Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 110, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 7, 2011, 2:33 PM AKST. It was in force for 37 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
- Nov 7, 2011, 2:33 PM AKST (23:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 9, 2011, 3:04 AM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
603 FZAK69 PAFG 072333 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 233 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-081315- 233 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A VERY STRONG STORM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE MORNING. THIS LOW IS FORECASTED TO BE A 945 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTH OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ500-081315- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 233 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ505-081315- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 233 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-081315- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 233 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ RF/CCC/CWA NOV 11
3 follow-up statements
279 FZAK69 PAFG 081223 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 323 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-090330- 323 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A VERY STRONG STORM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE MORNING. THIS LOW WILL BECOME A 945 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTH OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ500-090330- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 323 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ505-090330- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 323 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-090330- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 323 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ RL/TF/JK NOV 11
533 FZAK69 PAFG 082331 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 231 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-091630- 231 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A VERY STRONG STORM WILL CONTINUE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS EVENING. THIS LOW WILL BECOME A 945 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE NORTH OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ500-091630- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 231 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ505-091630- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 231 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-091630- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 231 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ RF/CCC/CWA NOV 11
137 FZAK69 PAFG 091204 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 304 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-100315- 304 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A VERY STRONG STORM WILL CONTINUE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS EVENING. THIS LOW HAS CURRENTLY BECOME A 945 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND...THEN MOVE NORTH OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA BY WED MORNING AS A 952 MB LOW. $$ PKZ500-100315- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 304 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 45 KT...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ505-100315- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 304 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-100315- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 304 AM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ JK/RL 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 Nov 7, 1:54 PM AKST, 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 1:54 PM AKST, 39 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 154 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 .DISCUSSION... CURRENT MODELS AGREE WELL ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRACK OF BERING SEA SUPERSTORM WHICH WILL CAUSE SEVERE BEACH EROSION AND MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING OVER PARTS OF THE WEST COAST. MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS OVER MOST WEST COAST AREAS WILL BE GALE TO STORM FORCE...HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS IN AKZ207-AKZ213. OVER WATER...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED PKZ210-PKZ220. THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST SEVERE BERING SEA STORMS ON RECORD. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED IN AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210- AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214. WINDS INCREASING OVER MUCH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WED...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 30-40 MPH IN AKZ201 AND 40-50 MPH IN AKZ201. BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED IN AKZ201. 973 MB STORM ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT MID AFTERNOON DEEPENING RAPIDLY TO AROUND 945-950 MB MILES WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 00Z WED...MOVING TO NORTH OF THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY 00Z THU WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE NEAR 950 MB. LOWEST CENTRAL PRESSURE WILL BE NEAR 940 MB. LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS SOUTHEAST INTERIOR AND EASTERN ALASKA RANGE TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF TUE. APPROXIMATE SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED... AKZ207...5-9 INCHES AKZ208...6-8 INCHES AKZ209...5-8 INCHES AKZ210...9-14 INCHES...SMALLER AMOUNTS NORTH PARTS AKZ212...5-10 INCHES AKZ214...4-8 INCHES COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL... MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING AND SEVERE BEACH EROSION EXPECTED TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. BERING SEA COAST FROM CAPE ROMANZOF TO POINT ROMANOF. 2. EASTERN AND NORTHERN SHORELINE OF NORTON SOUND. 3. SOUTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF BERING STRAIT COAST... ST LAWRENCE ISLAND...LITTLE DIOMEDE. 4. CHUKCHI SEA COAST FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN TO POINT HOPE. 5. ADDITIONALLY...HIGH WATER LEVELS IN NORTON SOUND WILL CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF NORTON SOUND. TIDAL LEVELS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 8-9 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IN NORTON SOUND...ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST...AND ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST FROM CAPE ROMANZOF TO POINT ROMANOF. TIDES MAY AS HIGH AS 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG PARTS OF THE CHUKCHI SEA COAST FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN NORTHWEST TO POINT HOPE. STRONG WINDS AND WAVES WILL PUSH ICE IN NORTON BAY ONSHORE. IN THE NOME AREA...MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF AROUND 8 FEET IS EXPECTED EARLY WED EVENING. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... COASTAL FLOOD WARNING AKZ207-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214. WINTER STORM WARNING AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ214. BLIZZARD WARNING AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209. BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ201. HIGH WIND WARNING AKZ213. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225. GALE WARNING PKZ220-PKZ225. STORM WARNING PKZ210. && RF NOV 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 3:04 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Watch | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:11 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:58 AM AKST | Coastal Flood Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Nov 7, 5:49 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 64 hr | |
| Nov 7, 5:49 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 55 hr | |
| Nov 7, 5:56 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 63 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:30 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:32 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 29 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:32 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:32 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 29 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:32 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 72 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:33 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:33 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:33 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:33 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 9 days | |
| Nov 7, 2:33 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 10 days |
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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.