Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 8, 2011, 2:49 AM AKST. It was in force for 11 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
- Feb 8, 2011, 2:49 AM AKST (11:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2011, 1:40 PM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
444 FZAK52 PAFG 081149 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 249 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 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. PKZ299-090300- 249 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 984 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 3AM TUE WILL BECOME A 992 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 120 MILES NORTHEAST OF BETHEL 3AM TUESDAY WEAKENING TO 998 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 180 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAIRBANKS BY 3PM WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST OVER THE BERING SEA AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND. $$ PKZ200-090300- NORTON SOUND- 249 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. FOG. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-090300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 249 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT. SNOW NEAR THE BERING STRAIT...MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SNOW NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. FOG. .WED...NW WINDS 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-090300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 249 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-090300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 249 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ SDB/CB FEB 11
1 follow-up statement
738 FZAK52 PAFG 082240 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 140 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-091345- 140 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 988 MB LOW SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO BE 1001 MB NEAR GALENA AT 9AM WED AND NEAR ARCTIC VILLAGE AT 9PM WED. $$ PKZ200-091345- NORTON SOUND- 140 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-091345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 140 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-091345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 140 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-091345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 140 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ DJH/SAK FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 3:08 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:45 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 58 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:57 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:35 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 44 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:45 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 1:40 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 60 hr | |
| Feb 8, 1:45 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:41 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 30 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.