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Gale Warning 10, NWS Fairbanks, AK

January 29, 2007

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 29, 2007, 9:21 PM AKST. It was in force for 49 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 29, 2007, 9:21 PM AKST (06:21 UTC)
Expired
Jan 31, 2007, 10:48 PM AKST
In force
49 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

000
FZAK52 PAFG 301121
CWFWCZ

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
221 AM AST TUE JAN 30 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.

PKZ299-310230-
221 AM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING FROM NORTON SOUND TO SAINT LAWRENCE 
ISLAND WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE BERING SEA TODAY. A STRONG 953 MB 
LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR BY 3PM TUE...THEN
TO 250 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND BY 3AM WED.

$$

PKZ200-310230-
NORTON SOUND-
221 AM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT.  
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT.  
.SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-310230-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
221 AM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.WED...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT.  
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT.  
.SAT...SE WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-310230-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
221 AM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT.  
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT.  
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-310230-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
221 AM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT.  
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT.  
.SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

MAR/KS JAN 07
5 follow-up statements
000
FZAK52 PAFG 302130
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1230 PM AST TUE JAN 30 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.

PKZ299-311230-
1230 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
BERING SEA AND THE ALASKA WEST COAST TONIGHT. A STRONG
960 MB LOW 200 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL
MOVE TO 400 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND
BY 3 PM WEDNESDAY WEAKENING TO 974 MB.


$$

PKZ200-311230-
NORTON SOUND-
1230 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED...S WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM
OR LESS.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-311230-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
1230 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...SE WINDS 45 KT BECOMING S 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 45 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-311230-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
1230 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-311230-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
1230 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.WED...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

RF/DA JAN 07
000
FZAK52 PAFG 310707
CWFWCZ

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1007 PM AST TUE JAN 30 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.

PKZ299-311500-
1007 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
BERING SEA AND THE ALASKA WEST COAST TONIGHT. A STRONG
960 MB LOW 200 MILES NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL
MOVE TO 400 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND
BY 3 PM WEDNESDAY WEAKENING TO 974 MB.


$$

PKZ200-311500-
NORTON SOUND-
1007 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS.  
.WED...S WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY
1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.  
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT.  
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-311500-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
1007 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 45 KT BECOMING S 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.  
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT.  
.SAT...SE WINDS 35 KT.  
.SUN...SE WINDS 45 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-311500-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
1007 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT.  
.SAT...S WINDS 35 KT.  
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-311500-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
1007 PM AST TUE JAN 30 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.WED...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.  
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR
LESS.  
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT.  
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

RF/DA/CF JAN 07
000
FZAK52 PAFG 311312
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
412 AM AST WED JAN 31 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.

PKZ299-010315-
412 AM AST WED JAN 31 2007

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 964 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU.
AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT LYING FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA SOUTHEAST
WILL MOVE INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO
THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ200-010315-
NORTON SOUND-
412 AM AST WED JAN 31 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-010315-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
412 AM AST WED JAN 31 2007

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 50 KT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. RAIN OR SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. RAIN SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-010315-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
412 AM AST WED JAN 31 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-010315-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
412 AM AST WED JAN 31 2007

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

JAN 07
000
FZAK52 PAFG 312330
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
230 PM AST WED JAN 31 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.

PKZ299-011430-
230 PM AST WED JAN 31 2007

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 970 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE
THU NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND 3PM FRI. 
 
$$

PKZ200-011515-
NORTON SOUND-
230 PM AST WED JAN 31 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT.
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-011430-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
230 PM AST WED JAN 31 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-011430-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
230 PM AST WED JAN 31 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-011430-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
230 PM AST WED JAN 31 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

TF/JL JAN 07
000
FZAK52 PAFG 011248
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
348 AM AST THU FEB 1 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.

PKZ299-020330-
348 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 988 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT.
A STRONG LOW SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
AS A 972 MB LOW FRI PM AND THEN DRIFT NORTH AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. AN
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO THE BERING
STRAIT THU PM AND THEN CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWEST.

$$

PKZ200-020330-
NORTON SOUND-
348 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-020330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
348 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...SE WINDS 40 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-020330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
348 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-020330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
348 AM AST THU FEB 1 2007

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 40 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

FEB 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 29, 7:35 AM AKST, 13 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 7:35 AM AKST, 13 hours 46 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1235 PM AST MON JAN 29 2007

.DISCUSSION...
BLOCKING RIDGE ALOFT EXTENDING FROM JUST OFF THE WEST COAST OF
NOAM NORTHWESTWARD TO WRANGEL ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN WITH THE RIDGE
AXIS MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA AND
THE BERING SEA.

960 MB LOW NEAR 46N/166W AT 18Z WILL WEAKEN TO 972 MB
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY 12Z WEDNESDAY AS THE NEXT
LOW MOVES NORTHWARD AND DEEPENS. MODEL RUNS ARE SIMILAR
ON HANDLING THE DEMISE OF THIS SYSTEM. AS THE ASSOCIATED
FRONT MOVES NORTHWARD...WINDS OVER AKZ213-PKZ210 ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REDEVELOPING.

THE NEXT LOW IN THE SERIES IS LOCATED NEAR 36N/157W AT 18Z
WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE NEAR 970 MB. THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY...
GFS/WRF/UKMET RUNS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE TRACK OF
THIS LOW. GFS IS DEEPENING THE SYSTEM THE MOST. PROGGED
POSITION FOR 00Z WEDNESDAY IS NEAR 54N/169W WITH CENTRAL
PRESSURE NEAR 955 MB. PROGGED POSITION FOR 00Z THURSDAY IS
NEAR 60N/177E WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 960-965 MB.

THERE WILL LIKELY BE ONLY A SHORT LULL...12 TO 24 HOURS...
IN THE WIND SPEEDS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING BETWEEN THE
TWO SYSTEMS...WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM GENERATING MUCH STRONGER
WINDS. WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BE THE PREDOMINANT
CONDITION OVER AKZ213 THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY...WE WILL EXTEND
THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213 TO THAT TIME.

IN RESPONSE TO THE BUILDING RIDGE ALOFT...MODERATELY
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NOW CENTERED WEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD AND MOVE EASTWARD. THE HIGH WILL MAX OUT
AT 1045-150 MB WEDNESDAY. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EASTWARD...
A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN ARCTIC
COAST TUESDAY...EXPANDING OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE ARCTIC
COAST WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL GENERATE EASTERLY GALES AND VERY
LIKELY WIDESPREAD LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED IN ISABEL AND WINDY
PASSES...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT IN RESPONSE
TO DEVELOPMENT OF A LEESIDE TROUGH NORTH OF THE ALASKA
RANGE.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY AKZ225-AKZ226.

BLIZZARD WARNING AKZ213.

GALE WARNING AKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. &&

RF JAN 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 29, 9:21 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG4 days
Jan 29, 9:22 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG26 hr
Jan 29, 9:22 PM AKSTGale WarningAFG49 hr
Jan 29, 10:35 PM AKSTBlowing Snow AdvisoryAFG15 hr
Jan 30, 7:35 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG16 hr
Jan 30, 7:35 AM AKSTGale WarningAFG39 hr
Jan 30, 8:14 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG33 hr
Jan 30, 9:22 AM AKSTBlowing Snow AdvisoryAFG29 hr
Jan 30, 9:22 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFG36 hr

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Sources

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