Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2016
Small Craft Advisory 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 27, 2016, 4:21 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2016, 4:21 AM AKDT (12:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2016, 4:03 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
822 FZAK52 PAFG 271221 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 421 AM AKDT WED APR 27 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. PKZ299-280030- 421 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 974 MB LOW 110 NM S OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 175 SW OF NIKOLSKI BY LATE WED AT 978 MB...AND 75 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 991 MB BY THU EVENING. INVERTED TROUGH PERSISTS OVER THE WEST COAST...BERING STRAIT...AND CHUKCHI SEA. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL PUSH SE AND TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND CHUKCHI SEA THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ200-280030- NORTON SOUND- 421 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-280030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 421 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ215-280030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 421 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 5 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-280030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 421 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ RF/NTS APR 16
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924 FZAK52 PAFG 272244 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 244 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2016 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-281400- 244 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 975 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB BY THURSDAY EVENING. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING STRAIT THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ PKZ200-281400- NORTON SOUND- 244 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-281400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 244 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY AND BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ215-281400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 244 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-281400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 244 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ APR 16
504 FZAK52 PAFG 281206 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 406 AM AKDT THU APR 28 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. PKZ299-290015- 406 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 975 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB BY THURSDAY EVENING. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING STRAIT THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ PKZ200-290015- NORTON SOUND- 406 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-290015- DALL POINT TO WALES- 406 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT LOCALLY 25 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ215-290015- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 406 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-290015- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 406 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT OVER THE OUTER WATERS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT OVER THE OUTER WATERS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ DJH APR 16
139 FZAK52 PAFG 282136 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 136 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2016 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-291215- 136 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 975 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB BY THURSDAY EVENING. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING STRAIT THROUGH FRIDAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR. $$ PKZ200-291215- NORTON SOUND- 136 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-291215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 136 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ215-291215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 136 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-291215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 136 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ APR 16
943 FZAK52 PAFG 291203 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 403 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 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. PKZ299-300030- 403 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 995 MB LOW SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL DISSIPATE AS A STRONGER LOW TO THE SOUTH MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. THAT LOW WILL BE ABOUT 983 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 4AM SAT...THEN TURN NORTH TO BE 988 MB 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 4PM SAT. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA. $$ PKZ200-300030- NORTON SOUND- 403 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-300030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 403 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ215-300030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 403 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF CAPE .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-300030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 403 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT FROM CAPE THOMPSON NORTH AND WELL OFFSHORE SOUTH OF CAPE THOMPSON. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 0 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT FROM CAPE THOMPSON NORTH AND WELL OFFSHORE SOUTH OF CAPE THOMPSON. FOG. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ DJH APR 16
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 26, 12:57 PM AKDT, 15 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 12:57 PM AKDT, 15 hours 24 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1257 PM AKDT TUE APR 26 2016 .DISCUSSION... MODELS...VERY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE FIRST 72 HOURS AND MAINTAINS REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH 144 HOURS. JUST NOT SEEING A LOT OF CHANGES AT THE SURFACE AS MODELS MAINTAIN THE CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE STATE WITH LEESIDE TROUGHING NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND OVER THE ARCTIC COAST. THERMAL LOW ENHANCES THE LEESIDE TROUGH DURING THE DAY AND WEAKENS OVERNIGHT. WILL USE AN EQUAL BLEND FOR THE SHORT TERM FORECASTS...BUT MAKE ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TEMPERATURE FORECASTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO BE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ALREADY. AS FAR AS PRECIPITATION THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE WAY OVERDOING THE COVERAGE...SO WILL USE MAINLY THE AKNAMDNG5 WITH SOME MINOR POST EDITING TO ADD A LITTLE MORE COVERAGE. NOT MUCH SHOWING UP FOR CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL UNTIL AT LEAST FRIDAY. THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERY ACTIVITY THOUGH. ALOFT...AT 500 HPA...RIDGING OVER THE BROOKS RANGE IS SLOWLY SLIDING NORTH AND WILL BE OVER THE ARCTIC COAST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. AN ELONGATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH SEVERAL LOW REMAINS OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. A 521 DAM LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF HOMER AND A 518 DAM LOW OVER COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN AND BE ABSORBED INTO THE 508 DAM LOW THAT WILL BE 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHCENTRAL BERING SEA EAST OVER KODIAK ISLAND THEN SOUTHEAST. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY EAST TO BE 50 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH THE TROUGH MOVING NORTH TO LIE FROM THE PRIBILOFS TO ANCHORAGE TO WATSON LAKE YUKON...THEN BY THURSDAY MORNING THE LOW WILL BE 100 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WITH THE TROUGH LYING FROM CAPE NEWENHAM TO FAIRBANKS TO FORT MCPHERSON YUKON BY THURSDAY MORNING AS IT CONTINUE TO ROTATE TO THE NORTHWEST PUSHING THE RIDGING JUST OFFSHORE. AT 850 HPA...SLIGHT COOLING ACROSS THE INTERIOR THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL BRING THE TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO CELSIUS...THEN THEY WARM BACK UP TO AROUND THE ZERO MARK FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. SURFACE...SAME GENERAL PATTERN OF THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS HOLDS THROUGH THIS WEEK WITH WEAK CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE STATE AND LEESIDE...THERMAL TROUGH NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND WEAK TROUGHING OVER THE ARCTIC COAST...AS WELL AS AN INVERTED TROUGH OVER THE WEST COAST. DECAYING FRONTS MOVING NORTH OUT OF THE GULF WILL ENHANCE THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS THROUGH THE WEEK...BUT NOT SEEING ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT UNTIL THE WEEKEND WHEN WE COULD SEE SOME THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. ARCTIC COAST AND BROOKS RANGE...JUST NOT SEEING ANYTHING TO CHANGE FROM CONTINUITY. STRATUS ON THE 26/1601Z SPORT NPP VIIRS NIGHTTIME MICROPHYSICS IMAGE APPEARS TO BE PRETTY MUCH IN THE SAME PLACE IT WAS ON MONDAY AND NO REASON FOR IT TO CHANGE IN THE SHORT TERM. NORTHEAST TO EAST FLOW CONTINUES ALONG THE COAST WITH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH FOR MOST AREAS. WINDS IN THE BROOKS RANGE AND OVER THE FLATS ARE LIGHTER. EXPECT A FEW FLURRIES WITH THE STRATUS...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION. CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE BROOKS RANGE. WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR...INVERTED TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE COAST...THIS DOES PROVIDE FOR A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE AREA...BUT THEY WILL BE LIGHT. THE DECAYING FRONT MOVING OVER THE LOWER YUKON DELTA WILL ALSO PROVIDE A CHANCE OF SCATTERED LIGHT RAINSHOWERS. WILL BE MIXED WITH SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO COOL BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT IN MANY AREAS. WINDS MAINLY NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH...THE EXCEPTION OF COURSE IS ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE BERING STRAIT COAST WHICH WILL HAVE WINDS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE AS RIDGING OVER CHUKOTKA TIGHTENS THE GRADIENT UP OVER THE AREA. CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AROUND FAIRBANKS THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER THE HILLS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA SLIGHT CHANCE OVER THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY AS WELL AS SOUTH OF FORT YUKON AND IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND FORTYMILE COUNTRY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE SAME AREAS WEDNESDAY...THEN MOST OF THE SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ON THURSDAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...BUT STILL AT OR ABOVE NORMAL. SOME PATCHY FOG IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AROUND AREAS WHERE THE WATER IS OPENING UP. NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST AREAS AT 5 TO 15 MPH...EXCEPT IN THE ALASKA RANGE WHERE WINDS WILL BE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOONS GUSTING TO AROUND 25 MPH AS THE THERMAL LOW STRENGTHENS. && .FIRE WEATHER...JUST SLIGHT CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY UNTIL THE WEEKEND. MODELS HAVE NOT BEEN VERY GOOD WITH THE EARLY SEASON CONVECTIVE NUMBERS SO NOT PUTTING A LOT OF WEIGHT IN THEM. SLIGHTLY COOLER AND THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE OF SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH THE DECAYING FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. TEMPERATURES A LITTLE COOLER AND DEWPOINTS RISE A BIT THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. GREENUP IN THE TANANA VALLEY WAS RECORDED BY THE FAIRBANKS OFFICE TODAY. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GALE WARNING FOR ZONES PKZ210-PKZ220. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ240-PKZ245. && SDB APR 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 9:56 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFG | 45 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.