Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 80, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 19, 2007, 10:50 PM AKST. It was in force for 58 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 19, 2007, 10:50 PM AKST (07:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 22, 2007, 8:38 AM AKST
- In force
- 58 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFG 201250 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 350 AM AST TUE NOV 20 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. PKZ298-210330- 350 AM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PERSIST. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE OVER THE ARCTIC SLOPE OF ALASKA WED. $$ PKZ225-210330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 350 AM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-210330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 350 AM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-210330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 350 AM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ240-210330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 350 AM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ245-210330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 350 AM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 40 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ JK/RF NOV 07
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFG 202240 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 140 PM AST TUE NOV 20 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. PKZ298-211515- 140 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PERSIST. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA BY 3AM WED AND THEN MOVE SLOWLY NORTH AND WEAKEN. $$ PKZ225-211515- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 140 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ230-211515- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 140 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ235-211515- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 140 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ240-211515- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 140 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ245-211515- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 140 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ NOV 07
000 FZAK51 PAFG 211242 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 342 AM AST WED NOV 21 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. PKZ298-220100- 342 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 983 MB LOW OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. AT 3AM AST THU THE LOW WILL BE 995 MB OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED WELL NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ225-220315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 342 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ230-220100- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 342 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-220100- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 342 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ240-220100- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 342 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ245-220100- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 342 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 40 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. $$ DA/RT NOV 07
000 FZAK51 PAFG 212201 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 101 PM AST WED NOV 21 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. PKZ298-221500- 101 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 993 MB LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE NORTHWEST...BECOMING A 996 MB LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AT 3 AM THU. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED WELL NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ225-221500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 101 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ230-221500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 101 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ235-221500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 101 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ240-221500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 101 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 45 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ245-221500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 101 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 45 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 40 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. $$ CF/RL NOV 07
000 FZAK51 PAFG 221252 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 352 AM AST THU NOV 22 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. PKZ298-230000- 352 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 994 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE WEST. 1032 MB HIGH 500 NM NORTH OF BARROW DRIFT EAST THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ225-230000- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 352 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ230-230000- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 352 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-230000- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 352 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-230000- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 352 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-230000- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 352 AM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ DA/RT NOV 07
000 FZAK51 PAFG 222238 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 138 PM AST THU NOV 22 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. PKZ298-231500- 138 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1033 MB HIGH 500 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL DRIFT EAST THROUGH FRI. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA FRI. $$ PKZ225-231500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 138 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ230-231500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 138 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-231500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 138 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-231500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 138 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-231500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 138 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ CF/RL 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 19, 9:51 AM AKST, 12 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 9:51 AM AKST, 12 hours 59 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 251 PM AST MON NOV 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS... THE LONG WAVE PATTERN CONSISTING OF A TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND WESTERN ALASKA AND A RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA AND WESTERN CANADA WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF STRONG SHORT WAVE TO MOVE NORTH OVER THE INTERIOR. STRONG CHINOOK FLOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE SHORT WAVES OVER THE ALASKA RANGE. THIS WILL CAUSE GENERALLY WARM TEMPERATURES OVER THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST TO MOVE IN TUE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK WHILE THE ARCTIC KEEPS EAST WINDS. A 1014 MB LOW JUST NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT. WINDS WILL TURN EAST TONIGHT AS A RESULT OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST. A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER EASTERN NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE TO ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY 3PM TUE AND THEN DISSIPATE. A SURFACE TROUGH STRETCHING FROM THIS LOW TO BARTER ISLAND WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED. THERE WILL BE FLURRIES NEAR THE LOW AND THE TROUGH. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15-25KT WILL PERSIST NORTH AND WEST OF THE TROUGH. A WARM FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO DILLINGHAM TO FORT YUKON BY 3PM TUE...TO BETHEL TO ANAKTUVUK PASS BY 3AM WED... AND TO BETHEL TO THE BERING STRAIT TO UMIAT BY 3PM WED. THERE WILL BE 3-6 INCHES OF SNOW AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. POSSIBLE RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA BEHIND THE FRONT BUT DOES NOT LOOK LIKELY AT THIS TIME AS THE AIRMASS WILL DRY RAPIDLY SOUTH OF THE FRONT. STRONG SOUTH CHINOOK WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT OVER THE ALASKA RANGE AND PREVENT SNOW IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW TUE NIGHT AND WED AHEAD OF THIS FRONT OVER THE WEST COAST AND ARCTIC COAST. && .DISCUSSION... MODELS INITIALIZE WELL AND SIMILAR SOLUTIONS THROUGH 3AM WED. AFTER THAT THE NAM DEEPENS A SHORT WAVE AS IT MOVES NORTH OVER ALASKA WHILE THE GFS WEAKENS IT. THE GFS SOLUTION APPEARS MUCH MORE LIKELY. IT IS SIMILAR AT THE SURFACE WHERE THE SURFACE LOW WEAKENS MORE QUICKLY ON THE GFS AS IT MOVES NORTH OVER ALASKA WHICH IS AGAIN THE FAVORABLE SOLUTION. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4... STRONG NORTH WINDS THU AND FRI ST ST LAWRENCE ISLAND MAY CAUSE HEAVY SURF BUT NO FLOODING && AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ225-AKZ226. SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ215-AKZ216. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && JB NOV 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 8:31 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFG | 19 hr | |
| Nov 20, 8:34 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFG | 30 hr | |
| Nov 20, 8:49 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 23 hr |
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