Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 41, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 16, 2016, 3:50 AM AKST. It was in force for 46 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
- Feb 16, 2016, 3:50 AM AKST (12:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2016, 2:06 AM AKST
- In force
- 46 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
481 FZAK52 PAFG 161250 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 350 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 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. PKZ299-170400- 350 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST N OF AMCHITKA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO 80 NM W OF ST PAUL ISLAND BY 4 PM TUE AT 979 MB...AND TO 150 NM SW OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY 9 PM TUE AT 970 MB...THEN CONTINUE NW AND OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-170400- NORTON SOUND- 350 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-170400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 350 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...SW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-170400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 350 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-170400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 350 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ LTH/CCC FEB 16
5 follow-up statements
315 FZAK52 PAFG 170006 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 306 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-171500- 306 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 979 MB AREA OF LOW PRESSURE 80 NM W OF ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SW OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY 9 PM TUE AT 970 MB...THEN CONTINUE NW OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-171500- NORTON SOUND- 306 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-171500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 306 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...SW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-171500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 306 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...E WINDS 40 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-171500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 306 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .WED...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ RM/DJH FEB 16
471 FZAK52 PAFG 171204 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 304 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 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. PKZ299-180315- 304 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS SE ACROSS THE HIGH ARCTIC TO MACKENZIE BAY AND WILL PERSIST INTO FRI. A 963 MB AREA OF LOW PRESSURE 150 SM W OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ANADYR AS A 971 MB LOW THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ANADYR AS A 977 MB LOW THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-180315- NORTON SOUND- 304 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-180315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 304 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 45 KT BECOMING SW. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-180315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 304 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-180315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 304 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ CCC/LTH FEB 16
939 FZAK52 PAFG 172343 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 243 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-181445- 243 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE ARCTIC AND CHUKCHI SEA. A 961 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ANADYR WILL MOVE W AND MERGE WITH A 962 MB LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THU EVENING. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH S OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA...WITH A WEAK INVERTED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING N OVER THE COAST. $$ PKZ200-181445- NORTON SOUND- 243 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-181445- DALL POINT TO WALES- 243 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-181445- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 243 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-181445- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 243 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE EVENING. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ SDB/RM FEB 16
259 FZAK52 PAFG 180627 AAA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 927 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 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. PKZ299-181500- 927 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE ARCTIC AND CHUKCHI SEA. A 961 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ANADYR WILL MOVE W AND MERGE WITH A 962 MB LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THU EVENING. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH S OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA...WITH A WEAK INVERTED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING N OVER THE COAST. $$ PKZ200-181500- NORTON SOUND- 927 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-181500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 927 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-181500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 927 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-181500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 927 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE EVENING. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ SDB/RM/CF FEB 16
716 FZAK52 PAFG 181106 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 206 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-190215- 206 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LIES NW TO SE ACROSS THE ARCTIC TO MACKENZIE BAY AND WILL PERSIST INTO FRI. A 971 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ANADYR WILL MOVE NORTHWEST AND DISSIPATE INLAND. A 971 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTH TO NEAR 60N AND 170E AS A 965 MB LOW. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE S OUT OF THE CANADIAN ARCTIC TO MACKENZIE BAY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ200-190215- NORTON SOUND- 206 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-190215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 206 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-190215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 206 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-190215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 206 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ CCC/DA FEB 16
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 Feb 15, 1:12 PM AKST, 14 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 1:12 PM AKST, 14 hours 38 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 112 PM AKST MON FEB 15 2016 .DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 48 HOURS. THE 12 UTC MODELS SEEMS TO INITIALIZE WELL WITH THE 18 UTC SURFACE OBSERVATIONS. UPPER AIR... A FAIRLY PROGRESSIVE PATTERN IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AT 500 HPA A 532 DM RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WEST COAST TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL BE PUSHED TO THE EAST TUESDAY AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST OUT OF BRISTOL BAY. A STRONGER TROUGH WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE WEST COAST DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. SURFACE... A 966 MB LOW 350 NM NW OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY TUESDAY MORNING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP JUST NORTH OF AMCHITKA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 150 NM WEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND BY 4 PM TUESDAY AS A 979 MB LOW...THEN TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY 4 AM WEDNESDAY AS A 968 MB LOW CONTINUING TO MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHWEST. AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR... AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE WINDS ON ST LAWRENCE ISLAND LATE TUESDAY MORNING. AS THE FRONT PASSES OVER THE ISLAND SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WIND AND FALLING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER ST LAWRENCE AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES NEAR THE ISLAND. THE FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WILL ISSUE A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. 7 TO 12INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE WEST COAST...SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING ON THE YUKON DELTA TUESDAY EVENING AND SPREAD TO NORTON SOUND AND EAST INTO SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 9 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE YUKON DELTA...WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED. GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE YUKON DELTA AND BERING STRAIT COAST BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND OVER ALL OF THE WEST COAST AND PARTS OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. NORTH SLOPE... EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE REDUCED. EXPECT AREAS OF FOG AND SOME OCCASIONAL FLURRIES TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO TIGHTEN UP AGAIN ON TUESDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTY EASTERLY WIND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR....INCREASING CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SOME LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM FORT YUKON TO FAIRBANKS TO MCGRATH. DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANYTHING MORE THAN A LIGHT DUSTING...WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF NORTHERN 224 WITH PERHAPS UP TO ONE INCH FALLING THERE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN UP ON WEDNESDAY CAUSING GUSTY WINDS ON THE HILLS AND OTHER WIND PRONE AREAS. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ214. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ230. && FEB 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 3:37 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:37 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:37 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 41 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:50 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 42 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:50 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 46 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.