Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 12, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 9, 2011, 3:41 AM AKST. It was in force for 9 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 9, 2011, 3:41 AM AKST (12:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2011, 12:32 PM AKST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
436 FZAK51 PAFG 091241 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 341 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 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. PKZ298-100030- 341 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 1004 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH 30 KT AND WEAKEN IN THE NORTHWEST CHUKCHI SEA. THE FRONT AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL PASS OVER BARROW EARLY SUN AM AND WILL REACH DEMARCATION POINT LATE SUN AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR AND BUILD OUT OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ225-100030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 341 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT. FOG. FREEZING DRIZZLE AM. SNOW SHOWERS PM. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-100030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 341 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. FOG. FREEZING DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS AND FOG. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-100030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 341 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS AND FOG. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-100030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 341 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. FREEZING DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 5 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-100030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 341 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. FREEZING DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ TF/DJH JAN 11
1 follow-up statement
939 FZAK51 PAFG 092132 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1232 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 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. PKZ298-101245- 1232 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1018 MB LOW 350 MILES NW OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO NEAR GREAT BEAR LAKE BY MON AFTERNOON WEAKENING TO 1034 MB. A 1046 MB HIGH NEAR THE NORTH POLE WILL WILL MOVE TO 600 MILES N OF PRUDHOE BAY BY MON AFTERNOON BUILDING TO 1056 MB. $$ PKZ225-101245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 1232 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-101245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 1232 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-101245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 1232 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-101245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 1232 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-101245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 1232 PM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ RF/CC 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 Jan 8, 3:46 PM AKST, 11 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 3:46 PM AKST, 11 hours 55 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 346 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 .DISCUSSION... GOES IR AND WATER VAPOR SHOW CONTINUING FEED OF MOISTURE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND NEARBY WEST COAST AREAS. LATEST MODELS INDICATING ONLY MINIMAL PRECIP FOR ZONES 212 AND 214 TONIGHT. IN ZONE 217...1000-850 MB MEAN TEMPERATURES NOT EXPECTED TO WARM UP TO FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL UNTIL LATER TONIGHT. THUS...HAVE CANCELLED WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ZONE 212 AND HAVE DOWNGRADED WINTER STORM WARNING TO FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR ZONES 214 AND 217. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE JUST STARTED AT KIVALINA AND KOTZEBUE IS NEAR BLIZZARD. WIND TUNNEL CONTINUING OVERNIGHT IN ZONE 213...SAVOONGA REPORTING PEAK WINDS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 68 MPH REPORTED AT WALES. MEGA HIGH ALOFT CONTINUING TO BUILD...AT 500 MB...576 DAM CENTER WILL BE OVER WEST CENTRAL INTERIOR BY SUN AFTERNOON...WITH PRECIPITATION SHOVED WESTWARD OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA. MODELS BUILDING THE HIGH TO 580+ OVER NW ALASKA BY MON. HEIGHTS WILL START TO FALL OVER THE NORTHERN ALASKA MAINLAND LATER IN THE WEEK AS THE 580+ CENTER MOVES WESTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN SIBERIA COAST. COLDER AIR WILL SEEP INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR FROM CANADA LATER IN THE WEEK...ALONG WITH HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHING 1060 MB. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211- AKZ213. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR AKZ214-AKZ217. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ225-PKZ230. && RF JAN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 3:19 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Jan 8, 7:16 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 5 hr | |
| Jan 8, 7:41 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 18 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:40 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:41 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Jan 9, 12:32 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 15 hr | |
| Jan 9, 12:45 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 8 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.