Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 53, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 31, 2008, 2:12 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 31, 2008, 2:12 AM AKDT (10:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2008, 2:14 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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, 21 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 4:28 AM AKDT, 21 hours 44 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 31, 2:47 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Jul 31, 2:14 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Jul 31, 2:16 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 15 hr | |
| Jul 31, 2:16 PM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 6 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.