Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 78, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 4, 2011, 1:58 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2011, 1:58 PM AKDT (21:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2011, 4:05 AM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
591 FZAK52 PAFG 042158 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 158 PM AKDT SUN SEP 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. PKZ299-051300- 158 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... MODERATE 982 MB LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AND BUILD OVER THE CHUKOTSK AND THE WESTERN BERING SEA. . $$ PKZ200-051300- NORTON SOUND- 158 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-051300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 158 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. OVER THE REST OF THE AREA SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WINDS 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE PM. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-051300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 158 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-051300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 158 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ TF/CC SEP 11
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490 FZAK52 PAFG 051103 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 303 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-060200- 303 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... MODERATE 962 MB LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH MON OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AS THE LOW MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND BY LATE MON EVENING. MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AND BUILD OVER THE CHUKOTSK AND THE WESTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ200-060200- NORTON SOUND- 303 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ210-060200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 303 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-060200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 303 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ220-060200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 303 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ CF/DJH SEP 11
705 FZAK52 PAFG 052256 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 256 PM AKDT MON SEP 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. PKZ299-061400- 256 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 957 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN TO NEAR 965 MB TUESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND. MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE CHUKOTSK AND THE WESTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ200-061400- NORTON SOUND- 256 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ210-061400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 256 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ215-061400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 256 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-061400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 256 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ CC/JK SEP 11
665 FZAK52 PAFG 061200 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-070030- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A VERY STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHERN TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AS A 996 MB LOW BY WED. A WEATHER FRONT MOVING NORTH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA TUE WILL WEAKEN WED AND THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN CHUKCHI AND BERING SEAS. $$ PKZ200-070030- NORTON SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ210-070030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-070030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-070030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ SEP 11
305 FZAK52 PAFG 062122 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 122 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 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. PKZ299-071330- 122 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A VERY STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHERN TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AS A 996 MB LOW BY WED. A WEATHER FRONT MOVING NORTH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA TUE WILL WEAKEN WED AND THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN CHUKCHI AND BERING SEAS. $$ PKZ200-071330- NORTON SOUND- 122 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-071330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 122 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-071330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 122 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-071330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 122 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JK/JM SEP 11
522 FZAK52 PAFG 071203 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 403 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-080030- 403 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN CHUKCHI AND BERING SEAS WILL BUILD OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THU. A LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA AS A 988 MB LOW FRI AND THEN MOVE EAST JUST NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ PKZ200-080030- NORTON SOUND- 403 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ210-080030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 403 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ215-080030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 403 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-080030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 403 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. FOG. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ SEP 11
932 FZAK52 PAFG 072156 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 156 PM AKDT WED SEP 7 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. PKZ299-081300- 156 PM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN CHUKCHI AND BERING SEAS WILL BUILD OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THU. A LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA AS A 988 MB LOW FRI AND THEN MOVE EAST JUST NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN RUSSIA ON SAT. $$ PKZ200-081300- NORTON SOUND- 156 PM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-081300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 156 PM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .FRI...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-081300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 156 PM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-081300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 156 PM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JM/DA SEP 11
467 FZAK52 PAFG 081205 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 405 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-090030- 405 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1000 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL DISSIPATE THU. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BERING SEAS WILL BUILD OVER THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THU. A LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE LISBURNE AS A 993 MB LOW BY 4PM FRI AND TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW AS A 1000 MB LOW BY 4PM SAT. A STRONG LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA ON SAT. $$ PKZ200-090030- NORTON SOUND- 405 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG... RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-090030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 405 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-090030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 405 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-090030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 405 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ SEP 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 Sep 4, 3:45 AM AKDT, 10 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 3:45 AM AKDT, 10 hours 13 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 345 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .DISCUSSION... MODELS...REMAIN IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES DO NOT REALLY SHOW UP UNTIL LATE FRIDAY. ALOFT...500 MB LOW IN THE GULF CONTINUES TO DRIFT EAST. LOW HAS MOVED FROM THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AND IS STRENGTHENING...THE LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT THEN MOVE NORTHEAST TO KODIAK ISLAND BY MONDAY EVENING. WEAK RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BROOKS RANGE AND ARCTIC COAST INTO MID WEEK. SURFACE...992 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND COMBINE WITH LOW DEVELOPING THE IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA TO BE A 974 LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AS A 959 MB LOW MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE LOW WHICH WILL BRING STRONG NORTH WINDS TO THE WEST COAST MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE ARCTIC COAST INTO MID WEEK. ARCTIC COAST...COLD AIR WILL DROP OUT OF THE ARCTIC...SOUTH TO THE BROOKS RANGE TUESDAY BRINGING BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA. WITH THE COLD AIR MOVING IN MIDWEEK THERE COULD BE SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN THE BROOKS RANGE. OTHERWISE THE SHORT TERM CHALLENGE AGAIN WILL BE STRATUS AND FOG MOVING AROUND THE COASTAL AREAS. WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT INTO MID WEEK. WEST COAST...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH DEVELOPING TONIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 50 MPH FOR MANY COASTAL AREAS ON MONDAY. THIS SHOULD BRING HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF TO NORTH FACING EXPOSED AREAS BEGINNING AS EARLY AS MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL BE SPOTTY EXCEPT FOR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WHICH SHOULD SEE PERIODS OF RAIN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. INTERIOR...EXPECT A FEW SPRINKLES OR LIGHT SHOWERS TODAY WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS AS REMNANTS OF THE SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH SATURDAY CONTINUE TO SCATTER UNDER THE BROAD LOW PRESSURE PATTERN OVER THE AREA. MID RANGE...THE MODELS REMAIN TIGHTLY CLUSTERED AT THE START OF THE MEDIUM RANGE. A VERY DEEP LOW (960 MB) FOR EARLY SEP IN THE VICINITY OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL BEGIN TO RAPIDLY FILL TUE NIGHT INTO WED. TROUGHING EXTENDING INTO THE INTERIOR WILL CAUSE A SECONDARY MACKENZIE BAY LOW TO DEVELOP TUE NIGHT THAT WILL THEN MOVE EAST INTO CANADA. AN UPPER LOW OFF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL THEN PHASE WITH THE UPPER LOW IN THE GULF TO FORM AN EXTENSIVE TROUGH ALONG 160W. BY LATE IN THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND THE MODEL SPREAD INCREASES SIGNIFICANTLY AND THE RELATIVE MEASURES OF PREDICTABILITY FALL RAPIDLY. MUCH OF THIS UNCERTAINTY IS CAUSED BY THE REMAINS OF EX-TROPICAL STORM TALAS WHICH IS MOVING THROUGH THE SEA OF JAPAN AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH/NORTHEAST INTO RUSSIA LATER THIS WEEK. THIS MAKES THE DOWNSTREAM PATTERN ACROSS ALASKA HIGHLY UNCERTAIN. THE ECMWF MAINTAINS A TROUGH ACROSS THE MAINLAND AS MOST OF THE UPSTREAM ENERGY REMAINS ACROSS RUSSIA. THE GFS IS MORE PROGRESSIVE IN MOVING THE ENERGY OFF INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA AND DEVELOPS A STRONG RIDGE ACROSS EASTERN ALASKA BY NEXT WEEKEND. CB. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...SEE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE (WHAK49 PAFG). && .FIRE WEATHER...A FEW WIDESPREAD LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN TODAY. && .HYDROLOGY...NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. && SDB SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 4:03 PM AKDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Sep 4, 3:35 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Sep 4, 3:43 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Sep 4, 1:12 PM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Sep 4, 1:41 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Sep 4, 1:58 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 25 hr |
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