Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 114, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 2, 2011, 1:54 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days. 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 2, 2011, 1:54 AM AKDT (09:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 6, 2011, 2:57 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ JK NOV 11
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537 FZAK52 PAFG 022205 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 205 PM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-031315- 205 PM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 983 MB LOW APPROACHING ADAK WILL DEEPEN TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES TO MOVES TO NEAR NUNUVAK ISLAND BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AND SPLIT AS A 985 MB CENTER MOVES TO NEAR MCGRATH BY FRIDAY MORNING AND A 984 MB CENTER MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ200-031315- NORTON SOUND- 205 PM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-031315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 205 PM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-031315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 205 PM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 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. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-031315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 205 PM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ SDB/CCC/CWA NOV 11
747 FZAK52 PAFG 031128 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 328 AM AKDT THU NOV 3 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. PKZ299-040230- 328 AM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 1035 MB HIGH OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST 20 KT. 974 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE EAST. IT WILL REACH KUSKOKWIM BAY THU EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST. $$ PKZ200-040230- NORTON SOUND- 328 AM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-040230- DALL POINT TO WALES- 328 AM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-040230- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 328 AM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-040230- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 328 AM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ TF/JM NOV 11
290 FZAK52 PAFG 032255 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 255 PM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-041245- 255 PM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 1032 MB HIGH OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST. A 969 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND TONIGHT AND EMERGES IN THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST. WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE SOUTH 15 KT. $$ PKZ200-041245- NORTON SOUND- 255 PM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG... SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-041245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 255 PM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG...SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-041245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 255 PM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ220-041245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 255 PM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ CCC/DJH NOV 11
488 FZAK52 PAFG 040948 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 148 AM AKDT FRI NOV 4 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. PKZ299-050100- 148 AM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 986 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST TO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY SAT MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA TODAY AND MOVE RAPIDLY EAST AS A 977 MB LOW MOVES EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ200-050100- NORTON SOUND- 148 AM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ210-050100- DALL POINT TO WALES- 148 AM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ215-050100- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 148 AM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ220-050100- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 148 AM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ RL/RT NOV 11
194 FZAK52 PAFG 042317 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 317 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-051430- 317 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 986 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST TO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY SAT MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA TODAY AND MOVE RAPIDLY EAST AS A 977 MB LOW MOVES EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ200-051430- NORTON SOUND- 317 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 25 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ210-051430- DALL POINT TO WALES- 317 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E. WINDS SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-051430- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 317 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-051430- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 317 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ JK/DJH NOV 11
908 FZAK52 PAFG 051035 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 235 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 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. PKZ299-060145- 235 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 979 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST TO THE KUSKOKWIM BAY BY EARLY SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE INLAND. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE BERING SEA SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ200-060145- NORTON SOUND- 235 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BECOMING HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ210-060145- DALL POINT TO WALES- 235 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BECOMING HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ215-060145- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 235 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ220-060145- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 235 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ RL/TF NOV 11
846 FZAK52 PAFG 052230 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 230 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-061330- 230 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 979 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DEEPEN TO 975 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST TO THE KUSKOKWIM BAY BY EARLY SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE INLAND. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE BERING SEA SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ200-061330- NORTON SOUND- 230 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-061330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 230 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-061330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 230 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ220-061330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 230 PM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ JK/SDB NOV 11
754 FZAK52 PAFG 061157 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 257 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 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. PKZ299-070300- 257 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 976 MB LOW JUST EAST OF KUSKOKWIM BAY WILL MOVE EAST SUN AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. A DEVELOPING STORM EAST OF JAPAN SUN AM WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST. THE STORM WILL BE A 960 MB LOW NEAR ATTU TUE AM...AND A 945 MB LOW NEAR BERING STRAIT WED AM. $$ PKZ200-070300- NORTON SOUND- 257 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ210-070300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 257 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. .WED...W WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-070300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 257 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ220-070300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 257 AM AKST SUN NOV 6 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. .THU...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. $$ TF/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 1, 4:07 PM AKDT, 9 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 1, 4:07 PM AKDT, 9 hours 47 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 407 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS... ALOFT... A DEEP 480 DM LOW NEAR 80N/150W HAS A LONG WAVE TROUGH SOUTH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. THE TROUGH WILL PROGRESS INTO NW CANADA BY WED AS A LONG WAVE RIDGE BUILDS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WED AND THU. THE NEXT LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA WED AND THU. SURFACE... A 995 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE 300 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT AS A 995 MB LOW BY 4AM WED AND THEN CONTINUE NORTHEAST. THIS LOW IS WEAKER THAN WAS PREVIOUSLY FORECAST AND THE WINDS HAVE BEEN MUCH LESS THAN PREVIOUS FORECASTS INDICATED. STILL EXPECT LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON THE ARCTIC COAST WITH THIS STORM HOWEVER, WITH WINDS STILL REACHING 50-60 MPH FROM PRUDHOE BAY EAST TONIGHT. HAVE OPTED TO CONTINUE BLIZZARD WARNINGS AS A RESULT. HAVE ALSO OPTED TO CONTINUE COASTAL FLOODING AND HEAVY SURF IN NW AK SINCE STRONG COLD ADVECTION AND WEST WINDS OVER LONG FETCH NOW MOVING INTO COAST WILL PROBABLY RAISE SEA LEVEL 1-2 FT ABOVE NORMAL. A COLD FRONT STRETCHING WEST FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO DEMARCATION POINT TO POINT LAY BY 4AM WED AND THEN STRETCH EASTWARD. EXPECT STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG AND JUST AFTER THIS FRONT. A VERY DEEP LOW IN THE NE GULF OF ALASKA HAS AN OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHING NE TO NEAR BURWASH LANDING. THIS IS NOW CAUSING HEAVY SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS SE OF TOK AND CHICKEN. EXPECT STORM TOTAL OF 4-8 INCHES BY WED AM IN THIS AREAS. HAVE ALREADY HAD REPORTS OF 4 INCHES FROM TOK. NW WINDS 15-25 KT AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT IN THIS AREA AS WELL WITH STRONGER GUSTS THROUGH ALASKA RANGE PASSES. 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. THIS WILL BRING STRONG EAST WINDS TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THU INTO FRI AND POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. && .DISCUSSION... MODELS APPEARED TO INITIALIZE WELL. HAVE OPTED TO GO WITH NAM THROUGH 4AM THU AS IT APPEARS TO SHOW DEEPER FEATURES REFLECTING THE STRONG DYNAMICS AND COLD ADVECTION. AFTER 4AM THU GFS APPEARS TO HANDLED BERING SEA LOW BETTER THAN NAM. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ202. HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ210. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ224-AKZ226. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ225-PKZ230. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ215. && JB NOV 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 1:51 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Nov 2, 1:51 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Nov 2, 1:33 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 32 hr | |
| Nov 2, 1:56 PM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Nov 2, 1:56 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 15 hr | |
| Nov 2, 2:02 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 61 hr | |
| Nov 2, 2:05 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Nov 2, 2:05 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 49 hr |
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