Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 90, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 21, 2011, 10:32 PM AKDT. It was in force for 15 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
- Sep 21, 2011, 10:32 PM AKDT (06:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 22, 2011, 1:13 PM AKDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
496 FZAK52 PAFG 220632 AAA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1032 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 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. PKZ299-221515- 1032 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 976 MB OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB BY FRI MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CHUKCHI SEA THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ200-221515- NORTON SOUND- 1032 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-221515- DALL POINT TO WALES- 1032 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-221515- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 1032 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-221515- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 1032 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JK SEP 11
2 follow-up statements
933 FZAK52 PAFG 221046 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 246 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-230200- 246 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER CHUKOTKA THROUGH FRI. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM KOTZEBUE SOUND TO THE SOUTH SHORE OF THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI. A 982 MB LOW OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB BY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ200-230200- NORTON SOUND- 246 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-230200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 246 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-230200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 246 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-230200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 246 AM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ TF/DA SEP 11
652 FZAK52 PAFG 222113 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 113 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 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. PKZ299-231230- 113 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1013 MB HIGH 100 MILES NORTHWEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 300 MILES NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY FRI AFTERNOON WHILE BUILDING TO 1017 MB. LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN ALASKA MAINLAND. $$ PKZ200-231230- NORTON SOUND- 113 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-231230- DALL POINT TO WALES- 113 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ215-231230- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 113 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. 1 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-231230- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 113 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ RF/SB 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 21, 2:07 PM AKDT, 8 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 2:07 PM AKDT, 8 hours 25 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 207 PM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .DISCUSSION... BROAD LOW ALOFT OVR SW MAINLAND ALASKA WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. LOW ALOFT WILL REFORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA OVR THE WEEKEND...PARTLY IN RESPONSE TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE EXTRA- TROPICAL REMAINS OF CURRENT TYPHOON ROKE. BROAD BUT WEAK HIGH PRES ALOFT FROM CHUKCHI SEA SEWD INTO THE NW INTR. WEAK LOW ALOFT DVLPG VCNTY MACKENZIE BAY NEXT 24 HOURS BUT THEN ONLY SLOWLY DRFTG NEWD. AT THE SFC...PRES GRAD ALREADY WEAKENING OVR SRN PORTIONS OF THE CWA AS REMAINS OF THE OLD OCCLUSION DRIFT WWD. MODERATE GRAD CONTS NW ALASKA N OF THE WRN PEN INTO FRI. TEMPS CONT ABOVE NORMAL MOST EVERYWHERE TODAY...WITH ONLY SLOW COOLING LATE IN THE WEEK. NEXT DEEP LOW NOW APPROACHING SE PANHANDLE WILL JUMP THE TERRAIN AND REFORM OVER SE INTR OR SRN YT THU AM...WITH SOME RAIN OR SHOWERS WITH THIS IN THE SE INTR. MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT RIGHT INTO NEXT WEEK ON LARGE SCALE FEATURES..AND IN KEEPING MOST OF THE CWA IN A LOW FLOW REGIME. BY MON NIGHT OR TUE CHANCES INCREASING FOR A BERING SEA STORM. NORTH SLOPE...A LITTLE PRECIP TODAY...MAINLY WRN ZONES. NO SGFNT SNOW XPCD. E-NE WINDS CONT BUT DIMINISHING A BIT BRW EWD TODAY. WEST COAST..STRONGEST WINDS REMAIN BERING STRAIT NWD TO LISBURNE PENINSULA AREA. OLD OCCLUSION PRODUCING SOME...BUT A LOT OF SHOWER ACTIVITY NEXT 24 HOURS. INTERIOR...RAIN FROM SE ALASKA LOW TONIGT AND THU SHOULD REMAIN SE OF DELTA JUNCTION. OTRW NOT MUCH PRECIP. TEMPS COOLING AFTER TODAY BUT REMAINING SOMEWHAT ABOVE NORMAL. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE HYDROLOGY... NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. && JK SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 10:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 28 hr | |
| Sep 22, 1:13 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 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.