Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 7, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 18, 2008, 8:11 AM AKST. It was in force for 68 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 18, 2008, 8:11 AM AKST (17:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2008, 3:44 AM AKST
- In force
- 68 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFG 182211 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 111 PM AST FRI JAN 18 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. PKZ298-191600- 111 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA BY 3AM SAT AND THEN MOVE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST BY EARLY SUN. A VERY STRONG LOW MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA ON SAT WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA SUN. $$ PKZ225-191600- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 111 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT BECOMING S. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-191600- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 111 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-191600- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 111 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-191600- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 111 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ245-191600- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 111 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 40 KT. .WED...W WINDS 35 KT. $$ RT/KS JAN 08
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFG 191246 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 346 AM AST SAT JAN 19 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. PKZ298-200330- 346 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE COAST SUN. A VERY STRONG LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA SUN. A WEATHER FRONT WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA SAT PM AND NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST SUN. $$ PKZ225-200330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 346 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 50 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-200330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 346 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 45 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-200330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 346 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-200330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 346 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ245-200330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 346 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SW. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 40 KT. .WED...W WINDS 35 KT. $$ JAN 08
000 FZAK51 PAFG 192257 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 157 PM AST SAT JAN 19 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. PKZ298-201300- 157 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST SAT WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE COAST SUN MORNING . A PORTION OF A STRONG LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SAT WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA SUN. A WEATHER FRONT WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST SUN. $$ PKZ225-201300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 157 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-201300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 157 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-201300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 157 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-201300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 157 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-201300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 157 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .WED...W WINDS 35 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ RT/MAR JAN 08
000 FZAK51 PAFG 201314 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 414 AM AST SUN JAN 20 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. PKZ298-210315- 414 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 979 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF CAPE LISBURNE WILL MOVE NORTH. A WEATHER FRONT FROM THIS LOW TO POINT LAY AND THEN SOUTH WILL MOVE TO BARTER ISLAND SOUTH BY 3PM SUN. A COLD FRONT TRAILING THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ARCTIC SLOPE OF ALASKA BY 3PM SUN AND TO THE EASTERN ARCTIC SLOPE BY 3AM MON. $$ PKZ225-210315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 414 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-210315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 414 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-210315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 414 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-210315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 414 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-210315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 414 AM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...W WINDS 40 KT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. $$ JAN 08
000 FZAK51 PAFG 202213 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 113 PM AST SUN JAN 20 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. PKZ298-211500- 113 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 979 MB LOW 200 MILES NORTHEAST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL DRIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE TUE. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER MACKENZIE BAY TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-211500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 113 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO W 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-211500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 113 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-211500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 113 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-211500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 113 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ245-211500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 113 PM AST SUN JAN 20 2008 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 35 KT. $$ CF/ES JAN 08
000 FZAK51 PAFG 211228 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 328 AM AST MON JAN 21 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. PKZ298-220000- 328 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 977 MB LOW 400 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN TO A 992 MB LOW 600 MILES NORTH OF BARROW BY 3 AM TUE. $$ PKZ225-220000- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 328 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-220000- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 328 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-220000- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 328 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...NW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-220000- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 328 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N. .WED...NW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-220000- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 328 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ DA/CB JAN 08
000 FZAK51 PAFG 211744 AAA CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 844 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 UPDATED ZONES 225...230...AND 235 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. PKZ298-220100- 844 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 977 MB LOW 400 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN TO A 992 MB LOW 600 MILES NORTH OF BARROW BY 3 AM TUE. $$ PKZ225-220100- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 844 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-220100- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 844 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-220100- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 844 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...NW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-220100- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 844 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS TO 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N. .WED...NW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-220100- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 844 AM AST MON JAN 21 2008 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ DA/CB/CF 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 18, 12:57 AM AKST, 7 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 12:57 AM AKST, 7 hours 14 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 557 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS... A LONG WAVE RIDGE OVER ALASKA WITH A DEEP TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL INCREASE IN AMPLITUDE THROUGH SAT AND THEN SLOWLY PROGRESS EAST SUN INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS MEANS ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE INTERIOR INTO NEXT WEEK WHILE THE WEST AND ARCTIC COASTS ARE STORMY WITH SIGNIFICANT PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS, SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM SAT INTO NEXT WEEK. A WEAK SHORT WAVE FROM KOTZEBUE TO EAGLE WILL DRIFT NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN TODAY. THERE ARE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WITH THIS. A SECOND SHORT WAVE FROM GAMBELL TO KING SALMON WILL MOVE TO KOTZEBUE TO NORTHWAY BY 3PM FRI...TO WAINWRIGHT TO OLD CROW BY 3AM SAT AND THEN NORTHEAST. EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH INLAND BUT MORE WIDESPREAD ALONG THE WEST COAST. A STRONG LOW SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AS A 958 LOW BY 3PM SAT AND TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA AS A 983 MB LOW SUN. WILL SEE SOUTHEAST GALES AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL (4-8 INCHES) AHEAD OF THE LOW ALONG THE WEST COAST AND EXPECTED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO START OVER THE YUKON DELTA BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTH TO THE SEWARD PEN SAT AND TO THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE SAT NIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN ZONES 214 AND 212 SAT ALONG THE FRONT BUT WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE SAT SO WILL BE ONLY A BRIEF RESPITE FROM THE BLIZZARD. THE POISONOUS TAIL PORTION OF THE WRAP AROUND OCCLUSION IN THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE LOW COULD CAUSE EXTREME WINDS SUN IF GFS SOLUTION OCCURS. CHINOOK WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE ALASKA RANGE SAT INTO SUN. && .DISCUSSION... THE NAM INITIALIZES BETTER ON THE TWO SHORT WAVES MOVING OVER THE INTERIOR TODAY AND IS PREFERRED IN THE SHORT TERM. MODELS STILL DIFFER ON STRENGTH AND SPEED OF MOVEMENT OF THE STRONG LOW NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA ON SAT. GFS REMAINS THE STRONGEST AND FASTEST BUT GIVEN THE VERY STRONG STRONG DYNAMICS WE ARE GOING WITH THE GFS ON THIS FEATURE. ALL MODELS SHOW GALES IN ANY CASE. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212- AKZ213-AKZ214. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ213. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210. && JB 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 17, 11:03 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 34 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, 8:35 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Jan 18, 8:35 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFG | 40 hr |
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