Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 18, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 2, 2007, 10:42 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Feb 2, 2007, 10:42 PM AKST (07:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2007, 10:39 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFG 031242 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 342 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-040315- 342 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A WEATHER FRONT FROM BARROW SOUTH WILL MOVE TO PRUDHOE BAY SOUTH SAT PM AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. A 977 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND AS A 996 MB LOW BY SUN AM. A COLD FRONT STRETCHING EAST FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO WAINWRIGHT NORTH BY SUN AM AND THEN WEAKEN. $$ PKZ225-040315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 342 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-040315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 342 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-040315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 342 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-040315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 342 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-040315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 342 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 40 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ FEB 07
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFG 032206 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 106 PM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-041300- 106 PM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING FROM WRANGEL ISLAND INTO FAR EASTERN RUSSIA WILL DISSIPATE BY 3 PM SUN. A 990 MB LOW PRESSURE 50 MILES WEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND BE LOCATED NEAR THE NEW SIBERIAN ISLANDS BY 3 PM SUN. A 1041 MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING SOUTH FROM THE HIGH ARCTIC OCEAN THROUGH THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ225-041300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 106 PM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-041300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 106 PM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-041300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 106 PM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-041300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 106 PM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-041300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 106 PM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ DA/KS FEB 07
000 FZAK51 PAFG 041239 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 339 AM AST SUN FEB 4 2007 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-050315- 339 AM AST SUN FEB 4 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA TO BARTER ISLAND BY MON PM AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ225-050315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 339 AM AST SUN FEB 4 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-050315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 339 AM AST SUN FEB 4 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-050315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 339 AM AST SUN FEB 4 2007 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-050315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 339 AM AST SUN FEB 4 2007 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 5 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-050315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 339 AM AST SUN FEB 4 2007 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 35 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ 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 Feb 2, 8:35 AM AKST, 14 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 8:35 AM AKST, 14 hours 7 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 135 PM AST FRI FEB 2 2007 .DISCUSSION... THE 3RD IN A SERIES OF LOWS FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO HEAD INTO THE BERING SEA IS NOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING AND HEADED TO THE GULF OF ANADYR. THE COLD AIR COMING IN ON THE SOUTH QUADRANT OF THE LOW WILL HELP MAINTAIN THE STRENGTH OF THE WIND ON THE BERING SEA AND ARCTIC COASTS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN COASTAL WINDS IS EXPECTED SATURDAY. THE OCCLUDED FRONT WITH TODAYS BERING SEA LOW HAS ADVANCED OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WITH VERY LITTLE PRECIPITATION. THERE WAS A NARROW BAND ON THE RADAR AT NOME THIS MORNING AND SURFACE REPORTS OF PRECIPITATION HAVE BEEN FEW AND BRIEF. THE 4TH LOW IN THIS SERIES IS DUE TO REACH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED TO ADVANCE NORTHWARD AS ITS PREDECESSORS HAVE...SO THERE WILL BE RELATIVELY LITTLE IMPACT ON THE WEST COAST WINDS AND VERY LITTLE IF ANY INFLUX OF PRECIPITATION FROM THE ALEUTIAN LOW THIS WEEKEND. FROM SUNDAY ONWARD...CIRCULATION OVER NORTHERN ALASKA OUT TO ABOUT 160 DEGREES WEST WILL BECOME LIGHT EASTERLY AND BRING IN COOLER AIR. THE FLOW OVER THE WEST COAST WILL BE SOUTHERLY...SO CLOUD COVER CAN BE EXPECTED TO REMAIN THERE. HYDROLOGY...THE UNUSUALLY WARM WEATHER OF THE PAST WEEK HAS PARTIALLY OPENED SOME AREA RIVERS...THOSE STRETCHES THAT FLOW FAST. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SOME OVERFLOW ON THE NENANA RIVER NEAR ANDERSON DURING THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. WITH THE COOLER TEMPERATURES TO COME STARTING SUNDAY THIS PROBLEM SHOULD SUBSIDE. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...SOUTHEAST GALES SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230- PKZ240-PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ230-PKZ235. && TF FEB 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 10:42 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 10:48 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 10:48 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 3, 7:53 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 13 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.