Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 112, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 11, 2011, 2:36 AM AKST. It was in force for 59 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 11, 2011, 2:36 AM AKST (11:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2011, 1:34 PM AKST
- In force
- 59 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
995 FZAK69 PAFG 111136 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 236 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 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. PKZ599-120245- 236 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN ARCTIC OCEAN AND THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ500-120245- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 236 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ505-120245- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 236 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-120245- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 236 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ JK/SDB NOV 11
5 follow-up statements
458 FZAK69 PAFG 112238 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 138 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 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. PKZ599-121500- 138 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN ARCTIC OCEAN AND THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ500-121500- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 138 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ505-121500- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 138 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-121500- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 138 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ CF/DJH NOV 11
819 FZAK69 PAFG 121139 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 239 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 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. PKZ599-130245- 239 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN ARCTIC OCEAN AND THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ500-130245- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 239 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ505-130245- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 239 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-130245- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 239 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ JK/SDB NOV 11
749 FZAK69 PAFG 122239 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 139 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 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. PKZ599-131500- 139 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ500-131500- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 139 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ505-131500- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 139 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-131500- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 139 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ CF/DJH NOV 11
403 FZAK69 PAFG 131109 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 209 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 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. PKZ599-140215- 209 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ500-140215- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 209 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ505-140215- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 209 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-140215- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 209 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ JK/SDB NOV 11
680 FZAK69 PAFG 132234 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 134 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 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. PKZ599-141500- 134 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST THROUGH MONDAY WHILE GENERAL LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST AND REMAINS THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ500-141500- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 134 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ505-141500- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 134 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-141500- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 134 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2011 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ CF/DJH 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 10, 11:50 AM AKST, 14 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 11:50 AM AKST, 14 hours 46 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1150 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011 .DISCUSSION... COASTAL FLOODING ON THE WEST COAST CONTINUES TO WIND DOWN AND HAS ENDED IN SOME AREAS. REMAINING WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CANCELED BY 6 PM THIS EVENING AS WINDS OVER NORTON SOUND AND THE BERING SEA COAST WEAKEN AND SEA LEVELS CONTINUE TO FALL. SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING OVER MUCH OF THE WEST COAST... INTERIOR...AND BROOKS RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT. CURRENT MODELS IN AGREEMENT WITH STRONG SURFACE LOW MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY FRI. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL WESTERN INTERIOR BY 00Z SUN WHILE WEAKENING. SNOW DEVELOPING IN AKZ214-SWRN AKZ215 FRI...SPREADING NWD AND EWD TO THE SEWARD PEN..SRN PARTS OF CNTRL AND WRN INTERIOR BY 00Z SUN. WINDS INCREASING ALONG ALL COASTAL AND MARINE AREAS AS THE STRONG LOW MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY...INCREASING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. EASTERLY GALES DVLPG PKZ200-SRN PKZ210 FRI. EAST TO NORTHEAST GALES DVLPG PKZ225-PKZ230 FRI NIGHT. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL...COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED TO END IN AKZ211-AKZ212 BY 6 PM THIS EVENING. HIGH SURF EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG NORTH FACING BEACHES NEAR POINT HOPE FRI NIGHT AS NORTHEAST GALES DEVELOP. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR AKZ211-AKZ212. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ230. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ230. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-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 11, 2:38 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 5 days | |
| Nov 11, 2:38 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 71 hr | |
| Nov 11, 2:38 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 6 days | |
| Nov 11, 2:41 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Nov 11, 2:41 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 11, 2:41 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 14 days | |
| Nov 11, 4:01 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Nov 11, 1:35 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 11, 1:37 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 60 hr | |
| Nov 11, 1:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 60 hr |
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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.