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Storm Warning 13, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 8, 2023, 2:07 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Nov 8, 2023, 2:07 PM AKST (23:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2023, 2:11 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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270 FZAK51 PAFG 082307 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 207 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2023 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. PKZ298-091515- 207 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1032 mb high will remain in place over the Chukchi Sea through Thursday night, while gradually weakening to 1024 mb. A trough of low pressure remains and strengthens along the Arctic Coast through Friday night before high pressure builds Saturday. $$ PKZ811-091515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 207 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ812-091515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 207 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ813-091515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 207 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ814-091515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 207 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 50 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E winds 50 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ815-091515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 207 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 50 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ857-091515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 207 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ858-091515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 207 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ859-091515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 207 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ860-091515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 207 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E winds 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ861-091515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 207 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ NLy Nov 23
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544 FZAK51 PAFG 091155 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 255 AM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 Arctic Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ298-100315- 255 AM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1026 mb high will remain in place over the Chukchi Sea through Fri, then gradually weaken. A trough of low pressure remains and strengthens along the Arctic Coast through Friday night before weak high pressure builds Saturday. $$ PKZ811-100315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 255 AM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ812-100315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 255 AM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ813-100315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 255 AM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ814-100315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 255 AM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 50 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 50 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ815-100315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 255 AM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 50 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ857-100315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 255 AM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ858-100315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 255 AM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ859-100315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 255 AM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ860-100315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 255 AM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ861-100315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 255 AM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ Nov 23
935 FZAK51 PAFG 092310 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 210 PM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 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. PKZ298-101515- 210 PM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1024 mb high will remain in place over the Chukchi Sea through Fri, then gradually weaken and drift east to the Beaufort Sea. A trough of low pressure strengthens along the Arctic Coast through tonight before weak high pressure builds Saturday. The high pressure over the Beaufort Sea strengthens Sunday as a deep low pressure begins to move towards the Bering Strait. $$ PKZ811-101515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 210 PM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ812-101515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 210 PM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ813-101515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 210 PM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ814-101515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 210 PM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 55 kt decreasing to 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ815-101515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 210 PM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 50 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ857-101515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 210 PM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ858-101515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 210 PM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ859-101515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 210 PM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ860-101515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 210 PM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ861-101515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 210 PM AKST Thu Nov 9 2023 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Nly Nov 23
551 FZAK51 PAFG 101156 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 256 AM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 Arctic Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ298-110315- 256 AM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1024 mb high will remain in place over the Chukchi Sea through Friday, then gradually weaken and drift east to the Beaufort Sea. A trough of low pressure along the Arctic Coast weakens Sat as a weak high builds over the E Arctic. A strong front moves to the NW Arctic Sun. $$ PKZ811-110315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 256 AM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ812-110315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 256 AM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ813-110315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 256 AM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ814-110315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 256 AM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ815-110315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 256 AM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt decreasing to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ857-110315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 256 AM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Fog. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ858-110315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 256 AM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ859-110315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 256 AM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ860-110315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 256 AM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ861-110315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 256 AM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Nov 23
211 FZAK51 PAFG 102311 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 211 PM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 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- 211 PM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1020 mb high will remain in place over the Chukchi Sea drifts east to the Beaufort Sea tonight. A trough of low pressure along the Arctic Coast weakens tonight and moves out of the area Saturday as a weak high builds over the eastern Arctic. A strong front moves to the northwest Arctic Sunday. Strong low pressure centered over the Chukchi Sea sets up Monday. $$ PKZ811-111515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 211 PM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ812-111515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 211 PM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ813-111515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 211 PM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ814-111515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 211 PM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ815-111515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 211 PM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ857-111515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 211 PM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. Freezing spray. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ858-111515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 211 PM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ859-111515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 211 PM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ860-111515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 211 PM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ861-111515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 211 PM AKST Fri Nov 10 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ NLy Nov 23
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Nov 8, 3:08 AM AKST, 10 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 3:08 AM AKST, 10 hours 59 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
308 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2023
.SYNOPSIS...
An active and dynamic Pacific pattern is now in place as a
powerful storm force to near hurricane force low is rapidly
deepening over the Gulf of AK. This storm moves inland over the
next two days, bringing snow to parts of the Interior, strong
winds to the Interior highlands and Alaska Range, and possible
high winds to the Arctic Coast.
***Thereafter, the signal is now very strong for a significant
winter storm to move into the West Coast and Western Interior
Sunday and Monday.***
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Upper Levels and Analysis...
There is a powerful upper level trough over the western half of
the Gulf of AK which is forming along the EPAC polar jet stream.
There is a basal low rapidly deepening along the associated warm
front currently around 45N moving due northward. A leading warm
front is moving into the Gulf Coast with a large cirrus plume
moving northward into the Interior across the AK Range. There
remains an arctic high N of Wrangel Island, now at 1035 mb. There
is a 975 mb low currently south of Kodiak Island with a rapidly
tightening interior gradient due to this low. East winds continue
over the Arctic Coast around 30 knots.
Model Discussion...
The suite of hi-resolution and global numerical weather models are
all rather similar in their depiction of weather across the
Mainland the next few days, much better overall agreement than
they had been in the last few days. Confidence is high that snow
will overspread large swaths of the Mainland west of the E
Interior along with strong winds as the low plows inland across
the Alaska Range Thursday. The hi-res models were favored for
winds with a blend of models for everything else including
precip. For P-type, added in mixed precip chances for the E
Interior as the low plows inland due to the amount of warm air
aloft.
Central and Eastern Interior...
Interior winds continue to increase today ahead of a powerful Gulf
of AK low. The Tanana Valley Jet and higher elevation Interior
highlands will see ranges of 35 to 50 mph, possibly locally higher
near Delta Junction at times. The surface low crosses the Alaska
Range Wednesday night and Thursday and south winds will briefly
blast through the AK Range gaps, possibly gusting to near 70 mph.
A second warm front will shift north this evening with chances for
accumulating snowfall rapidly increasing from the Alaska Range to
the Upper Koyukuk and Lower Tanana Valley. A chance of wintry mix
precip including pellets and sleet is possible from Fairbanks
eastward as a slot of warm air aloft will be in place. However,
downslope flow will be strong and will keep the E Interior on the
drier side. Generally expecting 2 to 4 inches of snow possible NW
of Livengood with 1 to 2 inches across the AK Range, possibly 4+
on S facing slopes. Temps will warm to near freezing or higher for
the E Interior by Thursday.
West Coast and Western Interior...
Snow showers and flurries will continue over the YK Delta and
parts of Norton Sound today. A second batch of heavier snows will
move into the Yukon Valley and shift across the Seward Peninsula
and NW Arctic through tonight, continuing in bursts through
Thursday as a deep low from the Gulf shifts into the W Interior
and then to the Seward Peninsula by Friday. Snow will wrap around
the low through Friday. Total accumulations will be in the 2 to 5
inch range over the Interior and less over the coast. Kivalina to
Point Hope will likely see significant periods of blowing and
drifting snow as winds crank up to 60+ mph.
Extended Forecast Days 4-7...
Broad low pressure aloft over the Mainland will start the extended
period Saturday. The first storm of this cycle is falling apart
and the arctic high weakening over the coast, so winds are also
coming down. However, the next storm is now expected to be moving
into the West Coast as early as Sunday, and confidence is now high
that this front will bring widespread snowfall and blowing snow
to the West Coast, as this storm will be tapping subtropical
moisture. This storm looks to track into the Chukchi Sea so it
will eventually bring some higher waters to the West Coast, too.
Snow shifts inland through Monday. There is the possibility of
another strong Bering storm Tuesday through Thursday moving
inland, and this storm will be potentially tapping into a 4+ sigma
subtropical precipitable water anomaly, so stay tuned. Right now,
this storm cycle looks likely, but details remain uncertain this
far out.
Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...Possible coastal elevated
water threat with storm surge Sunday and Monday.
&&
.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AK...High Wind Watch for AKZ801.
High Wind Watch for AKZ802>805.
Wind Advisory for AKZ812-832-834-846.
Wind Advisory for AKZ837.
Wind Advisory for AKZ847>849.
PK...Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ804-805-807-808-810>815-
855>861.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ804-805.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ806.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ806-852-854.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ807.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ808.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ809.
Gale Warning for PKZ810.
Gale Warning for PKZ811>815-857>861.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ816.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ817.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ850-855.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ851.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ852.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ853.
Gale Warning for PKZ856.
&&
AhsenmacherThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 3:07 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:07 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:07 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Nov 8, 1:11 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | North Slope | 38 hr |
| Nov 8, 1:16 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 31 hr |
| Nov 8, 2:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr |
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