Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 42, 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, 2:07 AM AKST
- In force
- 46 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
996 FZAK51 PAFG 161250 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 350 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 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. PKZ298-170400- 350 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS SE ACROSS THE ARCTIC TO MACKENZIE BAY AND WILL PERSIST INTO FRI. 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. THIS WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE WESTERN ARCTIC. $$ PKZ225-170400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 350 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-170400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 350 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-170400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 350 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-170400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 350 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-170400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 350 AM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ LTH/CCC FEB 16
5 follow-up statements
554 FZAK51 PAFG 170004 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 304 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 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. PKZ298-171500- 304 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS SE ACROSS THE ARCTIC TO MACKENZIE BAY AND WILL PERSIST INTO FRI. 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...INCREASING WINDS OVER THE WESTERN ARCTIC. $$ PKZ225-171500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 304 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-171500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 304 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-171500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 304 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-171500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 304 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-171500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 304 PM AKST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ RM/DJH FEB 16
555 FZAK51 PAFG 171202 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 302 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 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. PKZ298-180315- 302 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC 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. $$ PKZ225-180315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 302 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-180315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 302 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-180315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 302 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-180315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 302 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-180315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 302 AM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ CCC/LTH FEB 16
068 FZAK51 PAFG 172343 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 243 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 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. PKZ298-181445- 243 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LIES NW TO SE ACROSS THE ARCTIC TO MACKENZIE BAY AND WILL PERSIST INTO FRI. 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 BY THU EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE S OUT OF THE CANADIAN ARCTIC TO MACKENZIE BAY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ225-181445- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 243 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-181445- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 243 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-181445- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 243 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-181445- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 243 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-181445- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 243 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ SDB/RM FEB 16
531 FZAK51 PAFG 180630 AAA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 930 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 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. PKZ298-181500- 930 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LIES NW TO SE ACROSS THE ARCTIC TO MACKENZIE BAY AND WILL PERSIST INTO FRI. 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 BY THU EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE S OUT OF THE CANADIAN ARCTIC TO MACKENZIE BAY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ225-181500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 930 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-181500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 930 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-181500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 930 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-181500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 930 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-181500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 930 PM AKST WED FEB 17 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ SDB/RM/CF FEB 16
816 FZAK51 PAFG 181107 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 207 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016 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. PKZ298-190215- 207 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC 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. $$ PKZ225-190215- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 207 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-190215- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 207 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-190215- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 207 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-190215- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 207 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ245-190215- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 207 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ 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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