Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 39, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 23, 2011, 4:05 AM AKST. It was in force for 34 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 23, 2011, 4:05 AM AKST (13:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2011, 2:26 PM AKST
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
769 FZAK52 PAFG 231305 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 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. PKZ299-240415- 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 992 MB LOW OVER CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO BE 150 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW AT 3PM WED. A 976 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL BE A 968 MB CENTER 150 NM SW OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 3AM THU AND A 980 MB CENTER 50 NM NW OF BARROW BY 3AM FRI. $$ PKZ200-240415- NORTON SOUND- 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-240415- DALL POINT TO WALES- 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-240415- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-240415- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 405 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT BECOMING W. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ DJH/RT FEB 11
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826 FZAK52 PAFG 232317 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 217 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-241430- 217 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 972 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL BE A 968 MB CENTER 150 NM SW OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 3 AM THU AND A 978 MB CENTER 50 NM NW OF BARROW BY 3 AM FRI. $$ PKZ200-241430- NORTON SOUND- 217 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 45 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-241430- DALL POINT TO WALES- 217 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 55 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-241430- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 217 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-241430- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 217 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 60 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT BECOMING W. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ JM/SDB FEB 11
602 FZAK52 PAFG 241250 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 350 AM AKST THU FEB 24 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. PKZ299-250400- 350 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... STRONG 968 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE UP THROUGH BERING STRAIT BY 3 PM FRI. IT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST TO BE A 976 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF BARROW AT 3 AM FRI. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR WILL WEAKEN. $$ PKZ200-250400- NORTON SOUND- 350 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-250400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 350 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 55 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-250400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 350 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-250400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 350 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT BECOMING W 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ TF/DJH FEB 11
771 FZAK52 PAFG 242326 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-251745- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... STRONG 968 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ANADYR WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT THIS EVENING THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST TO BE A 976 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW AT 3 AM FRI. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE EAST TO NEAR BANKS ISLAND BY FRIDAY NIGHT AS A 980MB LOW. A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WEST COAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. $$ PKZ200-251745- NORTON SOUND- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 5 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-251745- DALL POINT TO WALES- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-251745- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-251745- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ SDB/RF FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 7:23 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:04 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 29 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:04 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 72 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:17 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:17 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 61 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:20 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:55 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 15 hr |
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Sources
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