Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 64, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 6, 2008, 3:01 AM 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
- Nov 6, 2008, 3:01 AM AKST (12:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2008, 1:16 PM 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 061201 CWFWCZ NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 301 AM AKST THU NOV 6 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. PKZ299-070415- 301 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1035 MB HIGH OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ200-070415- NORTON SOUND- 301 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-070415- DALL POINT TO WALES- 301 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-070415- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 301 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 15 FT...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 4 FT WITH FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 4 FT WITH HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 4 FT WITH HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS ICE FREE AREAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-070415- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 301 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE AND NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE AND NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ DJH/CB NOV 08
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFG 062143 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1243 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-071245- 1243 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1034 MB HIGH OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ200-071245- NORTON SOUND- 1243 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-071245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 1243 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ215-071245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 1243 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS CALM. $$ PKZ220-071245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 1243 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ SB/DA NOV 08
000 FZAK52 PAFG 070521 AAA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 821 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 UPDATED ZONES 215 AND 220 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. PKZ299-071700- 821 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1034 MB HIGH OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ200-071700- NORTON SOUND- 821 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-071700- DALL POINT TO WALES- 821 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ215-071700- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 821 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS CALM. $$ PKZ220-071700- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 821 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ NOV 08
000 FZAK52 PAFG 071158 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 258 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-080300- 258 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1034 MB HIGH OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ200-080300- NORTON SOUND- 258 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. $$ PKZ210-080300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 258 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. $$ PKZ215-080300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 258 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. $$ PKZ220-080300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 258 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. $$ TF/KS NOV 08
000 FZAK52 PAFG 072216 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 116 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 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. PKZ299-081645- 116 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1033 MB HIGH OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A 978 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY ON SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-081645- NORTON SOUND- 116 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. $$ PKZ210-081645- DALL POINT TO WALES- 116 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. $$ PKZ215-081645- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 116 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. $$ PKZ220-081645- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 116 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. $$ RL/DA NOV 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 Nov 5, 3:39 PM AKST, 11 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 5, 3:39 PM AKST, 11 hours 22 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 339 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 .DISCUSSION... EXCEPT FOR BRISK NORTH WINDS ALONG THE FAR WESTERN EDGE OF THE CWA...FAIRLY QUIET WX PATTERN OVER NORTHERN ALASKA IN THE SHORT TERM. GRADUAL EVOLUTION OF FLOW OVER ALASKA WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND. RIDGE ALOFT OVER CHUKOTKA WILL WEAKEN AND RETROGRADE AS LOW ALOFT CONSOLIDATES OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. RIDGE ALOFT WILL BUILD INTO NORTHERN BC NW INTO INTERIOR ALASKA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BRING SUBSTANTIAL WARMING TO MUCH OF THE INTERIOR AND PROBABLY SGFNT WIND TO THE WEST COAST AND POSSIBLY NORTH SLOPE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT LITTLE OR NO PCPN. MODELS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT...THOUGH STILL BIG DIFFS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND. NORTH SLOPE...WEAK LOW OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA LIKELY TO PERSIST THRU THU. TEMPS ABOVE NORMAL THOUGH BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO DIP BRIEFLY. WEST COAST...16Z QUIKSCAT PASS SHOWS SMALL BUT RELIABLE AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS BETWEEN THE BERING STRAIT AND ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. WITH THE LONG DURATION OF BRISK NORTH WINDS...WE WILL CONTINUE THE HIGH SURF FOR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. WEST OF 165W AIRMASS IS WELL MIXED IN THE NORTHERLY FLOW AND FAIRLY MILD WITH ALL THE OPEN WATER. INTERIOR...MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM NEXT COUPLE DAYS WITH AREAS OF STRATUS..WHICH WILL GREATLY IMPACT TEMPS. CLEAR AREAS WILL HAVE QUITE MARKED...ALBEIT TYPICAL FOR THE SEASON...VALLEY BASED SURFACE INVERSIONS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ213. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225- PKZ230. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. && RT NOV 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 3:01 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 5 days | |
| Nov 6, 12:41 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 14 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.