Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 67, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 11, 2011, 3:25 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- Jul 11, 2011, 3:25 AM AKDT (11:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2011, 3:34 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFG 111125 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 325 AM AKDT MON JUL 11 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. PKZ299-120315- 325 AM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1028 MB HIGH 600 MILES NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 400 MILES NORTH OF BARROW BY 4 AM TUE WEAKENING TO 1024 MB. A 996 MB LOW 100 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 200 MILES WEST OF GAMBELL BY 4 AM TUE DEEPENING TO 994 MB. $$ PKZ200-120315- NORTON SOUND- 325 AM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-120315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 325 AM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-120315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 325 AM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 FT. SEA 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-120315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 325 AM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ RF/JK JUL 11
6 follow-up statements
447 FZAK52 PAFG 112222 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 222 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-121400- 222 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1027 MB HIGH 500 MILES NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 350 MILES NORTH OF BARROW BY 4 PM TUE WEAKENING TO 1022 MB. A 992 MB LOW 100 MILES WEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD TO ABOUT 75 NM NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB BY 4 PM WED. $$ PKZ200-121400- NORTON SOUND- 222 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SW THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT TURNING BACK S. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .WED...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-121400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 222 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-121400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 222 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-121400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 222 PM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ CF/DJH JUL 11
358 FZAK52 PAFG 121053 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 253 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 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. PKZ299-130030- 253 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1027 MB HIGH 450 MILES NORTH OF BARROW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1021 MB BY 4 AM AKDT WED. A 991 MB LOW 100 MILES WEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE NORTHEAST. AT 4AM AKDT WED...THE LOW WILL BE 70 MILES NORTHEAST OF GAMBELL. AT 4 AM AKDT THU...THE LOW WILL 1004 MB 170 NM NORTHEAST OF GAMBELL. $$ PKZ200-130030- NORTON SOUND- 253 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-130030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 253 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ215-130030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 253 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-130030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 253 AM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JUL 11
865 FZAK52 PAFG 122219 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 219 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-131400- 219 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1023 MB HIGH 450 MILES NORTH OF BARROW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1021 MB BY 4 AM AKDT WED. A 996 MB LOW 100 MILES WEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE NORTHWEST. AT 4AM AKDT WED...THE LOW WILL BE ON THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA. AT 4 AM AKDT THU...THE LOW WILL 1003 MB NEAR THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA. $$ PKZ200-131400- NORTON SOUND- 219 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING AFTER NOON. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG... RAIN. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-131400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 219 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-131400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 219 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-131400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 219 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ CF/DJH JUL 11
981 FZAK52 PAFG 130048 AAA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 448 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 UPDATED PKZ200 FOR A GALE WARNING TONIGHT 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. PKZ299-131515- 448 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1023 MB HIGH 450 MILES NORTH OF BARROW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1021 MB BY 4 AM AKDT WED. A 996 MB LOW 100 MILES WEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE NORTHWEST. AT 4AM AKDT WED...THE LOW WILL BE ON THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA. AT 4 AM AKDT THU...THE LOW WILL 1003 MB NEAR THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA. $$ PKZ200-131515- NORTON SOUND- 448 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 UPDATED FOR A GALE WARNING TONIGHT ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .WED...S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FOG... RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG... RAIN. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-131515- DALL POINT TO WALES- 448 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-131515- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 448 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-131515- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 448 PM AKDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ CF/DJH/CB JUL 11
027 FZAK52 PAFG 131111 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 311 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-140215- 311 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 999 MB LOW 100 MILES NORTH OF GAMBELL WILL WEAKEN TO 1005 MB 150 MILES NORTHEAST OF GAMBELL THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND FRI. $$ PKZ200-140215- NORTON SOUND- 311 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-140215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 311 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-140215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 311 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-140215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 311 AM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ /RT JUL 11
886 FZAK52 PAFG 132334 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 334 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 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. PKZ299-141445- 334 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR THE BERING STRAIT WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY WED NIGHT THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT EAST ON THU TO BE 1006 MB OVER EASTERN NORTON SOUND FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-141445- NORTON SOUND- 334 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. FOG. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-141445- DALL POINT TO WALES- 334 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING AROUND MIDNIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 30 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-141445- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 334 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-141445- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 334 PM AKDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ DJH JUL 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 Jul 11, 1:23 AM AKDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 1:23 AM AKDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 123 AM AKDT MON JUL 11 2011 .DISCUSSION... CURRENT SURFACE AND 500 MB PROGS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT OVER NRN AK OUT THROUGH 00Z FRI. DEEP UPPER LOW CENTER NOW W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE SLOWLY TOWARDS THE NNE ON A WOBBLY TRACK TO BE NEAR THE BERING STRAIT BY 00Z THU AND OVER THE WRN SEWARD PENINSULA BY 00Z FRI. MOIST SW FLOW ALOFT EXPECTED OVER THE INTERIOR THROUGH TUE...THEN BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY AND WEAKENING BY WED. 997 MB SURFACE LOW NEAR AMCHITKA AT 06Z MON WILL BECOME CAPTURED BY THE BERING UPPER LOW...BY 12Z TUE...THE LOW WILL BE JUST S OF THE GULF OF ANADYR...CENTRAL PRESSURE AROUND 992 MB. WIDESPREAD RAIN SPREADING UP THE WEST COAST AND INTO THE SW INTERIOR TODAY. WIDESPREAD RAIN OVER THE ENTIRE W COAST...CNTRL AND WRN INTERIOR...AND MOST OF THE BROOKS RANGE TONIGHT. RAIN LIKELY DEVELOPING IN THE ERN INTERIOR W OF ARCTIC VILLAGE-BIG DELTA LINE LATER MON NIGHT. RAIN OVER MOST INTERIOR AREAS TUE. E TO NE SURFACE WINDS CONTINUING ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST WITH EXTENSIVE STRATUS. AREAS OF FOG...MAINLY LATE NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING. A FEW BREAKS IN THE STRATUS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MEDIUM RANGE OUTLOOK...YESTERDAYS 12Z GFS AND 00Z ECMWF AGREE REASONABLY WELL FRI...THEN DIVERGE CONSIDERABLY THEREAFTER. YESTERDAYS 12Z OPERATIONAL ECMWF IS IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT WITH ITS ENSEMBLE MEAN...BLEND OF THESE TWO AND THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN IS PROBABLY THE BEST CHOICE BEYOND FRI. UPPER LOW NEAR THE ERN SEWARD PEN FRI EXPECTED TO REMAIN STATIONARY OR DRIFT A BIT EWD WHILE FILLING...BROAD BUT WEAK UPPER TROUGH PATTERN LIKELY OVER MOST OF THE CWA BY SUN. SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN MANY AREAS LIKELY TO BE NEAR TO A LITTLE BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE. && .FIRE WEATHER... NO PROBLEM AREAS...MOIST FLOW WITH RAIN WILL RESULT IN HIGHER HUMIDITIES. NO THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED WITH A MORE STABLE AIR MASS AND OVERCAST SKY COVER. && .HYDROLOGY... WIDESPREAD RAIN MAY PRODUCE GENERAL RISES ON MANY RIVERS. 36 HOUR AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH MAY OCCUR IN THE ALASKA RANGE...SOUTHEAST INTERIOR...BROOKS RANGE...AND IN SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY PKZ200-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. GALE WARNING PKZ210. && RF JUL 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 3:08 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Jul 11, 3:25 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 72 hr | |
| Jul 11, 2:21 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Jul 11, 2:21 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 13 hr |
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