Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 5, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 17, 2008, 11:03 PM AKST. It was in force for 34 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
- Jan 17, 2008, 11:03 PM AKST (08:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2008, 8:42 AM AKST
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 181303 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 403 AM AST FRI JAN 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. PKZ299-190415- 403 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1006 MB LOW IN NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE TO CAPE LISBURNE AS A 1016 MB LOW BY 3AM SAT AND THEN DISSIPATE. A VERY STRONG SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AS A 958 MB LOW BY 3PM SAT AND WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA LATE SUN AS A 983 MB LOW. $$ PKZ200-190415- NORTON SOUND- 403 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 40 KT. $$ PKZ210-190415- DALL POINT TO WALES- 403 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 60 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. .MON...N WINDS 45 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 40 KT. $$ PKZ215-190415- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 403 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ220-190415- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 403 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 55 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. $$ JAN 08
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 182211 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 111 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-191600- 111 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1012 MB LOW WEST OF PORT CLARENCE WILL MOVE TO CAPE WALES AS A 1016 MB LOW BY 3AM SAT AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 953 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AS A 958 MB LOW BY 3AM SAT AND WILL BE 968 MB 200 NM W OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY 3 AM SUN. $$ PKZ200-191600- NORTON SOUND- 111 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-191600- DALL POINT TO WALES- 111 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WINDS 45 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-191600- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 111 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-191600- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 111 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 45 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. $$ RT/KS JAN 08
000 FZAK52 PAFG 191254 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 354 AM AST SAT JAN 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. PKZ299-200330- 354 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 960 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AS A 972 MB LOW BY 3AM SUN AND THEN CONTINUE NORTH. A WEATHER FRONT FROM THIS LOW TO NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO A CAPE LISBURNE TO UNALAKLEET LINE BY 3AM SUN. $$ PKZ200-200330- NORTON SOUND- 354 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ210-200330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 354 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 50 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 50 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...E WINDS 55 KT. $$ PKZ215-200330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 354 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 35 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-200330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 354 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 50 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ JAN 08
000 FZAK52 PAFG 192242 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 142 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-201300- 142 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 963 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SAT AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO MOVE N TO OVER THE GULF OF ANADYR SUN...THEN INLAND OVER EASTERN SIBERIA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-201300- NORTON SOUND- 142 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-201300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 142 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 50 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 50 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ215-201300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 142 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-201300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 142 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING N. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ RT/MAR JAN 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 Jan 17, 9:43 AM AKST, 13 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 9:43 AM AKST, 13 hours 20 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 243 PM AST THU JAN 17 2008 .DISCUSSION... PROGRESSIVE WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW PATTERN TO CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA FOR THE NEXT WEEK WITH 3 OR 4 SHORT WAVES TRANSITING THE AREA. THE FIRST RIPPLE MOVING THROUGH MAY BRING A DUSTING OF SNOW TO THE PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. IN ZONES 22...ACCUMULATION UP TO AN INCH MAY OCCUR. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE FORECAST OF MAJOR WINTER WEATHER MOVING UP UP THE WEST COAST SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.BLIZZARD WATCHES POSTED FOR ZONES 211-212-213-214. MODERATE TO STRONG CHINOOK WINDS LIKELY TO DEVELOP IN ALASKA RANGE PASSES SAT CONTINUING INTO SUN NIGHT. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214. && RF JAN 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 11:03 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 8:10 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 67 hr | |
| Jan 18, 8:11 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 15 hr | |
| Jan 18, 8:11 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 5 days | |
| Jan 18, 8:11 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Jan 18, 8:11 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 68 hr | |
| Jan 18, 8:35 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Jan 18, 8:35 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFG | 40 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.