Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 148, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 16, 2011, 3:05 AM 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
- Dec 16, 2011, 3:05 AM AKST (12:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2011, 1:13 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
736 FZAK51 PAFG 161205 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 305 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 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. PKZ298-170315- 305 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1023 MB HIGH CENTERED 200 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL DRIFT NORTH THROUGH SATURDAY. A WEAKER RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AND WILL BE REPLACED BY A WEAK TROUGH BY SATURDAY NIGHT. A FEW AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE BERING STRAIT. $$ PKZ225-170315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 305 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF CAPE LISBURNE. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .SAT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 40 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-170315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 305 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF ICY CAPE. .SAT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 40 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ235-170315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 305 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-170315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 305 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-170315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 305 AM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ RL/CB DEC 11
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392 FZAK51 PAFG 162335 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 235 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 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. PKZ298-171345- 235 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN INTERIOR WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE ARCTIC COAST SAT. A 975 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO ST MATTHEW ISLAND AS A 980 MB LOW BY 3AM SAT AND THEN MOVE WEST AND WEAKEN. A SECOND STRONG LOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA SAT AND TO THE YUKON DELTA SUN. $$ PKZ225-171345- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 235 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 45 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 40 KT. $$ PKZ230-171345- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 235 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ235-171345- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 235 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-171345- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 235 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. FOG. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-171345- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 235 PM AKST FRI DEC 16 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ DEC 11
964 FZAK51 PAFG 171012 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 112 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 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. PKZ298-180030- 112 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. A 980 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A 971 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE TO 100 MILES WEST OF DALL POINT BY SUN AFTERNOON DEEPENING TO 966 MB. $$ PKZ225-180030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 112 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 45 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-180030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 112 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-180030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 112 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-180030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 112 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-180030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 112 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ RF/RL DEC 11
645 FZAK51 PAFG 171102 CCA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 202 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ298-180145- 202 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. A 980 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE SATMORNING. A 971 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE TO 100 MILES WEST OF DALL POINT BY SUN AFTERNOON DEEPENING TO 966 MB. $$ PKZ225-180145- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 202 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 45 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-180145- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 202 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-180145- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 202 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-180145- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 202 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-180145- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 202 AM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ RF/RL DEC 11
635 FZAK51 PAFG 172150 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1250 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 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. PKZ298-181230- 1250 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE BROOKS RANGE WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA SUN. A STRONG LOW IN THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AS A 966 MB LOW BY 3PM SUN AND TO DALL POINT AS A 982 MB LOW BY 3PM MON. $$ PKZ225-181230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 1250 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-181230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 1250 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-181230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 1250 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-181230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 1250 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. FOG. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ245-181230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 1250 PM AKST SAT DEC 17 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ DEC 11
301 FZAK51 PAFG 181046 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 146 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ298-190030- 146 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...A 966 MB LOW 100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AND A 960 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL MERGE INTO A SINGLE 975 MB LOW 100 MILES WEST OF DALL POINT BY MON MORNING. MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN ARCTIC OCEAN. $$ PKZ225-190030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 146 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 45 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-190030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 146 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-190030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 146 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ240-190030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 146 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ245-190030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 146 AM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 KT. $$ RF/RL DEC 11
056 FZAK51 PAFG 182241 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 141 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ298-191215- 141 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE MON. A 967 MB LOW NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL WILL MOVE TO 150 NM WEST OF DALL POINT AS A 977 MB LOW BY 3PM MON AND TO ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AS A 990 MB LOW BY 3PM TUE. A SECOND STRONG LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO NOME AS 978 MB LOW BY 3AM MON AND DISSIPATE NEAR THE BERING STRAIT MON PM. A THIRD STRONG LOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY TUE. $$ PKZ225-191215- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 141 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-191215- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 141 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-191215- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 141 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ240-191215- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 141 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ245-191215- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 141 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .TUE...NW WINDS 5 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ DEC 11
929 FZAK51 PAFG 191153 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 253 AM AKST MON DEC 19 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. PKZ298-200030- 253 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... AN ELONGATED 974 MB LOW WITH CENTERS S OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND AND NW OF DALL POINT WILL WEAKEN INTO A SINGLE 987 MB LOW CENTER NW OF DALL POINT BY EARLY TUE. MODERATELY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE FAR WESTERN ARCTIC OCEAN...WITH A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING EASTWARD ACROSS THE BEAUFORT SEA. $$ PKZ225-200030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 253 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-200030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 253 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-200030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 253 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-200030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 253 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-200030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 253 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ RF/RL DEC 11
822 FZAK51 PAFG 192213 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 113 PM AKST MON DEC 19 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. PKZ298-201215- 113 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 979 MB NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL DRIFT NORTH TO TO THE BERING STRAIT AS A 995 MB LOW BY 3PM TUE AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING FROM THE LOW TO THE BERING STRAIT AND THEN EAST WILL MOVE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA AND NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA TUE THEN DISSIPATE. A STRONG LOW WILL NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY TUE AND TO THE WESTERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN WED. $$ PKZ225-201215- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 113 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-201215- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 113 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-201215- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 113 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-201215- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 113 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-201215- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 113 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ 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 15, 12:36 PM AKST, 14 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 12:36 PM AKST, 14 hours 29 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1236 PM AKST THU DEC 15 2011 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT...487 DAM LOW OVER DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO WEST CENTRAL BRISTOL BAY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS A 501 DAM LOW. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THEN MERGE WITH A 503 DAM LOW IN THE NORTHEAST BERING SEA SOUTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND...THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND DRIFT WEST OVER THE WEST CENTRAL BERING SEA AS A 495 DAM LOW ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEAK TROUGHING WILL REMAIN OVER THE ARCTIC COAST INTO THE WEEKEND. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE INTO THE WEEKEND...THOUGH A SERIES OF WEAK SHORT WAVES SPINNING OFF THE LOW NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE OVER THE TOP OF IT. SURFACE...THE 946 MB LOW JUST NORTH OF UNIMAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 976 MB. A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING MOVING TO NEAR YAKUTAT BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WORK ITS WAY INLAND EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING OVER THE INTERIOR BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE DISSIPATING LOW WILL THEN MERGE WITH A 967 MB LOW MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO WESTERN BRISTOL BAY TO BECOME A 968 MB LOW BY SUNDAY MORNING. WEAK TROUGHING WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR. A 1026 MB HIGH 400 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC COAST TODAY THEN RECEDE TO THE NORTH ON SATURDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE AND EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. NORTH SLOPE...CONTINUED MOSTLY CLEAR...THOUGH SOME PATCHES OF STRATUS MAY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS RELATIVELY LIGHT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTH WEST COAST WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO SEE STRONG GRADIENT WINDS WITH THE INTERACTION OF THE HIGH TO THE NORTH AND THE LOW TO THE SOUTH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ALL OVER THE MAP WITH THE AREAS GETTING CLOUDS BEING MUCH WARMER THAN THE CLEAR AREAS. INTERIOR...MOSTLY CLOUDY THE NEXT FEW DAY AS THE FRONT EVENTUALLY MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE INTERIOR AND DISSIPATES. WILL SEE SOME WINDS THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY THOUGH SHOULD BE LESS THAN ADVISORY LEVELS WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH. A FEW FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THE YUKON RIVER BUT NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. NORTH OF THE YUKON ALONG THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE EXPECT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH OVERRUNNING AND UPSLOPE CONDITIONS. WEST COAST...PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUE IN ZONES 214 AND 215 WITH SNOW DEVELOPING IN ZONE 212...216 AND 227 THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ON THE SEWARD PENINSULA. MOST AREAS WILL SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OR LESS...BUT HAVE ISSUED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR AREAS NEAR THE NULATO HILLS IN ZONES 215 AND 216 FOR 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS AS THE LOW FILLS AND DRIFTS NORTH. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ215-AKZ216. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ230. && SDB DEC 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 3:03 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Dec 16, 3:37 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Dec 16, 12:19 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 3 days |
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