Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 41, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 23, 2011, 2:20 PM AKST. It was in force for 61 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, 2:20 PM AKST (23:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2011, 3:39 AM AKST
- In force
- 61 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
305 FZAK51 PAFG 232320 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 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. PKZ298-241430- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 990 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND BY 3AM THU. A NEW LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE BERING SEA INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA THU NIGHT...TO BE A 978 MB CENTER 50 NM NORTH OF BARROW AT 3AM FRI. $$ PKZ225-241430- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT BECOMING W. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-241430- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-241430- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-241430- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-241430- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 220 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 55 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 40 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ JM FEB 11
5 follow-up statements
837 FZAK51 PAFG 241248 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 348 AM AKST THU FEB 24 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. PKZ298-250400- 348 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 996 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST. IT WILL REACH BANKS ISLAND AT 3 PM THU. 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. $$ PKZ225-250400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 348 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT TURNING SE EARLY THIS MORNING AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. S WINDS 45 KT BY NOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT BECOMING W. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-250400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 348 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT TURNING SE...INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. S WINDS 40 KT AFTER NOON. GUSTS 50 KT NEAR CAPE LISBURNE. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-250400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 348 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY NOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-250400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 348 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER NOON. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-250400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 348 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ TF/DJH FEB 11
916 FZAK51 PAFG 242326 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 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. PKZ298-251330- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... STRONG 968 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ANADYR WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT THIS EVENING. IT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST TO BE A 976 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW AT 3 AM FRI. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR WILL BE PUSHED SOUTH AS THE LOW MOVES ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST. $$ PKZ225-251330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 50 KT BECOMING W. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-251330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-251330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-251330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...SW WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-251330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 226 PM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS TO 55 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 40 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ SDB/RF FEB 11
368 FZAK51 PAFG 251156 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 256 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 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. PKZ298-260300- 256 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 980 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD TO BE A 975 MB LOW OVER BANKS ISLAND BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY. $$ PKZ225-260300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 256 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1/2 NM. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-260300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 256 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1/2 NM. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-260300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 256 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1/4 NM. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ240-260300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 256 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WINDS 45 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1/4 NM. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1/4 NM IN THE EVENING. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ245-260300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 256 AM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1/4 NM. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1/4 NM. .SAT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. $$ RL/CC/TF FEB 11
501 FZAK51 PAFG 252237 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 137 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 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. PKZ298-261730- 137 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 976 LOW NEAR BANKS ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND SOUTHEAST. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WITH 1048 MB CENTER NEAR SAINT MICHAEL ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AND SLIDE EAST TO NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A 1055 MB HIGH WITH THE RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND ARCTIC SLOPE OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ225-261730- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 137 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-261730- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 137 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ235-261730- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 137 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-261730- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 137 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-261730- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 137 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ SDB/RF FEB 11
412 FZAK51 PAFG 261239 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 339 AM AKST SAT FEB 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- 339 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 980 LOW 250 NM EAST OF BANKS ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND SOUTHEAST. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WITH 1050 MB CENTER NEAR SAINT MICHAEL ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST TO NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF SATURDAY NIGHT AS A 1052 MB HIGH WITH THE RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND ARCTIC SLOPE OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ225-270015- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 339 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-270015- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 339 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-270015- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 339 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-270015- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 339 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-270015- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 339 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ CC/CF 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 23, 2:15 PM AKST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 2:15 PM AKST, 5 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 215 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .DISCUSSION... MODELS...ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OUT TO 90 HOURS. ACTIVE PATTERN ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. MAJOR FEATURES ARE BEING HANDLED WELL BY THE MODELS...THOUGH QPF IN THE INTERIOR SEEMS A BIT HIGH. ALOFT...RIDGE WITH HIGH CENTER NEAR SAND POINT WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AS IT TIPS MORE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA AND BECOMES MORE ZONAL NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE. LOW OVER THE GULF OF ANADYR WILL GRADUALLY WORK ITS WAY OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE AS IT FLATTENS OUT AND MOVE TO NEAR BANKS ISLAND BY FRIDAY EVENING. SHARP RIDGE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA SATURDAY. SURFACE...1060 MB HIGH NEAR DAWSON YUKON TERRITORY WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT TO THE EAST. 988 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF POINT LAY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF BARROW TONIGHT THEN TO NORTHWESTERN BANKS ISLAND BY THURSDAY MORNING. 965 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF ST MICHAEL ISLAND TONIGHT AND INTO THE BERING STRAIT BY NOON ON THURSDAY. LOW WILL SPLIT THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH CENTERS IN THE BERING STRAIT AND 100 NM NORTHWEST OF POINT LAY. AS LOW IN BERING STRAIT DISSIPATES...LOW NEAR POINT LAY WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTH OF BARROW FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE LOW ALONG THE WEST COAST FRIDAY WITH STRONG WEST TO EAST GRADIENT OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. MEDIUM RANGE...THE LONGWAVE PATTERN HAS COME INTO CLEAR FOCUS DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WITH ABOVE AVERAGE FORECASTER CONFIDENCE. AN UPPER TROUGH AMPLIFIES IN THE NORTHEAST PAC DURING THE WEEKEND AS THE UPPER RIDGE REBUILDS ALONG 170W. THE AMPLIFIED PATTERN REMAINS IN TACT THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE NCEP RMOPS INDICATE HIGH RELATIVE MEASURES OF PREDICTABILITY WITH THE STRONG RIDGE ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA/WESTERN MAINLAND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL LEAD TO A MUCH MORE SETTLED PATTERN ACROSS NORTHERN AK AS THE STRONG BLOCKING RIDGE KEEPS ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEMS WELL AT BAY. A SHOT OF COLDER AIR ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR THIS WEEKEND ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMPLIFYING TROUGH AND NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL SLOWLY MODERATE NEXT WEEK WITH LARGE DIURNAL TEMPERATURE SWINGS LIKELY AS RADIATIVE INVERSIONS BREAK WITH THE MUCH HIGHER LATE FEB SUN ANGLE. NORTH SLOPE...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PERSIST FROM CAPE LISBURNE TO BARROW...THOUGH MAY SEE A LULL IN CONDITIONS IT WILL BE SHORT LIVED SO AM KEEPING THE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WATCH ISSUED FOR 203/204 THURSDAY NIGHT TO FRIDAY NIGHT...GOOD COLD AIR ADVECTION AND PLENTY OF LOOSE SNOW TO MOVE AROUND. LOTS OF BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE ZONES. DALTON HIGHWAY SHOULD BE IMPACTED BY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING AND MOST LIKELY THROUGH SUNDAY. WEST COAST...STORM CONTINUES UP THE COAST TODAY...EXPECT A LULL IN CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING...BUT A RETURN TO WINTER STORM CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY WITH VERY STRONG WINDS FOR MANY AREAS WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. THERE IS A SLIGHT POTENTIAL FOR SOME RAIN TO MIX WITH THE SNOW...BUT PRIMARILY ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS SOUTH OF POINT HOPE AND ON ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. AFTER THE STORM MOVES THROUGH THURSDAY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POOR AS COLD AIR ADVECTION AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY MORNING. INTERIOR...WARMER AIRMASS MOVING OVER THE AREA WITH TEMPERATURES 15 TO 30 DEGREES WARMER BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN MAINLY WEST AND NORTH OF FAIRBANKS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. EXPECT SNOW TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING WITH A COUPLE INCHES POSSIBLE AROUND FAIRBANKS AND HIGHER AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE INTERIOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW CAUSING PROBLEMS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE DALTON...ELLIOT AND STEESE HIGHWAYS. VERY STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING...ABOVE 2000 FEET EXPECT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ206. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211- AKZ213. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ202. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ205-AKZ206-AKZ217- AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. STORM WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ235. && SDB 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, 4:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 34 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 | Storm Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:55 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 15 hr |
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