Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 7, 2007, 11:06 PM AKST. It was in force for 72 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
- Jan 7, 2007, 11:06 PM AKST (08:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2007, 11:03 PM AKST
- In force
- 72 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 081306 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 406 AM AST MON JAN 8 2007 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. PKZ299-090330- 406 AM AST MON JAN 8 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TO THE YUKON DELTA WILL MOVE INLAND MON NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE AM AND TO THE BERING STRAIT TO THE YUKON DELTA WED AM. $$ PKZ200-090330- NORTON SOUND- 406 AM AST MON JAN 8 2007 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-090330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 406 AM AST MON JAN 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-090330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 406 AM AST MON JAN 8 2007 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-090330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 406 AM AST MON JAN 8 2007 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ JAN 07
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 082337 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 237 PM AST MON JAN 8 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-091300- 237 PM AST MON JAN 8 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...A 948 MB LOW IS CURRENTLY LOCATED 480 NM E OF SHEMYA. BY TUE AFTERNOON THE LOW IS 260 NM E OF SHEMYA AND BY WED AFTERNOON 180 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND WEAKENS TO 960 MB. $$ PKZ200-091300- NORTON SOUND- 237 PM AST MON JAN 8 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-091300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 237 PM AST MON JAN 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...SE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-091300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 237 PM AST MON JAN 8 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-091300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 237 PM AST MON JAN 8 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ RT/JHD JAN 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 091304 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 404 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 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. PKZ299-100330- 404 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY THU PM. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT NOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO LIE FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO THE YUKON DELTA WED PM. $$ PKZ200-100330- NORTON SOUND- 404 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-100330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 404 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-100330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 404 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-100330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 404 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ JAN 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 092301 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 201 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-101315- 201 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY THU PM. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVE TO LIE FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO THE YUKON DELTA WED PM. $$ PKZ200-101315- NORTON SOUND- 201 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-101315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 201 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-101315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 201 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-101315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 201 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ RT/EWP JAN 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 101301 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 401 AM AST WED JAN 10 2007 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. PKZ299-110345- 401 AM AST WED JAN 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL PERSIST. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA WED PM THEN WEAKEN. ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT AS A 990 MB LOW BY 3AM THU AND THEN CONTINUE NORTHWEST. A THIRD LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THU PM. $$ PKZ200-110345- NORTON SOUND- 401 AM AST WED JAN 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-110345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 401 AM AST WED JAN 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-110345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 401 AM AST WED JAN 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-110345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 401 AM AST WED JAN 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ JAN 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 102312 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 212 PM AST WED JAN 10 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-111300- 212 PM AST WED JAN 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 984 MB LOW PRESSURE 100 MILES SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY 10 PM THU...THEN WEAKEN TO 994 MB BY 10 AM THU AND BE LOCATED IN THE CHUKCHI SEA. A STRONG 969 MB LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB BY 3 PM THU...THEN WEAKEN TO 988 MB BY 3 PM FRI. $$ PKZ200-111300- NORTON SOUND- 212 PM AST WED JAN 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-111300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 212 PM AST WED JAN 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...EAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WEST...S WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-111300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 212 PM AST WED JAN 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-111300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 212 PM AST WED JAN 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ RT/KS JAN 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 111303 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 403 AM AST THU JAN 11 2007 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. PKZ299-120330- 403 AM AST THU JAN 11 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 985 MB LOW IN THE BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE TO NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND AS A 1004 MB LOW BY 3AM FRI AND THEN DISSIPATE. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT BY 3AM FRI THEN DISSIPATE. A SECOND LOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO NORTON SOUND FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-120330- NORTON SOUND- 403 AM AST THU JAN 11 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-120330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 403 AM AST THU JAN 11 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-120330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 403 AM AST THU JAN 11 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-120330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 403 AM AST THU JAN 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ JAN 07
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 Jan 7, 8:18 AM AKST, 14 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 8:18 AM AKST, 14 hours 48 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 118 PM AST SUN JAN 7 2007 .DISCUSSION... COLD CLOSED LOW ALOFT NOW APPROACHING ANCHORAGE WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD TO NEAR KETCHIKAN BY TUE AFTERNOON AS MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE TAKING PLACE OVER THE THE REGION. BY FRIDAY HIGH NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE WILL BE ESTABLISHED. DEEP LOW PRESENTLY SOUTHWEST OF KAMCHATKA WILL LUMBER INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA BY TUE MORNING. ASSOCIATED OCCLUSION WILL BREAK AWAY FROM THE PARENT LOW AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA ON TUE...THEN PROGRESSING EASTWARD WED WHILE DISSIPATING. ADDITIONAL SFC LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA BUT TIMING/STRENGTH NOT POSSIBLE THIS FAR OUT. NOTE THAT DEEP CLOSED LOW OVER THE WESTERN CANADIAN ARCTIC NOW BEING HANDLED MORE CONSISTENTLY BY MODELS AND IMPACT OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL BE MINIMAL WITH POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF EASTERN ARCTIC COAST. BUILDING SFC HIGH OVER INTERIOR WILL BE AT 1040 MB MONDAY EVENING AND 1044 MB OVER THE SOUTHERN YUKON TUE AFTERNOON. MODELS ALL AGREE ON THE GENERAL EVOLUTION BUT DIFFER QUITE A BIT ON THE DETAILS...MOST OF WHICH IS NOT RESOLVABLE AT THIS FOR THE NORTH SLOPE...RELATIVELY QUIET THRU TUE..WHEN WINDS WILL START TO PICK UP THRU BROOKS RANGE PASSES AND FAR WESTERN ZONE 201. FOR THE WEST COAST...IN THE SHORT TERM...WEAK TROF ALOFT NOW APPROACHING ST LAWRENCE ISLAND NOT EXPECTED TO MAKE MUCH FURTHER PROGRESS EASTWARD BEFORE DISSIPATING. FOR THE UPCOMING CHANGE...WE WILL ISSUE BLIZ WATCHES FOR ZONES WERE SNOW WILL START ON TUE...AND ANTICIPATE MOST OTHER COASTAL ZONES WILL REQUIRE WATCHES FOR TUE NIGHT. WITH STRONG WARM ADVECTION WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS GRADIENT WOULD SUPPORT. ON THE OTHER HAND...THE WESTWARD DRAINING VALLEYS...UNALAKLEET AND KOTZEBUE IN PARTICULAR...HAVE A GOOD SUPPLY OF COLD AIR INLAND AND SO WILL HAVE (THE USUAL) SUPER- GRADIENT WINDS. FOR THE INTERIOR...MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE TERRIBLE TIME HANDLING CLOUDS/SNOW WITH THE COLD CORE LOW. HOWEVER...LOW EXITING MODEL PERFORMANCE SHOULD IMPROVE STARTING MON. FOR NOW...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THROUGH ALASKA RANGE PASSES...SO WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL END AS SCHEDULED. FAST MOVING LOW NOW NEAR YAKUTAT WILL KEEP WINDS GOING UP THE TANANA VALLEY...SO THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR DOT LAKE AREA CONTINUES. COLDEST TEMPS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN VALLEYS WILL BE TUE AS RIDGE BUILDS ALOFT...DISSIPATING REMAINING CLOUDS. LOWS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW SHOULD BE COMMON AND PER COOP MOS...MID 50S BELOW IN THE USUAL COLD SPOTS NOT UNREASONABLE GIVEN COLD AMS. SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT HOW MUCH SNOW WITH THE PATTERN CHANGE...MID NIGHT ESPECIALLY FOR THE CENTRAL INTERIOR...BUT MODELS ARE TRENDING TOWARD A SHARPER RIDGE...WHICH WILL BE MORE OF A CHINOOK PATTERN. HOWEVER...NO MODEL HAS A DEEP CHINOOK...SO THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A COUPLE EPISODES OF SNOW. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ213-AKZ214. WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ223. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. && RT JAN 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 10:02 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 17 hr | |
| Jan 8, 8:04 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 31 hr | |
| Jan 8, 9:37 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Jan 8, 9:37 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 4 days |
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