Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 19, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 2, 2007, 10:48 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, 10:48 PM AKST (07:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2007, 10:44 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 031248 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 348 AM AST SAT FEB 3 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. PKZ299-040330- 348 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 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 INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA SAT PM AND THEN CONTINUE NORTHEAST. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SAT PM AND TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN PM. $$ PKZ200-040330- NORTON SOUND- 348 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-040330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 348 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-040330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 348 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-040330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 348 AM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ FEB 07
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 032209 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 109 PM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-041300- 109 PM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 987 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE BY 3 AM SUN. A 1020 MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE ACROSS FAR EASTERN RUSSIA INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-041300- NORTON SOUND- 109 PM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-041300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 109 PM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ215-041300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 109 PM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-041300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 109 PM AST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT. $$ DA/KS FEB 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 041244 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 344 AM AST SUN FEB 4 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. PKZ299-050315- 344 AM AST SUN FEB 4 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN NIGHT AND TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA TUE. $$ PKZ200-050315- NORTON SOUND- 344 AM AST SUN FEB 4 2007 .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-050315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 344 AM AST SUN FEB 4 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-050315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 344 AM AST SUN FEB 4 2007 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-050315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 344 AM AST SUN FEB 4 2007 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 30 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 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 8:35 AM AKST, 14 hours 13 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, 10:42 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 10:48 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | 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.