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Gale Warning 60, NWS Fairbanks, AK

April 5, 2016

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 5, 2016, 4:22 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
Apr 5, 2016, 4:22 AM AKDT (12:22 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2016, 4:15 AM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted.

777 
FZAK51 PAFG 051222
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
422 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 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.

PKZ298-060330-
422 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA IS FORECAST TO DRIFT NORTH
INTO THE HIGH ARCTIC CENTERED AROUND 79 N 145 W BY 4 AM
WEDNESDAY. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE WEST COAST OF
ALASKA AND WEAK 1002 MB LOW EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE
NORTHWEST COAST. THE HIGH IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...WITH THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE ARCTIC EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

$$

PKZ225-060330-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
422 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-060330-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
422 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-060330-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
422 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-060330-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
422 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.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. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-060330-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
422 AM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

NS/RM APR 16
3 follow-up statements
094 
FZAK51 PAFG 052109
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
109 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 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.

PKZ298-061215-
109 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA IS FORECAST TO DRIFT NORTH
AND STRENGTHEN...WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE ARCTIC
EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. AN
INVERTED TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

$$

PKZ225-061215-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
109 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.THU...S WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-061215-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
109 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 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 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-061215-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
109 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.WED...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-061215-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
109 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.WED...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-061215-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
109 PM AKDT TUE APR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.WED...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...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 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

APR 16
186 
FZAK51 PAFG 061116
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
316 AM AKDT WED APR 6 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.

PKZ298-070230-
316 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE OF 1036 MB OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA IS
FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO 1041 MB BY 4 PM THU. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR
POINT HOPE WILL DRIFT NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN TO AROUND 1010 MB BY 4
AM THU...LOCATED AROUND 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF WRANGEL ISLAND. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN STRONG OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

$$

PKZ225-070230-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
316 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.THU...S WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-070230-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
316 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT EAST OF ICY CAPE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT.
FOG. BLOWING SNOW EAST OF ICY CAPE.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT EAST OF ICY CAPE. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 15
KT. FOG. BLOWING SNOW EAST OF ICY CAPE.
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT EAST OF ICY CAPE...ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT.
FOG AND BLOWING SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-070230-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
316 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-070230-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
316 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOG
AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-070230-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
316 AM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 40 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 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

NS/RM APR 16
096 
FZAK51 PAFG 062214
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
214 PM AKDT WED APR 6 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.

PKZ298-071215-
214 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE OF 1036 MB OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA IS
FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO 1041 MB BY 4 PM THU. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR
POINT HOPE WILL DRIFT NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN TO AROUND 1010 MB BY 4
AM THU...LOCATED AROUND 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF WRANGEL ISLAND. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN STRONG OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

$$

PKZ225-071215-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
214 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.THU...S WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-071215-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
214 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-071215-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
214 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-071215-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
214 PM AKDT WED APR 6 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 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-071215-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
214 PM AKDT WED APR 6 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 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

APR 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 Apr 4, 2:14 PM AKDT, 14 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 2:14 PM AKDT, 14 hours 8 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
214 PM AKDT MON APR 4 2016

.DISCUSSION...

LONG WAVE RIDGING REMAINING ANCHORED OVER THE WEST COAST WITH THE
RIDGE COAST EXTENDING NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH MAINLAND ALASKA
THROUGH TUESDAY. LONG WAVE TROUGHING REMAINED OVER THE BERING SEA
WITH A 514 DM LOW CENTERED 300 MILES TO THE SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR...WITH ANOTHER LOW AT 519 DM EMBEDDED IN THIS TROUGH OVER
THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA.

SURFACE...
AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE WEST COAST THROUGH TUE. A
978 MB LOW 200 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN
TO A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND BY 4 PM TUE.
A 1034 MB HIGH 280 NM N OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL DRIFT NORTH
INTO THE HIGH ARCTIC CENTERED AROUND 79N BY 4AM WED.

NORTH SLOPE...STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN
NORTH SLOPE. EXTENDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR ZONES 203
AND 204 AND 206 THROUGH TUESDAY WITH BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES
OF ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. LOCAL GROUND BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FROM DEADHORSE EAST.

WEST COAST...A WEAK SHORT WAVE CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD THIS
EVENING WITH RAIN SNOW MIX TAPERING OFF TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING QUIET WEATHER TO THE
WESTERN INTERIOR THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN MILD
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE YUKON RIVER WITH HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S.

INTERIOR...RIDGING OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING QUIET WEATHER TO
THE INTERIOR ZONES THROUGH MIDWEEK. PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE
INTERIOR WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING SOME STRONG WINDS ON
SUMMITS FOR ZONES 219 AND 220 THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN MILD FOR THE INTERIOR WITH HIGHS IN THE 20S AND 30S NORTH
OF THE YUKON RIVER AND 40S TO NEAR 50 FOR POINTS SOUTH.

AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ206.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ240-PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ230-PKZ235.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ206.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ240-PKZ245.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ230-PKZ235.
&&

APR 16

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 6:28 PM AKDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG17 hr
Apr 5, 4:22 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG48 hr

Nearby

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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.