Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 17, 2009, 3:41 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
- Feb 17, 2009, 3:41 AM AKST (12:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2009, 2:04 PM AKST
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
104 FZAK52 PAFG 171241 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 341 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 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. PKZ299-180345- 341 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1000 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA TUE WILL MOVE EAST TUE NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA BY 3AM WED AND TO THE BERING STRAIT AND YUKON DELTA BY 3PM WED. $$ PKZ200-180345- NORTON SOUND- 341 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW.VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-180345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 341 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15. WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND E WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...SE WINDS 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 50 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 45 KT. $$ PKZ215-180345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 341 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-180345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 341 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 40 KT. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ FEB 09
3 follow-up statements
569 FZAK52 PAFG 172316 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 216 PM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-181500- 216 PM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST OF THE CANADIAN BORDER BY WED. A STRONG 964 MB LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE BERING SEA ON WED. ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM SHISHMAREF TO THE YUKON DELTA BY EARLY WED AM. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ200-181500- NORTON SOUND- 216 PM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-181500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 216 PM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTH...EAST WINDS 25 KT ELSEWHERE. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 45 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-181500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 216 PM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-181500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 216 PM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ JK/KS/CF FEB 09
501 FZAK52 PAFG 181139 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 239 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009 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. PKZ299-190245- 239 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN MAINLAND WILL SLIDE EAST INTO CANADA THIS AFTERNOON. A 964 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN BERING WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB AS IT TRACKS INTO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA ON THU MORNING. $$ PKZ200-190245- NORTON SOUND- 239 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT EARLY. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-190245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 239 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT BECOMING S DECREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 45 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-190245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 239 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT EARLY. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-190245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 239 AM AKST WED FEB 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT EARLY. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT EARLY. SNOW. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 45 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ DR/CB FEB 09
746 FZAK52 PAFG 182304 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 204 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-191445- 204 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 982 MB LOW IN THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTH. ON THU AT 3 PM AKST... THE LOW WILL BE 999 MB 350 NM WEST OF BARROW. ON FRI AT 3 PM AKST... THE LOW WILL BE 1012 MB 200 NM NORTH OF BARROW. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE WEST COAST WILL BE EAST OF KOTZEBUE AND NORTON SOUNDS THU MORNING. $$ PKZ200-191445- NORTON SOUND- 204 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SW. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-191445- DALL POINT TO WALES- 204 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ215-191445- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 204 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-191445- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 204 PM AKST WED FEB 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ KS/DA FEB 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 3:30 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:18 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:18 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 7 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:18 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 11:36 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 33 hr | |
| Feb 17, 12:24 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 45 hr | |
| Feb 17, 1:17 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 15 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:16 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr |
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