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Gale Warning 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK

April 9, 2010

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 9, 2010, 1:45 PM AKDT. It was in force for 25 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
Apr 9, 2010, 1:45 PM AKDT (21:45 UTC)
Expired
Apr 10, 2010, 2:17 PM AKDT
In force
25 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

737 
FZAK52 PAFG 092145
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
145 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

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.

PKZ299-101245-
145 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 956 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST. THE LOW WILL BE 966 MB 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL SAT 
AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB OVER THE CHUKOTSK
PENINSULA BY SUN EVENING.


$$

PKZ200-101245-
NORTON SOUND-
145 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING.
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT...SE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1
NM OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-101245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
145 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 50 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1
NM OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-101245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
145 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .
.MON...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT.  
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-101245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
145 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
.SAT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

JK/DA APR 10
2 follow-up statements
580 
FZAK52 PAFG 101110
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
310 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

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.

PKZ299-110215-
310 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF MACKENZIE BAY TODAY.
A 956 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE NORTHEAST.
IT WILL BE 966 MB 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL SAT AFTERNOON...THEN
WEAKEN TO 990 MB OVER THE BERING STRAIT BY SUN EVENING.

$$

PKZ200-110215-
NORTON SOUND-
310 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-110215-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
310 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-110215-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
310 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-110215-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
310 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RL/KA APR 10
878 
FZAK52 PAFG 102217
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
217 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

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.

PKZ299-111330-
217 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 964 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND
DISSIPATE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA LATE SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW
MOVING OVER THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA AND MOVING NORTHEAST WILL BE
981 MB 800 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL BE
979 MB JUST EAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ200-111330-
NORTON SOUND-
217 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SNOW.
.MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ210-111330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
217 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ215-111330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
217 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ220-111330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
217 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

RT/DA APR 10

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 2:02 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG25 hr
Apr 9, 2:02 AM AKDTGale WarningAFG36 hr
Apr 9, 2:02 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFG36 hr
Apr 9, 5:39 AM AKDTBlizzard WarningAFG39 hr
Apr 9, 5:39 AM AKDTWinter Storm WatchAFG13 hr
Apr 9, 12:40 PM AKDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG33 hr
Apr 9, 1:47 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG49 hr

Nearby

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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.