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Gale Warning 22, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 13, 2011

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 13, 2011, 2:19 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
Feb 13, 2011, 2:19 AM AKST (11:19 UTC)
Expired
Feb 15, 2011, 2:23 AM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

326 
FZAK51 PAFG 131119
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
219 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 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.

PKZ298-140230-
219 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 980 MB LOW 600 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE SOUTH AND WEAKEN
TODAY. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN TO 1007 MB 
150 NM WEST OF BANKS ISLAND BY 3 PM AKST MONDAY. AS THE LOW MOVES
SOUTH TODAY IT WILL PUSH A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST.

$$

PKZ225-140230-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
219 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT.
.MON...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER NOON. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-140230-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
219 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-140230-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
219 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-140230-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
219 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER NOON. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-140230-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
219 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON...W WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT.
.THU...W WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

JK/CB FEB 11
4 follow-up statements
304 
FZAK51 PAFG 132259
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
159 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 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.

PKZ298-141500-
159 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 990 MB LOW 600 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO BANKS
ISLAND AS 1013 MB BY EARLY TUE MORNING. AS THE LOW MOVES SOUTH
TONIGHT IT WILL PUSH A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST. A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST
TONIGHT AND MONDAY BEFORE A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ONSHORE BY EARLY
TUE MORNING AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES TO WRANGLE ISLAND AT 987 MB
ON TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ225-141500-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
159 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON...S WINDS 15 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 35 KT.  
.FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-141500-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
159 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON...W WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT.  
.FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-141500-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
159 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON...W WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT.  
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT.  
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-141500-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
159 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E.  
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT.  
.THU...SW WINDS 15 KT.  
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-141500-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
159 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BLOWING SNOW. 
.MON...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW.  
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED...SE WINDS 25 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT.  
.THU...W WINDS 20 KT.  
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

CF/DJH FEB 11
806 
FZAK51 PAFG 141026
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
126 AM AKST MON FEB 14 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.

PKZ298-150130-
126 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 1000 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE TO BANKS
ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1013 MB BY 3 AM AKST TUE. A 1022 MB HIGH
WILL BUILD INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW TUE. 
A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND BY 9 AM AKST TUE.

$$

PKZ225-150130-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
126 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE 
IN THE DAY.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW.
VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-150130-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
126 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY NOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-150130-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
126 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS DECREASING TO 15 KT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-150130-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
126 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. BLOWING
SNOW IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-150130-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
126 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. BLOWING
SNOW IN THE EVENING WITH VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

JK/CB FEB 11
645 
FZAK51 PAFG 150017
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
317 PM AKST MON FEB 14 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.

PKZ298-151530-
317 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 1003 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE TO BANKS
ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1014 MB BY 3 AM AKST TUE. A 1022 MB HIGH
WILL BUILD INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW TUE.

$$

PKZ225-151530-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
317 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON.
BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 40 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-151530-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
317 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT.  
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-151530-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
317 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-151530-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
317 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING.
.TUE...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-151530-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
317 PM AKST MON FEB 14 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1/2 NM UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 5 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

RL/DJH FEB 11
902 
FZAK51 PAFG 151123
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
223 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 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.

PKZ298-160230-
223 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL
DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A 1020 MB HIGH BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN
BEAUFORT SEA THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS THROUGH WED. A
986 MB LOW ACROSS THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON MOVES INTO
THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND WEAKENS TO 996 MB TON. A WEATHER
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN ARCTIC
COAST THIS EVENING AND WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH AS THE FRONT MOVES
EAST TON. 

$$

PKZ225-160230-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
223 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW. 
VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.WED...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.THU...SE WINDS 45 KT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 35 KT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-160230-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
223 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-160230-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
223 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE INCREASING TO 25 KT
AFTER NOON.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-160230-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
223 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-160230-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
223 AM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER NOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER NOON. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT.
.THU...SE WINDS 20 KT.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT.  

$$

JK/CB FEB 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 Feb 12, 1:58 PM AKST, 12 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 1:58 PM AKST, 12 hours 21 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
158 PM AKST SAT FEB 12 2011

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 96 HOURS BEFORE BEGINNING
TO DIVERGE. THE EXTENDED RANGE BEYOND 96 HOURS IS SO
DIFFERENT...NEARLY 180 DEGREES OUT THAT IT IS NOT WORTH MENTIONING
AT THIS POINT.

LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE STATE WILL MOVE
TO THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN PORTION BY SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE
PROGRESSIVE RIDGE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. THE COLD AIR SHOULD
REMAIN LOCKED INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE
THROUGH AT LEAST MON NIGHT BEFORE THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PUSHES
EASTWARD USHERING IN WARMER AIR ALOFT AND MIXING TO THE SURFACE
WITH THE FRONT BEHIND THE RIDGE.

THE LAST OF THE CLOUD COVER IS FROM ABOUT FORT YUKON EAST AND
THIS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE SOUTHEAST
PORTION OF NORTHERN ALASKA WHICH EXTENDS FROM JUST NORTH OF
NORTHWAY THEN SOUTHEAST TO THE CANADA BORDER STILL HAS LIGHT SNOW
AND CLOUDY SKIES BUT THIS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH SUN.

IN THE MEANTIME..APPEARS THAT THE ARCTIC SLOPE AS WELL AS THE
ALASKA RANGE ZONES WILL PROBABLY REMAIN IN THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY
CATEGORY THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. SOME OF THE WEST COAST ZONES
WILL HAVE THE SAME DISTINCTION AS WELL BUT FOR NOT AS LONG. THIS
IS CAUSED BY THE COLD ARCTIC LOW MOVING SOUTH FROM THE HIGH ARCTIC
WHICH WILL BATTLE THE BUILDING HIGH IN THE BERING THROUGH SUNDAY.
EXPECT CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE OVER THE WEST COAST ZONES BY LATER IN
THE DAY ON MON.

THE LOW MOVING IN BEHIND THE APPROACHING RIDGE ON THE WEST COAST
WILL IMPACT THE WEST COAST BY LATE MON NIGHT OVER ZONE 213 AND
THEN SPREAD EASTWARD OVER THE WEST COAST BY EARLY TUE. AT THIS
POINT...IT APPEARS THAT THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN ALL SNOW
OVER NORTHERN ALASKA ZONES. IT DOES APPEAR THAT SOME DECENT
SNOWFALL MAY BE HAD WITH THIS PARTICULAR SYSTEM. THIS WILL MOVE
EAST ACROSS THE INTERIOR TUE NIGHT AND WED AND ANOTHER DECENT
MOISTURE LADEN LOW WILL IMPACT THE WEST COAST BEGINNING WED
AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THIS TOO APPEARS TO BE ALL SNOW AT THIS
POINT AS THIS LOW IS MOVING OUT OF COLDER AIR WHICH IT WILL SPILL
INTO THE AREA WED NIGHT AND THU.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ207-AKZ210-AKZ213-
AKZ225-AKZ226.

BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-
PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245.
&&

CF FEB 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 13, 3:24 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG41 hr
Feb 13, 4:03 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG73 min
Feb 13, 5:16 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFG7 hr
Feb 13, 12:18 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG15 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every gale warning in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.