Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 55, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 18, 2011, 3:36 AM AKDT. It was in force for 35 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
- Apr 18, 2011, 3:36 AM AKDT (11:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2011, 2:38 PM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
283 FZAK51 PAFG 181136 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 336 AM AKDT MON APR 18 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. PKZ298-190200- 336 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER CHUKOTKA AND THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL PERSIST. A 1012 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE 150 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT AND DEEPEN TO 1002 MB BY 6PM MON. $$ PKZ225-190200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 336 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-190200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 336 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-190200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 336 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-190200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 336 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-190200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 336 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ CF/DA APR 11
5 follow-up statements
741 FZAK51 PAFG 182120 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 120 PM AKDT MON APR 18 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. PKZ298-191230- 120 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER CHUKOTKA AND THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED. A 1002 MB LOW 175 NM NORTHWEST OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE EAST AND DEEPEN TO 997 MB NEAR BANKS ISLAND BY EARLY TUE MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHEAST ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-191230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 120 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-191230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 120 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-191230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 120 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-191230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 120 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-191230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 120 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. FOG...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 NM. .TUE...NW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 NM IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ RL/JM APR 11
801 FZAK51 PAFG 182130 CCA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 125 PM AKDT MON APR 18 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. CORRECTED MZONE 245 PKZ298-191245- 125 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER CHUKOTKA AND THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED. A 1002 MB LOW 175 NM NORTHWEST OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE EAST AND DEEPEN TO 997 MB NEAR BANKS ISLAND BY EARLY TUE MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHEAST ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-191245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 125 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-191245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 125 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-191245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 125 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-191245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 125 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-191245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 125 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... CORRECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY .TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. FOG...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TUE...NW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 NM IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ RL/JM/SAK APR 11
177 FZAK51 PAFG 191151 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 351 AM AKDT TUE APR 19 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. PKZ298-200030- 351 AM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 995 MB LOW NEAR BANKS ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TUE. A COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW ACROSS THE BROOKS RANGE TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA TUE AND PERSIST INTO WED. A SECOND LOW NEAR THE NORTH POLE WILL MOVE SOUTH TO THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA THU. $$ PKZ225-200030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 351 AM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT.FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-200030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 351 AM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 5 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-200030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 351 AM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-200030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 351 AM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-200030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 351 AM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. FOG. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ APR 11
851 FZAK51 PAFG 191331 CCA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 528 AM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 245 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. PKZ298-200215- 528 AM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 995 MB LOW NEAR BANKS ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TUE. A COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW ACROSS THE BROOKS RANGE TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA TUE AND PERSIST INTO WED. A SECOND LOW NEAR THE NORTH POLE WILL MOVE SOUTH TO THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA THU. $$ PKZ225-200215- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 528 AM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT.FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-200215- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 528 AM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 5 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-200215- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 528 AM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-200215- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 528 AM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-200215- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 528 AM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 CORRECTED WINDS TODAY ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. FOG. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ APR 11
165 FZAK51 PAFG 192238 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 238 PM AKDT TUE APR 19 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. PKZ298-201445- 238 PM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 1028 MB HIGH OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL DRIFT SOUTHWEST INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA ON WED. 1012 MB LOW 600 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE TO THE MACKENZIE DELTA BY 6PM WED. $$ PKZ225-201445- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 238 PM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-201445- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 238 PM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED...N WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-201445- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 238 PM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-201445- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 238 PM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ245-201445- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 238 PM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 5 KT. $$ JM/RT APR 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 Apr 18, 2:44 AM AKDT, 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 2:44 AM AKDT, 52 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 244 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 48 HOURS. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER FAR EAST RUSSIA CONTINUES TO SPREAD ITS INFLUENCE SOUTHEAST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA BUT THIS WILL DECREASE AS THE NEXT SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE ARCTIC TOWARDS BANKS ISLAND BY LATE MON NIGHT. WARM ADVECTION OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL THE NEXT LOW SWINGS SOUTH AND PUSHES COLD AIR OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A MUCH WEAKER LOW DROPPED SOUTH OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY AND SPIKED WINDS UP TO NEAR 45 MPH NEAR BARTER ISLAND AND CAUSED NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THAT AREA. GIVEN THAT SCENARIO...WE HAVE OPTED TO GO WITH A BLIZZARD WARNING BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR ZONE 204 AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ZONE 203. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL POUR DOWN INTO THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE THROUGH WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN WELL LOCKED IN OVER THE WEST COAST AND THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED AS WELL. ALTHOUGH THE MODELS DIFFER SOME ON THE DETAILS THERE IS IN A GENERAL SENSE AGREEMENT ON THE PATTERN EVOLUTION DURING THE MEDIUM RANGE. THE RIDGE ACROSS CHUKOTKA WEAKENS AND BEGINS TO RETREAT TOWARD MIDWEEK AS A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES DIVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE. BY THURSDAY A TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO BE CARVED OUT ACROSS NORTHERN AK THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE WEST COAST/EASTERN BERING SEA BY NEXT WEEKEND. AS THE TROUGH MOVES TO THE WEST COAST SOME RIDGING IS EXPECTED FROM BC NWWD INTO ERN ALASKA. THIS PATTERN WILL ALLOW FOR SOME MODERATION IN TEMPS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR AT THE END OF THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND WITH TEMPS NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL ALONG THE WEST COAST. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST IN THE SHORT TERM NO MAJOR STORM SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MEDIUM RANGE. && .FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && .HYDROLOGY...NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ204. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ203. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && CF APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 3:49 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 31 hr | |
| Apr 18, 3:49 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 31 hr |
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Sources
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