Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 31, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 18, 2011, 1:40 PM AKST. It was in force for 62 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 18, 2011, 1:40 PM AKST (22:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2011, 3:29 AM AKST
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
806 FZAK52 PAFG 182240 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 140 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 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. PKZ299-191345- 140 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1004 MB LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA. THIS RIDGE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. $$ PKZ200-191345- NORTON SOUND- 140 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SW WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-191345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 140 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING S 50 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SW WINDS 45 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-191345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 140 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-191345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 140 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING S 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ RL/CC FEB 11
5 follow-up statements
606 FZAK52 PAFG 191210 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 310 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-200315- 310 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1004 MB LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA. THIS RIDGE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. A 965 MB STORM EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ANADYR BY 4 AM SUN WEAKENING TO 977 MB. $$ PKZ200-200315- NORTON SOUND- 310 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTH WINDS 10 KT AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SW WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-200315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 310 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING THIS MORNING. E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER NOON WITH BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-200315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 310 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 10...EXCEPT W WINDS 20 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ220-200315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 310 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ RF/DJH FEB 11
095 FZAK52 PAFG 192217 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 117 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 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. PKZ299-201630- 117 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 993 MB LOW 350 NM N OF BARROW WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN EVENING. A 969 MB LOW 250 E OF KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO NEAR SHISHMAREF AS 988 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK NE TO NEAR PRUDHOE BAY AS 998 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-201630- NORTON SOUND- 117 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-201630- DALL POINT TO WALES- 117 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-201630- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 117 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ220-201630- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 117 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ CC/CF FEB 11
574 FZAK52 PAFG 201209 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 309 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-210315- 309 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 993 MB LOW 350 NM N OF BARROW WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN EVENING. A 969 MB LOW 250 E OF KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO NEAR SHISHMAREF AS 988 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN TRACK NE TO NEAR PRUDHOE BAY AS 998 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-210315- NORTON SOUND- 309 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW THIS MORNING. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-210315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 309 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-210315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 309 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ220-210315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 309 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ RF/DJH FEB 11
569 FZAK52 PAFG 202236 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 136 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 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. PKZ299-211500- 136 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 998 MB LOW 350 NM N OF BARROW WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE BERING STRAIT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 998 MB AND BE LOCATED 100 NM SOUTH OF BARROW MONDAY MORNING AND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR BANKS ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-211500- NORTON SOUND- 136 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-211500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 136 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-211500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 136 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-211500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 136 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 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 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ CC/CF FEB 11
327 FZAK52 PAFG 211229 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 329 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-220330- 329 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1010 MB LOW EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY 3 AM WED DEEPENING TO 995 MB. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY BUILD OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ200-220330- NORTON SOUND- 329 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-220330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 329 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 40 KT. SNOW OR RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-220330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 329 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-220330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 329 AM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ DJH/RF 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 18, 3:04 AM AKST, 10 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 3:04 AM AKST, 10 hours 36 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 304 AM AKST FRI FEB 18 2011 .DISCUSSION... .DISCUSSION... 976 MB LOW ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF WRANGEL ISLAND AT 06Z THU IS PROGGED BY GFS/NAM TO MOVE TO AROUND 300 NM NORTH NORTHWEST OF BARROW BY 12Z SAT FILLING TO 985-988 MB. GEM/EUROPEAN MODELS ARE REASONABLY SIMILAR ON POSITION BUT A FEW MB DEEPER ON CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 12Z SAT. ASSOCIATED UPPER LOW NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND IS VERTICALLY STACKED WITH THE SURFACE LOW. NEXT SHORT WAVE ALOFT NOW WEST OF THE GULF OF ANADYR IS PROGGED BY ALL MODELS TO MOVE TO THE WEST COAST OF AK BY 12Z SAT...THEN TO E OF THE ALCAN BORDER BY 12Z SUN. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING ANOTHER PERIOD OF SNOW TO MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA FROM THE BROOKS RANGE SOUTHWARD AS IT TRANSITS EASTWARD...BUT STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. A SHORT WAVE RIDGE WILL FOLLOW BUT BE REPLACED BY A FLAT WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE STATE BY 00Z MON. CURRENT MODEL RUNS AGREE FAIRLY WELL ON THE NEXT INCOMING STORM... SURFACE LOW AROUND 976 MB JUST WEST OF THE GULF OF ANADYR BY 12Z SUN. THIS IS LIKELY TO BE ANOTHER BLIZZARD EVENT...SNOW AND STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BEGINNING OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND SAT EVENING...SPREADING TO WEST COAST AREAS LATER SAT NIGHT. WATCHES FOR WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE SHORT TERM...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED OVER ALL WEST COAST AREAS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER ZONES 207-208-209 BRISK SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING TODAY IN ZONES 201-202-203-205 AND IN ZONE 206 PASSES AS THE SURFACE LOW LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE ARCTIC. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN THESE AREAS. EXCEPT FOR ZONE 226 AND PARTS OF ZONE 223...SNOW AMOUNTS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUB-ADVISORY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR OTHER INTERIOR ZONES WILL BE CANCELED. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ226. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230- PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && RF FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:58 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:02 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:30 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 40 hr | |
| Feb 18, 5:15 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 18, 11:34 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Feb 18, 1:25 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 15 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.