Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 101, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 10, 2009, 3:10 PM AKST. It was in force for 35 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 10, 2009, 3:10 PM AKST (00:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2009, 2:01 AM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK69 PAFG 110010 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 310 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-111315- 310 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A DEVELOPING 1000 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL INTENSIFY INTO A MAJOR STORM CENTERED 50 MILES WEST OF NOME BY 3 AM WED WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 964 MB. THE STORM WILL MOVE TO NEAR KOTZEBUE BY 3 AM THU WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 970 MB. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN WILL RECEDE NORTHEASTWARD. $$ PKZ500-111315- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 310 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ505-111315- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 310 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-111315- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 310 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ SDB/JB NOV 09
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK69 PAFG 111027 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 127 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-120115- 127 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A 967 MB LOW CENTERED 100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NOME WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST ALASKA INTERIOR BY 3 AM THU WEAKENING TO 973 MB. BY 3 AM FRI THE LOW WILL BE 100 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA WEAKENING TO 980 MB. $$ PKZ500-120115- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 127 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ505-120115- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 127 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-120115- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 127 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ RF/RL NOV 09
000 FZAK69 PAFG 112223 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 123 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-121330- 123 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A 956 MB LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES EAST TO BE NEAR GALENA AT 9AM THURSDAY. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH THEREAFTER TO BE 984 MB NEAR AMBLER AT 9 PM THURSDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ500-121330- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 123 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ505-121330- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 123 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-121330- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 123 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ DJH/SDB NOV 09
000 FZAK69 PAFG 121101 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 201 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-130215- 201 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A 975 MB LOW IN NORTHWEST INTERIOR ALASKA WILL DRIFT EAST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THROUGH FRIDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ500-130215- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 201 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ505-130215- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 201 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-130215- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 201 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ MKK/RT/RL NOV 09
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 10, 6:48 AM AKST, 8 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 6:48 AM AKST, 8 hours 22 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 648 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 .DISCUSSION... MAIN ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WHICH IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY BOMB INTO A MAJOR STORM. GFS MODEL GUIDANCE WAS USED FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE...THE NAM WAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT IN THE SHORT TERM FOR PREDICTED LOW POSITIONS AND CENTRAL PRESSURES. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WEST WINDS TO 60 MPH OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND THE BERING STRAIT COAST. CURRENT STORM SURGE MODEL RUN GIVES MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AS HIGH AS 10-11 FT ALONG THE EASTERN NORTON SOUND SHORELINE. IF THE WINDS AND STORM SURGE OCCURS AS FORECAST...THIS STORM WILL BE ONE OF THE WORST ON RECORD OVER EASTERN NORTON SOUND. PRECIPITATION WITH THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE SNOW... EXCEPT OVER ZONE 214 AND PARTS OF ZONE 215...WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE A PERIOD OF RAIN AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR AKZ207-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212- AKZ213-AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ217. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ230. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225. && RF NOV 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 3:07 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Nov 10, 3:07 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Nov 10, 3:13 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Warning | AFG | 45 hr | |
| Nov 10, 3:45 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 43 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:42 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Nov 10, 6:31 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 45 hr | |
| Nov 11, 2:13 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 5 days | |
| Nov 11, 5:08 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 46 hr | |
| Nov 11, 1:22 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 11, 1:22 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Nov 11, 1:22 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 11, 1:22 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 23 days |
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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.