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Gale Warning 73, NWS Fairbanks, AK

September 20, 2005

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 20, 2005, 9:24 AM AKDT. It was in force for 45 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 20, 2005, 9:24 AM AKDT (17:24 UTC)
Expired
Sep 22, 2005, 6:30 AM AKDT
In force
45 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000
FZAK52 PAFG 202224
CWFWCZ

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
224 PM ADT TUE SEP 20 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.

PKZ299-211200-
224 PM ADT TUE SEP 20 2005

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 990 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB
TUESDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES EAST TO STALL NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL ON
WEDNESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH TO POINT
HOPE AND EAST OF KOTZEBUE AND NORTON SOUNDS BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT A STRONGER LOW OF 980 MB IN THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEAST TO GAMBELL BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON STRENGTHENING TO 970 MB. ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE OF THE WEST COAST THURSDAY.

$$

PKZ200-211200-
/X.NEW.PAFG.SC.Y.0088.050921T0900Z-050921T1200Z/
/X.EXB.PAFG.GL.W.0026.050921T1200Z-050922T0000Z/
NORTON SOUND-
224 PM ADT TUE SEP 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT AND TO 35 KT
BY MORNING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SHOWERS THIS EVENING. RAIN
TOWARD MORNING.
.WED...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO
11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-211200-
/X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-050921T0600Z/
/X.EXT.PAFG.GL.W.0026.050921T0600Z-050921T1800Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.SC.Y.0088.050921T1800Z-050922T0100Z/
DALL POINT TO WALES-
224 PM ADT TUE SEP 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT EARLY THIS EVENING AND 40 KT
BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WINDS  40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19
FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-211200-
/X.NEW.PAFG.SC.Y.0088.050921T0900Z-050921T1800Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.GL.W.0027.050921T1800Z-050922T0000Z/
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
224 PM ADT TUE SEP 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT THIS EVENING AND 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-211200-
/X.NEW.PAFG.SC.Y.0088.050921T0900Z-050921T1800Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.GL.W.0027.050921T1800Z-050922T0000Z/
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
224 PM ADT TUE SEP 20 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 25 INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING
TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

DJH/JWA SEP 05
2 follow-up statements
000
FZAK52 PAFG 211131
CWFWCZ

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
331 AM ADT WED SEP 21 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.

PKZ299-220245-
331 AM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 985 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA WILL STALL NORTHWEST OF
GAMBELL WED. WED NIGHT A STRONGER LOW OF 980 MB IN THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO GAMBELL BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB.

$$

PKZ200-220245-
/X.CAN.PAFG.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-050921T1200Z/
/X.CON.PAFG.GL.W.0026.050921T1200Z-050922T0000Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.SC.Y.0090.050922T0000Z-050922T1800Z/
NORTON SOUND-
331 AM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-220245-
/X.EXT.PAFG.GL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-050922T1800Z/
/X.UPG.PAFG.SC.Y.0088.050921T1800Z-050922T0100Z/
DALL POINT TO WALES-
331 AM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG.
.THU...SE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG.
.SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-220245-
/X.CAN.PAFG.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-050921T1800Z/
/X.EXT.PAFG.GL.W.0027.050921T1800Z-050922T0600Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.SC.Y.0090.050922T0600Z-050922T1800Z/
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
331 AM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 FT. FOG.
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-220245-
/X.CAN.PAFG.SC.Y.0088.000000T0000Z-050921T1800Z/
/X.EXT.PAFG.GL.W.0027.050921T1800Z-050922T0600Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.SC.Y.0090.050922T0600Z-050922T1800Z/
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
331 AM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG.
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG.
.SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

CF/JHD SEP 05
000
FZAK52 PAFG 212323
CWFWCZ

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
323 PM ADT WED SEP 21 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.

PKZ299-221430-
323 PM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM GAMBELL TO DALL POINT WILL MOVE
NORTH TO POINT HOPE AND EAST OF KOTZEBUE AND NORTON SOUNDS TONIGHT.
A 980 MB LOW SITUATED IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TONIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN
TO 965 MB AS IT MOVES OVER GAMBELL ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE BERING STRAIT AND
EAST OF NORTON SOUND BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NORTH OF POINT HOPE
BY FRIDAY. THE 965 MB LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 970 MB AND STALL
OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA ON FRIDAY.

$$

PKZ200-221430-
/X.CON.PAFG.GL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-050922T0000Z/
/X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0090.050922T0000Z-050922T1800Z/
/X.EXB.PAFG.GL.W.0026.050922T1800Z-050923T0000Z/
NORTON SOUND-
323 PM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO
11 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO
12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-221430-
/X.EXT.PAFG.GL.W.0026.000000T0000Z-050923T0000Z/
DALL POINT TO WALES-
323 PM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.THU...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-221430-
/X.CON.PAFG.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-050922T0600Z/
/X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0090.050922T0600Z-050922T1800Z/
/X.EXB.PAFG.GL.W.0026.050922T1800Z-050923T0000Z/
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
323 PM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-221430-
/X.CON.PAFG.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-050922T0600Z/
/X.CON.PAFG.SC.Y.0090.050922T0600Z-050922T1800Z/
/X.EXB.PAFG.GL.W.0026.050922T1800Z-050923T0000Z/
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
323 PM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

DJH/JWA 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 20, 12:00 AM AKDT, 9 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 12:00 AM AKDT, 9 hours 24 minutes before
NORTH ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
500 AM ADT TUE SEP 20 2005

.DISCUSSION...
ALOFT...BROAD TROUGH THAT HAS BEEN SITUATED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
HAS NOW TRANSITIONED TO RISING HEIGHTS AS RIDGE BUILDS AHEAD OF
THE NEXT BERING SEA LOW CURRENTLY SITUATED ALONG THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BE THE DOMINATE FEATURE OVER
THE HIGH ARCTIC. THE LATEST GFS/ETA/ECMWF MODEL RUNS IN CLOSE
AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS THE LOW CURRENTLY ANCHORED
OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA IS FORECAST TO HAVE SEVERAL SHORT
WAVES ROTATE INTO THE BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT 4 DAYS. THE LATEST
IN THE SERIES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING
WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER MORE VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE ON ITS HEALS. THE
MODELS VARY ON THE DEPTH OF THE LOW BUT TIMING AND LOCATION ARE IN
GOOD AGREEMENT FOR NOW.

SURFACE...WEAK SURFACE LOWS CONTINUE TO DOT THE SURFACE MAP OVER
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND OVER THE INTERIOR. THESE HAVE
ALLOWED FOR SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS OVER MOST OF THE INTERIOR SOUTH
OF THE BROOKS RANGE. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE
EASTERN INTERIOR AND DIMINISH THROUGH TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN HANG AROUND ST.
LAWRENCE ISLAND INTO THE WEEKEND. RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA WITH MOST FALLING OVER THE WESTERN ZONES
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST FLOW AT THE MID-LEVELS WILL BRING PRECIPITATION BACK
INTO THE INTERIOR BY THURSDAY.

THE GFS/ECMWF/ETA SOLUTION RAPIDLY DEEPENS THE SURFACE LOW AS
CURRENT LOW POSITIONED ALONG THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA IS FORECAST
TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH A RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW FORECAST TO MERGE AND BECOME MAIN SURFACE
FEATURE. AS A RESULT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE...AND
COASTAL FLOODING MAY BE ON THE HORIZON AFTER MID WEEK.

AS HIGH PRESSURE RETREATS TO THE NORTH...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DECREASE ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR AN
IMPROVEMENT IN THE CEILINGS AND FOG. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE
BERING SEA AND A RIDGE BUILDS TO THE EAST BY MID-WEEK...
PRECIPITATION MAY RIDE OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE FROM THE WESTERN
BROOKS RANGE AND WESTERN ARCTIC COAST BY THURSDAY. ANY
PRECIPITATION WOULD BE LIGHT.

.AFG WATCH/WARNING/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE TONIGHT ZONE 210
         SMALL CRAFT TODAY ZONE 210 235 240 245
         SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT ZONE 215 220

JHD/AT SEP 05

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 19, 11:16 PM AKDTGale WarningAFG3 days
Sep 19, 11:16 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG47 hr
Sep 20, 9:24 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG13 hr
Sep 20, 10:49 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG36 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.