Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 7, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 3, 2011, 2:19 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 3, 2011, 2:19 PM AKST (23:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2011, 2:37 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
609 FZAK52 PAFG 032319 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 219 PM 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. PKZ299-041245- 219 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 988 MB LOW IN THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE TUE. A 1030 MB HIGH OVER BANKS ISLAND WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED. A SECOND STRONG LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA AS A 991 MB LOW TUE NIGHT AND TO POINT LAY AS 999 MB LOW BY 3PM WED. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL BUILD TO THE BERING STRAIT WED. $$ PKZ200-041245- NORTON SOUND- 219 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .TUE NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING W 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-041245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 219 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ215-041245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 219 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-041245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 219 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ JAN 11
3 follow-up statements
048 FZAK52 PAFG 041113 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 213 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-050415- 213 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 970 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL WEAKEN INTO A BROAD AREA OF 993 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ200-050415- NORTON SOUND- 213 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MID MORNING AND BECOMING EAST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-050415- DALL POINT TO WALES- 213 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. N WINDS 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. NW WINDS 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-050415- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 213 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-050415- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 213 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ RF/JK JAN 11
310 FZAK52 PAFG 042240 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 140 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 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. PKZ299-051345- 140 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 979 MB LOW 75 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR BY WED MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BERING SEA EARLY WED MORNING AND MOVE SLOWLY EAST. $$ PKZ200-051345- NORTON SOUND- 140 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-051345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 140 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT AFTER MIDNIGHT...ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ215-051345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 140 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-051345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 140 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ RL/DA JAN 11
161 FZAK52 PAFG 051137 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 237 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-060245- 237 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BERING SEA EARLY WED MORNING AND MOVE SLOWLY EAST. $$ PKZ200-060245- NORTON SOUND- 237 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-060245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 237 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-060245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 237 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-060245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 237 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ 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 3, 12:02 AM AKST, 14 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 12:02 AM AKST, 14 hours 17 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1202 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 .DISCUSSION... WEAKENING STORM CENTER NOW NORTHWEST OF GAMBELL IS CONTINUING TO SPIN DOWN AND WILL DEGENERATE INTO A BARELY RECOGNIZABLE CENTER OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA BY EARLY TUE. REMAINING ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS FOR THE WEST COAST WILL LIKELY BE ENDED THIS MORNING. 960 MB LOW ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF ADAK PROGGED TO MOVE TO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE EVE...SECONDARY CENTER DEVELOPING OVER BRISTOL BAY MON EVE...DRIFTING NORTHWARD INTO AKZ214 BY TUE AFTERNOON. THIS SECONDARY LOW WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO MUCH OF THE WEST COAST/BERING AND CHUKCHI SEAS...ALONG WITH ANOTHER PERIOD OF NORTHERLY GALES OVER PKZ210-220...MAX BRISK WIND OVER PKZ225. THE INTERIOR AND ARCTIC COAST WILL SEE SEVERAL DAYS OF RELATIVE INACTIVE WEATHER. IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD...CURRENT MODELS DEVELOPING A STRONG UPPER HIGH OVER THE ALASKA THEATER BY NEXT WEEKEND...EUROPEAN RUN AND CURRENT HPC GUIDANCE APPEAR TO BE THE BEST ESTIMATE OF POSITION AT THIS TIME. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ240-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 3, 1:36 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Jan 3, 1:37 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 1:53 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 7 hr | |
| Jan 3, 2:19 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 2:22 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 2:49 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 30 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.