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Gale Warning 5, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2020, 4:24 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 10, 2020, 4:24 AM AKST (13:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2020, 4:04 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
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- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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971 FZAK51 PAFG 101324 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 424 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 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. PKZ298-110300- 424 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure extends N over the Central Arctic from a 1031 mb high 200 nm NW of Utqiagvik. High pressure will slide over the Eastern Arctic tonight, then over the Beaufort Sea Sat night. Low pressure will push NE over the Chukchi Sea tonight. Troughing developing over the Arctic Plain Sat as the low pressure pushes over the Dateline. $$ PKZ225-110300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 424 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 15 kt increasing to 35 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...S winds 30 kt. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-110300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 424 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...S winds 25 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ235-110300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 424 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...S winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ240-110300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 424 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ245-110300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 424 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...SW winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. $$ SDB Jan 20
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384 FZAK51 PAFG 102303 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 203 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 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. PKZ298-111515- 203 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure extends N over the Central Arctic from a 1031 mb high 200 nm NW of Utqiagvik. High pressure will slide over the Eastern Arctic tonight, then over the Beaufort Sea Sat night. Low pressure will push NE over the Chukchi Sea tonight. Troughing developing over the Arctic Plain Sat as the low pressure pushes over the Dateline. $$ PKZ225-111515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 203 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. .SAT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. .WED...S winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ230-111515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 203 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .MON...S winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-111515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 203 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...S winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-111515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 203 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...S winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. .WED...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-111515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 203 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt becoming N. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...S winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. .WED...W winds 25 kt. $$ Jan 20
694 FZAK51 PAFG 111343 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 443 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 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. PKZ298-120300- 443 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1032 mb high has moved E to 200 nm N of Deadhorse with high pressure extending N. The high will move to the Beaufort Sea Sun with high pressure extending N and W. A decaying weather front will move to the Southwestern Arctic Sun. Low pressure will develop over the Arctic Plain through Sun, then lift NE across the offshore waters as a 1002 mb low moves into the Western Arctic. $$ PKZ225-120300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 443 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-120300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 443 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-120300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 443 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...S winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-120300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 443 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...S winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-120300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 443 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...S winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. .WED...W winds 25 kt. $$ SDB Jan 20
522 FZAK51 PAFG 120135 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 435 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 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. PKZ298-121545- 435 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 963 mb low in the Western Bering will move to Anadyr as a 984 mb low by 3pm Sun, to near Cape Lisburne as a 1004 mb low by 3pm Mon, and to 300 NM north of Demarcation Point as a 1013 mb low by 3pm Tue. $$ PKZ225-121545- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 435 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt decreasing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. .THU...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-121545- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 435 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .MON...S winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-121545- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 435 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...S winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-121545- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 435 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...SW winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-121545- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 435 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...SW winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .WED...W winds 25 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ Jan 20
943 FZAK51 PAFG 121235 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 335 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 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. PKZ298-130300- 335 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure over the Arctic will be pushed E and N as a 998 mb low moves to the Chukchi Sea tonight, and low pressure over the Arctic Plains lifts NE over the offshore waters. The low will continue NE into the high Arctic with a weather front moving E across the Arctic Mon night through Tue evening. A second front will drag E across the area Tue night and Wed. High pressure will build N over the Western Arctic Tue night, then move E to the Beaufort Sea by Thu with a 1033 mb high near MacKenzie Bay. $$ PKZ225-130300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 335 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ230-130300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 335 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .MON...S winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-130300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 335 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...S winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-130300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 335 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...SW winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-130300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 335 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...SW winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...W winds 25 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ SDB Jan 20
282 FZAK51 PAFG 130048 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 348 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 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. PKZ298-131530- 348 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 987mb low over the Gulf of Anadyr will be located 50mn west of Point Hope by late Monday morning as a 1000mb low. It will continue to weaken as it tracks NE into the northern Chukchi Sea Tuesday. $$ PKZ225-131530- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 348 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ230-131530- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 348 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .MON...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-131530- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 348 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...S winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-131530- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 348 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...S winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-131530- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 348 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...SW winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. $$ Jan 20
811 FZAK51 PAFG 131315 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 415 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 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. PKZ298-140300- 415 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 998 mb low has moved into the Chukchi Sea with a 1002 mb low near Wrangel Island. Weather front is moving over the Northwest Arctic Coast this morning as the low in the Chukchi Sea moves to 50 nm N of Wainwright this evening then merges with a low 400 nm NW of Wainwright. The front will continue E across the Arctic to the Beaufort Sea by Tue afternoon. A second front will sweep SE across the Arctic Tue night as high pressure rotates into the Western Arctic. $$ PKZ225-140300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 415 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...SE winds 25 kt. .FRI...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-140300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 415 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-140300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 415 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-140300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 415 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-140300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 415 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. $$ SDB Jan 20
836 FZAK51 PAFG 132330 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 230 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 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. PKZ298-141515- 230 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1000 MB low just north of Cape Lisburne will move to 700 NM north of Demarcation Point as a 1009 mb low by 3pm Tue, then continue moving east. $$ PKZ225-141515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 230 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt decreasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .WED...S winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .FRI...SE winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-141515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 230 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-141515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 230 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-141515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 230 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-141515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 230 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. $$ Jan 20
020 FZAK51 PAFG 141304 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 404 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 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. PKZ298-150315- 404 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1005 MB low north of Utqiagvik will move to 700 NM north of Demarcation Point as a 1009 mb low by 3pm this afternoon and will continue east overnight. $$ PKZ225-150315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 404 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 .TODAY...SW winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .WED...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-150315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 404 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .THU...SE winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-150315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 404 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-150315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 404 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-150315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 404 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. $$ Jan 20
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NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 9, 2:19 PM AKST, 14 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 2:19 PM AKST, 14 hours 5 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 219 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 .SYNOPSIS... Very cold conditions will persist over most valley level locations through the end of the week, with temperatures in the 30s and 40s below in most areas with a few 50s below over the Eastern Interior. Where there is some wind temperatures have moderated in some areas across the Interior. With the wind there are cold wind chills for portions of the Interior and the West coast through Friday. && .DISCUSSION... Aloft at 500 mb, Ridging will persist over the north slope through Saturday. A long wave trough will set up over the Bering Sea through the weekend. 850 MB temps range from-20C to -24C, with the coldest temps over the Eastern Interior. Slight rise in 850 temps through the weekend. The ridge will slide to the east by Sunday and westerly flow and warmer air will set up over the Interior by early next week which should moderate temperatures across the Interior. Surface...High pressure extends N over the Central Arctic from a 1033 mb high near Prudhoe Bay. High pressure will persist as a 1031 mb high develops 100 nm N of Utqiagvik Fri morning and moves to 150 nm N of Kaktovik by Sat morning at 1034 mb. Low pressure will push NE over the Chukchi Sea Fri night. Strong high pressure will develop over the eastern Interior over the weekend. Arctic Coast and Brooks Range...Mainly clear, winds generally less than 10 mph, temperatures will remain cold, but do warm a few degrees over the next couple days. As the high pressure lifts to the northeast, leeside troughing will push east, north of the Brooks Range and south winds will develop near passes. Expect some blowing and drifting snow to develop with reduce visibility. West Coast and Western Interior...A decaying front will move to the Lower Yukon Delta and St Lawrence Island Friday morning, but expect only a few flurries. The front will bring some increased wind to those areas so expect some local areas of blowing snow. A second front will move to those areas on Saturday with a little more punch with more snow and blowing snow. Wind chill advisories are out for southern west coast through Friday afternoon. Central and Eastern Interior: Patchy ice fog will continue around the Fairbanks area through Friday morning. Surface temperatures will remain cold through the week. Expecting 35 to 45 below over the Central Interior and 45 to 55 below over the eastern Interior. Where there is some wind temperatures have moderated in some areas across the Interior. With the wind there are cold wind chills for portions of the Interior and the West coast through Friday. Wind chill advisories have been issued for the higher terrain across the Interior. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Chill Advisory for AKZ209-AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ219-AKZ221- AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220. && JAN 20
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 4:02 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 29 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:33 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:33 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 3 days | |
| Jan 10, 1:55 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 61 hr | |
| Jan 10, 2:03 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 50 hr |
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