Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 93, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 4, 2007, 10:53 PM AKST. It was in force for 57 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 4, 2007, 10:53 PM AKST (07:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 7, 2007, 8:03 AM AKST
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 051253 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 353 AM AST WED DEC 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. PKZ299-060400- 353 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 952 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO BE 100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH ON THURSDAY TO BE 988 MB OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-060400- NORTON SOUND- 353 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT WITH FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT WITH FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-060400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 353 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-060400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 353 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-060400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 353 AM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ DJH/JK DEC 07
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 052124 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1224 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-061530- 1224 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 956 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO BE 100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH ON THURSDAY TO BE 986 MB OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-061530- NORTON SOUND- 1224 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-061530- DALL POINT TO WALES- 1224 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-061530- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 1224 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-061530- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 1224 PM AST WED DEC 5 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ RL/JD DEC 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 061238 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 338 AM AST THU DEC 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. PKZ299-070345- 338 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...A 971 MB LOW 190 NM NW OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTH TO 300 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB FRI AND BE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN CHUKCHI SEA FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ200-070345- NORTON SOUND- 338 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ210-070345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 338 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ215-070345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 338 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ220-070345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 338 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ JHD/CB/DJH DEC 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 062234 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 134 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-071545- 134 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 973 MB LOW 50 NM W OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTH TO BE 985 MB 125 NM WEST OF LITTLE DIOMEDE BY 3AM FRIDAY. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB FRI PM OVER THE WESTERN CHUKCHI SEA. A 968 MB LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA ON SUN AM. $$ PKZ200-071545- NORTON SOUND- 134 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ210-071545- DALL POINT TO WALES- 134 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ215-071545- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 134 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ220-071545- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 134 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT WEST OF SHISHMAREF. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT FROM SHISHMAREF EAST. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT WEST OF SHISHMAREF. SEAS 6 FT FROM SHISHMAREF EAST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ RL/KS DEC 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 071234 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 334 AM AST FRI DEC 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. PKZ299-080100- 334 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 986 MB LOW ON THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING AND THEN MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA ON SUN AM. $$ PKZ200-080100- NORTON SOUND- 334 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-080100- DALL POINT TO WALES- 334 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-080100- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 334 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ220-080100- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 334 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ CF/CB/DJH DEC 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 072203 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 103 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-081300- 103 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 990 MB LOW 400 NM WEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN. AT 3 PM AST SUN...THE LOW WILL BE 1006 MB 300 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW. ANOTHER LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL BY 3 PM AST SUN. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-081300- NORTON SOUND- 103 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-081300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 103 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E WINDS 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT DECREASING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-081300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 103 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 35 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-081300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 103 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ RL/DA 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 4, 8:28 AM AKST, 14 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 8:28 AM AKST, 14 hours 25 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 128 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 .DISCUSSION... STRONG WINDS OVER THE ARCTIC COAST AND THE HILLS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS HIGH NORTH OF ARCTIC SHORE WEAKENS AND LOW PRESSURE NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND ALSO LOW IN BERING SEA DISSIPATES. THIS WILL ONLY BE A 24 HOUR REST BEFORE STRONG LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WED MORNING...THEN NORTH TO 80 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND ON THU AFTERNOON. NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WHICH WILL BRING STRONG WINDS...SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO WESTERN ALASKA. CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...WINDS DIMINISHING RAPIDLY WITH WEAKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE ONLY WIND CHILL ADVISORY STILL ACTIVE IS IN ZONE 223 AND WILL END THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE PASSES IN ZONE 225 AND THE WESTERN PART OF ZONE 226 TONIGHT TO ADVISORY LEVEL. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO WED IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR. ARCTIC COAST...WINDS DIMINISHING RAPIDLY WITH BLOWING SNOW ENDING THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE IS WEAKENING NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST. THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THU AFTERNOON WILL RETURN STRONG WINDS TO THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST THU SPREADING EAST TO THE EASTERN ARCTIC BY FRI. WESTERN ALASKA...STRONG LOW MOVING INTO BERING SEA ON WED AND THU WILL BRING STRONG WINDS...SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ZONES 211 THROUGH 214 WED AND WED NIGHT...AND SPREADING EAST WITH A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ZONES 215 THROUGH 217 WED AFTERNOON INTO THU. ZONES 207-210 WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR SIMILAR CONDITIONS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...FRIDAY THE BERING LOW FILLS AND MOVES INTO THE BERING STRAIGHT...BUT STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN NORTHWEST ALASKA. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ216-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ223-AKZ225- AKZ226. WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ223. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ216- AKZ217. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ215-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210. && RL DEC 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 12:16 AM AKST | Heavy Snow Warning | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Dec 5, 12:16 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Dec 5, 12:16 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFG | 33 hr |
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