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Gale Warning 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 31, 2019, 3:24 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2019, 3:24 PM AKST (00:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2020, 5:15 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
550 FZAK52 PAFG 010024 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 324 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 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. PKZ299-011515- 324 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A broad area of low pressure is SE of the Bering Strait with a 971 mb low centered around Kodiak Island, while high pressure associated with a 1034 mb high in Siberia continues to push E over the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea through the week. A tight pressure gradient and strong N winds across the area will persist. $$ PKZ200-011515- Norton Sound- 324 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-011515- Dall Point to Wales- 324 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ215-011515- Kotzebue Sound- 324 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 5 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-011515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 324 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. $$ Dec 19
7 follow-up statements
438 FZAK52 PAFG 011219 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 319 AM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-020315- 319 AM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A broad area of low pressure is SE of the Bering Strait with a 971 mb low centered around Kodiak Island, while high pressure associated with a 1034 mb high in Siberia continues to push E over the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea through the week. A tight pressure gradient and strong N winds across the area will persist. $$ PKZ200-020315- Norton Sound- 319 AM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-020315- Dall Point to Wales- 319 AM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-020315- Kotzebue Sound- 319 AM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. $$ PKZ220-020315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 319 AM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. $$ Jan 20
097 FZAK52 PAFG 012325 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 225 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 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. PKZ299-021515- 225 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A broad area of low pressure is SE of the Bering Strait with a 971 mb low centered around Kodiak Island, while high pressure associated with a 1034 mb high in Siberia continues to push E over the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea through the week. A tight pressure gradient and strong N winds across the area will persist. $$ PKZ200-021515- Norton Sound- 225 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-021515- Dall Point to Wales- 225 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-021515- Kotzebue Sound- 225 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 5 kt. .MON...NE winds 5 kt. $$ PKZ220-021515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 225 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. $$ Jan 20
941 FZAK52 PAFG 021302 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-030315- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A broad area of low pressure is SE of the Bering Strait with a 971 mb low centered around Kodiak Island, while high pressure associated with a 1034 mb high in Siberia continues to push E over the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea through the week. A tight pressure gradient and strong N winds across the area will persist. $$ PKZ200-030315- Norton Sound- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-030315- Dall Point to Wales- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-030315- Kotzebue Sound- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SAT...N winds 5 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...NE winds 5 kt. $$ PKZ220-030315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 15 kt. $$ Jan 20
439 FZAK52 PAFG 022344 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 244 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 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. PKZ299-031530- 244 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 997 mb area of low pressure just south of Cold Bay combined with a 1040 mb high pressure system over Siberia will continue to produce Gale force winds over the Northern Bering Sea through Friday. $$ PKZ200-031530- Norton Sound- 244 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-031530- Dall Point to Wales- 244 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-031530- Kotzebue Sound- 244 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 5 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...NE winds 5 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-031530- Wales to Cape Thompson- 244 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. $$ CCC Jan 20
720 FZAK52 PAFG 031440 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 540 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-040345- 540 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A weather front stretching from the Yukon Delta east will move to St Lawrence Island east by 3pm Sat and then weaken. High pressure stretching from the Chukchi Sea into the Central Bering will weaken slowly through Sun. $$ PKZ200-040345- Norton Sound- 540 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-040345- Dall Point to Wales- 540 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-040345- Kotzebue Sound- 540 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-040345- Wales to Cape Thompson- 540 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. $$ Jan 20
825 FZAK52 PAFG 032244 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 144 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 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. PKZ299-041515- 144 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure northwest of the Arctic Coast of Alaska will weaken slowly through Sun as it drifts toward the Arctic Coast. A low pressure trough in the Eastern Bering Sea will persist through Sunday. $$ PKZ200-041515- Norton Sound- 144 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-041515- Dall Point to Wales- 144 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-041515- Kotzebue Sound- 144 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-041515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 144 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. $$ CCC Jan 20
591 FZAK52 PAFG 041415 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 515 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-050315- 515 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure north of the Arctic Coast of Alaska will move over the Coast tonight and then weaken. A weather front that lies from the Yukon Delta to Northeast Interior of Alaska will move to St Lawrence Island to northeast Alaska tonight and then weaken. $$ PKZ200-050315- Norton Sound- 515 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-050315- Dall Point to Wales- 515 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-050315- Kotzebue Sound- 515 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 5 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-050315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 515 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. $$ Jan 20
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 Dec 31, 2:51 PM AKST, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 2:51 PM AKST, 33 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 251 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 .SYNOPSIS... A strong pressure gradient will persist over the western portion of the state through Wednesday, with strong winds producing very cold wind chill values over much of the west coast and western Interior of Alaska. Snow moving into central Interior Alaska today will spread into the western Interior and over the North Slope by Wednesday morning. Eastern Interior Alaska could see some snow by Wednesday evening and into Thursday. Temperatures will become colder Friday and into the weekend. && .DISCUSSION... Aloft at 500 hPa, a broad longwave trough persists over the west coast of Alaska, with southerly flow continuing over Interior Alaska. The longwave trough will move east and south tonight and a closed low will develop north of Kodiak Island. The persistent southerly flow aloft over the Interior will turn more southeasterly, with colder air gradually entering the region through the latter half of the week. At the surface, a large area of 1035 mb high pressure persists over Siberia with a high pressure ridge extending north into the Chukchi Sea and east into the northern Beaufort Sea. This will progress eastward and expand across the entirety of the Beaufort Sea through the latter half of the week. A 972 mb area of low pressure over Cooke Inlet and the Kenai Peninsula is pushing a front northward across central Interior Alaska, bringing snow to the area today and Wednesday. This will spread northward to the Arctic coast by Wednesday evening. A westward extending front associated with a low developing Wednesday evening over far western Yukon Territory will bring snow to portions of eastern and central Interior Alaska Wednesday night and Thursday, spreading northward as the low drifts north through the end of the week. Precipitation chances diminish by the weekend as the low weakens. Central and Eastern Interior: Gap winds through passes in the Alaska Range with gusts to 60 mph are anticipated to continue into the evening, then gradually drop off overnight tonight. Expect a band of snow to set up across the area Wednesday, most likely around noon or shortly after, as a weak area of low pressure develops in the western Yukon Territory. As this drifts north and weakens, snow across eastern Alaska will also shift northward and diminish through Thursday. Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning, expect 2 to 3 inches of snow across much of eastern Interior Alaska. Southerly flow will shift to more southeasterly flow mid-week, bringing colder temperatures to the area the last part of the week. Temperatures are expected to steadily drop 10 to 20 degrees between Wednesday night and the start of the weekend. West Coast and Western Interior: Northerly flow will continue through the remainder of the week, and strong winds will persist, especially along the west coast where gusts to 55 mph are expected at times. Additionally, 1 to 2 inches of snowfall is expected across areas from the Seward Peninsula and Kotzebue Sound south. With the northerly flow keeping temperatures cold and strong winds, wind chill advisories continue across the area through Wed with wind chill values of 40 to 50 below expected. Blizzard conditions continue this afternoon in zone 213 at Brevig Mission. While these should improve at some point overnight, extended the Blizzard warning until midnight tonight. With locations from Huslia to Ruby and Galena expecting 6 to 8 inches of snow tonight and Wednesday, upgraded the Winter Weather Advisory in zone 216 to a Winter Storm Warning. North Slope and Brooks Range: As snow from the current round of moisture makes its way northward to the North Slope, a shortwave trough is developing over the eastern Arctic coast this evening and this will produce higher snowfall amounts along its axis. With now 5 to 7 inches of snow expected from Prudhoe Bay east, issued Winter Storm Warnings for those areas. Temperatures will remain cold but steady through the latter half of the week with lows in the teens below across the Arctic coast and in the teens to 20s below across much of the Brooks Range. By the weekend, colder temperatures will arrive, with temperatures again dropping into the 20s to 30s below. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Chill Advisory for AKZ205-AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210- AKZ212-AKZ214-AKZ217. Winter Storm Warning for AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ216. Wind Advisory for AKZ226. Blizzard Warning for AKZ213. Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ206-AKZ215-AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ221- AKZ227. Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ210. Gale Warning for PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225. && DEC 19
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 31, 1:52 PM AKST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
152 PM AKST TUE DEC 31 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0150 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 65 S FAIRBANKS 63.89N 147.84W
12/31/2019 E35 MPH DENALI AK TRAINED SPOTTER
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JACThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 3:09 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 62 hr | |
| Dec 31, 3:09 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 3:24 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Dec 31, 3:24 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:18 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:09 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:25 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 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.