Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 45, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 9, 2007, 9:29 PM AKDT. It was in force for 35 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
- Sep 9, 2007, 9:29 PM AKDT (05:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 11, 2007, 8:50 AM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 101029 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 229 AM ADT MON SEP 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. PKZ299-110130- 229 AM ADT MON SEP 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 975 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WED AS A 984 MB LOW. $$ PKZ200-110130- NORTON SOUND- 229 AM ADT MON SEP 10 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-110130- DALL POINT TO WALES- 229 AM ADT MON SEP 10 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-110130- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 229 AM ADT MON SEP 10 2007 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-110130- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 229 AM ADT MON SEP 10 2007 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ RF/ES SEP 07
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 102219 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 219 PM ADT MON SEP 10 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-111400- 219 PM ADT MON SEP 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 974 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WED AS A 985 MB LOW LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-111400- NORTON SOUND- 219 PM ADT MON SEP 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-111400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 219 PM ADT MON SEP 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-111400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 219 PM ADT MON SEP 10 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-111400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 219 PM ADT MON SEP 10 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ CF/JK SEP 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 111150 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 350 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 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. PKZ299-120300- 350 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 968 MB LOW 160 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO 80 MILES NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND BY 4AM WEDNESDAY WEAKENING TO 980 MB. AT 4AM THURSDAY THE LOW WILL BE NEAR GAMBELL WEAKENING TO 985 MB. $$ PKZ200-120300- NORTON SOUND- 350 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-120300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 350 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-120300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 350 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-120300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 350 AM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ RF/DJH SEP 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 112150 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 150 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-121300- 150 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 976 MB LOW 160 MILES WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 80 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND BY 4PM WEDNESDAY WEAKENING TO 985 MB. AT 4AM THURSDAY THE LOW WILL BE OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WEAKENING TO 987 MB. $$ PKZ200-121300- NORTON SOUND- 150 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-121300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 150 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-121300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 150 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-121300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 150 PM ADT TUE SEP 11 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ KS/DA/JK SEP 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 Sep 9, 9:29 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 9, 9:29 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
229 AM ADT MON SEP 10 2007
.DISCUSSION...
NAM/GFS 6 HR PROGS AT MON/06Z APPEAR TO BE WELL HANDLING
THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW NEAR 50N/176W. CENTRAL PRESSURE
AT 07Z IS 984-985 MB AS LOW PASSES OVER SEVERAL SURFACE
REPORTING SITES. RAPID DEEPENING ALSO INDICATED BY SHADING
IN GOES IR LOOP. BY 00Z TUESDAY THE LOW WILL BOMB DOWN TO
AROUND 965 MB NEAR 58N/175W...ABSORBING THE EXISTING 980 MB
OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING. FRINGE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL EXPAND
INTO PKZ200-PKZ210 THIS EVENING. LOW CENTER POSITIONS FROM
GFS/NAM BEGIN TO DIFFER AFTER 18-24 HOURS...BUT BIG PICTURE
WIND FIELDS OVER THE WEST COAST ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT.
ALOFT...RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY...WITH HEIGHTS 570-576 DAM...MUCH ABOVE SEASONAL
NORMALS. 850 MB TEMPERATURES OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR WEDNESDAY
COULD REACH +10C...WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES REACHING 70F AT
SOME SPOTS.
COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...
HIGH SURF LIKELY IN NORTON SOUND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AS THE WEAKENING BOMB LIFTS
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. LOCALIZED
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHERN
SHORE OF NORTON SOUND. SOUTH WINDS MAXING OUT AT AROUND 40
KT LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MAX
SEAS ALONG THE NORTHERN PARTS OF NORTON SOUND WEST OF CAPE
DARBY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 8-11 FEET...WITH LOWER SEAS TO
THE EAST. ALONG THE NORTHERN SHORE OF NORTON SOUND...MAXIMUM
STORM SURGE WILL BE NEAR 4 FEET MID DAY THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
CHINOOK WINDS IN AND NEAR ALASKA RANGE PASSES ARE EXPECTED
TO BEGIN DEVELOPING TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING AT LEAST
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY
LEVEL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WINDS
ALOFT INCREASE. NAM12 INDICATING LOCAL SURFACE WINDS OF 50+ KT
TUESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RED FLAG CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS MIN
RH APPROACHES 30% IN SOME SPOTS.
MAX TEMP/MIN RH FOR SELECTED SITES
MON TUE WED
T RH T RH T RH
FAIRBANKS 65 42% 70 32% 64 40%
DELTA JUNCTION 61 52% 70 30% 65 34%
NORTHWAY 55 64% 67 34% 63 38%
DENALI PARK HQ 61 40% 67 28% 60 38%
EAGLE 62 60% 69 34% 68 36%
FORT YUKON 60 52% 64 38% 62 40%
BETTLES 50 52% 62 44% 59 50%
TANANA 64 46% 65 42% 56 64%
NENANA 63 50% 66 42% 61 42%
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
NONE
&&
.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GALE WARNING PKZ200-PKZ210.
&&
RF SEP 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 10:46 PM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Sep 10, 5:24 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Sep 10, 5:47 AM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 30 hr | |
| Sep 10, 6:57 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFG | 30 hr | |
| Sep 10, 9:19 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Sep 10, 9:19 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 4 days |
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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.