Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 103, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 24, 2012, 4:18 AM AKST. It was in force for 23 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 24, 2012, 4:18 AM AKST (13:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 2:53 AM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
490 FZAK51 PAFG 241318 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 418 AM AKST MON DEC 24 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. PKZ298-250200- 418 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 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. $$ PKZ225-250200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 418 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-250200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 418 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ235-250200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 418 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-250200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 418 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...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. $$ PKZ245-250200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 418 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ DEC 12
2 follow-up statements
340 FZAK51 PAFG 242256 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 156 PM AKST MON DEC 24 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. PKZ298-251230- 156 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO BARTER ISLAND WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. A LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AS A 996 MB LOW BY 3PM TUE AND THEN CONTINUE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. $$ PKZ225-251230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 156 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-251230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 156 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ235-251230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 156 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-251230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 156 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-251230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 156 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ DEC 12
963 FZAK51 PAFG 251153 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 253 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 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. PKZ298-260300- 253 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE SOUTH CHUKCHI SEA TO NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUESDAY TO THE SOUTH CHUKCHI SEA TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-260300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 253 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-260300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 253 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-260300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 253 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-260300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 253 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-260300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 253 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ DA DEC 12
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 Dec 23, 4:13 PM AKST, 12 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 4:13 PM AKST, 12 hours 5 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 413 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS... ALOFT... A DEEP COLD CUT OFF LOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL DRIFT WEST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS CAUSING WEAK SOUTHERLY CHINOOK FLOW OVER THE INTERIOR TO DEVELOP MON PM AND CONTINUE INTO TUE. THIS WILL CAUSE A DRAMATIC WARM UP CHRISTMAS EVE AND DAY OVER MOST OF THE INTERIOR. THE WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO WARM TO NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL FROM WED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ONE SHORT WAVE TROUGH LYING FROM THE YUKON DELTA TO OLD CROW WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT TO PRUDHOE BAY BY 3PM MON AND THEN DISSIPATE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST TUE. THERE ARE EAST WINDS 20-30KT OVER THE SUMMITS OVER THE INTERIOR NORTH OF THIS TROUGH THAT WILL DECREASE SOUTH OF THE TROUGH. SURFACE... 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 COINCIDENT WITH THE TROUGH ALOFT WILL OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTHWEST TO LIE FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO PRUDHOE BAY ON MON PM. THIS IS NOW CAUSING EAST WINDS 25-35 KT AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THAT WILL INCREASE A BIT TONIGHT THEN DECREASE MON PM AS THE TROUGH PASSES NORTH. A LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE YUKON DELTA AS A 994 MB LOW BY 3AM TUE. A WARM FRONT WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO LIE ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE BY 3PM MON AND TO NORTON SOUND TO EAGLE BY 3AM TUE AND THEN TO THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE BY 3PM TUE. THIS WILL WARM THE HILLS NOW THROUGH MON. VALLEYS WILL WARM ALONG THE FRONT LATE MON AS SOME CLOUDS MOVE IN. TANANA VALLEY JET OF E 20-30KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE AS A RESULT OF THIS AS WELL. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY MON WILL CAUSE SE WINDS TO DEVELOP AT EAGLE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUE. && .DISCUSSION... MODELS INITIALIZE WELL AND SHOW SIMILAR SOLLUTIONS THROUGH TUE. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ220-AKZ223-AKZ224. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ203. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ225-PKZ240-PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ230-PKZ235. && JB DEC 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 6:56 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 17 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:18 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 46 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:27 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Dec 24, 5:13 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 hr | |
| Dec 24, 7:55 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 21 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.