Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 53, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 5, 2005, 9:34 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- Aug 5, 2005, 9:34 AM AKDT (17:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2005, 9:40 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 052234 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 234 PM ADT FRI AUG 5 2005 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA 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. PKZ299-061045- 234 PM ADT FRI AUG 5 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 984 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO CHUKOTKA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW WILL REACH GAMBELL BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NOME AND CAPE LISBURNE BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-061045- /X.EXB.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050807T0100Z/ NORTON SOUND- 234 PM ADT FRI AUG 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-061045- /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050806T0900Z/ /X.EXT.PAFG.GL.W.0004.050806T0900Z-050807T0100Z/ DALL POINT TO WALES- 234 PM ADT FRI AUG 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING EXTENDED FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN...FOG. .SAT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN...FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-061045- /X.NEW.PAFG.SC.Y.0043.050806T1300Z-050807T0100Z/ KOTZEBUE SOUND- 234 PM ADT FRI AUG 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-061045- /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050806T1300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.GL.W.0006.050806T1300Z-050807T0100Z/ WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 234 PM ADT FRI AUG 5 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ ES/DA AUG 05
8 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 060902 AAA CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 102 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-061800- 102 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 984 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO CHUKOTKA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW WILL REACH GAMBELL BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NOME AND CAPE LISBURNE BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-061800- /X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050807T0100Z/ NORTON SOUND- 102 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-061800- /X.EXP.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050806T0900Z/ /X.CON.PAFG.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-050807T0100Z/ DALL POINT TO WALES- 102 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN...FOG. .SAT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN...FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-061800- /X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0043.050806T1300Z-050807T0100Z/ KOTZEBUE SOUND- 102 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-061800- /X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050806T1300Z/ /X.CON.PAFG.GL.W.0006.050806T1300Z-050807T0100Z/ WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 102 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ ES/DA AUG 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 061138 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 338 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA 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. PKZ299-070000- 338 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 986 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO CHUKOTKA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW WILL REACH GAMBELL BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NOME AND CAPE LISBURNE BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-070000- /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050807T1300Z/ NORTON SOUND- 338 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-070000- /X.EXT.PAFG.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-050807T0600Z/ DALL POINT TO WALES- 338 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-070000- /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0043.050806T1300Z-050807T1200Z/ KOTZEBUE SOUND- 338 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-070000- /X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050806T1300Z/ /X.EXT.PAFG.GL.W.0006.050806T1300Z-050807T0600Z/ WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 338 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ RT AUG 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 061306 AAA CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 506 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-070000- 506 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 986 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO CHUKOTKA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW WILL REACH GAMBELL BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NOME AND CAPE LISBURNE BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-070000- /X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050807T1300Z/ NORTON SOUND- 506 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-070000- /X.CON.PAFG.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-050807T0600Z/ DALL POINT TO WALES- 506 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-070000- /X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-050807T1200Z/ KOTZEBUE SOUND- 506 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-070000- /X.EXP.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050806T1300Z/ /X.CON.PAFG.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-050807T0600Z/ WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 506 AM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ RT AUG 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 062101 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 101 PM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA 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. PKZ299-071215- 101 PM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 990 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTH OF FAR EAST RUSSIA BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW WILL REACH NOME AND CAPE LISBURNE BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-071215- /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ NORTON SOUND- 101 PM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-071215- /X.CON.PAFG.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-050807T0600Z/ DALL POINT TO WALES- 101 PM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-071215- /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ KOTZEBUE SOUND- 101 PM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-071215- /X.EXT.PAFG.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 101 PM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ RF/CF AUG 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 070712 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1112 PM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-071200- 1112 PM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 990 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTH OF FAR EAST RUSSIA BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW WILL REACH NOME AND CAPE LISBURNE BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-071200- /X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ NORTON SOUND- 1112 PM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-071200- /X.EXA.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ DALL POINT TO WALES- 1112 PM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-071200- /X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ KOTZEBUE SOUND- 1112 PM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-071200- /X.CON.PAFG.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 1112 PM ADT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ RF/CF AUG 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 071133 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 333 AM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA 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. PKZ299-080000- 333 AM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING NORTH SOUTH FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN TO DALL POINT WILL MOVE ONSHORE FROM THE WEST SUNDAY MORNING. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING EAST WEST WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND NORTON SOUND SUNDAY NIGHT AND PASS POINT HOPE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A THIRD WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING NORTH SOUTH WILL APPROACH ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE BERING STRAIT FROM THE WEST ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN STALL ON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ200-080000- /X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ NORTON SOUND- 333 AM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-080000- /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050808T0800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.GL.W.0007.050808T0800Z-050808T1200Z/ DALL POINT TO WALES- 333 AM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-080000- /X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ KOTZEBUE SOUND- 333 AM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SMOKE. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-080000- /X.CON.PAFG.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ /X.EXB.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.050808T0000Z-050808T1200Z/ WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 333 AM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JWA AUG 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 071658 AAA CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 858 AM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 UPDATED ZONE 210 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-080000- 858 AM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING NORTH SOUTH FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN TO DALL POINT WILL MOVE ON SHORE FROM THE WEST SUNDAY MORNING. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING EAST WEST WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND NORTON SOUND SUNDAY NIGHT AND PASS POINT HOPE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A THIRD WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING NORTH SOUTH WILL APPROACH ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE BERING STRAIT FROM THE WEST ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN STALL ON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ200-080000- /X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ NORTON SOUND- 858 AM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-080000- /X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050808T0800Z/ /X.CON.PAFG.GL.W.0007.050808T0800Z-050808T1200Z/ DALL POINT TO WALES- 858 AM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 UPDATED FOR FOG TODAY AND TONIGHT ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-080000- /X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ KOTZEBUE SOUND- 858 AM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SMOKE. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-080000- /X.CON.PAFG.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ /X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.050808T0000Z-050808T1200Z/ WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 858 AM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JWA AUG 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 072240 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 240 PM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA 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. PKZ299-081200- 240 PM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 995 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 993 MB IN PLACE BY TUESDAY. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND TO DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN CHUKCHI SEA TO BERING STRAIT TO NUNIVAK ISLAND ON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ200-081200- /X.CAN.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.SC.Y.0046.050808T1400Z-050809T0200Z/ NORTON SOUND- 240 PM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING TO MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-081200- /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-050809T0200Z/ /X.CAN.PAFG.GL.W.0007.050808T0800Z-050808T1200Z/ DALL POINT TO WALES- 240 PM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-081200- /X.CAN.PAFG.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ /X.ROU.PAFG.MA.F.0000.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ KOTZEBUE SOUND- 240 PM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-081200- /X.CAN.PAFG.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-050808T0000Z/ /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0041.050808T0000Z-050809T0200Z/ WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 240 PM ADT SUN AUG 7 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ DA/TS/RF AUG 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 Aug 5, 9:30 AM AKDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 9:30 AM AKDT, 4 minutes before
NORTH ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
230 PM ADT FRI AUG 5 2005
.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT IS ALLOWING A SERIES
OF WEATHER FRONTS TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA AND
THE ARCTIC COAST BRINGING WINDS AND RAIN. ONE WEATHER FRONT
FROM POINT LAY SOUTH WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT BRINGING
LIGHT RAIN WITH IT.
A SECOND MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT NOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING
SEA WILL MOVE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA SATURDAY AND
TO THE CENTRAL ARCTIC COAST ON SUNDAY. A WARM FRONT AHEAD
OF THIS NOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN
ARCTIC COAST SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST
WITH THE WARM FRONT ALONG WITH SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KTS.
WITH THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30-40KT TONIGHT
AND SPREAD EAST JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THIS WILL CAUSE HEAVY
SURF ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT OF ZONE 213 AND SPREAD TO THE COASTS
OF 211 SATURDAY AND 207 NORTH OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. WE ARE PUTTING OUT HEAVY SURF ADVISORIES FOR THOSE
AREAS. DUE TO THE LACK OF COLD ADVECTION AND BORDERLINE WIND
SPEEDS WE DO NOT THINK COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR, BUT WE
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE AREA FROM NOME WEST FOR ANY
POTENTIAL COASTAL FLOODING SINCE THIS IS THE AREA WITH THE
LONGEST FETCH LENGTH. RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD
FRONT AS WELL.
A RIDGE ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL BUILD STRONGLY
OVER NORTHERN ALASKA MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
THIS WILL CAUSE A RETURN OF HOT AND DRY WEATHER TO MOST
OF NORTHERN ALASKA EXCEPT THE ARCTIC COAST FOR NEXT WEEK.
.HYDRO...NONE.
.FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
.AFG WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 201 SATURDAY
HIGH SURF ADVISORY 207 NORTH OF KRUSENSTERN SAT AND SUN.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY 211 SAT AND SUN.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY 213 TONIGHT THROUGH SUN.
MARINE...SCA 200..SCA 215..SCA 230
GALE 210..GALE 220..GALE 225
JB AUG 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 11:53 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFG | 53 hr | |
| Aug 5, 9:22 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Aug 5, 9:22 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 5 days | |
| Aug 5, 9:34 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Aug 5, 2:18 PM AKDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AFG | 5 hr |
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