Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2017
Storm Warning 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 2, 2017, 1:39 PM AKST. It was in force for 14 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
- Mar 2, 2017, 1:39 PM AKST (22:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2017, 3:15 AM AKST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
735 FZAK51 PAFG 022239 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 139 PM AKST THU MAR 2 2017 ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND-WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ298-031215- 139 PM AKST THU MAR 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... BROAD LOW PRESSURE AT 998 MB NEAR THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. A SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT 1004 MB NEAR THE POLE WILL DIVE SOUTH AND MERGE WITH THIS LOW FRI WHICH WILL INCREASE WINDS OVER THE ARCTIC COAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ225-031215- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 139 PM AKST THU MAR 2 2017 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. FREEZING FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-031215- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 139 PM AKST THU MAR 2 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. FREEZING FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-031215- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 139 PM AKST THU MAR 2 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-031215- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 139 PM AKST THU MAR 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FREEZING FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FREEZING FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-031215- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 139 PM AKST THU MAR 2 2017 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FREEZING FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...W WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ MAR 17
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:35 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Mar 2, 1:39 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Mar 2, 1:39 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 14 hr |
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