Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007

Gale Warning 73, NWS Fairbanks, AK

November 5, 2007

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 5, 2007, 9:46 PM AKST. 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
Nov 5, 2007, 9:46 PM AKST (06:46 UTC)
Expired
Nov 7, 2007, 9:02 AM AKST
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000
FZAK52 PAFG 061146
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
246 AM AST TUE NOV 6 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.

PKZ299-070300-
246 AM AST TUE NOV 6 2007

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...977 MB LOW OVER SHEMYA WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY THU MORNING AS 967 MB LOW DEVELOPS IN
BRISTOL BAY.

$$

PKZ200-070300-
NORTON SOUND-
246 AM AST TUE NOV 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-070300-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
246 AM AST TUE NOV 6 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-070300-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
246 AM AST TUE NOV 6 2007

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT
SUBSIDING. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-070300-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
246 AM AST TUE NOV 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

JK/JHD NOV 07
3 follow-up statements
000
FZAK52 PAFG 062234
CWFWCZ

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
134 PM AST TUE NOV 6 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.

PKZ299-071345-
134 PM AST TUE NOV 6 2007

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 978 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE NORTHWEST AND WILL WEAKEN
TO 984 MB OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WED NIGHT. A SECOND STRONGER
LOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY THU.

$$

PKZ200-071345-
NORTON SOUND-
134 PM AST TUE NOV 6 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-071345-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
134 PM AST TUE NOV 6 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT...STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT...HIGHEST WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SAT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-071345-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
134 PM AST TUE NOV 6 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS  FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-071345-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
134 PM AST TUE NOV 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

RF/EWP NOV 07
000
FZAK52 PAFG 071257
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
357 AM AST WED NOV 7 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.

PKZ299-080330-
357 AM AST WED NOV 7 2007

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A WEATHER FRONT ST MATTHEW ISLAND TO THE YUKON DELTA WILL MOVE
NORTH OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA WED NIGHT AND TO THE ARCTIC SLOPE
OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST
BERING SEA THU.

$$

PKZ200-080330-
NORTON SOUND-
357 AM AST WED NOV 7 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-080330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
357 AM AST WED NOV 7 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-080330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
357 AM AST WED NOV 7 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO
5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-080330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
357 AM AST WED NOV 7 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

NOV 07
000
FZAK52 PAFG 072302
CWFWCZ

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
202 PM AST WED NOV 7 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.

PKZ299-081730-
202 PM AST WED NOV 7 2007

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A WEATHER FRONT FROM GAMBELL TO EAST OF KOTZEBUE WILL DISSIPATE
TONIGHT. A 990 MB LOW EAST 60 MILES NORTH OF BETHEL WILL MOVE TO
EASTERN SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND 4AM THU AND THEN DRIFT NORTHWEST AND
DISSIPATE. THE ACCOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OVER
NORTON SOUND THIS EVENING THEN THE SEWARD PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT
AND KOTZEBUE SOUND THURSDAY. A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTH TO OUTER
BRISTOL BAY 4PM THU THEN DRIFT EAST AND WEAKEN. 

$$

PKZ200-081730-
NORTON SOUND-
202 PM AST WED NOV 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY.  
.THU...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-081730-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
202 PM AST WED NOV 7 2007

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-081730-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
202 PM AST WED NOV 7 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-081730-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
202 PM AST WED NOV 7 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY DIMINISHING BY NOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

EP/JL NOV 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 Nov 5, 9:41 AM AKST, 12 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 5, 9:41 AM AKST, 12 hours 5 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
241 PM AST MON NOV 5 2007

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH
TUE...WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING TUE NIGHT AS RIDGING BEGINS
TO BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN
ALASKA TUE NIGHT. THIS WILL SIGNAL THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER
PERIOD OF CHINOOK WINDS THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE. MAXIMUM
GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO APPROACH ADVISORY LEVELS TUE NIGHT
THROUGH WED NIGHT.

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE IN PROGRESS IN ZONE 203 WITH
GUSTS TO 35 KT AT DEADHORSE AND TO 40-45 KT AT THE
PRUDHOE BAY TIDE GAGE. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...A SMALL DECREASE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT
INTO TUE AS THE HIGH OVER THE BEAUFORT RECEDES TO THE
NORTHEAST.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL...EXTENDED PERIOD OF NORTHEAST WINDS
30-45 KT EXPECTED OVER THE SAINT ISLAND AREA AND IN PKZ210
TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THIS DURATION AND SPEED OF THE
WINDS MAY CAUSE HIGH SURF AND/OR COASTAL EROSION PROBLEMS AT
SAVOONGA. SEAS TO 12-13 FT ARE LIKELY WITH THESE WIND SPEEDS
WITH AVAILABLE LENGTH AND DURATION OF FETCH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE CONSIDERABLY LESS AT SHISMAREF AND WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE
PROBLEMS THERE AT THIS TIME.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ203.

HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235.

GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

RF NOV 07

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 5, 9:46 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFG4 days
Nov 6, 8:34 AM AKSTGale WarningAFG38 hr
Nov 6, 8:34 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG38 hr
Nov 6, 8:34 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFG38 hr
Nov 6, 9:41 AM AKSTWind AdvisoryAFG36 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2007Every gale warning in 2007

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.