Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 39, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 14, 2010, 3:32 AM AKDT. It was in force for 72 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
- Aug 14, 2010, 3:32 AM AKDT (11:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2010, 3:19 AM AKDT
- In force
- 72 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
748 FZAK52 PAFG 141132 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 332 AM AKDT SAT AUG 14 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. PKZ299-150000- 332 AM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OF COLD BAY THIS MORNING AND WILL BE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AS A 989 MB LOW BY 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND BY 4 PM AKDT SUN WILL BE 984 MB NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. THE LOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTH INTO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA ON MON MORNING. $$ PKZ200-150000- NORTON SOUND- 332 AM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-150000- DALL POINT TO WALES- 332 AM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING E 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SUN...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-150000- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 332 AM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-150000- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 332 AM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JL/CB AUG 10
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399 FZAK52 PAFG 142207 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 207 PM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-151315- 207 PM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND LATE SAT NIGHT...AND BY 4 PM AKDT SUN WILL BE 983 MB 100 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE NORTH AND WEAKEN OVER EASTERN SIBERIA SUN NIGHT...THEN BE NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND AS A 996 MB LOW MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-151315- NORTON SOUND- 207 PM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ210-151315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 207 PM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-151315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 207 PM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-151315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 207 PM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JK/DA AUG 10
928 FZAK52 PAFG 151154 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 354 AM AKDT SUN AUG 15 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. PKZ299-160100- 354 AM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 981 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL BE NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND AS A 996 MB LOW MON AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA MON AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-160100- NORTON SOUND- 354 AM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-160100- DALL POINT TO WALES- 354 AM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-160100- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 354 AM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT BECOMING E DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-160100- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 354 AM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE BERING STRAIT AND WELL OFFSHORE. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 13 FT...HIGHEST OFFSHORE. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JL/CB AUG 10
973 FZAK52 PAFG 152236 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 236 PM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-161345- 236 PM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1030 MB HIGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH SUN NIGHT...THEN DRIFT NORTH OF BANKS ISLAND MON. A 983 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. THE LOW WILL BE NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND AS A 996 MB LOW MON AFTERNOON. A 993 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA MON AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA MON NIGHT AND TO THE BROOKS RANGE TUE. $$ PKZ200-161345- NORTON SOUND- 236 PM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-161345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 236 PM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-161345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 236 PM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-161345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 236 PM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JK/DA AUG 10
974 FZAK52 PAFG 161143 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 343 AM AKDT MON AUG 16 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. PKZ299-170245- 343 AM AKDT MON AUG 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1033 MB HIGH OVER THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO WILL DRIFT NORTH. A 987 MB LOW NEAR GAMBELL WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN TO BE 995 MB 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF WRANGELL ISLAND BY 4PM MONDAY WITH A SECONDARY LOW OF 998 MB NEAR GAMBELL...ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL LIE ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND WILL DRIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA MON AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA MON NIGHT AND TO THE BROOKS RANGE TUE. $$ PKZ200-170245- NORTON SOUND- 343 AM AKDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-170245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 343 AM AKDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON NORTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND... .TODAY...NORTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND...S WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. FOG. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-170245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 343 AM AKDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-170245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 343 AM AKDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ MKK/KA AUG 10
605 FZAK52 PAFG 162246 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 246 PM AKDT MON AUG 16 2010 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-171230- 246 PM AKDT MON AUG 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 996 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE NORTHWEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND MON NIGHT AND WEAKEN. A SECOND LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE NORTH TO UNALAKLEET AS A 999 MB LOW BY 4AM TUE AND TO BARROW AS A 1001 MB LOW BY 4AM WED. $$ PKZ200-171230- NORTON SOUND- 246 PM AKDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-171230- DALL POINT TO WALES- 246 PM AKDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. FOG. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-171230- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 246 PM AKDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-171230- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 246 PM AKDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. FOG. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. FOG. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JB AUG 10
606 FZAK52 PAFG 171119 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 319 AM AKDT TUE AUG 17 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. PKZ299-180230- 319 AM AKDT TUE AUG 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 999 MB LOW NEAR UNALAKLEET WILL MOVE NORTH TO BARROW AS A 1001 MB LOW BY 4AM WED THEN DRIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. A 1002 MB LOW WILL MOVE EAST FROM KAMCHATKA INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-180230- NORTON SOUND- 319 AM AKDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-180230- DALL POINT TO WALES- 319 AM AKDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-180230- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 319 AM AKDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING W. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-180230- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 319 AM AKDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ MKK/KA AUG 10
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 Aug 13, 2:25 PM AKDT, 13 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 2:25 PM AKDT, 13 hours 7 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 225 PM AKDT FRI AUG 13 2010 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT...LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER CHUKCHI-BERING SEAS PERSISTING WHILE RIDGE OVER NORTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN BUILDING NORTH OVER EASTERN AK THROUGH SAT NIGHT. SUNDAY THE RIDGE AXIS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EAST INTO CANADA SUN NIGHT AS THE LONG WAVE TROUGH BROADENS EASTWARD FROM AN UPPER LOW MOVING NORTHEAST OVER SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. UPPER LOW NORTH OF THE NORTH COAST WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTH. LOW ABOUT 150 MILES WEST OF COLD BAY 4AM SAT WILL MOVE TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND 4PM SUN...THEN NORTHWEST OF THE BERING STRAIT MON MORNING. MODERATE SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER ALL OF MAINLAND ALASKA SETTING UP LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SURFACE...A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA SAT MORNING...THEN RELOCATE TO NORTH OF BANKS ISLAND AS 1029 MB CLOSED CENTER BY MIDDAY SUN. LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING NORTH TO COLD BAY 10 AM SAT AT 994 MB...THEN TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY 4 PM SUN AT 984 MB...AND TO THE BERING STRAIT BY 4 AM MON AS AT 990 MB. WARM FRONT FROM BETHEL TO MCGRATH AT 4AM SAT MOVING TO THE BERING STRAIT TO CAPE LISBURNE 4AM SUN. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OVER BRISTOL BAY SAT AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA SAT NIGHT...THEN TO THE WESTERN INTERIOR SUN...AND THE CENTRAL INTERIOR SUN NIGHT. MODELS...THE NAM HAS COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH THE GFS...ECMWF AND UKMET ON THE TRACK OF THE LOW FROM NEAR COLD BAY SAT MORNING TO THE BERING STRAIT SUN NIGHT. MODELS ARE ALSO IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR. NORTH SLOPE...SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING THIS EVENING AROUND SOUTH SIDE OF UPPER LOW AS IT CONTINUES NORTH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING POSSIBLE FOR EAST HALF OF ZONE 206. WINDS BECOMING EAST TONIGHT AND SAT AS RIDGE DEVELOPS OFFSHORE. WINDS INCREASING SUNDAY WITH MARINE ADVISORIES LIKELY AS LOW MOVES NORTH OVER WESTERN ALASKA. WARMER TEMPS COMING TO BROOKS RANGE ZONES AS RIDGE BUILDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SAT EVENING AND SAT NIGHT OVER ZONES 201 AND 205 AS WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH AND WEST. WESTERN INTERIOR AND WEST COAST...ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN ZONES ENDING THIS EVENING AS UPPER LOW NEAR BARROW CONTINUES NORTH. RAIN SPREADING NORTH SAT AND SAT NIGHT ALL ZONES WITH AMOUNTS IN SOME PLACES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EASTERN PORTION OF ZONES 216 AND 217 GETTING ONLY A LITTLE LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES...SOME SHOWERS ZONE 227 ONLY SAT AM WITH WARM FRONT AS GUSTY CHINOOK WINDS INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING SAT NIGHT IN THE SOUTH THROUGH SUN IN THE NORTH...THEN VEERING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST AS LOW MOVES TOWARD BERING STRAIT. SOME WIND SPEEDS MAY REACH GALE CRITERIA. HIGH SURF EXPECTED SAT NIGHT AND SUN OVER NORTON SOUND...SUNDAY OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND- BERING STRAIT...SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR CHUKCHI SEA COAST FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN TO POINT HOPE. CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...OVER ZONES 218-220 THIS EVENING A FEW CONVECTIVE SHOWERS WILL OCCUR...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. OTHERWISE CLOUD COVER OVER SOUTHERN ZONES DECREASING AS RIDGE BUILDS. MOSTLY SUNNY SAT AND SUNDAY WITH JUST SOME HIGH CLOUDS...THOUGH SUCH CLOUDS REMAINING THICKER OVER ZONES 219 221 AND WESTERN 218 AS THEY ARE CLOSER TO THE NORTHWEST- MOVING UPPER LOW. TEMPS IN THE 70S SAT AND SOME EASTERN LOCATIONS AROUND 80...THEN ON SUNDAY TEMPS IN THE 80S ZONES 220 AND 222-224 AS CHINOOK FLOW ACROSS ALASKA RANGE INCREASES. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...STORM SURGE TABLE SHOWS 4 TO 5 FT SURGES FOR MON FOR NOME...GOLOVIN...ELIM... KOYUK...AND UNALAKLEET. && .FIRE WEATHER...MUCH WARMER AND DRIER EASTERN INTERIOR SAT AND SUN. MODERATE TO STRONG CHINOOK WINDS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SAT NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING POSSIBLE RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO ZONES 223/225/226 SAT...WITH A BETTER CHANCE ON SUN FOR 223/226. && .HYDROLOGY...FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE PORCUPINE RIVER NEAR FORT YUKON THROUGH NOON SAT. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210. && DA AUG 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 3:26 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Aug 14, 3:32 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 5 days | |
| Aug 14, 4:15 AM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 65 hr | |
| Aug 14, 5:41 AM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Aug 14, 1:41 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 62 hr | |
| Aug 14, 1:41 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Aug 14, 2:14 PM AKDT | Fire Weather Watch | AFG | 18 hr |
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