A strong 1056 mb high pressure over western Canada coupled with a low pressure center of 986 mb in the northern Gulf of Alaska produced a strong wind belt along the Tanana River from Dot Lake to west of Delta Junction. S.
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The episode as NWS AFG wrote it up.
A strong 1056 mb high pressure over western Canada coupled with a low pressure center of 986 mb in the northern Gulf of Alaska produced a strong wind belt along the Tanana River from Dot Lake to west of Delta Junction. The strongest winds were measured at the Delta Junction U.S. Army Mesonet site where the highest gust was 54 kt (62 mph). The winds ripped off a carport roof at the Delta Junction High School.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jan 6, 4:57 PM AKST, 7 hours 3 minutes earlier.
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 457 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2015 .DISCUSSION... THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO RACHET NORTHWARD...EACH SHORT WAVE NUDGING IT A BIT FARTHER BEFORE IT DROPS INTO THE CENTER ALOFT OVER BRISTOL BAY. THIS CENTER ITSELF WILL MOVE CYCLONICALLY SOUTHWEST THEN SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...ALLOWING WARM MOIST AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORT WAVE PRESENTLY OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TO MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY LATER TONIGHT...AND THE NEXT WAVE WILL LIKELY MOVE IT INTO ZONES 214 AND 215 THURSDAY (MAYBE WEDNESDAY NIGHT). PREVIOUS SHORT WAVES HAVE INCREMENTALLY INCREASED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER OUR INTERIOR AND WEST COAST ZONES...AND THIS PROCESS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO RELAX LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER THAT IS PRESENTLY TRANSITING OUR ARCTIC MARINE AREAS MOVES SOUTHEAST OVER CANADA. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND WESTWARD OVER THE BEAUFORT AND NORTHERN CHUKCHI AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER TONIGHT AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THOUGH IT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE APPROACH OF A STRONG TROUGH ALOFT WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN THE SURFACE TROUGH EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INLAND OVER THE ARCTIC SLOPE ON WEDNESDAY. EXPECT STRONG EAST WINDS OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THURSDAY IN CONSEQUENCE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ219-AKZ221-AKZ223. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ230. && DJH JAN 15
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Delta junction mesonet measured 54 kt (62 mph).
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