Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 135, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 3, 2011, 3:43 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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
- Dec 3, 2011, 3:43 AM AKST (12:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2011, 3:36 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
691 FZAK51 PAFG 031243 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 343 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 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. PKZ298-040345- 343 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A WEAK 1010 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 700 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW AT 1013 MB. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE ARCTIC COAST MID DAY SATURDAY DRIFTING OFF SHORE SUNDAY. A STRONG 960 MB STORM IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTH TO ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY SUNDAY MORNING THEN TO KOTZEBUE SOUND BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING AT 974 MB. $$ PKZ225-040345- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 343 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 50 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-040345- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 343 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-040345- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 343 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-040345- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 343 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-040345- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 343 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 40 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ JK/CC DEC 11
4 follow-up statements
946 FZAK51 PAFG 032319 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 219 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 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. PKZ298-041430- 219 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A WEAK 1016 MB LOW 500 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC COAST SATURDAY WILL DRIFT OFF SHORE SUNDAY. A STRONG 962 MB STORM 280 NM SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE BERING STRAIT BY SUNDAY EVENING. AT 3 AM AKST MONDAY...THE LOW WILL BE 980 MB NEAR BARROW. $$ PKZ225-041430- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 219 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-041430- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 219 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING N. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-041430- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 219 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-041430- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 219 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-041430- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 219 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ DA DEC 11
361 FZAK51 PAFG 041136 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 236 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 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. PKZ298-050245- 236 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A STRONG 964 MB STORM JUST SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE BERING STRAIT BY SUNDAY EVENING. AT 3 AM AKST MONDAY...THE LOW WILL BE 985 MB NEAR BARROW. $$ PKZ225-050245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 236 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-050245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 236 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-050245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 236 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-050245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 236 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-050245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 236 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING W. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 40 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ JK/CC DEC 11
472 FZAK51 PAFG 042325 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 225 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 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. PKZ298-051415- 225 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 973 MB LOW NEAR THE BERING STRAIT SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL TRACK NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN. AT 4 AM AKST MONDAY...THE LOW WILL BE 984 MB 60 NM EAST OF BARROW. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE NORTHEAST ACROSS BANKS ISLAND BY MONDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE ARCTIC COAST ON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ225-051415- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 225 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-051415- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 225 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-051415- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 225 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-051415- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 225 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-051415- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 225 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT BECOMING W. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ DEC 11
549 FZAK51 PAFG 051236 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 336 AM AKST MON DEC 5 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. PKZ298-060345- 336 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... AT 4 AM AKST MONDAY...THE LOW WILL BE 985 MB 60 NM EAST OF BARROW. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE NORTHEAST ACROSS BANKS ISLAND BY MONDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE ARCTIC COAST ON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ225-060345- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 336 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-060345- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 336 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-060345- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 336 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-060345- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 336 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-060345- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 336 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ JK/CC DEC 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 Dec 2, 11:25 AM AKST, 16 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 11:25 AM AKST, 16 hours 18 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1125 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .DISCUSSION... MODELS HANDLING THE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA QUITE WELL AND SOMEWHAT GOOD AGREEMENT AFTER MONDAY OUT TO 96 HOURS. ALOFT...500 MB...584 DAM HIGH IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL BUILD NORTH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THE SHARP RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH SUNDAY AS IT ROTATES TO THE EAST OVER CANADA. 502 DAM CLOSED LOW DEVELOPS NEAR ADAK THIS EVENING AND MOVES TO NEAR ST MICHAEL AS A 497 DAM CLOSED LOW SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN TO THE BERING STRAIT AT 494 DAM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS IT RIDES UP THE BACK SIDE OF THE RIDGE. 700 MB...VERY STRONG WINDS TO 80 KNOTS AROUND THE LOW. 850 MB...STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION INTO THE INTERIOR AREAS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME FREEZING RAIN AS THE ZERO CELSIUS ISOTHERM PUSHES ALMOST TO THE BROOKS RANGE. FOLLOWING THE BIG PUSH OF WARM AIR WE WILL SEE STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION AS THE TEMPERATURES PLUMMET TO AROUND 15 CELSIUS BELOW BY MONDAY MORNING. SEE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS FOR MORE IN DEPTH REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ202-AKZ203. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ205-AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210- AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ225-AKZ226. WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ227. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ220-AKZ221. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ217-AKZ218- AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220. STORM WARNING FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225. && SDB DEC 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 3:55 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 22 hr | |
| Dec 2, 3:55 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:43 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Dec 3, 2:19 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 72 hr | |
| Dec 3, 2:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 37 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.