Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 20, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK59 PAFG 161248 CWFAFG NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005 WESTERN AND ARCTIC ALASKAN 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. PKZ299-170300- 400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR WESTERN ALASKA AND THE ARCTIC COAST...A 1008 MB LOW PRESSURE 150 NM NORTHWEST OF WAINWRIGHT WILL DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING. A 974 MB LOW PRESSURE 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB AND BE 200 NM NORTH OF ATKA BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ290-170300- NORTON SOUND- 400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ295-170300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 45 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ200-170300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ205-170300- WALES TO CAPE LISBURNE- 400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005 .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-170300- CAPE LISBURNE TO CAPE HALKETT- 400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING NEAR CAPE LISBURNE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT SW 35 KT NEAR CAPE LISBURNE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ215-170300- CAPE HALKETT TO DEMARCATION POINT- 400 AM AST WED FEB 16 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. $$ RF/AT FEB 05
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK59 PAFG 162305 CWFAFG NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 WESTERN AND ARCTIC ALASKAN COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-171500- 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR WESTERN ALASKA AND THE ARCTIC COAST... A 979 MB LOW 190 MILES SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE THU. AT 3 AM AST THU A 980 MB LOW WILL BE 720 MILES SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND. AT 3 AM AST FRI THE LOW WILL BE 968 MB 285 MILES SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND. AT 3 AM AST SAT THE LOW WILL BE 975 MB NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND. $$ PKZ290-171500- NORTON SOUND- 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ295-171500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .THU...N WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 50 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...NE WINDS 50 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ200-171500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ205-171500- WALES TO CAPE LISBURNE- 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. .THU...N WINDS 45 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 45 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-171500- CAPE LISBURNE TO CAPE HALKETT- 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 5 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ215-171500- CAPE HALKETT TO DEMARCATION POINT- 400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 KT. $$ JB FEB 05
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Feb 15, 9:30 AM AKST, 13 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 9:30 AM AKST, 13 hours 30 minutes before
NORTH ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
230 PM AST TUE FEB 15 2005
.DISCUSSION...RIDGE ALOFT EXTENDING NORTH OVER EASTERN PACIFIC AND
INTO THE STATE WILL BE SUPRESSED AT TIMES THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS
SEVERAL SHORT WAVES MOVE FROM THE BERING AND OVER THE TOP OF THE
RIDGE.
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE NEAR CAPE LISBURNE WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
NORTHEAST ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PREFER
AVN SOLUTION WITH WEAKENING THIS LOW SLOWER...BUT ETA APPEARS TO
HAVE A BETTER HANDLE WITH PRECIPITATION EXTENT AND AMOUNTS. HEAVY
SNOW ALONG TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH NORTHWEST BROOKS
RANGE WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT.
AVN SOLUTION IS ALSO PREFFERED FOR NEXT SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE
SOUTHERN BERING ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS IS EXPECTED
TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE YUKON DELTA NORTH TO SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND AND MORE SNOW TO THE WESTERN INTERIOR.
.AFG WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING...ZONES 217..218..219
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...ZONES 201..207-210
WINTER STORM WATCH...214
MARINE...BRISK WIND ADVISORY...9A..9B..10A..11A
JB/EWP FEB 05Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.