Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 49, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 19, 2011, 3:07 AM AKDT. It was in force for 47 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
- Mar 19, 2011, 3:07 AM AKDT (11:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2011, 1:50 AM AKDT
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
679 FZAK52 PAFG 191107 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 307 AM AKDT SAT MAR 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. PKZ299-200115- 307 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 970 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER FAR EAST RUSSIA. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO BE A 967 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF THE PRIBILOFS AT 4 AM SUN AND A 975 MB LOW NEAR THE BERING STRAIT BY 4 AM MON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA ON SUN. $$ PKZ200-200115- NORTON SOUND- 307 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-200115- DALL POINT TO WALES- 307 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-200115- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 307 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-200115- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 307 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. $$ RL/EWP MAR 11
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418 FZAK52 PAFG 192145 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 145 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-201245- 145 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 960 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL PASS JUST EAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 4 AM AKDT SUNDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE NORTH AND WEAKEN TO 975 MB NEAR THE BERING STRAIT BY 4 AM AKDT MONDAY. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN MONDAY AS IT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA. $$ PKZ200-201245- NORTON SOUND- 145 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-201245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 145 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-201245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 145 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-201245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 145 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ SAK/CB MAR 11
613 FZAK52 PAFG 201050 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 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. PKZ299-210200- 250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 965 MB LOW JUST NORTHEAST OF THE PRIBILOFS AT 4 AM SUN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN TO BE A 972 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF BERING STRAIT AT 4 AM MON AND A 980 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHEASTERN CHUKCHI SEA AT 4 PM MON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST INTERIOR OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN. $$ PKZ200-210200- NORTON SOUND- 250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-210200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT BECOMING S. SNOW. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-210200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-210200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER NOON. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ TF/EWP MAR 11
502 FZAK52 PAFG 202211 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 211 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-211315- 211 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 974 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF THE BERING STRAIT LATE SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN. AT 4 PM AKDT MON... THE LOW WILL BE 981 MB 100 NM NORTH OF THE BERING STRAIT. AT 4 PM AKDT TUE...THE LOW WILL BE 990 MB 270 NM WEST OF BARROW. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TRACKING NORTH THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ200-211315- NORTON SOUND- 211 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-211315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 211 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-211315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 211 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-211315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 211 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ RF/DA MAR 11
165 FZAK52 PAFG 210950 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 150 AM AKDT MON MAR 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. PKZ299-220100- 150 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 977 MB LOW OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND EARLY MON MORNING WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB BY LATE MON MORNING...THEN TO THE CHUKCHI SEA BY TUE MORNING FILLING TO 987 MB. A 987 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA ON MON MORNING WILL MOVE EAST TO 75 NM NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL ISLAND BY TUE MORNING...WEAKENING TO 990 MB. $$ PKZ200-220100- NORTON SOUND- 150 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-220100- DALL POINT TO WALES- 150 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...EAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND S WINDS 30 KT. OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND NORTHWEST WIND 25 KT BECOMING SOUTH AFTER NOON. SNOW SHOWERS. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-220100- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 150 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-220100- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 150 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ RL/TF MAR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 3:08 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Mar 19, 4:30 AM AKDT | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 20 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:30 AM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:30 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 51 hr | |
| Mar 19, 1:45 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 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.