Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 92, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 22, 2005, 11:15 PM AKDT. It was in force for 33 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
- Oct 22, 2005, 11:15 PM AKDT (07:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2005, 7:50 AM AKDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 231215 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 415 AM ADT SUN OCT 23 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. PKZ299-240215- 415 AM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 977 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN. A 985 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST SUN. $$ PKZ200-240215- NORTON SOUND- 415 AM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. FOG...SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-240215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 415 AM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG. .MON...N WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-240215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 415 AM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-240215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 415 AM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ OCT 05
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 232116 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 116 PM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-241315- 116 PM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 980 MB LOW 500 NM NORTH OF CAPE HALKETT WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN ALASKA MAINLAND WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE BUILDING OVER YAKUTIA TOWARD BERING STRAIT. $$ PKZ200-241315- NORTON SOUND- 116 PM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-241315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 116 PM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-241315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 116 PM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-241315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 116 PM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ TF/CF OCT 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 232125 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 125 PM ADT SUN OCT 23 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. PKZ299-241545- 125 PM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 980 MB LOW 500 NM NORTH OF CAPE HALKETT WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN ALASKA MAINLAND WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE BUILDING OVER YAKUTIA TOWARD BERING STRAIT. $$ PKZ200-241545- NORTON SOUND- 125 PM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-241545- DALL POINT TO WALES- 125 PM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-241545- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 125 PM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-241545- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 125 PM ADT SUN OCT 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ TF/CF OCT 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 241202 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 402 AM ADT MON OCT 24 2005 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-250230- 402 AM ADT MON OCT 24 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 992 MB LOW IN INTERIOR ALASKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA TUE AND DEEPEN RAPIDLY TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-250230- NORTON SOUND- 402 AM ADT MON OCT 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-250230- DALL POINT TO WALES- 402 AM ADT MON OCT 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-250230- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 402 AM ADT MON OCT 24 2005 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-250230- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 402 AM ADT MON OCT 24 2005 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ OCT 05
000 FZAK52 PAFG 242050 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1250 PM ADT MON OCT 24 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. PKZ299-251200- 1250 PM ADT MON OCT 24 2005 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE STATIONARY OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA. A 986 MB LOW NEAR THE PANHANDLE OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER BY TUESDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA LATE TUE AND DEEPEN RAPIDLY TUE NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A LOW WILL DROP SOUTH OUT OF THE ARCTIC TO NEAR THE ARCTIC COAST BY WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-251200- NORTON SOUND- 1250 PM ADT MON OCT 24 2005 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-251200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 1250 PM ADT MON OCT 24 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-251200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 1250 PM ADT MON OCT 24 2005 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-251200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 1250 PM ADT MON OCT 24 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ RF/CF OCT 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 Oct 22, 9:18 AM AKDT, 13 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 9:18 AM AKDT, 13 hours 57 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 218 PM ADT SAT OCT 22 2005 .DISCUSSION...MODELS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS OR SO. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WITH SEVERAL CLOSED LOW CENTERS IS SITUATED OVER THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY FLOW ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THIS TROUGH HAS PUSHED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF WARM AIR NORTH TO THE BEAUFORT SEA. FARTHER WEST...COOLER AIR IS GRADUALLY SETTLING INTO THE BERING AND CHUKCHI SEA COASTS. THIS UPPER TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MIGRATE EAST NEXT FEW DAYS AND BRING FALLING HEIGHTS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE ENTIRE STATE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SERIES OF SURFACE LOWS SCATTERED AROUND THE PERIMETER OF MAINLAND ALASKA WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A 970 MB LOW OFFSHORE BARROW CONTINUES TO BRING GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW TO THE ARCTIC COAST TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW IS CREATING HEAVY SURF FROM WAINWRIGHT TO BARROW. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE LOW QUICKLY DEPARTS TO THE NORTH. ANOTHER LOW SPINNING IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL PUSH A DYING OCCLUSION NORTH ACROSS THE INTERIOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MAY TRIGGER A LITTLE SNOW NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN TOWARD THE ALCAN BORDER. A THIRD LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WILL DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. RIDGING DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT INTO MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SURF AND POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING TO SHISHMAREF. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST ALASKA BY TUESDAY. ELSEWHERE...DYING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SPREAD MOISTURE NORTH INTO THE INTERIOR AND BRING CLOUDY SKIES WITH A CHANCE FOR A LITTLE SNOW EARLY IN THE WEEK. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR AKZ207. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. && EWP OCT 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 11:10 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 33 hr | |
| Oct 22, 11:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 33 hr | |
| Oct 22, 11:15 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Oct 23, 8:18 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 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.