Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 108, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 31, 2011, 2:37 PM AKDT. It was in force for 35 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
- Oct 31, 2011, 2:37 PM AKDT (22:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2011, 1:54 AM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
136 FZAK52 PAFG 312237 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 237 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 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. PKZ299-011330- 237 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG LOW IN THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST MON NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA MON NIGHT AND MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF BARTER ISLAND AS A 999 MB LOW BY 4PM TUE. A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA ON WED. $$ PKZ200-011330- NORTON SOUND- 237 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-011330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 237 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ215-011330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 237 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-011330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 237 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ OCT 11
4 follow-up statements
577 FZAK52 PAFG 010904 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 104 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-020015- 104 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 995 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHEAST CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF BARTER ISLAND AS A 999 MB LOW BY 4PM TUE. A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA ON THU MORNING. $$ PKZ200-020015- NORTON SOUND- 104 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ210-020015- DALL POINT TO WALES- 104 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-020015- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 104 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ220-020015- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 104 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO W WINDS 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ RL/JK NOV 11
634 FZAK52 PAFG 012201 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 201 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 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. PKZ299-021515- 201 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 995 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT AS A 995 MB LOW BY 4AM WED AND THEN CONTINUE NORTHEAST. A COLD FRONT STRETCHING WEST FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO DEMARCATION POINT TO POINT LAY BY 4AM WED AND THEN STRETCH EASTWARD. A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA ON THU MORNING AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING AS A 975 MB LOW BY 4PM THU. $$ PKZ200-021515- NORTON SOUND- 201 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-021515- DALL POINT TO WALES- 201 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-021515- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 201 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ220-021515- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 201 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ NOV 11
828 FZAK52 PAFG 020544 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 944 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 UPDATED TO CANCEL ADVISORY NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-021400- 944 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 995 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT AS A 995 MB LOW BY 4AM WED AND THEN CONTINUE NORTHEAST. A COLD FRONT STRETCHING WEST FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO DEMARCATION POINT TO POINT LAY BY 4AM WED AND THEN STRETCH EASTWARD. A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA ON THU MORNING AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING AS A 975 MB LOW BY 4PM THU. $$ PKZ200-021400- NORTON SOUND- 944 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-021400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 944 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-021400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 944 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 UPDATED TO CANCEL ADVISORY .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ220-021400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 944 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ CF NOV 11
308 FZAK52 PAFG 020954 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 154 AM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 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. PKZ299-030015- 154 AM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 995 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT AS A 995 MB LOW BY 4AM WED AND THEN CONTINUE NORTHEAST. A COLD FRONT STRETCHING WEST FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO DEMARCATION POINT TO POINT LAY BY 4AM WED AND THEN STRETCH EASTWARD. A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA ON THU MORNING AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING AS A 975 MB LOW BY 4PM THU. $$ PKZ200-030015- NORTON SOUND- 154 AM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-030015- DALL POINT TO WALES- 154 AM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-030015- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 154 AM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-030015- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 154 AM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ JK NOV 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 Oct 31, 4:38 AM AKDT, 9 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 4:38 AM AKDT, 9 hours 59 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 438 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 .DISCUSSION... A DEEP UPPER LOW VORTEX IN THE ARCTIC BASIN WILL BE THE DRIVING FORCE FOR POTENTIAL HIGH IMPACT WEATHER ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST TUE-WED. ALOFT...AT 500 MILLIBARS A VERY DEEP 475 DM LOW NEAR 80N 170W WILL PINWHEEL AROUND THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES TO ROTATE AROUND THE MAIN LOW CENTER. TO THE SOUTH...THERE WILL BE A MUCH MORE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN IN THE NORTH PAC. AN UPPER LOW IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE AS ANOTHER LOW NOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA MOVES SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN ALEUTIANS BY WED. BETWEEN THE LOWS THERE WILL BE SOME MID LEVEL RIDGING THAT DEVELOPS IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WED. SURFACE...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR BARROW AND TO THE NORTHEAST INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA. THIS TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA TONIGHT. ATTENTION TURNS TO THE NEXT SHORT WAVE THAT MOVES AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE HIGH ARCTIC LOW. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THIS FEATURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A POLAR LOW MON NIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF A POLAR LOW ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ICE PACK IN THE CHUKCHI SEA. THE MODELS ARE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAVE MUCH OF A HANDLE ON THIS FEATURE UNTIL IT DEVELOPS (IF AT ALL). THE ENERGY RESPONSIBLE FOR FORMATION IS STILL SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES NORTHWEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND. AGREE WITH PREVIOUS SHIFTS THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS FEATURE TO BE QUITE STRONG. THAT BEING SAID...THE LATEST RUNS OF THE MODELS ARE WEAKER WITH THIS FEATURE...SO FOR NOW WILL TAKE A WAIT AND SEE APPROACH...BUT LEAN TOWARD A STRONGER SOLUTION WHICH ALSO MAKES THE FORECAST MORE CONSISTENT. IN ALL LIKELIHOOD WILL NEED TO SEE HOW THE LOW DEVELOPS ON SATELLITE PICTS TO GAIN THE BEST HANDLE ON THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW. THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF SPREAD BETWEEN THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS WITH THE GFS AND ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEANS WEAKER AND FURTHER NORTH WITH THE LOW. THE GFS IS ABOUT 8 MILIBARS WEAKER WITH THE LOW THAN THE 00Z RUN LAST NIGHT. NORTH SLOPE...NO CHANGES PLANNED TO THE BLIZZARD AND COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES GIVEN THAT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHERE THE LOW DEVELOPS AND THE EVENTUAL DEPTH OF THE LOW. RIGHT NOW IT WOULD APPEAR THAT ANY COASTAL FLOODING THREAT WOULD BE FROM BARROW SOUTH TO WAINWRIGHT TUE INTO TUE NIGHT. THE LONG FETCH OF OPEN WATER OFFSHORE WOULD BE FAVORABLE FOR BUILDING LARGE SEAS OFFSHORE AND PUSH SOME WATER AND NEAR SHORE ICE ONSHORE. THE LATEST STORM SURGE MODEL ONLY HAS ABOUT 1 FT OF SURGE...BUT AGAIN THIS IS BASED ON A WEAK LOW AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A MUCH GREATER STORM SURGE IS REMAINS IF THE POLAR LOW ENDS UP BEING MUCH DEEPER. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST WILL NOT LIKELY COME UNTIL WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW BEGINS TO PULL AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND THE MAIN UPPER LOW CENTER. NOTE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY WAS ISSUED LATE LAST EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST AROUND BARROW BASED ON REPORTS OF HIGH SURF IN THE AREA. CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET ANY WORSE TODAY...AND WILL PROBABLY ACTUALLY IMPROVE SOME. DETEORIATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY...BUT MUCH WILL DEPEND ON THE STRENGTH AND POSITION OF THE POLAR LOW THAT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DEVELOPING TONIGHT. INTERIOR...COLDER WEATHER EARLY THIS WEEK IN THE WAKE OF AN UPPER TROUGH AND COLD FRONT THAT WORKED ACROSS THE INTERIOR YESTERDAY. CLOUDS AND A FEW FLURRIES LINGERING IN PARTS OF THE INTERIOR WITH SPME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS IN SOME AREAS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A SFC LOW IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DEEPEN IN THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE AND MOVE TO NEAR YAKUTAT TUE EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME OVERRUNNING SNOW INTO THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR TUE INTO TUE NIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW INCHES OF SNOW IN THE UPPER TANANA VALLEY...AND POSSIBLY 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IN PARTS OF THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE. POSSIBLE THAT AN ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED FOR AT LEAST ZONE 226 DOWN THE ROAD. WEST COAST...MOST OF THE WEST COAST WILL BE EITHER SOUTH OF THE POLAR LOW OR NORTH OF THE BERING SEA LOW. POTENTIAL FOR SOME HIGH SURF LATE TUE INTO TUE EVENING ALONG THE CHUKCHI SEA INTO THE KOTZEBUE SOUND...BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE DEPTH/LOCATION OF THE POLAR LOW. SOME SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED...MAINLY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. SNOW AND WIND POSSIBLE IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY THURSDAY AS THE NEXT THE BERING SEA LOW MOVES EAST. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ALONG THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST WEDNESDAY AS THE WINDS AND SEAS BEGIN TO DIMINISH...BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ROUGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ALONG THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST. LOW PRESSURE IN THE BERING SEA MAY BRING ELY GALES TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE WATERS AND NORTON SOUND ON THURSDAY. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204. HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ202. COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR AKZ201-AKZ202. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ225-PKZ230. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ225-PKZ230. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ240-PKZ245. && CB OCT 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 12:52 AM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Oct 31, 2:34 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Oct 31, 2:34 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Oct 31, 2:34 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 22 hr | |
| Oct 31, 2:34 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Oct 31, 2:34 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Oct 31, 1:41 PM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 32 hr | |
| Oct 31, 2:07 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 44 hr | |
| Oct 31, 2:14 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 31 hr | |
| Oct 31, 2:18 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Oct 31, 2:27 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Oct 31, 2:27 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Oct 31, 2:27 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Oct 31, 2:37 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 31 hr |
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