Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 41, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 17, 2008, 9:32 AM AKDT. It was in force for 37 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
- Apr 17, 2008, 9:32 AM AKDT (17:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2008, 10:13 PM AKDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 172232 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 232 PM ADT THU APR 17 2008 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. PKZ299-181515- 232 PM ADT THU APR 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA FRI NIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF CAPE NAVARIN FRI AM WILL MOVE TO ANADYR AS A 1002 MB LOW BY 4PM FRI AND TO THE CENTRAL CHUKCHI SEA AS A 1004 MB LOW BY 4AM SAT. $$ PKZ200-181515- NORTON SOUND- 232 PM ADT THU APR 17 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW. .FRI...S WINDS 30 KT....SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. FOG...SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW OR RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-181515- DALL POINT TO WALES- 232 PM ADT THU APR 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. .FRI...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-181515- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 232 PM ADT THU APR 17 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SNOW OR RAIN. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-181515- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 232 PM ADT THU APR 17 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ JK/DJH APR 08
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 181046 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 246 AM ADT FRI APR 18 2008 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-190245- 246 AM ADT FRI APR 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEATHER FRONT NEAR CAPE LISBURNE WILL MOVE EAST FRI. A 1000 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NAVARIN WILL MOVE JUST NORTH OF ANADYR AS A 1002 MB LOW BY 4PM FRI AND TO 300 NM WEST OF BARROW AS A 1005 MB LOW BY 4AM SAT. $$ PKZ200-190245- NORTON SOUND- 246 AM ADT FRI APR 18 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. FOG. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-190245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 246 AM ADT FRI APR 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-190245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 246 AM ADT FRI APR 18 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ220-190245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 246 AM ADT FRI APR 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. $$ APR 08
000 FZAK52 PAFG 182233 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 233 PM ADT FRI APR 18 2008 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. PKZ299-191400- 233 PM ADT FRI APR 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1002 MB NORTH OF ANADYR WILL TRACK TO THE NE AND BE ABOUT 300 NM NW OF BARROW BY 4 AM SAT. THE LOW WILL BE 1011MB AND 200 NM TO THE NORTH OF BARROW BY 4 PM. A 987 LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING SEA ON SUN. $$ PKZ200-191400- NORTON SOUND- 233 PM ADT FRI APR 18 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ210-191400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 233 PM ADT FRI APR 18 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ215-191400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 233 PM ADT FRI APR 18 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW OR RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ220-191400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 233 PM ADT FRI APR 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. $$ JK/DJH APR 08
000 FZAK52 PAFG 191113 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 313 AM ADT SAT APR 19 2008 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-200215- 313 AM ADT SAT APR 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 999 MB 300 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE LISBURNE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST. A WEATHER FRONT FROM POINT LAY TO THE BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA BY 4PM SAT AND THEN MOVE MOVE SLOWLY NORTH ON SUN. A LOW SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AS A 994 MB LOW BY SUN PM. $$ PKZ200-200215- NORTON SOUND- 313 AM ADT SAT APR 19 2008 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-200215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 313 AM ADT SAT APR 19 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-200215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 313 AM ADT SAT APR 19 2008 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-200215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 313 AM ADT SAT APR 19 2008 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ APR 08
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 Apr 17, 8:51 AM AKDT, 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 8:51 AM AKDT, 41 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 151 PM ADT THU APR 17 2008 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN AGREEMENT OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. AN OMEGA BLOCK PATTERN WILL BUILD OVER THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS MEANS CONDITIONS WILL WARM SOME FRI AND THEN WARM SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT TUE AS 850 MB TEMPS WARM ABOVE ZERO UNDER THIS RIDGE WITH SURFACE TEMPS IN THE 40S AND 50S. A WARM FRONT FROM ANADYR TO GAMBELL TO ANVIK WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT TO MCGRATH BY 4PM THU..TO POINT HOPE TO DENALI BY 4AM FRI...TO WAINWRIGHT TO DELTA BY 4PM FRI AND ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER BY 4AM SUN. WILL SEE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT ALONG NORTON SOUND DIMINISHING AS IT MOVES EAST. WILL SEE SOUTH WINDS 15-25 KT ALONG THE FRONT ALONG THE WEST COAST. RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT AS WELL. TEMPS WILL WARM CONSIDERABLY OVER THE INTERIOR SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT. UPSLOPE FLOW WILL HELP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOME SNOW FOR THE CENTRAL INTERIOR THUR NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. AS THE RIDGE BUILDS IN OVER THE WEEKEND, CLOUDS WILL DECREASE FOR THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 50S ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK WHICH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT MELTING OF THE SNOW PACK. FIRE WEATHER... NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW ADVISORY FOR AKZ216. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235. && APR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 9:29 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Apr 16, 9:38 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Apr 16, 9:38 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Apr 17, 3:12 AM AKDT | Snow Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Apr 17, 9:23 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 61 hr | |
| Apr 17, 9:23 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Apr 17, 9:32 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 37 hr |
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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.