Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 35, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 14, 2005, 11:00 AM 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
- Mar 14, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2005, 11:00 PM 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 150030 CWFAFG NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 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. PKZ299-151500- 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR WESTERN ALASKA AND THE ARCTIC COAST... A 972 MB LOW OFF KAMCHATKA WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST OVER RUSSIA. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW LIES OVER THE BERING SEA FROM NEAR GAMBELL TO NEAR SAINT PAUL. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST TO LIE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA SOUTHWEST TO NEAR NOME THEN SOUTH TO NEAR BETHEL AT 3AM TUE. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES NORTH AND EAST THEREAFTER. $$ PKZ290-151500- NORTON SOUND- 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ295-151500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING EARLY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ200-151500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ205-151500- WALES TO CAPE LISBURNE- 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-151500- CAPE LISBURNE TO CAPE HALKETT- 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT SOUTH 15 KT FROM POINT FRANKLIN WEST. SOUTH WINDS 25 KT NEAR CAPE LISBURNE. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR CAPE LISBURNE. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ215-151500- CAPE HALKETT TO DEMARCATION POINT- 400 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ JB/DJH MAR 05
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK59 PAFG 151145 CWFAFG NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 15 2005 WESTERN AND ARCTIC ALASKAN COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-160300- 400 AM AST TUE MAR 15 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR WESTERN ALASKA AND THE ARCTIC COAST... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN. COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN SIBERIA AND THE WESTERN ARCTIC OCEAN. $$ PKZ290-160300- NORTON SOUND- 400 AM AST TUE MAR 15 2005 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ295-160300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 400 AM AST TUE MAR 15 2005 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ200-160300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 400 AM AST TUE MAR 15 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ205-160300- WALES TO CAPE LISBURNE- 400 AM AST TUE MAR 15 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-160300- CAPE LISBURNE TO CAPE HALKETT- 400 AM AST TUE MAR 15 2005 .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-160300- CAPE HALKETT TO DEMARCATION POINT- 400 AM AST TUE MAR 15 2005 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ RF MAR 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 Mar 14, 9:30 AM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 9:30 AM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
NORTH ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION 230 PM AST MON MAR 14 2005 .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL TRANSITORY RIDGE MOVING THROUGH INTERIOR AHEAD OF HUGE FRONT KNOCKING ON THE WEST COAST DOOR PRESENTLY. THIS IS A RATHER SLOW MOVING FRONT ONCE IT GETS TO THE WEST COAST. IT HAS A HUGE FETCH FROM WARMER WATER WHICH SPELLS VERY GOOD MOISTURE FOR MUCH OF THE WEST COAST AND THE UPSLOPE AREAS ALONG THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE AND NULATO HILLS AREAS. THIS FRONT IS ADVERTISED TO NOT ACTUALLY REALLY MOVE INLAND TILL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AS FOR MOISTURE FLOW INTO THE INTERIOR...THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS MUCH MORE SOUTHERLY THAN AS ADVERTISED ON PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS. THIS MEANS A SHUNT ON THE MOISTURE IN THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND ACTUALLY A LITTLE WARMER TEMPERATURES. STILL LOOKS LIKE THAT THE CENTRAL INTERIOR MAY PICK UP SOME MOISTURE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THOUGH BUT THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE WILL DO FAIRLY WELL WITH MOISTURE ON THIS STORM. ALTHOUGH THE MODELS ARE NOT TRYING TO SELL LARGE AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS...IT IS LIKELY THAT THE MOISTURE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED DUE TO UPSLOPE. ARCTIC COAST...WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. INSIGNIFICANT COLD ADVECTION WILL OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT. MAYBE SOME FLURRIES BU NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXCEPT FOR THE POSSIBILITY ON THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST ON WEDNESDAY. WEST COAST...WILD AND FURIOUS FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. STRONG WINDS...SNOW...RAIN ARE GOING TO BE THE RULE FOR THE NEXT 18 TO 24 HOURS. AFTER THAT EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A LITTLE MORE SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH. INTERIOR...WARM WEATHER AND INSIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION FOR THE CENTRAL INTERIOR. HOWEVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR IS GOING TO SEE SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE SNOW FALL WITH THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY SINCE ITS FETCH IS VERY WARM AND MOIST. .AFG WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING...201...208...214...217. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...202. MARINE...GALE...9A...9B...10...10B...11A. BRISK WIND ADVISORY...11B. CF MAR 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.