Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 153, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2011, 1:42 AM AKST. It was in force for 37 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 26, 2011, 1:42 AM AKST (10:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2011, 2:34 PM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
937 FZAK51 PAFG 261042 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 142 AM AKST MON DEC 26 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. PKZ298-270015- 142 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST AND THE WESTERN CHUKCHI SEA THROUGH MON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CANADIAN ARCTIC ISLANDS. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM KOTZEBUE TO JUST SOUTH OF POINT HOPE WILL REMAIN THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-270015- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 142 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-270015- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 142 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-270015- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 142 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-270015- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 142 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-270015- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 142 AM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ SDB/TF DEC 11
3 follow-up statements
806 FZAK51 PAFG 262206 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 106 PM AKST MON DEC 26 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. PKZ298-271315- 106 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CANADIAN ARCTIC ISLANDS. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM KOTZEBUE TO JUST SOUTH OF POINT HOPE WILL REMAIN THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ225-271315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 106 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ230-271315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 106 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ235-271315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 106 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ240-271315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 106 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ245-271315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 106 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 5 KT. $$ JK/DA DEC 11
590 FZAK51 PAFG 271111 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 211 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 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. PKZ298-280300- 211 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM SIBERIA AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI AND NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEAS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM KOTZEBUE TO JUST SOUTH OF POINT HOPE WILL REMAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ225-280300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 211 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF CAPE LISBURNE. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ230-280300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 211 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-280300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 211 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-280300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 211 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-280300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 211 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ SDB/CB DEC 11
319 FZAK51 PAFG 272334 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 234 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 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. PKZ298-281445- 234 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM SIBERIA AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI AND NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEAS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM KOTZEBUE TO JUST SOUTH OF POINT HOPE WILL REMAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ225-281445- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 234 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-281445- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 234 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-281445- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 234 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 5 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-281445- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 234 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-281445- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 234 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ CWA/RF 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 25, 11:47 AM AKST, 13 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 11:47 AM AKST, 13 hours 55 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1147 AM AKST SUN DEC 25 2011 .DISCUSSION... 992 MB LOW OVER THE LOWER SUSITNA VALLEY AND A WEAK 996 MB LOW NEAR FAIRBANKS WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM MINCHUMINA EWD INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY BY 06Z MON. NARROW RIDGE EXTENDING E-W ACROSS THE INTERIOR ARCTIC SLOPE WILL LIKELY PERSIST FOR AT LEAST A FEW MORE DAYS...CURRENT MODELS DO NOT RESOLVE THIS FEATURE ON THE INITIAL ANALYSIS OR SHOW IT ON SUBSEQUENT TIME PROJECTIONS. THIS WILL KEEP SURFACE WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARCTIC MAINLY FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST. CURRENT WIND SPEEDS ARE LIGHT AND AT THIS TIME WE DO NOT EXPECT THEM TO INCREASE TO THE 13 KT THRESHOLD NEEDED FOR A WIND CHILL WARNING OR ADVISORY. BAND OF THICKER CLOUDS WITH SOME FLURRIES NOW MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR AREAS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AREAS TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE EXTREME SE INTERIOR LATE MON AFTERNOON...SPREADING TO MOST AREAS OF AKZ223-AKZ224-AKZ226 MON NIGHT AS A LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES NWD TO THE ERN N GULF COAST. LIGHT SNOW SPRDG NWWD AND WWD INTO THE MOST OF THE REMAINING INTERIOR AREAS TUE AS THE LOW FILLS AND MOVES NWD INTO S CNTRL AK. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 OR 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN THE MEDIUM RANGE PERIOD...AN EXPANSIVE UPPER LOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER NRN AK. WITH DIFFERING OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS AND POOR RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY...BLEND OF THE ENSEMBLE MEANS IS PROBABLY THE BEST FORECAST...BUT FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF THE SHORT WAVE FEATURES MOVING AROUND THE LARGE SCALE LOW WILL BE POOR. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA LIKELY WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL...AND WILL BE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON CLOUD COVER. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. && RF DEC 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 11:52 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 62 hr | |
| Dec 26, 1:06 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 25 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.