Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 76, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 9, 2007, 10:53 PM AKST. It was in force for 23 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 9, 2007, 10:53 PM AKST (07:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2007, 10:07 PM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFG 101253 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 353 AM AST SAT NOV 10 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. PKZ298-110400- 353 AM AST SAT NOV 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST.. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC COAST FROM BARROW EAST WILL DRIFT OFFSHORE. $$ PKZ225-110400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 353 AM AST SAT NOV 10 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ230-110400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 353 AM AST SAT NOV 10 2007 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT WELL OFFSHORE THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. BECOMING NW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-110400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 353 AM AST SAT NOV 10 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WELL OFFSHORE. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WELL OFFSHORE. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-110400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 353 AM AST SAT NOV 10 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT WELL OFFSHORE. FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WELL OFFSHORE. FOG. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-110400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 353 AM AST SAT NOV 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR SHORE FROM BARTER ISLAND WEST. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT WELL OFFSHORE. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT WELL OFFSHORE. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ DJH/JK NOV 07
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFG 102249 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 149 PM AST SAT NOV 10 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. PKZ298-111400- 149 PM AST SAT NOV 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1022 MB HIGH 550 NM NORTH OF MACKENZIE BAY WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN SLIGHTLY TO BE 1021 MB OVER CAMBRIDGE BAY BY 4 PM SUN. A 983 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF POINT LAY WILL DRIFT NORTHWEST TO BE 988 MB 200 NM NORTH OF WRANGELL ISLAND BY SUN AM. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM CAPE HALKETT JUST OFFSHORE OF THE ARCTIC COAST TO DEMARCATION POINT WILL WEAKEN JUST A LITTLE. $$ PKZ225-111400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 149 PM AST SAT NOV 10 2007 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ230-111400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 149 PM AST SAT NOV 10 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-111400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 149 PM AST SAT NOV 10 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING OFFSHORE... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 25 KT MORE THAN 60 NM OFFSHORE. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-111400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 149 PM AST SAT NOV 10 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON OFFSHORE... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT MORE THAN 50 NM OFFSHORE. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 25 KT MORE THAN 50 NM OFFSHORE. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-111400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 149 PM AST SAT NOV 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ TF/KS NOV 07
000 FZAK51 PAFG 111207 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 307 AM AST SUN NOV 11 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. PKZ298-120330- 307 AM AST SUN NOV 11 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE JUST OFF THE ARCTIC COAST FROM BARROW EAST WILL DRIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST. $$ PKZ225-120330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 307 AM AST SUN NOV 11 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT SOUTH OF CAPE LISBURNE. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ230-120330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 307 AM AST SUN NOV 11 2007 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-120330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 307 AM AST SUN NOV 11 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT WELL OFFSHORE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT WELL OFFSHORE. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-120330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 307 AM AST SUN NOV 11 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 20 KT WELL OFFSHORE. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS 20 KT WELL OFFSHORE. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-120330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 307 AM AST SUN NOV 11 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT NEAR SHORE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT WELL OFFSHORE. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ DJH/JK 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 9, 8:58 AM AKST, 13 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 8:58 AM AKST, 13 hours 55 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 158 PM AST FRI NOV 9 2007 .DISCUSSION... MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN DURING THE NEXT 12-18 HOURS...BRINGING THE CHINOOK WIND EPISODE IN THE ALASKA RANGE TO AN END. NO ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE PASSES IN THE LAST 12 HOURS...AND WITH WIND SPEEDS LIKELY HEADED DOWNWARD WE WILL CANCEL THE WIND ADVISORIES FOR ZONES 225-226. WEAK FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY INTO MONDAY. MODERATE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE NORTH POLE WILL WILL BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHWEST CANADA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...MAINTAINING EAST WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARCTIC COAST. A 987 MB LOW 600 MILES WEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA BY SUN AFTERNOON DEEPENING TO 980 MB. THIS LOW WILL LIKELY BRING SOME SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY TO THE NORTHERN BERING BEGINNING LATE SAT NIGHT. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && RF NOV 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 8:54 AM AKST | 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.