Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 101, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2012, 8:18 AM AKST. It was in force for 19 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
- Dec 23, 2012, 8:18 AM AKST (17:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2012, 3:15 AM AKST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
973 FZAK51 PAFG 231718 AAA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 818 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 UPDATED ZONES 240 AND 245 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. PKZ298-240030- 818 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ225-240030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 818 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-240030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 818 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-240030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 818 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-240030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 818 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-240030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 818 AM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ DEC 12
1 follow-up statement
496 FZAK51 PAFG 232333 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 233 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 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. PKZ298-241215- 233 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA OF RUSSIA WILL MOVE NORTH MON. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTHWEST TO LIE FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO PRUDHOE BAY ON MON PM. A LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE YUKON DELTA AS A 994 MB LOW BY 3AM TUE. $$ PKZ225-241215- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 233 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-241215- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 233 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ235-241215- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 233 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-241215- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 233 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-241215- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 233 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ DEC 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:15 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 17 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:25 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Dec 22, 5:00 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:51 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Dec 23, 8:14 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:33 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:39 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 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.