Notices by Rick Thoman (alaskawx@alaskan.social), page 2

Tuesday 537pm AKST and a red/pink aurora is already visible at the UAF Poker Flats facility northeast of Fairbanks. Note that in the image, south is at top, so most of the aurora is in the southern half of the sky. @anisian @debmcqueen @Climatologist49

#akwx #Aurora

Not what people ANYWHERE on the Pacific coast want to hear. #akwx #Alaska

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is halting a contract that makes it possible for the federal agency to accurately monitor for potential tsunamis in Alaska – and quickly warn at-risk communities."

https://alaskapublic.org/news/alaska-desk/2025-10-31/noaa-cancels-longstanding-funding-for-seismic-data-collection-crucial-to-tsunami-warning-systems

More reporting on possible impacts of NOAA cuts on wx models and forecasts for ex-typhoon Halong. #akwx

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/27/alaska-storm-emergency-response-trump-cuts

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Wednesday. Still warmer than normal. Many places in mainland Alaska had a "top five" warmest first half of October. For comparison, 1991-2020 normal high temp for Oct 15: Bethel 39F, Kotzebue 31F, Fairbanks 35F, Anchorage 43F, Juneau 48F. #akwx #weather

#SilentSunday #Pennsylvania

Early Sunday morning satellite pix and Nome weather radar show ex-typhoon Halong centered over Norton Sound south of Nome and moving quickly to the north-northeast. Severe flooding and damage and power outages overnight in the YK Delta region. Thru 7am AKDT peak winds at airports include 100 mph at Tooksok Bay, 84 mph at Tununak, 81 mph at Kotlik, 76 mph Bethel. @Climatologist49 @Jdnome

#akwx #weather #ExtremeWeather #Autumn2025

Ex-typhoon Halong is going to produce extreme winds and coastal flooding this weekend in western Alaska. Norton Sound and the YK delta coast at especially high threat. Graphic courtesy Tropical Tidbits. #akwx #weather #ExtremeWeather @BakerRL75 @Jdnome

Aurora is cranked up again Tuesday evening. Image courtesy of the UAF Poker Flat Research station northeast of Fairbanks 916pm AKDT Tuesday. @Climatologist49

#Alaska #Aurora #NorthernLights #Autumn2025

Downtown Fairbanks Sunday 630am: light snow, no significant accumulation, slight breeze, 33F (0.6C). #MyAlaskaWx

Hardly surprising, but terminating funding to support Alaska Native programs and services is a real gut-punch nonetheless. #UAF #Alaska #UA

Nerd alert: Big rains forecast for Fairbanks-land Saturday afternoon through Monday. Even applying the usual rule of thumb of dividing the model forecast precip amounts by two, this would still be highest three-day total this year in Fairbanks. @Climatologist49 @anisian

#akwx #weather #WxModels

Anchorage (Airport) days per winter with a low temperature of 0F (-17.8C) or lower since 1953-54. A 73 percent decrease over the past 7 decades in the average number of cold days per winter. It's almost as if something has changed. @EBecker @EyeOnAlaska

#akwx #Climate

Wednesday 1245pm AKDT: Tsunami warnings in effect for part of the southwest Alaska coast following 7.2 earthquake south of Sand Point. #akwx #Alaska

The National Snow and Ice Data Center is reducing Arctic sea ice expert analyses due to NASA funding cuts. #Arctic #SeaIce #akwx @bridgetmck @cinderbdt

Early Sunday morning visible satellite image with the low angle sun highlighting the widespread wildfire smoke across Interior Alaska and the western Yukon Territory. NOAA-21 polar orbiter image courtesy UAF/GINA. @anisian @Climatologist49

#akwx #ytwx #Smoke #Summer2025

Saturday high temperatures thru 4pm AKDT

Tanana 87F (30.6C) breaks the previous record high for the date of 85F in 1983.

Bettes 90F (32.2C) ties the record high for the date first set in 1986. This is the first 90F temp at Bettles since July 2019.

Nome 82F (27.8C) highest temperature since July 2019.

Other high temps include Coldfoot 90F ( 32.2C), Ft. Wainwright 87F (30.7C), Ft. Yukon 86F (30.0C).

#akwx #Summer2025
@Climatologist49

Saturday 2pm AKDT and it's well up into the 80s F over a large part of Interior Alaska (low elevations). Still hours of heating to go. Some daily records will be set, though new monthly records at long term climate sites are possible but much less likely. #akwx #Summer2025. @Climatologist49

Pedro Dome weather radar northeast of Fairbanks is lit up with plumes from a multitude of wildfires. Except for associated pyrocumulus, there are not any clouds around. Image courtesy RadarScope. @anisian @Climatologist49 @BakerRL75
#akwx #Wildfire2025

Nearshore sea ice looking pretty rotten at Utqiaġvik Tuesday morning. East wind 20 mph has opened up a channel about ¾ mile offshore. But it’s sunny, so there is that. Image courtesy UAF and ASRC. #akwx #SeaIce @cinderbdt @Climatologist49

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Sunday. The heat shifting east, with the warmest day of the year so far at Juneau and Petersburg. Also at or near warmest of the year in the southern Yukon and NW British Columbia. Still warm inland North Slope. Wildfire smoke impacting central Interior temperatures. #akwx #weather