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Gale Warning 137, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 18, 2017, 4:21 AM AKST. It was in force for 34 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2017, 4:21 AM AKST (13:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2017, 2:48 PM AKST
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
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594 FZAK52 PAFG 181321 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 421 AM AKST Sat Nov 18 2017 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. PKZ299-190330- 421 AM AKST Sat Nov 18 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 995 mb low just west of Anadyr will move over the Chukotsk Peninsula as a 985 mb low by 3pm Sat, to the Bering Strait as a 980 mb low by 3am Sun, to Sparrevohn as a 994 mb low by 3pm Sun. A second strong low will move from the western Bering to near Anadyr on Mon and over the southern Chukchi Sea Tue. $$ PKZ200-190330- Norton Sound- 421 AM AKST Sat Nov 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft. Snow. Vsby less than 1 nm. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Vsby less than 1 nm. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...W winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ210-190330- Dall Point to Wales- 421 AM AKST Sat Nov 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt increasing to 45 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft. Rain and snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Fog. Freezing rain. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW winds 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. Freezing spray. .TUE...W winds 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ215-190330- Kotzebue Sound- 421 AM AKST Sat Nov 18 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 15 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ220-190330- Wales to Cape Thompson- 421 AM AKST Sat Nov 18 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ Nov 17
3 follow-up statements
992 FZAK52 PAFG 190024 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 324 PM AKST Sat Nov 18 2017 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-191530- 324 PM AKST Sat Nov 18 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 988 mb low currently over the Gulf of Anadyr will move rapidly south and east tonight to be located over Norton Sound as a 984 mb low tonight and southeast of Kodiak Island Sunday morning. A low pressure trough will trail behind the low through Monday over western Alaska. A ridge of high pressure continues to build south and east over the high arctic ocean and north slope Monday. $$ PKZ200-191530- Norton Sound- 324 PM AKST Sat Nov 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt becoming W. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ210-191530- Dall Point to Wales- 324 PM AKST Sat Nov 18 2017 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 45 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 22 ft. Fog. Freezing rain. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW winds 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...W winds 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ215-191530- Kotzebue Sound- 324 PM AKST Sat Nov 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ220-191530- Wales to Cape Thompson- 324 PM AKST Sat Nov 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ CCC Nov 17
349 FZAK52 PAFG 191357 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 457 AM AKST Sun Nov 19 2017 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. PKZ299-200330- 457 AM AKST Sun Nov 19 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 978 mb low over the Chukotsk Peninsula will move to near McGrath as a 990 mb low by 3pm Sun, then move southeast. A Strong low in the Sea of Okhotsk will move to just west of Anadyr as a 978 mb low by 3pm Mon, and to the southern Chukchi Sea as a 975 mb low by 3pm Tue. $$ PKZ200-200330- Norton Sound- 457 AM AKST Sun Nov 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 35 kt becoming N. Seas 7 ft. Fog, snow. Vsby less than 1 nm. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...S winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ210-200330- Dall Point to Wales- 457 AM AKST Sun Nov 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 60 kt becoming N 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Snow. Freezing rain. Vsby less than 1 nm. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...W winds 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ215-200330- Kotzebue Sound- 457 AM AKST Sun Nov 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt becoming NE 25 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ220-200330- Wales to Cape Thompson- 457 AM AKST Sun Nov 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt becoming N. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ Nov 17
945 FZAK52 PAFG 192348 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 248 PM AKST Sun Nov 19 2017 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-201515- 248 PM AKST Sun Nov 19 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A Strong low in the Sea of Okhotsk will move to just west of Anadyr as a 978 mb low by 3pm Mon, and to the southern Chukchi Sea as a 975 mb low by 3pm Tue. $$ PKZ200-201515- Norton Sound- 248 PM AKST Sun Nov 19 2017 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...S winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ210-201515- Dall Point to Wales- 248 PM AKST Sun Nov 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...W winds 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ215-201515- Kotzebue Sound- 248 PM AKST Sun Nov 19 2017 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt becoming E. Seas 2 ft subsiding. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ220-201515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 248 PM AKST Sun Nov 19 2017 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt becoming E. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ Nov 17
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 Nov 18, 4:21 AM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 18, 4:21 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 421 AM AKST Sat Nov 18 2017 .SYNOPSIS... Aloft... A long wave pattern consisting of ridge over the Bering Sea and West Coast of Alaska and trough over NW Alaska eastern Gulf of Alaska will persist through next week. A series of strong short wave troughs will ride over the top of this ridge and bring a series of strong storms with rain, snow and strong winds into the West Coast of Alaska while the eastern Interior will remain cold into next week. A weak short wave trough over the eastern North Slope will move to Central to Inuvik by 3pm sat then move east of the Alcan Border tonight. Expect a few flurries with this. A strong short wave in the Western Bering Sea will move along the Dateline by 3pm Sat, over the West Coast of Alaska by 3am Sun, and then moving into the Gulf of AK Sun PM. This is bringing a strong storm into the west coast today and western Interior tonight with strong winds, heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and freezing rain. See surface discussion for details. A second strong short wave trough moving into the western Bering Sea Mon, into the West Coast of Alaska Tue, and to the eastern Interior Wed. Another strong storm with strong winds and moderate to heavy snow will accompany this trough. A third strong trough moves across the Bering Wed and into the West Coast Wed night. Surface... A low pressure trough from Inuvik to Deadhorse will move to Old Crow to Barrow by 3pm Sun. Expect few flurries along this trough. SW winds over the Arctic Coast will turn NE north of the trough late Sat. A trough stretching from Point Lay to Denali will weaken today. Stratus and flurries along this will diminish today. A 995 mb low just west of Anadyr will move over the Chukotsk Peninsula as a 985 mb low by 3pm Sat, to the Bering Strait as a 980 mb low by 3am Sun, to Sparrevohn as a 994 mb low by 3pm Sun, and then continue SE. A warm front extending SE from this low, will move to Gambell to Bethel by 3pm Sat with a cold front occluding the warm front NW of Gambell and then extending from Gambell to St Paul Island. The front will rapidly occlude from the Bering Strait to a triple point near Dillingham by 3am Sat. After this time there will be a hang back occlusion from Sparrevohn to the Bering Strait through 3pm Sun then dissipating Sun night. There is heavy snow ahead of the warm/occluded front that will change to rain in the warm sector, then chance back to snow with the cold front. This rain will freeze on the cold ground in zones 214 and southern 215 today as the warm sector moves over it. Expect 8-12 inches of snow just north of the front, with lesser amounts in northern zones 216 and in zone 209. Expect one quarter inch or more ice accumulation in zones 214 and southern 215 today, so those areas will only get 4-8 inches of snow. Snow will taper off rapidly Sunday as the low and front moves south. Expect SE winds 25-35kt ahead of the warm front which will cause blizzard conditions in areas with falling snow. Expect winds to turn W 25-30 kt west of the Occluded front, then NW 35-45kt in the SW quadrant of the low center. This could bring Blizzard conditions to zones 213 and 214 after the occluded frontal passage. Since the front winds do not last for more than 12 hrs this will likely only cause high surf to the Yukon Delta and Stebbins west of zone 212 tonight and Sun with a storm surge of 3 feet. This will cause water to rise on the Yukon River in the Delta tonight and Sun as well. High pressure developing over the Eastern Interior tonight will persist into Sun then weaken. This will cause easterly drainage winds along the Tanana and Yukon Rivers to develop tonight and continue into Sun as the pressure gradient increases with the low approaching the West Coast. A second strong low will move from the western Bering to near Anadyr on Mon and over the southern Chukchi Sea Tue. This will bring another round of strong winds, snow, blowing snow and possible blizzard conditions to the west Coast Mon night and Tue. This could bring a significant storm surge and possible coastal flooding to the West Coast of Alaska Tue into Wed, but still much uncertainty on this. Will keep eye on this feature for further developments. && .DISCUSSION... Deterministic Models initialize well at H500 and show similar solutions through 3pm Mon. By the middle of next week start to see significant differences on strength timing of short wave troughs. At the surface all models are about 4 mb too weak at 06Z Sat on the surface low west of Anadyr. Expect low will remain a few mb deeper than models indicate through Sat night so will adjust winds up a few kt over the Bering as a result. The GFS and ECMF move this low southeast tonight and Mon more slowly than the NAM. Favor the slower GFS and ECMF movement since the low will likely be a bit deeper than indicated. Models do differ on northerly extent of the precipitation, with the GFS and ECMF moving precipitation into Kotzebue while the NAM keeps most of the precip further south. The GFS also lessens the precip amounts Sat night compared tot he ECMF and NAM. Favor the lesser amounts Sat night on the GFS as the triple point is moving rapidly southeast and the heaviest precip should move south with the triple point. So favor the GFS precip overall. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4... High surf for the Yukon Delta today and tonight. A strong storm is expected to move from the western Bering to near Anadyr on Mon and over the southern Chukchi Sea Tue. This could bring a significant storm surge and possible coastal flooding to the West Coast of Alaska Tue into Wed, but still much uncertainty on this. Will keep eye on this feature for further developments. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... High Surf Advisory for AKZ212-AKZ214. Winter Storm Warning for AKZ214-AKZ215. Blizzard Warning for AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213. Winter Storm Watch for AKZ216. Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230- PKZ235. Gale Warning for PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. && JB NOV 17
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 3:34 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 43 hr | |
| Nov 17, 3:34 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 50 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:16 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:16 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 18, 1:01 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 29 hr |
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