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Small Craft Advisory 53, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jul 16, 2021, 2:26 PM AKDT. It was in force for 63 hr.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2021, 2:26 PM AKDT (22:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2021, 5:33 AM AKDT
- In force
- 63 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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032 FZAK52 PAFG 162226 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 226 PM AKDT Fri Jul 16 2021 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. PKZ299-171500- 226 PM AKDT Fri Jul 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A series of low pressure troughs move across the Chukchi Sea coast with first moving east this evening. The second one will move across on Sat and third will be on Sun. High pressure will remain over the Eastern Bering Sea through Sunday. $$ PKZ200-171500- Norton Sound- 226 PM AKDT Fri Jul 16 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ210-171500- Dall Point to Wales- 226 PM AKDT Fri Jul 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ215-171500- Kotzebue Sound- 226 PM AKDT Fri Jul 16 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Fog. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ220-171500- Wales to Cape Thompson- 226 PM AKDT Fri Jul 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Fog. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Jul 21
5 follow-up statements
067 FZAK52 PAFG 171230 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 430 AM AKDT Sat Jul 17 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-180215- 430 AM AKDT Sat Jul 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A series of low pressure troughs move across the Chukchi Sea coast beginning this morning as a 1004 mb low moves from Cape Lisburne to Prudhoe Bay through tonight before weakening. A second 999 mb low will move from Wrangel Island tonight and move east to Demarcation Point through Sun night. A front will move into the N Bering Sea Mon. $$ PKZ200-180215- Norton Sound- 430 AM AKDT Sat Jul 17 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ210-180215- Dall Point to Wales- 430 AM AKDT Sat Jul 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ215-180215- Kotzebue Sound- 430 AM AKDT Sat Jul 17 2021 .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .WED...S winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. $$ PKZ220-180215- Wales to Cape Thompson- 430 AM AKDT Sat Jul 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Fog. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ Jul 21
025 FZAK52 PAFG 172144 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 144 PM AKDT Sat Jul 17 2021 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. PKZ299-181400- 144 PM AKDT Sat Jul 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 995 mb low in the Siberian Arctic with a front in the Chukchi Sea will move to the Dateline near 75N by Mon morning as weak high pressure moves over the Chukchi Sea. High pressure S of the Bering Strait will move over mainland Alaska as low pressure moves into the Bering Sea sending a weather front up the coast Mon. $$ PKZ200-181400- Norton Sound- 144 PM AKDT Sat Jul 17 2021 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ210-181400- Dall Point to Wales- 144 PM AKDT Sat Jul 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ215-181400- Kotzebue Sound- 144 PM AKDT Sat Jul 17 2021 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. .THU...NW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ220-181400- Wales to Cape Thompson- 144 PM AKDT Sat Jul 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ SDB Jul 21
365 FZAK52 PAFG 181214 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 414 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-190215- 414 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 995 mb low in the Siberian Arctic with a front in the Chukchi Sea will move to the Dateline near 75N by Mon morning as weak high pressure moves over the Chukchi Sea. High pressure S of the Bering Strait will move over mainland Alaska as low pressure moves into the Bering Sea sending a weather front up the coast Mon. $$ PKZ200-190215- Norton Sound- 414 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ210-190215- Dall Point to Wales- 414 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ215-190215- Kotzebue Sound- 414 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Fog. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. Fog. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ220-190215- Wales to Cape Thompson- 414 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Jul 21
346 FZAK52 PAFG 182031 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1231 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 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. PKZ299-191400- 1231 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure south of the Bering Strait will move into mainland Alaska as a 1001 mb low moves to the Central Bering Sea tonight. A weather front will move into the Eastern Bering Sea Mon morning and up the West Coast Mon evening as a 1009 mb low develops along the front and moves to the Seward Peninsula. The low in the Central Bering Sea will move to the Bering Strait by Tue afternoon at 994 mb. $$ PKZ200-191400- Norton Sound- 1231 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Fog. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ210-191400- Dall Point to Wales- 1231 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ215-191400- Kotzebue Sound- 1231 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ220-191400- Wales to Cape Thompson- 1231 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ SDB Jul 21
711 FZAK52 PAFG 191333 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 533 AM AKDT Mon Jul 19 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-200245- 533 AM AKDT Mon Jul 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A weather front in the Eastern Bering Sea will move to Cape Lisburne to the Yukon Delta by 4am Tue, and to Utqiagvik south by 4am Wed. $$ PKZ200-200245- Norton Sound- 533 AM AKDT Mon Jul 19 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. Rain showers. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. Rain showers. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ210-200245- Dall Point to Wales- 533 AM AKDT Mon Jul 19 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Haze and fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. Rain showers. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 5 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ215-200245- Kotzebue Sound- 533 AM AKDT Mon Jul 19 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Haze and fog. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog. Rain showers. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ220-200245- Wales to Cape Thompson- 533 AM AKDT Mon Jul 19 2021 .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Haze and fog. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Haze and fog. Rain showers. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. Rain showers. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Jul 21
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jul 16, 1:52 PM AKDT, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 1:52 PM AKDT, 34 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 152 PM AKDT Fri Jul 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS... A summer weather continues as a strong upper level high moves over the Mainland, bringing back warm air and temps above the averages for this time of year for the Central and Eastern Interior. The pattern will change little over the next few days, although it will get a little breezier in the afternoon periods across the Interior. Threats for isolated thunderstorms will remain mainly over the higher terrain. Light rain will move up along the West Coast tonight and Saturday, crossing the North Slope Saturday evening. && .DISCUSSION... Upper Levels and Analysis... A strong upper level ridge continues as the dominate weather feature across the Mainland. The high pressure is centered along a Prudhoe Bay to Tanana to Bristol Bay line and is approximately 579 dam which is high even for this time of year. North flow aloft persists along the eastern periphery of the ridge axis across the Eastern Interior and Yukon, with a strong warm front aloft pushing northeast across the Arctic/North Slope. Troughing aloft remains over Siberia with another shortwave trough over the North Bering Sea pushes east. Central and Eastern Interior... Warm again tomorrow as upper ridging aloft continues to build in. Higher clouds are limited to the Eastern Interior while the Central Interior has mostly clear skies. Expect breezy southwest winds to develop again tomorrow afternoon with many valley locations reaching 80 degrees again tomorrow. A few afternoon isolated thunderstorms will be possible across the Fortymile and Eastern AK Range, the Eastern Brooks Range as well as the White Mountains this evening and again on Saturday afternoon and evening. A "cool front" will move east on Saturday late afternoon bringing a slight and brief "cool down" Sunday, although still quite warm from Fairbanks eastward with some low to mid 80s. Will also be a bit breezier Saturday as this front shifts east toward the ALCAN. Overall, pretty nice summer weather unless you do not like warm weather. West Coast and Western Interior... Southwest onshore flow will keep fog and stratus over the Norton Sound and Yukon Delta coast this evening, otherwise, another nice summer evening for the Western Interior. Clouds increase late with a front bringing light rain and blustery southwest winds to the NW Arctic, Seward Peninsula, and Western Brooks Range through Saturday. Some showers will also clip the Yukon Valley as the front moves east. Ridging builds back in for the Interior on Sunday with lingering light rain chances along the NW Arctic Coast. North Slope and Brooks Range... A warm front which brought temperatures in the 60s and near 70 degrees inland and 40s to 50s along the coast will push to the east tonight as will the gusty southwest winds. Expect showers/light rain to begin tonight as a cool front shifts east through Saturday, also sparking off thunderstorms over the eastern Brooks Range and possibly onto the eastern Arctic Coast late Saturday. The upper level flow will remain strong so expect continued breezy southwest winds and warmer temps to persist through Monday. This will also limit fog and stratus. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .FIRE WEATHER... Ridging aloft will remain dominant over the Mainland today before a cool front tracks east across the Interior late Saturday and Sunday. Temps will again push into the 80s today over the Eastern Interior, but breezy southwest winds will also bring in more moist air, so min RH values most likely will remain above 30 percent. There will be slight chances for thunderstorms the next few days over the Fortymile and Eastern AK Range, as well as over the Brooks Range. Otherwise, it will be quite stable to thunderstorms elsewhere. Sunday cools back down before more warming Monday. Beyond warm temps and breezy southwest winds today and Saturday, there is no concern for critical fire weather conditions. && .HYDROLOGY... Expect increased runoff in small rivers and streams in the mountains with very high freezing levels increasing snowmelt runoff in the high terrain. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Small Craft Advisory for PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ235. && CCC JUL 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2:19 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Jul 16, 2:20 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 50 hr | |
| Jul 16, 9:42 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 5 hr |
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