Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 28, 2012, 8:40 PM AKDT. It was in force for 54 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 28, 2012, 8:40 PM AKDT (04:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2012, 3:05 AM AKDT
- In force
- 54 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
058 FZAK52 PAFG 290440 AAA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 840 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 UPDATED ZONES 210 AND 220 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. PKZ299-291515- 840 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 973 MB LOW NEAR ST GEORGE ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST OVER THE ARCTIC COAST BY FRIDAY MORNING AND WITH ANOTHER RIDGE DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-291515- NORTON SOUND- 840 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-291515- DALL POINT TO WALES- 840 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-291515- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 840 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-291515- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 840 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ JB MAR 12
5 follow-up statements
287 FZAK52 PAFG 291116 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 316 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-300230- 316 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A GENERAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC WILL PUSH SOUTH AND EAST OVER THE ARCTIC COAST BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-300230- NORTON SOUND- 316 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-300230- DALL POINT TO WALES- 316 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-300230- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 316 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-300230- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 316 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NW WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ CF MAR 12
671 FZAK52 PAFG 292217 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 217 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 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. PKZ299-301330- 217 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL SIBERIA WITH A RIDGE EASTWARD ACROSS THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. LOWER PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR. $$ PKZ200-301330- NORTON SOUND- 217 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-301330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 217 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-301330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 217 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-301330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 217 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ RF/RL MAR 12
865 FZAK52 PAFG 301156 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 356 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-310200- 356 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL SIBERIA WITH A RIDGE EASTWARD ACROSS THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE INTERIOR ARCTIC SLOPE THROUGH SAT MORNING. LOWER PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR. $$ PKZ200-310200- NORTON SOUND- 356 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 35 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-310200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 356 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-310200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 356 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 25 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 20 KT SOUTH OF CAPE .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-310200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 356 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ CF/DJH MAR 12
504 FZAK52 PAFG 302218 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 218 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 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. PKZ299-311330- 218 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL SIBERIA WITH A RIDGE EASTWARD ACROSS THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC SLOPE WHILE A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ROTATES WESTWARD OVER THE INTERIOR. $$ PKZ200-311330- NORTON SOUND- 218 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-311330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 218 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-311330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 218 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-311330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 218 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ CCC/RL MAR 12
661 FZAK52 PAFG 311105 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 305 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-010200- 305 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL SIBERIA WITH A RIDGE EASTWARD ACROSS THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC SLOPE WHILE A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ROTATES WESTWARD OVER THE INTERIOR. $$ PKZ200-010200- NORTON SOUND- 305 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 30 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 25 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-010200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 305 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-010200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 305 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W WINDS 20 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-010200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 305 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ CF/DJH MAR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 7:53 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Mar 29, 2:31 PM AKDT | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 28 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.