Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 57, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 4, 2007, 5:55 AM AKDT. It was in force for 17 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
- Oct 4, 2007, 5:55 AM AKDT (13:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2007, 10:58 PM AKDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 041855 AAA CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1055 AM ADT THU OCT 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. PKZ299-050200- 1055 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 975 MB LOW 450 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM LATE THU NIGHT...THEN CONTINUE EAST ON FRI. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ200-050200- NORTON SOUND- 1055 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-050200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 1055 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-050200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 1055 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 UPDATED FOR GALE WARNING TODAY ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-050200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 1055 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ RF/DA OCT 07
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 042221 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 221 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-051530- 221 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 975 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO JUST SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AS A 973 MB LOW AT 00Z FRI...THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND EARLY FRI MORNING AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON SAT MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ200-051530- NORTON SOUND- 221 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-051530- DALL POINT TO WALES- 221 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-051530- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 221 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-051530- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 221 PM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ RL/JK OCT 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 051158 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 358 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 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. PKZ299-060300- 358 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 975 MB LOW IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON FRI. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ200-060300- NORTON SOUND- 358 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-060300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 358 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-060300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 358 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-060300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 358 AM ADT FRI OCT 5 2007 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ TF/DJH OCT 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 Oct 3, 8:17 PM AKDT, 9 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 8:17 PM AKDT, 9 hours 38 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 117 AM ADT THU OCT 4 2007 .DISCUSSION... 06Z THU POSITION OF BERING LOW IS NEAR 57N/178W. LOW IS STILL IN THE DEEPENING PHASE AND CENTRAL PRESSURE WILL LIKELY BE NEAR 970 MB BY 12Z THU. BY 12Z FRI...MOST MODELS CONVERGING ON A POSITION JUST SOUTH OF BETHEL...WITH A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. BY 12Z SAT...THE WEAKENING PARENT LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WITH THE TRIPLE POINT LOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY AND WEAKENING. WINDS OVER THE INTERIOR WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE LOW AND ITS OCCLUDED FRONT MOVE EAST..AND MAY REACH ADVISORY LEVELS OVER THE HIGHER SUMMITS IN ZONES 219-220-221-222. WINDS ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST WILL ALSO GRADUALLY INCREASE. PRECIPITATION FROM THE LOW WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED MAINLY TO ZONES 214-215...NORTON SOUND...AND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. PABC DOPPLER IS NOW SHOWING A LARGE SWATH OF PRECIP ADVANCING INTO THE SOUTHWEST HALF OF THE COVERAGE AREA. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE HINTING OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A PROGRESSIVE WESTERLY FLOW PATTERN SETTING UP OVER THE FORECAST AREAS SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER...NONE && .HYDROLOGY...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ222. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230- PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. && RF OCT 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 11:54 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Oct 4, 9:21 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | 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.