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Gale Warning 13, NWS Fairbanks, AK

March 1, 2012

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 1, 2012, 2:31 AM AKST. It was in force for 10 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: Mar 1, 2012, 2:31 AM AKST (11:31 UTC)
Expired: Mar 1, 2012, 12:36 PM AKST
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

384 
FZAK51 PAFG 011131
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
231 AM AKST THU MAR 1 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.

PKZ298-020245-
231 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
1043 MB HIGH NORTH OF WRANGELL WILL DRIFT WEST AND PERSIST THROUGH
SAT. BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. 

$$

PKZ225-020245-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
231 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-020245-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
231 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-020245-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
231 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-020245-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
231 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-020245-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
231 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT.
.SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

CC/RT MAR 12

1 follow-up statement

575 
FZAK51 PAFG 012136
CWFNSB

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1236 PM AKST THU MAR 1 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.

PKZ298-021245-
1236 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 1041 MB HIGH NORTH OF WRANGELL ISLAND WILL DRIFT WEST AND
PERSIST THROUGH SAT. BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER
MAINLAND ALASKA ALSO THROUGH SAT.

$$

PKZ225-021245-
CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
1236 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ230-021245-
CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
1236 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ235-021245-
POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
1236 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ240-021245-
CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
1236 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ245-021245-
FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
1236 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 KT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT.  

$$

RL/JK MAR 12

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 1, 11:36 AM AKST	Wind Chill Warning	AFG		23 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.