Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 89, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 2, 2007, 9:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 38 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
- Dec 2, 2007, 9:00 AM AKST (18:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2007, 10:40 PM AKST
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 022300 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 200 PM AST SUN DEC 2 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. PKZ299-031300- 200 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 991 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WEAKEN TO 982 MB ON TUE. $$ PKZ200-031300- NORTON SOUND- 200 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-031300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 200 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-031300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 200 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-031300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 200 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ RT/DA DEC 07
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 030028 AAA CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 328 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. UPDATE TO MARINE ZONE 220 TO ADD SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING PKZ299-031615- 328 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 991 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WEAKEN TO 982 MB ON TUE. $$ PKZ200-031615- NORTON SOUND- 328 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-031615- DALL POINT TO WALES- 328 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-031615- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 328 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-031615- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 328 PM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ MAR/RT/DA DEC 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 031235 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 335 AM AST MON DEC 3 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. PKZ299-040100- 335 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 991 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WEAKEN TO 982 MB ON TUE. A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 120 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 3PM WED. $$ PKZ200-040100- NORTON SOUND- 335 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-040100- DALL POINT TO WALES- 335 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-040100- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 335 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-040100- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 335 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JK/JL DEC 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 031853 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 953 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. UPDATED AREA 220 PKZ299-040415- 953 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 991 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND WEAKEN TO 982 MB ON TUE. A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 120 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 3PM WED. $$ PKZ200-040415- NORTON SOUND- 953 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-040415- DALL POINT TO WALES- 953 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-040415- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 953 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-040415- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 953 AM AST MON DEC 3 2007 UPDATED TODAY FORECAST ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JK/JL/RT DEC 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 032302 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 202 PM AST MON DEC 3 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. PKZ299-041300- 202 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP MON EVE NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLAND AND MOVE TO NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND BEFORE DISSIPATING TUE AFTER. A 950 MB LOW WILL BE NEAR SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL REACH SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WED MORNING. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 965 AND BE NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 4AM THU. $$ PKZ200-041300- NORTON SOUND- 202 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-041300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 202 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-041300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 202 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-041300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 202 PM AST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ DA/RT DEC 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 041240 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 340 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-050345- 340 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 978 MB LOW CENTERED BETWEEN SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL DRIFT NORTHEAST TUE THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 976 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL DEEPEN TO 952 MB AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-050345- NORTON SOUND- 340 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT WITH HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT WITH HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ210-050345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 340 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-050345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 340 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ220-050345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 340 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ DJH/JK DEC 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 Dec 2, 1:47 AM AKST, 7 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 1:47 AM AKST, 7 hours 13 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 647 AM AST SUN DEC 2 2007 .DISCUSSION... A REALLY BIG PATTERN CHANGE IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA. RIDICULOUSLY WARM AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING STRADDLING THE WESTERN HALF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING WILL SWING NORTH OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE 12Z BARROW RAOB RECORDED AN UNBELIEVABLY WARM 50 DEGREES F ABOUT 1700 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE. TEMPERATURES DOWN ON THE GROUND WERE IN THE TEENS BUT DOWN THE COAST CAPE LISBURNE SHOT UP INTO THE 40S YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. A DRAMATIC EXCHANGE OF AIR MASSES IS TAKING SHAPE. LOW PRESSURE ALOFT ALONG WITH VERY COLD AIR OVER NORTHWEST CANADA WILL SLIDE WESTWARD INTO MAINLAND ALASKA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. 850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET FROM +7C TO -25C IN ABOUT 36 HOURS OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR. THIS PUSH OF COLD AIR WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS ACROSS A WIDE SWATH OF THE STATE AS A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPS. WINDS WILL REACH ADVISORY AND IN SOME CASES WARNING LEVELS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES OVER THE REGION. RECENT ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND A LACK OF FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW WILL PREVENT ANY SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW IN THE INTERIOR...ALTHOUGH THIS MAY NOT BE THE CASE FARTHER NORTH ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST. THE COLD PATTERN WILL BE SHORT LIVED THOUGH AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA BY MID-WEEK AND SHIFTS THE FLOW TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS MAY BRING A CHANCE FOR SOME MUCH NEEDED SNOW TO AREAS SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ216-AKZ217-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ222- AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226. WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ223-AKZ226. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ219-AKZ221. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ240-PKZ245. && DEC 07
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 2, 5:37 AM AKST, 3 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1037 AM AST SUN DEC 02 2007
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1000 AM NON-TSTM WND GST KEYSTONE RIDGE 64.92N 148.27W
12/02/2007 E40 MPH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
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RTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 10:21 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 5 days | |
| Dec 1, 10:21 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Dec 1, 10:26 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 12:29 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Dec 2, 12:37 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 65 hr | |
| Dec 2, 12:59 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 52 hr | |
| Dec 2, 9:16 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 62 hr | |
| Dec 2, 10:28 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 69 hr | |
| Dec 2, 10:28 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 5 days |
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