Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 81, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 9, 2011, 2:03 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 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 9, 2011, 2:03 AM AKDT (10:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2011, 2:08 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
886 FZAK52 PAFG 091003 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 203 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 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. PKZ299-100115- 203 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA TODAY. THE LOW WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. ON SATURDAY A TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM WEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND TO ALONG THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST. A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA SATURDAY AND DEEPEN TO 975 MB 400 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-100115- NORTON SOUND- 203 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-100115- DALL POINT TO WALES- 203 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH AND WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WEST. SEAS 11 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. RAIN. FOG. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-100115- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 203 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. FOG. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-100115- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 203 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. FOG. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JK/CB SEP 11
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872 FZAK52 PAFG 092225 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-101330- 225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE EAST OF NORTON SOUND BY SAT EVENING. ANOTHER TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA EAST TO ICY CAPE AND INLAND OVER THE BROOKS RANGE WILL MOVE NORTH. ON SAT AT 4 PM AKDT...THE TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM WRANGEL ISLAND TO NORTH OF BARROW AND EAST TO DEMARCATION POINT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN RUSSIA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ PKZ200-101330- NORTON SOUND- 225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-101330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-101330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-101330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ SAK/DA SEP 11
239 FZAK52 PAFG 100946 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 146 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 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. PKZ299-110100- 146 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO THE YUKON DELTA COAST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND KOTZEBUE SOUND AND WEAKEN TODAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA TO THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE. THE TROUGH WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTH THROUGH SUNDAY. A 990 MB LOW ALONG THE NORTHEAST KAMCHATKA COAST EARLY THIS MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 973 MB IN NORTHEAST RUSSIA 250 NM WEST OF THE GULF OF ANADYR BY 4 AM AKDT SUNDAY. $$ PKZ200-110100- NORTON SOUND- 146 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SW DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-110100- DALL POINT TO WALES- 146 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NORTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. RAIN. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-110100- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 146 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-110100- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 146 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JK/CB SEP 11
917 FZAK52 PAFG 102208 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 208 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-111345- 208 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE ARCTIC COAST NORTH OF BARROW TO DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTH THROUGH SUNDAY. A 977 MB LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY NORTHEAST OF THE KAMCHATKA COAST THROUGH MONDAY. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVING EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL STALL JUST WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ200-111345- NORTON SOUND- 208 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-111345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 208 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-111345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 208 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-111345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 208 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ RL/DA SEP 11
648 FZAK52 PAFG 110916 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 116 AM AKDT SUN SEP 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. PKZ299-120030- 116 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 972 MB LOW NORTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTH AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB ALONG THE NORTHEAST KAMCHATKA COAST BY 4 AM AKDT MONDAY. A FRONT WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE LOW INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. $$ PKZ200-120030- NORTON SOUND- 116 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-120030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 116 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT....EXCEPT 14 FT SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. RAIN. FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM AT TIMES. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM AT TIMES. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-120030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 116 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-120030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 116 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FOG. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ JK/CB SEP 11
305 FZAK52 PAFG 112126 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 126 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-121300- 126 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 978 MB LOW NORTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTH AND WEAKEN TO 989 MB ALONG THE NORTHEAST KAMCHATKA COAST BY 4 PM AKDT MONDAY. A FRONT WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE LOW INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA MONDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ200-121300- NORTON SOUND- 126 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-121300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 126 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. FOG. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-121300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 126 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-121300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 126 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ RL/DA SEP 11
449 FZAK52 PAFG 121008 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 208 AM AKDT MON SEP 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. PKZ299-130115- 208 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 987 MB LOW ALONG THE NORTHEAST KAMCHATKA COAST WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK BY 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN TODAY. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR COLD BAY TODAY AND MOVE NORTHWEST TO SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND BY 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY. $$ PKZ200-130115- NORTON SOUND- 208 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-130115- DALL POINT TO WALES- 208 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SHOWERS. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SOUTH AND WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND...AND 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SHOWERS. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-130115- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 208 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-130115- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 208 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ RL/CB 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 8, 3:41 PM AKDT, 10 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 3:41 PM AKDT, 10 hours 22 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 341 PM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011 .DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL PATTERN INCLUDES RIDGING OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA...THE LONG WAVE TROUGH AXIS ALONG 160W WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS...AND RIDGING OVER NORTHWEST CANADA. THE LONG WAVE TROUGH IS FINALLY BEING SQUEEZED AWAY...AND THE RESULT WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE ZONAL FLOW OVER ALASKA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THEN BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DIG INTO THE BERING SEA...AND RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER NORTHWEST CANADA AND MAINLAND ALASKA. A 993MB LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA FRIDAY AND THEN MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD PUSHED BY THE DEVELOPING ZONAL FLOW ALOFT. THE GFS MODEL HAS CONSISTENTLY SHOWN A MORE PROMINENT SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE...AND IS PREFERRED OVER THE NAM. WINDS AND FETCH OVER MARINE AREAS WILL PRODUCE SOME HIGH SURF FOR WESTERN AND SOUTHERN FACING COASTLINES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS IS NOT A PARTICULARLY STRONG STORM ON ITS OWN...BUT IT COMES AFTER A PERIOD OF OFFSHORE WINDS HAVE PRODUCED UNUSUALLY LOW WATER LEVELS ALONG PORTIONS OF WESTERN ALASKA. THE CONTRAST OF HIGH WATER COMING SO QUICKLY AFTER THE LOW WATER IS A RARE EVENT...AND SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE. THEN COMING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CHUKCHI LOW DISSIPATES WILL BE ANOTHER NEW LOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA SATURDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE QUICKLY DIGGING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THERE. THIS WILL BE A STRONG FEATURE...WITH THE GFS NAM AND ECMWF MODELS ALL DEPICTING A SURFACE LOW IN THE MID 970MBS BY SATURDAY NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL BE A FACTOR ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH SURF OR COASTAL HAZARDS WILL NEED TO BE CONSIDERED SHORTLY AFTER THE CURRENT EPISODE ENDS. INTERIOR...A FEW INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ATIGUN PASS WILL BE AFFECTED AND DRIVING CONDITIONS THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE TOO WARM AT THE LOWER LEVELS FOR SNOWFALL. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO ABOUT 30 MPH IN THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES WILL DISSIPATE LATER TONIGHT AS THE SUPPORT UP AT 700MB DISSOLVES WITH THE TRANSITION FROM MERIDIONAL TO ZONAL FLOW. ISOLATED LATE-SEASON THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG A LINE ROUGHLY FROM MCGRATH TO RAMPART...THESE THUNDERSTORMS BEING TRIGGERED BY COMBINATION OF DAYTIME SOLAR HEATING AND THE LIFT PROVIDED BY EASTWARD PROPAGATING SHORT WAVE 500MB TROUGH...THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE DISSIPATED BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. BUILDING 500MB HEIGHTS LOOK SET TO PROVIDE SOME DRY WARM WEATHER FOR THE INTERIOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...PER DISCUSSION ABOVE...A NEW BERING SEA STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND. WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS STORM...AS SOME DEGREE OF HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOODING CANNOT BE RULED OUT. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS. && .HYDROLOGY...NO SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225- PKZ230. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ220. && ES SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2:02 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Sep 9, 2:23 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 47 hr |
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