Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2011, 1:44 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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
- Jan 1, 2011, 1:44 AM AKST (10:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2011, 1:37 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
712 FZAK51 PAFG 011044 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 144 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 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. PKZ298-020045- 144 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE 200 MILES NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL MOVE TO 600 MILES NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST BY 4 PM SUN. A 964 MB LOW 150 MILES NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 100 MILES SOUTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY 4 PM SUN DEEPENING TO 957 MB. $$ PKZ225-020045- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 144 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SE. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-020045- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 144 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-020045- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 144 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-020045- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 144 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-020045- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 144 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ RF/JK JAN 11
6 follow-up statements
586 FZAK51 PAFG 011053 CCA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 153 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 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. CORRECTED SYNOPSIS PKZ298-020115- 153 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE 200 MILES NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL MOVE TO 600 MILES NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST BY 4 PM SUN. A 964 MB LOW 150 MILES NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 100 MILES SOUTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY 4 AM SUN DEEPENING TO 957 MB. $$ PKZ225-020115- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 153 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SE. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-020115- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 153 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-020115- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 153 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-020115- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 153 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-020115- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 153 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ RF/JK JAN 11
763 FZAK51 PAFG 012237 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 137 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 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. PKZ298-021230- 137 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AND THEN MOVE EAST. A 961 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR GAMBELL AS A 966 MB LOW BY 3PM SUN AND INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA AS A 989 MB LOW MON. $$ PKZ225-021230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 137 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-021230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 137 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-021230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 137 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-021230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 137 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-021230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 137 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ JAN 11
494 FZAK51 PAFG 020957 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1257 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 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. PKZ298-030100- 1257 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 958 MB LOW 150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY 4 AM MON WEAKENING TO 980 MB. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW BY 4 AM TUE WEAKENING TO 992 MB. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD WHILE A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTER BEGINS TO BUILD NORTH OF BANKS ISLAND. $$ PKZ225-030100- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 1257 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-030100- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 1257 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-030100- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 1257 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-030100- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 1257 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-030100- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 1257 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ RF/JK JAN 11
128 FZAK51 PAFG 021504 AAA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 604 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 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. UPDATED PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240 PKZ298-030415- 604 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 958 MB LOW 150 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY 4 AM MON WEAKENING TO 980 MB. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW BY 4 AM TUE WEAKENING TO 992 MB. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD WHILE A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTER BEGINS TO BUILD NORTH OF BANKS ISLAND. $$ PKZ225-030415- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 604 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-030415- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 604 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 45 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 60 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-030415- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 604 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-030415- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 604 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-030415- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 604 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ RF/JK JAN 11
371 FZAK51 PAFG 022317 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 217 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 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. PKZ298-031245- 217 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 965 MB LOW 50 NW SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY 3 AM MON AS A 976 MB LOW AND TO THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AS A 990 MB LOW BY 3PM MON AND THEN CONTINUE NORTH AND WEAKEN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER BANKS ISLAND WILL PERSIST. $$ PKZ225-031230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 217 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-031245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 217 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-031245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 217 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-031245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 217 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-031245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 217 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ JAN 11
951 FZAK51 PAFG 031037 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 137 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 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. PKZ298-040145- 137 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 978 MB LOW CURRENTLY NEAR THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH TODAY AND WEAKEN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER BANKS ISLAND WILL PERSIST. $$ PKZ225-040145- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 137 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-040145- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 137 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-040145- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 137 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-040145- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 137 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-040145- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 137 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ JK/RF JAN 11
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 Dec 31, 2:49 PM AKST, 10 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 2:49 PM AKST, 10 hours 55 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 249 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .DISCUSSION... AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN TO START THE NEW YEAR WITH A STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO IMPACT PARTS OF NORTHERN ALASKA THIS WEEKEND. ALOFT...A CLOSED RIDGE ACROSS SIBERIA THAT DEVELOPED AT THE END OF LAST WEEK WILL BE REPLACED BY A DEEP CLOSED LOW THIS WEEKEND WHILE RIDGING REMAINS THE DOMINATE FEATURE ACROSS WESTERN CANADA. AN UPPER LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL GET GET STRETCHED APART AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE TROUGH THIS WEEKEND AND DEVELOPS INTO A CLOSED LOW CENTER NEAR THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY SUNDAY EVENING. SURFACE...A 996 MB LOW NEAR ANCHORAGE THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT INTO THE INTERIOR AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. A 971 MB LOW 150 MILES SOUTH OF ADAK WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND IS EXPECTED TO BE A 965 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND BY 00Z SUNDAY. THE MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT ON THE DEPTH AND LOCATION OF THE LOW BUT THERE IS STILL ABOUT A 5 TO 10 MILLIBARS SPREAD BETWEEN THE GFS/ECMWF/NAM/UKMET WITH THE EVENTUAL DEPTH OF THIS LOW. THIS LOOKS TO BE A FORMIDABLE STORM SYSTEM WITH A LOT OF MOISTURE AND HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ALONG MUCH OF THE WEST COAST. WEST COAST...THE SURFACE LOW AND SHORTWAVE ALOFT WILL PRODUCE SOME SNOW THIS EVENING...MAINLY OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND NORTH WHERE A FEW INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. THE NEXT AND MUCH STRONGER LOW WILL SPREAD SNOW NORTH INTO THE SOUTHWEST ZONES BY SATURDAY MORNING AND NORTH TO NOME BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH WINTER STORM WARNINGS IN ZONES 212 214 215 AND 216 STARTING SATURDAY MORNING IN THE SOUTH AND SPREADING NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON. STORM WATCHES ARE OUT FOR LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR ZONES 207 208 209 210 211 213 AND 217. THERE WILL BE A ENOUGH WARM AIR THAT GETS INTO THE MIX THAT THE SNOW MAY MIX OR CHANGE TO RAIN IN SPOTS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA. THE COLD TEMPERATURES OF LATE WOULD MEAN THAT ANY RAIN WILL FREEZE ON ANY UNTREATED SURFACES. HAVE WORDED THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST ZONES TO MENTION THAT SOME ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. THE STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES AND ALSO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. NORTH SLOPE...THE SHORTWAVE RAPIDLY LIFTING ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERIOR WILL SPREAD SOME SNOW UP ALONG THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE CLOUDS AND SNOW WILL ALLOW FOR CONTINUED MODERATION OF THE TEMPERATURES. AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS UP IT LOOKS LIKE ENOUGH WIND AND LOW ENOUGH TEMPERATURES FROM POINT LAY SOUTH ALONG THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST FOR SOME LOW WIND CHILLS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS PORTION OF THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST CONTINUES. THE STRONG WEST COAST LOW WILL SPREAD SNOW NORTH TO THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. TEMPS WILL MODERATE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THIS SECOND LOW...BUT THERE PROBABLY WILL BE ENOUGH SNOW AND WIND DOWN THE ROAD THAT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. INTERIOR...MOST AREAS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN INTERIOR WILL GET A PERIOD OF SNOW TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR AND THE STRONG SHORTWAVE ALOFT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR THIS EVENING...THEN RAPIDLY LIFTS NORTHEAST TO THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST TONIGHT. MANY AREAS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN INTERIOR WILL PICK UP A FEW INCHES OF SNOW THIS EVENING. MOST AREAS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF FAIRBANKS WILL SEE LITTLE SNOW. THERE WILL ALSO BE A COUPLE OF PERIODS OF STRONGER CHINOOK FLOW IN THE ALASKA RANGE THIS EVENING WITH A STRONGER CHINOOK EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS THE DEEP LOW LIFTS UP ALONG THE WEST COAST. IT LOOKS VERY LIKELY THAT WIND ADVISORIES AND/OR HIGH WIND WARNINGS WILL BE NEEDED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ201. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ213. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ212-AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ216. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ213- AKZ217. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ230. && RL DEC 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1:44 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 5 days | |
| Jan 1, 2:11 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:11 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:11 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Jan 1, 5:18 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Jan 1, 5:18 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 41 hr | |
| Jan 1, 5:28 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 40 hr | |
| Jan 1, 5:56 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Jan 1, 1:37 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 1:43 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:06 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 33 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:06 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 33 hr |
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