Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 1, 2015, 3:51 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
- Oct 1, 2015, 3:51 AM AKDT (11:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2015, 3:46 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
715 FZAK52 PAFG 011151 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 351 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 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. PKZ299-020300- 351 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 980 MB LOW 580 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE NORTHEAST. AT 4AM AKDT FRIDAY THE LOW WILL BE 200 NM WEST OF GAMBELL. AT 4AM AKDT SATURDAY THE LOW WILL BE 982 MB 200 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB 250 NM NORTH OF GAMBELL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST TO THE BERING STRAIT... SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...AND CAPE ROMANZOF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST OVER THE SOUTH CHUKCHI SEA...KOTZEBUE SOUND...AND NORTON SOUND THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN EAST OF THE SOUNDS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-020300- NORTON SOUND- 351 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-020300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 351 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-020300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 351 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-020300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 351 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ CCC/DA OCT 15
2 follow-up statements
240 FZAK52 PAFG 012237 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 237 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-021200- 237 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 974 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO WEST OF GAMBELL AND WEAKEN TO 982 MB BY 4AM FRI...THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN TO 1008 MB BY 4PM SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND NORTON SOUND TONIGHT...THEN OVER THE SOUTH CHUKCHI SEA...KOTZEBUE SOUND EARLY FRIDAY WHILE WEAKENING. $$ PKZ200-021200- NORTON SOUND- 237 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG... RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-021200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 237 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 55 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ215-021200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 237 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-021200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 237 PM AKDT THU OCT 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JL/BJB OCT 15
740 FZAK52 PAFG 021146 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 346 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 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. PKZ299-030300- 346 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 982 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF GAMBELL WILL DRIFT WEST AND DISSIPATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM POINT HOPE...TO EAST OF KOTZEBUE SOUND...TO SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE BERING STRAIT ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ200-030300- NORTON SOUND- 346 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-030300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 346 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ215-030300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 346 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-030300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 346 AM AKDT FRI OCT 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ EWP/DA OCT 15
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 3:51 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Oct 1, 3:51 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Oct 1, 3:51 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Oct 1, 3:51 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Oct 1, 2:37 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Oct 1, 2:42 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 13 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.