Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 130, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 17, 2011, 2:16 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 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 17, 2011, 2:16 PM AKST (23:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2011, 3:22 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
187 FZAK52 PAFG 172316 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 216 PM AKST THU NOV 17 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. PKZ299-181430- 216 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1045 MB HIGH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST CANADA BUT WILL WEAKEN TO 1034 MB OVER INTERIOR ALASKA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 970 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL TURN WEST. A NEW AND WEAKER 990 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES MOVES NORTHEAST TO BE 1000 MB NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NEW LOW WILL MOVE ONTO THE YUKON DELTA BEFORE DISSIPATING FRIDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ200-181430- NORTON SOUND- 216 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 40 KT DEVELOPING BY MIDNIGHT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 40 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS IN THE MORNING. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-181430- DALL POINT TO WALES- 216 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT AND 30 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND 50 KT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 12 FT AROUND SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND 24 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. SNOW FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTH. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTHWEST IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 14 FT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTHWEST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-181430- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 216 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-181430- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 216 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ DJH/DA NOV 11
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317 FZAK52 PAFG 181101 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 201 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-190415- 201 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1042 MB HIGH OVER NORTHEAST INTERIOR ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN YUKON AND WEAKEN TO 1030 MB BY 3 PM AKST SATURDAY. A 1000 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS A 970 MB LOW MOVES OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA. THE NEW LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND AS A 974 MB LOW BY 9 PM AKST SATURDAY. $$ PKZ200-190415- NORTON SOUND- 201 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-190415- DALL POINT TO WALES- 201 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT ELSEWHERE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-190415- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 201 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-190415- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 201 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT...STRONGEST NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ JK/CB NOV 11
094 FZAK52 PAFG 182309 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 209 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 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. PKZ299-191500- 209 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1032 MB HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN YUKON AND WEAKEN TO 1028 MB BY 3 PM AKST SATURDAY. A 976 MB LOW ON THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO 10 NM SE OF COLD BAY BY SUN AFTERNOON AT 983 MB. $$ PKZ200-191415- NORTON SOUND- 209 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-191500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 209 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA AND 20 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT OFF THE YUKON DELTA AND NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA AND 20 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT OFF THE YUKON DELTA AND NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-191500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 209 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-191500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 209 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ CF/DJH NOV 11
419 FZAK52 PAFG 191133 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 233 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-200245- 233 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1038 MB HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN YUKON AND WEAKEN TO 1027 MB BY 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A 972 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF ADAK THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT GEORGE ISLAND AS A 978 MB LOW BY 3 AM AKST SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA AND WESTERN CHUKCHI SEA THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ200-200245- NORTON SOUND- 233 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-200245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 233 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA AND NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT OFF THE YUKON DELTA AND NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT OFF THE YUKON DELTA AND NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-200245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 233 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-200245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 233 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT...STRONGEST NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JK/CB NOV 11
321 FZAK52 PAFG 192247 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 147 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 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. PKZ299-201400- 147 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 972 MB LOW 450 NM WEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST. AT 3 PM AKST SUNDAY...THE LOW WILL BE 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER STRONGER LOW INTENSIFIES OVER THE GULF. HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE WESTERN CHUCKCHI SEA WILL EXPAND INTO SIBERIA ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ200-201400- NORTON SOUND- 147 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-201400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 147 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTHWEST. SEAS SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ215-201400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 147 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-201400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 147 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ DA/DJH NOV 11
596 FZAK52 PAFG 201023 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 123 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-210130- 123 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 978 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TODAY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS ANOTHER STRONGER LOW DEVELOPS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND FROM THE WESTERN CHUKCHI SEA AND INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ200-210130- NORTON SOUND- 123 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-210130- DALL POINT TO WALES- 123 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTHWEST. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-210130- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 123 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-210130- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 123 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JK/CB NOV 11
312 FZAK52 PAFG 210022 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 322 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 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. PKZ299-211530- 322 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... LOW PRESSURE WILL BE STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA INTO MIDWEEK...BUT WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER SIBERIA. $$ PKZ200-211530- NORTON SOUND- 322 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-211530- DALL POINT TO WALES- 322 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-211530- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 322 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-211530- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 322 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ DA/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 17, 6:26 AM AKST, 7 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 6:26 AM AKST, 7 hours 50 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 626 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS... ALOFT...THE LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER EASTERN ALASKA WILL MOVE EAST OVER NORTHWEST CANADA FRI. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST AS WELL. THE LONG WAVE RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL BUILD OVER MAINLAND ALASKA FRI AND WEAKEN AS A SHORT WAVE MAKES ITS WAY FROM THE BERING INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI. TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL WARM UNDER THE RIDGE ALOFT CAUSING HILLS TO WARM TONIGHT AND FRI BUT THE VALLEYS WILL REMAIN COLD. A DEEP COLD LOW NEAR THE NORTH POLE WILL MOVE OVER ALASKA NEXT WEEK KEEPING TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL. 850 MB TEMPERATURES NOW -20C OVER ALL THE INTERIOR AND ARCTIC COAST WITH -26C OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE 3C THROUGH FRI AND ANOTHER 3-5C SAT. TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE COLDEST...WITH TEMPERATURES RISING 5-10F FRI FROM TODAY...AND ANOTHER 5F RISE SAT. TEMPERATURE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH THE EASTERN INTERIOR REMAINING BELOW ZERO FOR THE NEXT WEEK. SURFACE... A STRONG LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS AN OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHING ALOFT FROM CORDOVA TO DAWSON. THIS LOW AND FRONT COMBINATION WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN TODAY. THIS HAS PRODUCED 3-6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR. IT WILL DROP ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. IT ALSO HAS SET OF N-NW WINDS THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE AND EASTERN TANANA VALLEY THAT WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. A 1029 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF BARTER ISLAND WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN THU. THIS IS CAUSING FLURRIES AND WEST WINDS OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST THAT WILL DIMINISH TODAY AS THE LOW MOVES EAST. A 1042 MB HIGH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WITH A RIDGE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY THROUGH SAT. THIS IS CAUSING LIGHT WINDS AND LOW TEMPERATURES. A STRONG LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTHWEST TODAY. A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING SOUTHEAST FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER ZONES 213 AND 214 FRI. EXPECT EASTERLY GALES WITH THIS FRONT AND STORM FORCES WINDS WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. THIS WILL BRING BLOWING SNOW AND A CHANCE OF SNOW TO ZONES 213 AND 214. IT WILL ALSO INDUCE EAST KATABATIC WINDS AT KOTZEBUE AND UNALAKLEET AS THE COLD AIR FROM THE INTERIOR BLOWS INTO THE LOWER PRESSURE WIT THE FRONT. A SECOND STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA FRI AND TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SAT. THIS WILL KEEP THE EASTERLY WINDS BLOWING OVER THE WEST COAST. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IN THE ARCTIC WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA FRI AND TO THE BEAUFORT SEA SAT. THIS WILL BRING MORE FLURRIES AND WEST WINDS TO THE ARCTIC COAST FRI-SAT. && .DISCUSSION... MODELS INITIALIZE OK. THE NAM WEAKENS THE LOW IN THE BERING TODAY MUCH QUICKER THAN THE GFS AND ECMF. FAVOR THE GFS SINCE THE LOW HAS STRONG DYNAMICS SUPPORTING IT AND SHOULD MAINTAIN IT LONGER THAN ANY MODELS ARE SHOWING. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR AKZ222. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ224-AKZ225-AKZ226. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ220. STORM WARNING FOR PKZ210. && JB NOV 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 3:38 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 8 days | |
| Nov 17, 3:38 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 22 hr | |
| Nov 17, 5:30 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFG | 6 hr | |
| Nov 17, 2:11 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 2:32 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 24 hr |
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