Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 52, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 30, 2008, 6:48 AM AKDT. It was in force for 31 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
- Jul 30, 2008, 6:48 AM AKDT (14:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2008, 2:14 PM AKDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFG 301448 AAA CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 648 AM AKDT WED JUL 30 2008 ARCTIC 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 PKZ235 PKZ298-310415- 648 AM AKDT WED JUL 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 986 MB LOW 300 N OF BARROW WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY THROUGH THURSDAY AND SLOWLY TRACK TO THE EAST ON FRIDAY. $$ PKZ225-310415- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 648 AM AKDT WED JUL 30 2008 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ230-310415- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 648 AM AKDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-310415- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 648 AM AKDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ240-310415- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 648 AM AKDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ245-310415- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 648 AM AKDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JK/RF JUL 08
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFG 302206 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 206 PM AKDT WED JUL 30 2008 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-311530- 206 PM AKDT WED JUL 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 980 MB LOW 300 MILES N OF BARROW WILL DRIFT EAST. $$ PKZ225-311530- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 206 PM AKDT WED JUL 30 2008 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ230-311530- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 206 PM AKDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-311530- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 206 PM AKDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ240-311530- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 206 PM AKDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. LIGHT FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ245-311530- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 206 PM AKDT WED JUL 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ DJH/SDB JUL 08
000 FZAK51 PAFG 311012 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 212 AM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-010000- 212 AM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 980 MB LOW 300 MILES NORTHEAST OF BARROW WILL REMAIN NEAR STATIONARY WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. AT 4AM AKDT FRI...THE LOW WILL BE 988 MB 300 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW. THE LOW WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-010000- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 212 AM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG... RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FOG... RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ230-010000- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 212 AM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-010000- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 212 AM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ240-010000- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 212 AM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ245-010000- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 212 AM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ RF/DA JUL 08
000 FZAK51 PAFG 311014 CCA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 213 AM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-010015- 213 AM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 980 MB LOW 300 MILES NORTHEAST OF BARROW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. AT 4AM AKDT FRI...THE LOW WILL BE 988 MB 300 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW. THE LOW WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-010015- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 213 AM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG... RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FOG... RAIN. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ230-010015- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 213 AM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-010015- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 213 AM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ240-010015- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 213 AM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ245-010015- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 213 AM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ RF/DA JUL 08
000 FZAK51 PAFG 312214 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 214 PM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-011315- 214 PM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 981 MB LOW 400 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY EAST THU NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW OVER EASTERN SIBERIA THU AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB FRI AS IT MOVES OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND. $$ PKZ225-011315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 214 PM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 .TONIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. FOG... DRIZZLE. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ230-011315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 214 PM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 5 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 5 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 3 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 4 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 4 FT. DRIZZLE. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS CE FREE AREAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ235-011315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 214 PM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FLURRIES AND FOG. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FOG... FLURRIES. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FOG... DRIZZLE. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. DRIZZLE. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ240-011315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 214 PM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN OR SNOW AND FOG. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN OR SNOW AND FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FOG... DRIZZLE. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. DRIZZLE. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ245-011315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 214 PM AKDT THU JUL 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN OR SNOW AND FOG. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ MR/DJH JUL 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 Jul 30, 4:28 AM AKDT, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 4:28 AM AKDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 428 AM AKDT WED JUL 30 2008 .DISCUSSION... RAIN OVER THE THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN INTERIOR WILL BE ENDING FROM THE WEST TODAY. GOES IR/PAPD RADAR LOOPS SHOWING A WELL DEFINED BACK EDGE MOVING SOUTH AND EAST... BUT A LOT OF RESIDUAL CLOUD COVER WILL REMAIN AFTER THE RAIN ENDS...EARLY MORNING POES ORBIT SHOWING ONLY SMALL HOLES IN THE CLOUDS OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR. THE INTERIOR SHOULD GET A BREAK FROM THE RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS AN UPPER RIDGE TRANSITS EASTWARD. UPPER FLOW IN THE INTERIOR BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY AGAIN BY SAT AS THE RIDGE EXITS AND THE NEXT SHORT WAVE TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST...GLOOMY CONDITIONS LIKELY OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THIS SHORT WAVE AND ANOTHER ONE TO FOLLOW... WITH A MEAN LONG WAVE TROUGH POSITION PERSISTING. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && .HYDROLOGY... SALCHA RIVER...IS REPORTED TO BE STILL RISING 30 MILES UPSTREAM FROM THE BRIDGE. AT THE BRIDGE...4AM WED STAGE IS 14.5 FT. CHENA RIVER AT TWO RIVERS...CRESTED AT 18.7 FT AROUND 6 PM TUE EVENING. 3AM WED STAGE IS 18.3 FT. TANANA RIVER AT FAIRBANKS...2AM WED STAGE IS 25.3 FT AND RISING. CHENA RIVER AT FAIRBANKS...3AM WED STAGE 2.9 FT AND RISING. TANANA RIVER AT NENANA...3AM WED STAGE 10.9 FT AND RISING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE IN AKZ225 THROUGH THIS MORNING. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH FOR AKZ225. FLOOD WARNING FOR AKZ221-AKZ222-AKZ223-AKZ224-AKZ226. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. && RF JUL 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 4:04 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 3 hr | |
| Jul 30, 9:57 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Jul 30, 1:38 PM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Jul 30, 2:06 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 12 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.