Alert archive / Alaska / High Surf Advisories in 2016
High Surf Advisory 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this high surf advisory at Sep 16, 2016, 4:31 PM AKDT. It took effect at Sep 17, 2016, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 46 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2016, 4:31 PM AKDT (00:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 17, 2016, 4:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2016, 2:09 PM AKDT
- In force
- 46 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
374 WHAK49 PAFG 170031 CFWAFG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2016 AKZ203-171400- /O.NEW.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T1400Z-160919T2000Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON AKDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON AKDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES 8 TO 10 FEET BREAKING ONSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE AS HIGH AS 1.5 FEET WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND ELEVATED SEA LEVELS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. PEOPLE IN THIS AREA SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY FAR UP ON TO THE BEACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PROPERTY. && $$ AKZ204-171400- /O.NEW.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T1400Z-160919T2000Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON AKDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON AKDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET BREAKING ONSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE AS HIGH AS 1.5 FEET WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SEA LEVELS WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. IN THE KAKTOVIK AREA...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AND BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SHORELINE NORTH OF THE VILLAGE AND ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF THE SPIT WHERE THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT IS LOCATED. WATER LEVELS MAY RISE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ON OR NEAR THE EAST END OF THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT RUNWAY. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY FAR UP ON TO THE BEACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PROPERTY. && $$
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802 WHAK49 PAFG 170522 CFWAFG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 922 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2016 AKZ201-171400- /O.EXB.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T0000Z-160919T0800Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 922 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT SUNDAY NIGHT FROM POINT LAY NORTH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT SUNDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...FROM POINT LAY NORTH. * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE UP TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL WASH TO THE TOP OF THE BEACH AND CAUSE BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. && $$ AKZ202-171400- /O.EXB.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T0000Z-160919T1400Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 922 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE OF 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * TIMING...HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL WASH TO THE TOP OF THE BEACH AND CAUSE BEACH EROSION. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE AND SURF COULD WASH ONTO LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE BEACH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. SURF COULD WASH ONTO LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE BEACH LIMITING TRAVEL NEAR THE BEACH. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. && $$ AKZ203-171400- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T1400Z-160919T2000Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 922 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE OF 1.5 FEET WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND ELEVATED SEA LEVELS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. DOCKS IN THIS AREA COULD SEE WATER WASH OVER THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PROPERTY. && $$ AKZ204-171400- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T1400Z-160919T2000Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 922 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 11 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE AS HIGH AS 1.5 FEET WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SEA LEVELS WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. IN THE KAKTOVIK AREA...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AND BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SHORELINE NORTH OF THE VILLAGE AND ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF THE SPIT WHERE THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT IS LOCATED. WATER LEVELS MAY RISE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF THE EAST END OF THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT RUNWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. THE KAKTOVIK AIRPORT MAY HAVE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END MAKING AIR TRAVEL DIFFICULT. && $$
192 WHAK49 PAFG 171256 CFWAFG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 456 AM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2016 AKZ201-181900- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T0000Z-160919T0800Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 456 AM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT AKDT SUNDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...FROM POINT LAY NORTH. * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE UP TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL WASH TO THE TOP OF THE BEACH AND CAUSE BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. && $$ AKZ202-181900- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T0000Z-160919T1400Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 456 AM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE OF 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * ICE...WITH ICE JUST OFF SHORE FROM BARROW...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE SEA ICE WILL WASH UP ON SHORE EVEN WITH WINDS PREDICTED TO BE AT NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * TIMING...HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL WASH TO THE TOP OF THE BEACH AND CAUSE BEACH EROSION. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE AND SURF COULD WASH ONTO LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE BEACH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. SURF COULD WASH ONTO LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE BEACH LIMITING TRAVEL NEAR THE BEACH. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. && $$ AKZ203-181900- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T1400Z-160919T2000Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 456 AM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE OF 1.5 FEET WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND ELEVATED SEA LEVELS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. DOCKS IN THIS AREA COULD SEE WATER WASH OVER THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PROPERTY. && $$ AKZ204-181900- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T1400Z-160919T2000Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 456 AM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 11 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE AS HIGH AS 1.5 FEET WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SEA LEVELS WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. IN THE KAKTOVIK AREA...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AND BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SHORELINE NORTH OF THE VILLAGE AND ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF THE SPIT WHERE THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT IS LOCATED. WATER LEVELS MAY RISE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF THE EAST END OF THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT RUNWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. THE KAKTOVIK AIRPORT MAY HAVE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END MAKING AIR TRAVEL DIFFICULT. && $$
911 WHAK49 PAFG 172226 CFWAFG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 226 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2016 AKZ201-181400- /O.EXT.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T0000Z-160919T0200Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 226 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT SUNDAY... * LOCATION...FROM POINT LAY NORTH. * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 8 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH TIDES UP TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL WASH TO THE TOP OF THE BEACH AND CAUSE BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. && $$ AKZ202-181400- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T0000Z-160919T1400Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 226 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH TIDES UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * ICE...WITH ICE JUST OFF SHORE FROM BARROW...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT CHUNKS OF SEA ICE WILL WASH UP ON SHORE EVEN WITH WINDS PREDICTED TO BE AT NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL WASH TO THE TOP OF THE BEACH AND CAUSE BEACH EROSION. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE AND SURF COULD WASH ONTO LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE BEACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. SURF COULD WASH ONTO LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE BEACH LIMITING TRAVEL NEAR THE BEACH. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. && $$ AKZ203-181400- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T1400Z-160919T2000Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 226 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE OF 1.5 FEET WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND ELEVATED SEA LEVELS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. DOCKS IN THIS AREA COULD SEE WATER WASH OVER THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PROPERTY. && $$ AKZ204-181400- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T1400Z-160919T2000Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 226 PM AKDT SAT SEP 17 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO NOON AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 11 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE AS HIGH AS 1.5 FEET WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SEA LEVELS WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. IN THE KAKTOVIK AREA...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AND BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SHORELINE NORTH OF THE VILLAGE AND ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF THE SPIT WHERE THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT IS LOCATED. WATER LEVELS MAY RISE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END OF THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT RUNWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. THE KAKTOVIK AIRPORT MAY HAVE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END MAKING AIR TRAVEL DIFFICULT. && $$
394 WHAK49 PAFG 181255 CFWAFG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 455 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2016 AKZ201-190000- /O.EXT.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T0800Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 455 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT... * LOCATION...FROM POINT LAY NORTH. * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 8 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH TIDES UP TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL WASH TO THE TOP OF THE BEACH AND CAUSE BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. && $$ AKZ202-190000- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T1400Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 455 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH TIDES UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * ICE...WITH ICE JUST OFF SHORE FROM BARROW...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT CHUNKS OF SEA ICE WILL WASH UP ON SHORE EVEN WITH WINDS PREDICTED TO BE AT NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL WASH TO THE TOP OF THE BEACH AND CAUSE BEACH EROSION. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE AND SURF COULD WASH ONTO LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE BEACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. SURF COULD WASH ONTO LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE BEACH LIMITING TRAVEL NEAR THE BEACH. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. && $$ AKZ203-190000- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T1400Z-160919T2000Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 455 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE OF 1.5 FEET WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND ELEVATED SEA LEVELS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. DOCKS IN THIS AREA COULD SEE WATER WASH OVER THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PROPERTY. && $$ AKZ204-190000- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.160918T1400Z-160919T2000Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 455 AM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 11 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE AS HIGH AS 1.5 FEET WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SEA LEVELS WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. IN THE KAKTOVIK AREA...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AND BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SHORELINE NORTH OF THE VILLAGE AND ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF THE SPIT WHERE THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT IS LOCATED. WATER LEVELS MAY RISE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END OF THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT RUNWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. THE KAKTOVIK AIRPORT MAY HAVE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END MAKING AIR TRAVEL DIFFICULT. && $$
875 WHAK49 PAFG 182341 CFWAFG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 341 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2016 AKZ201-190800- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T0800Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 341 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT... * LOCATION...FROM POINT LAY NORTH. * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 8 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH TIDES UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE. * IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL WASH TO THE TOP OF THE BEACH AND CAUSE BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. && $$ AKZ202-191400- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T1400Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 341 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH TIDES UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * ICE...ICE WHICH HAS WASHED UP ON SHORE MAY RESULT IN SOME MITIGATION OF THE WAVE ACTION. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL WASH TO THE TOP OF THE BEACH AND CAUSE BEACH EROSION. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE AND SURF COULD WASH ONTO LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE BEACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. SURF COULD WASH ONTO LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE BEACH LIMITING TRAVEL NEAR THE BEACH. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. && $$ AKZ203-191400- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T2000Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 341 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE OF UP TO 1.5 FEET WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND ELEVATED SEA LEVELS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. DOCKS IN THIS AREA COULD SEE WATER WASH OVER THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PROPERTY. && $$ AKZ204-191400- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T2000Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 341 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 11 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE AS HIGH AS 2 FEET WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SEA LEVELS WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. IN THE KAKTOVIK AREA...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AND BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SHORELINE NORTH OF THE VILLAGE AND ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF THE SPIT WHERE THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT IS LOCATED. WATER LEVELS MAY RISE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END OF THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT RUNWAY. A MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF NEAR 2 FEET IS EXPECTED FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH AROUND 6 AM MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. THE KAKTOVIK AIRPORT MAY HAVE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END MAKING AIR TRAVEL DIFFICULT. && $$
867 WHAK49 PAFG 190635 CFWAFG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1035 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2016 AKZ201-190745- /O.CAN.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T0800Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 1035 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. $$ AKZ202-191400- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T1400Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 1035 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH TIDES UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * ICE...ICE WHICH HAS WASHED UP ON SHORE MAY RESULT IN SOME MITIGATION OF THE WAVE ACTION. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL WASH TO THE TOP OF THE BEACH AND CAUSE BEACH EROSION. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE AND SURF COULD WASH ONTO LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE BEACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. SURF COULD WASH ONTO LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE BEACH LIMITING TRAVEL NEAR THE BEACH. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. && $$ AKZ203-191445- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T2000Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 1035 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE OF UP TO 1.5 FEET WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND ELEVATED SEA LEVELS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. DOCKS IN THIS AREA COULD SEE WATER WASH OVER THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PROPERTY. && $$ AKZ204-191445- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T2000Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 1035 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT MONDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 11 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE AS HIGH AS 2 FEET WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SEA LEVELS WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. IN THE KAKTOVIK AREA...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AND BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SHORELINE NORTH OF THE VILLAGE AND ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF THE SPIT WHERE THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT IS LOCATED. WATER LEVELS MAY RISE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END OF THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT RUNWAY. A MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF NEAR 2 FEET IS EXPECTED FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH AROUND 6 AM MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. THE KAKTOVIK AIRPORT MAY HAVE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END MAKING AIR TRAVEL DIFFICULT. && $$
384 WHAK49 PAFG 191230 CFWAFG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 430 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016 AKZ202-191800- /O.EXT.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T1800Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 430 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH TIDES UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * ICE...ICE WHICH HAS WASHED UP ON SHORE MAY RESULT IN SOME MITIGATION OF THE WAVE ACTION. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SURF WILL WASH TO THE TOP OF THE BEACH AND CAUSE BEACH EROSION. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE AND SURF COULD WASH ONTO LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE BEACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. SURF COULD WASH ONTO LOW LYING ROADS NEAR THE BEACH LIMITING TRAVEL NEAR THE BEACH. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. && $$ AKZ203-191800- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T2000Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 430 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE OF UP TO 1.5 FEET WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND ELEVATED SEA LEVELS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. DOCKS IN THIS AREA COULD SEE WATER WASH OVER THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PROPERTY. && $$ AKZ204-191800- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T2000Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 430 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 11 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE AS HIGH AS 2 FEET WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH NOON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SEA LEVELS WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. IN THE KAKTOVIK AREA...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AND BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SHORELINE NORTH OF THE VILLAGE AND ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF THE SPIT WHERE THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT IS LOCATED. WATER LEVELS MAY RISE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END OF THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT RUNWAY. A MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF NEAR 2 FEET IS EXPECTED FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH AROUND 6 AM MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. THE KAKTOVIK AIRPORT MAY HAVE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END MAKING AIR TRAVEL DIFFICULT. && $$
934 WHAK49 PAFG 191543 CFWAFG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 743 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016 AKZ202-191645- /O.CAN.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T1800Z/ NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 743 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. $$ AKZ203-192000- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T2000Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 743 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 8 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE OF UP TO 1 FOOT WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND NOON TODAY...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND ELEVATED SEA LEVELS COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PROPERTY. && $$ AKZ204-192000- /O.CON.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T2000Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 743 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 11 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE AS HIGH AS 1.5 FEET WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND NOON TODAY...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SEA LEVELS WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. IN THE KAKTOVIK AREA...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AND BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE SHORELINE NORTH OF THE VILLAGE AND ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF THE SPIT WHERE THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT IS LOCATED. WATER LEVELS MAY BE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END OF THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT RUNWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. THE KAKTOVIK AIRPORT MAY HAVE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END MAKING AIR TRAVEL DIFFICULT. && $$
229 WHAK49 PAFG 191902 CFWAFG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1102 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016 AKZ203-192015- /O.CAN.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160919T2000Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 1102 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. $$ AKZ204-200000- /O.EXT.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160920T0000Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 1102 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES TO 10 FEET BREAKING JUST OFFSHORE COMBINED WITH A STORM SURGE AS HIGH AS 1.5 FEET WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SURF ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SEA LEVELS WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION. LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. IN THE KAKTOVIK AREA...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AND BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE SHORELINE NORTH OF THE VILLAGE AND ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF THE SPIT WHERE THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT IS LOCATED. WATER LEVELS MAY BE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END OF THE BARTER ISLAND AIRPORT RUNWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR. PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY INLAND FROM THE BEACH. THE KAKTOVIK AIRPORT MAY HAVE MINOR FLOODING ON THE EAST END MAKING AIR TRAVEL DIFFICULT. && $$
600 WHAK49 PAFG 192209 CFWAFG URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 209 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016 AKZ204-192315- /O.CAN.PAFG.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160920T0000Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 209 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high surf advisory 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 high surf advisory went out at Sep 16, 3:44 PM AKDT, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 3:44 PM AKDT, 47 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 344 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2016 .DISCUSSION... Upper Air: A deep upper low centered about 550 nm north northwest of Barrow will move on a cyclonic wobbly path to 200 nm north northwest of Barrow by Saturday afternoon, to 450 nm north of Deadhorse by Sunday afternoon, and to 500 nm north of the Mackenzie River Delta by Sunday afternoon. Several short wave troughs rotating around the upper low will sweep across the Arctic coast during the next 3 days. A weakening upper low near Nunivak Island will move to near Dillingham by Saturday afternoon and into the southeastern Gulf of Alaska by Sunday afternoon. A weak ridge over the western Bering Sea will move eastward and build into a strong ridge with the axis extending from the Chukotsk Peninsula to Dall Point then southward across the western Alaska Peninsula by Sunday afternoon. The ridge will continue to move eastward through Monday afternoon, with the ridge axis extending from the Chukchi Sea to the eastern north Gulf Coast then south southwestward into the Gulf of Alaska by Sunday afternoon. Surface... Several low pressure centers will continue to wobble around on a cyclonic path over the Arctic Ocean between latitudes 75N and 79N and longitudes 140W and 170W through Sunday, becoming a single 980 mb low centered 400 nm north of Demarcation Point by late Sunday night. This will result in a series of weather fronts moving eastward across the Arctic coast and a period of moderately strong west winds across the Arctic coast, with the strongest winds expected to be over the eastern Arctic coast. A weather front and associated surface trough will move northeastward into the northern Gulf of Alaska and into Norton Sound by Sunday evening. Another weather front and surface trough will move into the northern Bering Sea by Monday afternoon and across Norton Sound Monday night. Arctic Coast and Brooks Range... The most important issue is the likelihood of elevated or high surf conditions along parts of the Arctic Coast. From the Barrow area west to Icy Cape, west winds are expected to increase to 25 to 30 mph late Saturday evening and continue through Sunday night. The long fetch over ice free waters and the duration of the fetch will produce waves of 8 to 10 feet offshore. Waves breaking onshore will produce elevated surf, with a maximum storm surge of 0.7 to around 1 foot from midnight Saturday night to around noon Monday. We will issue a special weather statement for elevated surf conditions with a possibility of shoreline erosion. Stronger winds are expected along the eastern Arctic coast including the Kaktovik area. Winds in the Kaktovik area are expected to increase to 25 to 35 mph by Sunday morning and increase to 30 to 40 mph by Sunday afternoon and continuing through Sunday night before diminishing Monday morning. The strong winds along with the length and duration of the fetch will produce waves as high as 8 to 11 feet which will cause high surf conditions as they break onshore. A maximum storm surge of around 1.4 to 1.5 feet is expected from around 6 pm Sunday through 6 am Monday. The high waves and elevated sea levels will produce high surf and beach erosion along the shoreline north of the village of Kaktovik and along the north shore of the spit on which the airport is located. Water levels could rise to a high enough level to cause localized minor flooding along the eastern end of the spit including the eastern end of the Barter island airport runway. A high surf advisory will be issued to address these expected conditions. Mainly snow or mixed rain and snow along the coast from the Barrow area westward will spread southward and eastward across the central and western interior Arctic slope and the central and western Brooks Range tonight, and taper off the isolated to scattered showers over most areas by Saturday evening. West coast... Isolated to scattered showers are expected over most areas south and east of Norton Sound tonight and Saturday. A chance of rain over the central and northern parts of the Seward Peninsula late tonight and Saturday. An increasing chance of rain north of the Seward Peninsula tonight, with rain likely in the lower Kobuk and Noatak valleys Saturday. An increasing likelihood of rain over much of the west coast beginning Sunday as the weather front approaches from the west. South winds increasing to 30-35 kt in Norton Sound Monday afternoon and continuing through Monday evening could produce a period of elevated surf with a maximum storm surge of 2.5 to 3 feet along the northern shore of Norton Sound Monday afternoon and evening. St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait coast... South winds 25 to 35 kt expected on the Bering Strait coast Monday through Monday night and on St Lawrence Island Sunday evening through around noon Monday. Elevated surf is expected on the south shore of St Lawrence Island late Sunday night through around noon Monday. Rain likely on the island Sunday through Monday and on the Bering Strait coast Sunday night into Monday with the incoming weather front. Western interior... isolated to scattered showers over most areas tonight and Saturday. with rain likely in parts of the upper Kobuk and Noatak valleys Saturday, tapering off to isolated showers Saturday night. Central and eastern interior... Rain showers, snow showers, or mixed rain and snow showers are expected over most of the Alaska Range tonight through Sunday. Around an inch of snow may be possible at higher elevations on the Denali Park road. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4... Elevated surf is expected along the northern shore of Norton Sound is expected Monday and Monday evening, with a maximum storm surge of 2.5 to 3 feet expected along the north shore of Norton Sound. Elevated surf is expected along the south shore of St Lawrence Island late Sunday night through around noon Monday. See main discussion for shorter term coastal hazard potential. && .HYDROLOGY... None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Small Craft Advisory for PKZ240-PKZ245. High Surf Advisory for AKZ204. && RF SEP 16
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 16, 3:59 PM AKDT, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 359 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2016 AKZ201-202-180200- WESTERN ARCTIC COAST-NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE... BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK 359 PM AKDT FRI SEP 16 2016 ...ELEVATED SURF EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST FROM THE BARROW AREA TO ICY CAPE... WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING. WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE BARROW AREA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND ALONG THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST FROM ICY CAPE EAST THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. WAVES 8 TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE WILL CAUSE ELEVATED SURF AS THEY BREAK ONSHORE. A MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF AROUND 1 FOOT IS EXPECTED IN THE BARROW AREA AND FROM 1 TO 1.5 FEET ALONG THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST FROM ICY CAPE EAST. THE ELEVATED SURF COMBINED WITH HIGHER SEA LEVELS MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED MINOR BEACH EROSION. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY FAR UP ON THE BEACH.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 4:04 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:05 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:12 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Sep 17, 2:46 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Sep 17, 3:09 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 61 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.