Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 97, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 8, 2007, 9:16 AM AKST. It was in force for 47 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 8, 2007, 9:16 AM AKST (18:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2007, 8:37 AM AKST
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 082316 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 216 PM AST SAT DEC 8 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. PKZ299-091300- 216 PM AST SAT DEC 8 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 997 MB LOW 400 NM WEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. A LOW SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE PRIBILOFS 3PM SUN AT 978 MB...THEN TO SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND 12Z MON AT 974 MB THEN DRIFT NORTHEAST TO 150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NOME 12Z TUE AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ200-091300- NORTON SOUND- 216 PM AST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-091300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 216 PM AST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-091300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 216 PM AST SAT DEC 8 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-091300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 216 PM AST SAT DEC 8 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO EAST 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JK/JL DEC 07
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 091256 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 356 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-100100- 356 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 988 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY DEEPEN TO A 985 MB LOW SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND TONIGHT. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DRIFT NORTHWEST TO BETWEEN SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE ANADYR GULF BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-100100- NORTON SOUND- 356 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-100100- DALL POINT TO WALES- 356 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-100100- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 356 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-100100- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 356 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ CF/CB/DJH DEC 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 091337 AAA CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 437 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 UPDATED ZONE 200 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. PKZ299-100100- 437 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 988 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY DEEPEN TO A 985 MB LOW SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND TONIGHT. THE LOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DRIFT NORTHWEST TO BETWEEN SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE ANADYR GULF BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-100100- NORTON SOUND- 437 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 UPDATED SEAS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE AREAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE AREAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-100100- DALL POINT TO WALES- 437 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-100100- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 437 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-100100- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 437 AM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ CF/CB/DJH DEC 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 092259 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 159 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-101300- 159 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 983 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA THIS EVENING AND BRING INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT AND MONDAY FOR THE WEST COAST. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND 3PM MON TUE THEN DRIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEAKEN. $$ PKZ200-101300- NORTON SOUND- 159 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE AREAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE AREAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE AREAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE AREAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE AREAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE AREAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE AREAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE AREAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE AREAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-101300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 159 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-101300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 159 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-101300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 159 PM AST SUN DEC 9 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT...STRONGEST NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JK/JL DEC 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 101131 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 231 AM AST MON DEC 10 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. PKZ299-110330- 231 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 978 MB LOW 125 MILES SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 200 MILES WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY 3 PM MONDAY WEAKENING TO 980 MB. BY 3 PM TUESDAY THE LOW WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT WEAKENING TO 990 MB. $$ PKZ200-110330- NORTON SOUND- 231 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-110330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 231 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-110330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 231 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-110330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 231 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ RF/PKA DEC 07
000 FZAK52 PAFG 102237 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 137 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-111545- 137 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 981 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA AS A 994 MB LOW BY 3AM WED AND THEN WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT FROM THE LOW TO THE YUKON DELTA WILL MOVE TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA BY 3AM TUE AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA BY 3PM TUE. $$ PKZ200-111545- NORTON SOUND- 137 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-111545- DALL POINT TO WALES- 137 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-111545- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 137 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-111545- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 137 PM AST MON DEC 10 2007 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ 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 8, 12:20 AM AKST, 8 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 12:20 AM AKST, 8 hours 56 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 520 AM AST SAT DEC 8 2007 .DISCUSSION... THE OLD LOW THAT HAS BEEN PLAGUING ESPECIALLY THE WEST COAST ZONES FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS IS NOW UP IN THE CHUKCHI SEA AND IS CONTINUING TO FILL AS IT SLOWLY LIFTS NORTH INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN. ATTENTION QUICKLY TURNS TO ANOTHER LOW THAT WILL BEGIN TO DEEPEN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TODAY. BY 00Z SUNDAY THE MODELS/ENSEMBLES ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THAT THE LOW WILL DEEPEN TO AROUND 980 MB ABOUT 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA. BY 3 PM SUNDAY THE LOW IS PROGGED TO BE NEAR ST. MATTHEW ISLAND AS A 970 MB LOW. WEST COAST: THE BIGGEST IMPACTS FROM THIS LOW WILL BE FELT ALONG THE WEST COAST BEGINNING SUNDAY. EXPECT BOTH SNOW AND WIND TO BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS ZONES 211 THROUGH 215...AND WILL ISSUE WINTER STORM WATCHES/BLIZZARD WATCHES FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE STRONG FRONTOGENETIC FORCING AND ENOUGH MOISTURE THAT SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE HILLS. THE WATCH WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE EXPANDED NORTH TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA BY THE DAYSHIFT...BUT AS THE BULK OF THE SNOW AND WIND WILL BE 4TH PERIOD AND BEYOND IN THIS AREA WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW ALLOWING THE NEXT SHIFT TO GET ANOTHER LOOK. THE OTHER CONCERNS WITH THIS NEXT SYSTEM WILL BE FOR A PERIOD OF STRONGER WIND IN THE ALASKA RANGE. THE GFS/NAM RAMP UP THE 700MB WIND OUT OF THE SOUTH TO AROUND 60 KTS. IT APPEARS THE STRONGEST WIND MAY WELL HOLD OFF UNTIL MONDAY SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR EITHER AN ADVISORY OR WATCH ON SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS. IT DOES APPEAR THERE WILL BE ENOUGH WIND FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES AND GALE WARNINGS SUNDAY FOR THE NORTON SOUND OUT THROUGH ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND. ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST...THE WEATHER WILL ON THE QUIET SIDE INTO SUNDAY. AS THE LOW BEGINS TO DEVELOP IN THE BERING SEA MONDAY THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE ON THE INCREASE BETWEEN THE LOW AND A HIGH OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA. BRISK WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED BY SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST...SPREADING EAST ON MONDAY. FOR THE INTERIOR...THERE IS STILL ENOUGH SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE PASSES IN ZONES 225 AND 226 TO KEEP A WIND ADVISORY OUT THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE WIND HAS BEEN GUSTING TO 50 TO 55 MPH THROUGH SOME OF THE PASSES EARLY THIS MORNING. AS THE UPPER FLOW BEGINS TO VEER AND WEAKENS THE WIND SHOULD DIMINISH TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BY AROUND NOON. ASIDE FROM THE WIND CONCERNS IN THE PASSES THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSEASONABLY MILD FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS DUE IN PART TO SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER. THERE MAYBE A LITTLE SNOW AROUND AT TIMES...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE OF SNOW WILL GENERALLY BE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR WITH LITTLE/NO SNOW IN THE FAR EAST. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...THE LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND WILL BEGIN TO FILL AND LIFT TOWARD THE BERING STRAIGHT ON TUESDAY. THERE MAYBE SOME LINGERING WIND AND SEAS INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY THE STORM LIFTS OUT OF THE AREA. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ213-AKZ214. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ215. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ225. WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ225-AKZ226. && DEC 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 11:18 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Dec 7, 11:18 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 45 hr | |
| Dec 8, 9:16 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Dec 8, 9:16 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 69 hr |
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