Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 65, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 10, 2005, 11:46 PM AKDT. It was in force for 55 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
- Sep 10, 2005, 11:46 PM AKDT (07:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2005, 6:30 AM AKDT
- In force
- 55 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 111246 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 446 AM ADT SUN SEP 11 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. PKZ299-120345- 446 AM ADT SUN SEP 11 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 976 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT MONDAY AFTERNOON WEAKENING TO 990 MB. MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN. $$ PKZ200-120345- /X.EXB.PAFG.SC.Y.0076.050911T1246Z-050912T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.GL.W.0021.050912T0800Z-050912T1200Z/ NORTON SOUND- 446 AM ADT SUN SEP 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ210-120345- /X.EXT.PAFG.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-050912T1200Z/ DALL POINT TO WALES- 446 AM ADT SUN SEP 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ215-120345- /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0076.050911T2000Z-050912T1200Z/ KOTZEBUE SOUND- 446 AM ADT SUN SEP 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-120345- /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0076.050911T2000Z-050912T1200Z/ WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 446 AM ADT SUN SEP 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JL/DJH SEP 05
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 112213 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 213 PM ADT SUN SEP 11 2005 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-121415- 213 PM ADT SUN SEP 11 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 974 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT MONDAY AFTERNOON WEAKENING TO 990 MB. MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN. $$ PKZ200-121415- /X.UPG.PAFG.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-050912T0600Z/ /X.EXT.PAFG.GL.W.0021.050911T2213Z-050913T0000Z/ NORTON SOUND- 213 PM ADT SUN SEP 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ210-121415- /X.EXT.PAFG.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-050913T0000Z/ DALL POINT TO WALES- 213 PM ADT SUN SEP 11 2005 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-121415- /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-050913T0000Z/ KOTZEBUE SOUND- 213 PM ADT SUN SEP 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-121415- /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-050913T0000Z/ WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 213 PM ADT SUN SEP 11 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AT SEP 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 121203 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 403 AM ADT MON SEP 12 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. PKZ299-130315- 403 AM ADT MON SEP 12 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 982 MB LOW BETWEEN SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH TO BE NEAR WALES AT 10 PM MON...WEAKENING TO 992 MB. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE NORTH TO BE 998 MB NEAR POINT HOPE AT 10 AM TUE. A 995 MB LOW NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND 4AM WED. $$ PKZ200-130315- /X.CON.PAFG.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050913T0000Z/ NORTON SOUND- 403 AM ADT MON SEP 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ210-130315- /X.CON.PAFG.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-050913T0000Z/ DALL POINT TO WALES- 403 AM ADT MON SEP 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ215-130315- /X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-050913T0000Z/ KOTZEBUE SOUND- 403 AM ADT MON SEP 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-130315- /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-050913T1200Z/ WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 403 AM ADT MON SEP 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ JL/DJH SEP 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 122317 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 317 PM ADT MON SEP 12 2005 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-131430- 317 PM ADT MON SEP 12 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 982 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF NOME WILL MOVE NEAR POINT HOPE AS A 995 MB LOW TUE PM AND DISSIPATE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WED. A LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING AS A 994 MB LOW TUE PM AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. ANOTHER STRONGER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING WED. $$ PKZ200-131430- /X.EXT.PAFG.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-050913T1200Z/ NORTON SOUND- 317 PM ADT MON SEP 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO S 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-131430- /X.EXT.PAFG.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-050913T1200Z/ DALL POINT TO WALES- 317 PM ADT MON SEP 12 2005 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 25. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-131430- /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-050913T1300Z/ KOTZEBUE SOUND- 317 PM ADT MON SEP 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG... RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ220-131430- /X.EXT.PAFG.SC.Y.0076.000000T0000Z-050913T1300Z/ WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 317 PM ADT MON SEP 12 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ SEP 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 Sep 10, 10:00 AM AKDT, 13 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 10, 10:00 AM AKDT, 13 hours 46 minutes before
NORTH ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
300 PM ADT SAT SEP 10 2005
.DISCUSSION...BOTH GFS AND ETA MODELS IN CLOSE AGREEMENT ON NEXT
BERING LOW WITH TIMING OF PRECIPITATION AND CENTER PRESSURE
SIMILAR. THE LONG WAVE PATTERN CONSISTING OF A TROUGH OVER
THE BERING AND A RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA WILL LIKELY PERSIST
INTO TUESDAY WITH A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS
NORTHERN ALASKA. BOTH ECMWF AND GFS IN CLOSE AGREEMENT IN THE MID
RANGE FORECAST PERIOD KEEPING THIS LONG WAVE PATTERN INTACT.
AS PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...THE LOW NEAR PAOM CONTINUES TO FIZZLE AND
IS NOW 1004 MB AND WITH LITTLE TO NO UPPER AIR SUPPORT WILL BE
ABSORBED INTO THE SECOND STRONG SHORTWAVE NOW NEAR PASY. THIS WILL
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SATURDAY PM AND THE NORTHERN
BERING SUN. ANOTHER ROUND OF .50 INCH OR MORE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED
ALONG THE WEST COAST SUN AND MON ALONG WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OVER
MARINE ZONES AND NEAR ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ALONG THE WEST COAST.
STORM SURGE BEHIND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO WEST COAST
LATE SUN AND CURRENT THINKING IS HIGHEST SURGE SHOULD BE SOUTH OF
PACZ.
EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS EXCEPT OVER MARINE ZONES
WHERE WINDS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS ARE FORECAST.
.HYDRO...NONE
.AFG WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 200 215 220 230 235 240 245.
GALE 210
JHD SEP 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 11:17 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Sep 10, 11:35 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Sep 11, 8:32 AM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 44 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.