Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 32, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 9, 2007, 10:08 PM AKDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Apr 9, 2007, 10:08 PM AKDT (06:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2007, 8:37 AM AKDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 101108 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 308 AM ADT TUE APR 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. PKZ299-110215- 308 AM ADT TUE APR 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEAK LOW WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS WEST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. $$ PKZ200-110215- NORTON SOUND- 308 AM ADT TUE APR 10 2007 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT TURNING E. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-110215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 308 AM ADT TUE APR 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT EAST OF SLEDGE ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT EAST WINDS 15 KT EAST OF SLEDGE ISLAND. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-110215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 308 AM ADT TUE APR 10 2007 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-110215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 308 AM ADT TUE APR 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF CAPE THOMPSON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WEST OF CAPE THOMPSON... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT EAST OF CAPE THOMPSON. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT EAST OF CAPE THOMPSON. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ DJH/KS APR 07
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFG 102137 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 137 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-111245- 137 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEAK LOW NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND THROUGH 4 PM THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN RUSSIA EASTWARD INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ200-111245- NORTON SOUND- 137 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-111245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 137 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-111245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 137 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...S WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NW. .THU...NW WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-111245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 137 PM ADT TUE APR 10 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ RL/RF APR 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 Apr 9, 9:15 AM AKDT, 12 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 9:15 AM AKDT, 12 hours 53 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 215 PM ADT MON APR 9 2007 .DISCUSSION...QUIET PATTERN ALOFT WITH LONGWAVE 500MB TROUGH CENTERED ALONG 165W LONGITUDE AND RIDGING COVERING NORTHWEST CANADA. THERE IS MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ALOFT INTO MAINLAND ALASKA...BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE STEERING FLOW OVER THE BERING SEA OR NORTH SLOPE. 985 MB LOW NOW DECAYING IN BRISTOL BAY IS VERTICALLY STACKED AND HAS WEAKENED BY ABOUT 20 MB OVER THE LAST 36 HOURS. A RAGGED CLOUD PATTERN ASSOCIATED WITH THE DECAYING LOW COVERS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT VERY LITTLE PRECIPITATION IS OCCURING. ARCTIC FRONT LIES ROUGHLY ALONG 67N LATITUDE. A STRONG SEA LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR HAS SET UP OVER NORTHWESTERN ALASKA BETWEEN THE BRISTOL BAY LOW AND MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SIBERIA. TEMPERATURES ARE NOT QUITE COLD ENOUGH FOR WIND CHILLS TO BE A HAZARD...BUT WINDS HAVE REACHED TO ADVISORY AND/OR WARNING LEVELS IN A COUPLE OF PUBLIC ZONES...AND THERE ARE SOME MINIMAL GALE WARNINGS IN THE OUTER WEST COAST MARINE AREAS. THE LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL CONTINUE TO FILL IN PLACE...AND AS THE ASSOCIATED PRESSURE GRADIENT ALSO WEAKENS WE EXPECT ALL HAZARDS TO EXPIRE BY TUESDAY MORNING. HAVE CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ZONE 218...AS THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE BEEN CONFINED TO NORTHWESTERN ALASKA. VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN BASIC 500MB PATTERN EXEPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MODELS IN BASIC AGREEMENT ON THIS. SOUTHERLY CHINOOK WINDS THROUGH ALASKA RANGE ZONES WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. WINDS AT THE USUAL PLACES SUCH AS THE FORT GREELY MESONET ARE NOT UP TO ADVISORY LEVEL TODAY...AND WILL ONLY GET WEAKER IN THE COMING PERIODS SO WE HAVE NOT ISSUED ANY HAZARDS THERE. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE. && .FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && .HYDROLOGY...NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ217. BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ207. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ230. && ES APR 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 10:08 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Apr 9, 10:19 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 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.