Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 39, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2009, 1:25 PM AKST. It was in force for 47 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
- Mar 7, 2009, 1:25 PM AKST (22:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2009, 1:51 PM AKDT
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
757 FZAK51 PAFG 072225 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 125 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 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. PKZ298-081330- 125 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 983 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF ST GEORGE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 125 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AS A 975 MB CENTER BY SUNDAY EVENING...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL RUN FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND EAST TO NORTON SOUND THEN SOUTH INTO THE Y-K DELTA BY EARLY SUN MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-081330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 125 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-081330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 125 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-081330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 125 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-081330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 125 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-081330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 125 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ RL/KS MAR 09
4 follow-up statements
377 FZAK51 PAFG 081144 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 344 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 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. PKZ298-090200- 344 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... STRONG 1050 MB HIGH NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL MOVE EAST BY SUNDAY NIGHT. A 976 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ANADYR WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND BE ABSORBED INTO NEW LOW THAT WILL BE OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AS 992 MB BY MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-090200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 344 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-090200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 344 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. SNOW FROM ICY CAPE WEST .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-090200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 344 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-090200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 344 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-090200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 344 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ CF/DJH MAR 09
906 FZAK51 PAFG 082207 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 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. PKZ298-091315- 207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A STRONG 1052 MB HIGH NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TO BE 1049 MB OVER THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO AND THE YUKON TERRITORY BY MONDAY. A 976 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND BECOME ABSORBED INTO NEW LOW THAT WILL BE OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AS 992 MB BY MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-091315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-091315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-091315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-091315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-091315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT EARLY MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ MARPKA MAR 09
395 FZAK51 PAFG 091132 CWFNSB ARCTIC ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 332 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 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. PKZ298-100200- 332 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... MAIN 984 MB LOW NEAR GULF OF ANADYR WILL WEAKEN AND BE ABSORBED BY NEW 985 MB LOW MOVING INTO SOUTHERN BERING SEA. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AS 994 MB BY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ225-100200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 332 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER NOON. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-100200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 332 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-100200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 332 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-100200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 332 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 35 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ245-100200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 332 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 35 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. $$ CF/DJH MAR 09
428 FZAK51 PAFG 092151 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 151 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 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. PKZ298-101300- 151 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1040 MB HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE ARCTIC WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ225-101300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 151 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-101300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 151 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-101300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 151 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-101300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 151 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-101300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 151 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ JK/MAR MAR 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 Mar 7, 2:47 AM AKST, 10 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 2:47 AM AKST, 10 hours 38 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 247 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .DISCUSSION... MODELS DIFFER SOMEWHAT IN MOVEMENT OF PRECIPITATION ONTO WEST COAST WITH THE NEXT LOW.THE OVERALL INITIAL PATTERN IS CLOSE ENOUGH THOUGH. THE NAM AND THE GFS RIDE CLOSE TOGETHER IN TERMS OF STRENGTH OF LOW AND POSITION ALTHOUGH THE NAM CONTINUES TO CARRY THE LOW MORE NORTHWARD. BY 48 HOURS THE NAM HAS THE LOW STARTING TO FILL FAIRLY RAPIDLY. GIVEN THE SUPPORT ALOFT AND SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR BEHIND THE LOW...FEEL THAT THE GFS SOLUTION IS THE BEST ONE AT THIS TIME. MODELS BRING SIGNIFICANT WINDS...STORM FORCE WINDS BACK TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AGAIN STARTING TONIGHT. HOW STRONG THE WINDS ARE WILL DEPEND UP ON HOW STRONG THE RIDGE IS TO THE EAST THAT WILL COVER THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE. THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPACT THE YUKON DELTA BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP THERE AS WELL BY EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE YUKON DELTA BY THIS TIME. CURRENT MODELS ARE NOT QUITE AS LIBERAL WITH THE MOISTURE AS PREVIOUS VERSIONS BUT NONETHELESS...NEARLY A SURE BET THAT IT WILL GET NASTY ON THE SOUTHERN WEST COAST LATER TODAY. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ210. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214-AKZ215. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ220-AKZ222-AKZ223-AKZ224-AKZ225- AKZ226. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215. STORM WARNING FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ220-PKZ225. && CF MAR 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 3:21 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 57 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:21 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:24 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:47 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Mar 7, 5:27 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 62 hr | |
| Mar 7, 1:25 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Mar 7, 1:25 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Mar 7, 1:41 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 43 hr |
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Sources
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