Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2016
Storm Warning 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 27, 2016, 3:45 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Oct 27, 2016, 3:45 AM AKDT (11:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2016, 3:19 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
387 FZAK52 PAFG 271145 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 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- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 975 MB LOW 375 NM W OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH 500 NM W OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY NOON FRI. A 975 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SW OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND THU EVENING AND DEEPEN TO A 960 MB W OF THE GULF OF ANADYR BY FRI AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ200-280030- NORTON SOUND- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-280030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2016 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-280030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2016 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-280030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 345 AM AKDT THU OCT 27 2016 .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ RF/JK OCT 16
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706 FZAK52 PAFG 272339 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 339 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2016 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-281400- 339 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 959 MB LOW OVER SIBERIA WILL SLIDE N. A 955 MB LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI AND MOVES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT SAT...THEN W OVER THE SIBERIAN COAST. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WEST COAST FRI. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA FRI AND PERSIST INTO SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ200-281400- NORTON SOUND- 339 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-281400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 339 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2016 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-281400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 339 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-281400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 339 PM AKDT THU OCT 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...SE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ SDB OCT 16
249 FZAK52 PAFG 281200 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 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- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 975 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS FRI MORNING THEN MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHILE DEEPENING TO 962 MB. $$ PKZ200-290015- NORTON SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 50 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-290015- DALL POINT TO WALES- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2016 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 50 KT DECREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ215-290015- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-290015- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ RF/JK OCT 16
201 FZAK52 PAFG 282319 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 319 PM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2016 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-291400- 319 PM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. A 961 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT THIS EVENING IN THE CHUKCHI SEA AND MOVE W OVER THE SIBERIAN ARCTIC COAST THROUGH SUN. STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA THROUGH SAT. A 962 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT EVENING AND THE PRIBILOFS BY SUN EVENING AT 954 MB. WEAK RIDGING WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-291400- NORTON SOUND- 319 PM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-291400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 319 PM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-291400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 319 PM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-291400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 319 PM AKDT FRI OCT 28 2016 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH NOON SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WINDS 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ SDB OCT 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 3:21 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Oct 27, 4:34 AM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Oct 27, 5:12 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFG | 70 hr | |
| Oct 27, 3:39 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 60 hr | |
| Oct 27, 3:39 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 12 hr |
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