Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 20, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 7, 2007, 9:06 AM AKST. It was in force for 37 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 7, 2007, 9:06 AM AKST (18:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2007, 10:04 PM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFG 072306 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 206 PM AST WED FEB 7 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. PKZ298-081415- 206 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1049 MB HIGH PRESSURE NEAR BANKS ISLAND WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH AND WEAKEN TO 1044 MB BY 3PM FRI AND BE LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN NORTHWEST TERRITORIES OF CANADA. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE THU AFT...THEN MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST ON FRI. $$ PKZ225-081415- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 206 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-081415- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 206 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-081415- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 206 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-081415- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 206 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-081415- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 206 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ MAR/KS FEB 07
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFG 081118 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 218 AM AST THU FEB 8 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. PKZ298-090200- 218 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1049 MB HIGH PRESSURE NEAR BANKS ISLAND WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH AND WEAKEN TO 1044 MB BY 3PM FRI AND BE LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN NORTHWEST TERRITORIES OF CANADA. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE THU AFT...THEN MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST ON FRI. $$ PKZ225-090200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 218 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-090200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 218 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-090200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 218 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-090200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 218 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-090200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 218 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ CF/EWP FEB 07
000 FZAK51 PAFG 082230 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 130 PM AST THU FEB 8 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. PKZ298-091330- 130 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1052 MB HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES OF CANADA EXTENDING INTO THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY BUT SLOWLY WEAKEN TO AROUND 1036 MB BY 3PM SAT. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE AND SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE TONIGHT...THEN ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST FRI. $$ PKZ225-091330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 130 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-091330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 130 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ235-091330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 130 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT EAST OF BARROW... .TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT EAST OF BARROW THURSDAY EVENING. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-091330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 130 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-091330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 130 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ KS/DJH FEB 07
000 FZAK51 PAFG 091204 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 304 AM AST FRI FEB 9 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. PKZ298-100000- 304 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ225-100000- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 304 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-100000- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 304 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-100000- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 304 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 5 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-100000- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 304 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 KT BECOMING N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-100000- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 304 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ RF/DA 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 7, 8:17 AM AKST, 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 8:17 AM AKST, 49 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 117 PM AST WED FEB 7 2007 .DISCUSSION...STRONG UPPER HIGH NORTH OF PABR-PASC REMAINS IN PLACE WHILE WEAK UPPER LOW IS UNDERCUTTING IT...MOVING W FROM YUKON...OVER CENTRAL INTERIOR. IT IS MAINLY DRY AND ONLY VISIBLE AS AREA OF STRATUS OVER ERN/SERN INTERIOR UPLANDS MOVING W FROM S HALF OF YUKON. DECAYING FRONTAL BAND HAS LIFTED N OVER CHUKCHI SEA AND SEWARD PEN...WHILE ANOTHER WEAK ONE IS MOVING N IN SRLY FLOW OVER CENTRAL BERING...TOWARD ST LAWRENCE. MODELS ONCE AGAIN NOT AGREEING WELL PAST ABOUT 72 HOURS... HAVING A HARD TIME DECIDING WHAT TO DO WITH CLOSED UPPER LOW THAT REMAINS OVER YUKON THEN. FOR SHORT TERM...CENTRAL INTERIOR UPPER LOW FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING W TONIGHT THEN N OVER BROOKS RANGE THU/THU NIGHT...ENDING UP NEAR PABR 00Z FRI. AS THIS OCCURS...SOME MOISTURE WILL BE PULLED UP FROM SRN BERING IN SWRLY FLOW AT BASE OF UPPER LOW THU NIGHT AND FRI. THIS COULD BRING SOME -SN TO INTERIOR AS FAR E AS PATA AND POSSIBLY PANN-PAFA FRI. FLURRIES AND STRATUS WILL LIKELY RETURN TO WRN HALF N SLOPE THU NIGHT/FRI AS THE LOW LIFTS N THERE. FRONTAL BAND PUSHING UP FROM S TOWARD ST LAWRENCE WILL BRING MORE -SN THERE TONIGHT/THU...BUT WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER AND NO BLSN ISSUES ANTICIPATED. GUSTY UPLAND WINDS ON TOP SIDE OF INTERIOR UPPER LOW OVER WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THU/THU NIGHT AS LOW MOVES FURTHER W AND N. WIND ADVISORY FOR ZONE 216 WILL END TONIGHT...AND 217 THU. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ216-AKZ217. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235- PKZ240-PKZ245. && MAR FEB 07
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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.