Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 6, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 2, 2011, 2:22 PM AKST. It was in force for 11 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
- Jan 2, 2011, 2:22 PM AKST (23:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2011, 1:36 AM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
043 FZAK52 PAFG 022322 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 222 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 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. PKZ299-031245- 222 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 965 MB LOW 50 NW SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY 3 AM MON AS A 976 MB LOW AND TO THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AS A 990 MB LOW BY 3PM MON AND THEN CONTINUE NORTH AND WEAKEN. ANOTHER STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY LATE TUE. $$ PKZ200-031245- NORTON SOUND- 222 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-031245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 222 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-031245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 222 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-031245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 222 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ JAN 11
2 follow-up statements
598 FZAK52 PAFG 030121 AAA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 421 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 UPDATED SYNOPSIS NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-031615- 421 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 965 MB LOW 50 NW SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY 3 AM MON AS A 976 MB LOW AND TO THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AS A 990 MB LOW BY 3PM MON AND THEN CONTINUE NORTH AND WEAKEN. ANOTHER STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY LATE MON. $$ PKZ200-031615- NORTON SOUND- 421 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-031615- DALL POINT TO WALES- 421 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-031615- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 421 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-031615- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 421 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ JAN 11
718 FZAK52 PAFG 031036 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 136 AM AKST MON JAN 3 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. PKZ299-040145- 136 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 978 MB LOW CURRENTLY NEAR THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH TODAY AND WEAKEN. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ200-040145- NORTON SOUND- 136 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-040145- DALL POINT TO WALES- 136 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ215-040145- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 136 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-040145- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 136 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ JK/RF JAN 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 Jan 2, 6:40 AM AKST, 7 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 6:40 AM AKST, 7 hours 42 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 640 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 .DISCUSSION... A LARGE NUMBER OF ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS CONTINUE IN THE FORECAST AREA AS A 960 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TRACKS NORTHWARD. THE LOW WILL FILL SUBSTANTIALLY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT PROGRESSES ON ITS NORTHWARD TRACK...AND ALL OF THE CURRENT ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED TO END BY MON AFTERNOON OR EARLIER. 963 MB LOW NEAR 44N/174E PROGGED TO MOVE EASTWARD...POSSIBLY BECOMING 2 CENTERS BY TUE MORNING...ONE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND THE NORTHERN CENTER NEAR BRISTOL BAY. CURRENT GFS/NAM/EUROPEAN INDICATE THE POSSIBILITY OF MODERATE TO STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS REDEVELOPING MON NIGHT OR TUE FROM ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TO THE NORTHWEST ALASKA CAPES BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF NORTHERLY GALES WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER WESTERN MARINE AREAS AND WESTERN CAPES...SNOW OVER THE REST OF THE WEST COAST/WESTERN INTERIOR AND BROOKS RANGE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ208-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ216-AKZ217. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ213. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ204-AKZ205-AKZ206-AKZ207-AKZ209- AKZ227. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ245. && RF JAN 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:10 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Jan 2, 12:57 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Jan 2, 12:57 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Jan 2, 6:04 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 20 hr | |
| Jan 2, 2:22 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 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.