Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 75, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 20, 2011, 2:13 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
- Aug 20, 2011, 2:13 AM AKDT (10:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 21, 2011, 2:25 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
521 FZAK51 PAFG 201013 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 213 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 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. PKZ298-210115- 213 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 980 MB LOW NEAR COOK INLET MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR MAINLAND TODAY AND TO NEAR MACKENZIE BAY AS A 984 MB LOW BY 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY. THE LOW THEN MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN BEAUFORT SEA SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-210115- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 213 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ230-210115- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 213 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER NOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-210115- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 213 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ240-210115- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 213 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS OFFSHORE. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ245-210115- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 213 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ DA/CB AUG 11
2 follow-up statements
446 FZAK51 PAFG 202150 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 150 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 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. PKZ298-211300- 150 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 981 MB LOW NEAR OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST SAT NIGHT...THEN REDEVELOP NEAR DEMARCATION POINT SUNDAY MORNING. THE NEW LOW WILL MOVE NORTHWEST OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ PKZ225-211300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 150 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ230-211300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 150 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-211300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 150 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ240-211300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 150 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ245-211300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 150 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT DECREASING...TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .SUN...WINDS TURNING WEST...INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ DJH/CC AUG 11
694 FZAK51 PAFG 211025 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 225 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 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. PKZ298-220130- 225 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 982 MB LOW NEAR DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE NORTHWEST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 994 MB 350 NM NORTH OF BARROW BY 4 AM AKDT TUESDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE INTERIOR MAINLAND THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ225-220130- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 225 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. FOG. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ230-220130- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 225 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-220130- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 225 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ240-220130- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 225 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ245-220130- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 225 AM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 30 KT WELL OFFSHORE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ DA/CB AUG 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 Aug 19, 1:27 PM AKDT, 12 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 1:27 PM AKDT, 12 hours 46 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 127 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE NOT SIMILAR IN HANDLING SURFACE FEATURES UNTIL AROUND 06Z SUN. CURRENT UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK BY LATE TONIGHT. SURFACE LOW DISPARITY BETWEEN MODELS LEAVE ANYONE GUESSING WHERE THE SURFACE LOW WILL BE LOCATED EVEN BY EARLY SAT MORNING. SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR DELTA JUNCTION BY SAT AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL WORK NORTHWARD TO NEAR THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE BY EARLY SAT MORNING. CLOSED LOW AT SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL CREATE DECENT NORTHERLY GRADIENT OVER WESTERN HALF OF STATE THROUGH SAT MORNING. RAINFALL OVER EASTERN INTERIOR MAY BE RELATIVELY HEAVY IN SOME AREAS EAST OF EIELSON THROUGH SUN. COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW IN HIGH ARCTIC WILL BEGIN TO DROP DOWN TO NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND BY EARLY SUN MORNING. THIS WILL BRING COLD AIR DOWN TO THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE BY SUN AFTERNOON. AIR MAY BE COLD ENOUGH TO BECOME SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE AREA FROM THE NORTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA NORTH TO ABOUT POINT LAY BY MON EVENING. THE COLD AIR WILL SPREAD EAST TO NEAR THE ALCAN BORDER BY TUE AFTERNOON WHILE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES TO ARCTIC PLAIN. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER... && .HYDROLOGY... && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ225-PKZ245. && CF AUG 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 1:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Aug 20, 2:13 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Aug 20, 2:15 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 39 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.