Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 16, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 16, 2012, 3:02 AM AKDT. 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
- Mar 16, 2012, 3:02 AM AKDT (11:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2012, 2:38 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
732 FZAK52 PAFG 161102 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 302 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 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. PKZ299-170215- 302 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1032 MB HIGH IN THE EAST SIBERIAN SEA WILL MOVE TO NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND ON SUNDAY. A 1020 MB HIGH ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST WILL BUILD TO 1026 MB JUST INLAND FROM BARROW TONIGHT. A 983 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1004 MB BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ200-170215- NORTON SOUND- 302 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-170215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 302 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-170215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 302 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-170215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 302 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LOCALLY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ SDB/CB MAR 12
2 follow-up statements
670 FZAK52 PAFG 162149 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 149 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-171400- 149 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1035 MB HIGH IN THE EAST SIBERIAN SEA WILL MOVE TO NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND ON SUNDAY. A 1025 MB HIGH JUST INLAND FROM BARROW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. A 992 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1001 MB BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-171400- NORTON SOUND- 149 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-171400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 149 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-171400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 149 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-171400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 149 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ CF/DA MAR 12
872 FZAK52 PAFG 171038 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 238 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 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. PKZ299-180145- 238 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1035 MB HIGH IN THE EAST SIBERIAN SEA WILL MOVE TO NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL EXPAND SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MONDAY. A 1026 MB HIGH JUST INLAND FROM BARROW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND STRENGTHEN TO 1038 MB MONDAY NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE KOTZEBUE SOUND AND INTO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA THROUGH SUNDAY. A 992 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN TO 1001 MB TONIGHT. $$ PKZ200-180145- NORTON SOUND- 238 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-180145- DALL POINT TO WALES- 238 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-180145- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 238 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-180145- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 238 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ SDB/CB MAR 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 Mar 15, 3:23 PM AKDT, 11 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 3:23 PM AKDT, 11 hours 39 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 323 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. LONG WAVE TROUGH PATTERN FIRMLY PLANTED OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. ALTHOUGH A RIDGE DEVELOPS IN THE BERING SEA THEN MOVES EASTWARD BUTS GETS SQUASHED DOWN AS IT NEARS WESTERN ALASKA ON NEXT WED. ALTHOUGH 500 HEIGHTS BEGIN TO RISE A BIT...LOWER LEVEL COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRAPPED IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE. RMOPS INDICATE A LONG WAVE TROUGH PATTERN OVER NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH THE END OF MARCH...WHICH DOES NOT BODE WELL FOR AN EARLY SPRING. HOWEVER...THE LONGER THAT WE CAN SUSTAIN TEMPERATURES THAT ARE NOT EXTREMELY WARM...THE BETTER THE CHANCE THE BREAK-UP MAY BE EASIER. WITH THE HIGH BUILDING IN OVER THE ARCTIC COAST AND THE DOMINANT LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE THE ELEVATED WIND SPEEDS OVER THE WEST COAST AND THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AND OCCURRENCES SHOULD BE VERY LIGHT IF ANY AT ALL OVER MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE ONLY THING THAT MAY INSPIRE SOME FLURRIES IS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT WILL PUSH DOWN FROM THE NORTHEAST TO RESONATE SOMEWHERE NEAR ZONE 219 FOR MOST OF THE WEEKEND. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ205-AKZ206-AKZ207. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220. && CF MAR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:25 PM AKDT | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 58 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.