Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 36, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 21, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 21, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK59 PAFG 221214 CWFAFG NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 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. PKZ299-230300- 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR WESTERN ALASKA AND THE ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTHWEST OF WRANEL ISLAND BY WED AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE WEST. AT 3 AM AST THU THE LOW WILL BE 1009 MB NEAR THE PRIBILOFS. $$ PKZ290-230300- NORTON SOUND- 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ295-230300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ200-230300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ205-230300- WALES TO CAPE LISBURNE- 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-230300- CAPE LISBURNE TO CAPE HALKETT- 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-230300- CAPE HALKETT TO DEMARCATION POINT- 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ MAR/DA MAR 05
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK59 PAFG 222352 CWFAFG NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 WESTERN AND ARCTIC ALASKAN COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-231500- 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR WESTERN ALASKA AND THE ARCTIC COAST... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ290-231500- NORTON SOUND- 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ295-231500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ200-231500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ205-231500- WALES TO CAPE LISBURNE- 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-231500- CAPE LISBURNE TO CAPE HALKETT- 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-231500- CAPE HALKETT TO DEMARCATION POINT- 400 PM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ RF MAR 05
000 FZAK59 PAFG 231214 CWFAFG NORTHERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 400 AM AST WED MAR 23 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. PKZ299-240300- 400 AM AST WED MAR 23 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR WESTERN ALASKA AND THE ARCTIC COAST... A 1007 MB LOW 70 MILES SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND OVER MAINLAND ALASKA 410 MILES EAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 3 PM AST THU. THE LOW WILL BE 998 MB OVER SOUTHEASTERN NORTON SOUND AT 3 PM AST FRI. $$ PKZ290-240300- NORTON SOUND- 400 AM AST WED MAR 23 2005 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ295-240300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 400 AM AST WED MAR 23 2005 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ200-240300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 400 AM AST WED MAR 23 2005 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ205-240300- WALES TO CAPE LISBURNE- 400 AM AST WED MAR 23 2005 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-240300- CAPE LISBURNE TO CAPE HALKETT- 400 AM AST WED MAR 23 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-240300- CAPE HALKETT TO DEMARCATION POINT- 400 AM AST WED MAR 23 2005 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ MAR/DA 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 21, 9:30 AM AKST, 13 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 9:30 AM AKST, 13 hours 30 minutes before
NORTH ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
230 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005
.DISCUSSION...THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN HAS DEVELOPED PRETTY MUCH AS
EXPECTED...AND THE MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT...EVEN IN THE
MID-RANGE (OUT TO SATURDAY AT LEAST). WE DID NOT EXPECT GUSTS IN
THE 50S TO REACH VALLEY LEVEL IN PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR
AND WEST COAST ZONES...BUT NOW SEE NO REASON FOR THAT TO END PRIOR
TO THE PASSAGE OF THE LOW ALOFT DISCUSSED BELOW. LOW LEVEL WIND
SPEED MAXES ARE OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH EVENTS.
THE SERIES OF VORTICITY MAXIMA MOVING WEST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP A LOW ALOFT OVER THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA
EARLY TUE AND MOVE SOUTHWEST THEREAFTER. WE EXPECT A SURFACE WIND
MAXIMUM AHEAD (WEST) OF THIS FEATURE...WITH WINDS (AND PRESSURE
GRADIENTS) WEAKENING FAIRLY QUICKLY BEHIND IT.
OUR CURRENT LOW ALOFT OVER APPEARS TO BE OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT
(BETWEEN KODIAK ISLAND AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA) AT THIS TIME.
IT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTH TO BE BETWEEN PAMC AND
PASV AT 3AM TUE...THEN MUCH WEAKENED NEAR PADE AT 3PM TUE. THE
RIDGE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE PUSH EAST OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA AND
SOUTHEAST UP THE MACKENZIE VALLEY.
THE SURFACE HIGH OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN
BY ABOUT 10 MB AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST TO CENTER NEAR CYEV AT 3PM
TUE. THE SURFACE LOW EAST OF PADQ WILL ALSO WEAKEN BY ABOUT 10 MB
(AS ITS SUPPORT ALOFT DOES) AND MOVE WEST TO BE OVER BRISTOL BAY
AT 3PM TUE.
.AFG WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNINGS ZONES 218-22...224...211-12...
AND 215-17.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ZONES 225 AND 226.
MARINE...BRISK WIND AREAS 9A/B...10B...11A/B.
DJH MAR 05Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.