Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 11, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 14, 2012, 1:44 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Feb 14, 2012, 1:44 PM AKST (22:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2012, 2:11 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
500 FZAK52 PAFG 142244 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 144 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 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. PKZ299-151400- 144 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHERN SIBERIA AND THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS THROUGH THU. LOWER PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA. $$ PKZ200-151400- NORTON SOUND- 144 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-151400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 144 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-151400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 144 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-151400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 144 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ FEB 12
2 follow-up statements
261 FZAK52 PAFG 151146 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 246 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-160300- 246 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHERN SIBERIA AND THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS THROUGH THU. LOWER PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA. $$ PKZ200-160300- NORTON SOUND- 246 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-160300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 246 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-160300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 246 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-160300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 246 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ CF/JK FEB 12
600 FZAK52 PAFG 152311 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 211 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 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. PKZ299-161415- 211 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND NORTHERN BERING SEA. A 966 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THEN DRIFTS NORTH AND DISSIPATES FRIDAY. $$ PKZ200-161215- NORTON SOUND- 211 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-161415- DALL POINT TO WALES- 211 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-161415- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 211 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-161415- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 211 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ SDB/CCC FEB 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 Feb 14, 4:49 AM AKST, 8 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 4:49 AM AKST, 8 hours 55 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 449 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. MODELS STILL CONSISTENT WITH CONTINUING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WITH VARIOUS UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVES THAT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. AS THE CURRENT SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES NORTH OVER CENTRAL ALASKA IT WILL SPREAD FLURRIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AT BEST OVER MANY AREAS. BELIEVE THE MODELS ARE OVERDOING THE PRECIPITATION FIELD FOR THIS EVENT. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE RAPIDLY BUILDS IN BACK BEHIND THE TROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND WED. THE NEXT TROUGH MOVES OVER THE AREA BY TH AFTERNOON. COLDER AIR CONTINUALLY GETS FLUSHED OUT OF THE INTERIOR AND THEN INTERJECTED AGAIN PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE WEEK TILL THIS WEEKEND. EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES TO REMAIN OVER WEST AND ARCTIC COASTS THROUGH THE WEEK AS WELL. WINDS WILL LIKELY SUBSIDE OVER THE WEST COAST THROUGH TODAY BUT THEN PICK BACK UP AGAIN STARTING WED WITH ADVISORIES POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY IN ZONE 213 FOR LATER WED. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. && CF FEB 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 1:44 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.