVISORIES HOISTED FOR THE ALASKA RANGE AS GRADIENT INCREASES THROUGH PASSES. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ201-AKZ205-AKZ206-AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209- AKZ217-AKZ218. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213. WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226-AKZ227. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ210-AKZ211. WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ208. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ205-AKZ206-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221- AKZ222-AKZ224-AKZ226-AKZ227. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ212-AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ216. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. STORM WARNING FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. && CCC JAN 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 3:38 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 54 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:19 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:19 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 45 hr | |
| Jan 16, 8:14 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:29 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:29 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:29 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:29 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:29 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Jan 17, 7:53 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Jan 17, 1:54 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Jan 17, 1:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 38 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.