Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 23, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 8, 2012, 2:38 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- Apr 8, 2012, 2:38 AM AKDT (10:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2012, 2:44 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
440 FZAK52 PAFG 081038 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 238 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 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. PKZ299-090145- 238 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 976 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ANADYR AS A 982 MB LOW BY 4 AM AKDT MONDAY. THE LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN MAINLAND FROM THE SEWARD PENINSULA SOUTH TODAY. $$ PKZ200-090145- NORTON SOUND- 238 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER NOON. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING TO 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-090145- DALL POINT TO WALES- 238 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. WINDS DECREASING TO 25 KT WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-090145- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 238 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING TO 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-090145- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 238 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ CCC/CB APR 12
5 follow-up statements
446 FZAK52 PAFG 082100 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 100 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-091400- 100 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 978 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ANADYR AS A 982 MB LOW BY 4 AM AKDT MONDAY. THE LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND WESTERN INTERIOR. $$ PKZ200-091400- NORTON SOUND- 100 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING TO 15 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-091400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 100 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. WINDS DECREASING TO 25 KT WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-091400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 100 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 MN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-091400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 100 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING TO 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ CF/EWP APR 12
260 FZAK52 PAFG 090516 CCA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 915 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 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. PKZ299-092215- 915 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 978 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ANADYR AS A 982 MB LOW BY 4 AM AKDT MONDAY. THE LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND WESTERN INTERIOR. $$ PKZ200-092215- NORTON SOUND- 915 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING TO 15 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-092215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 915 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. WINDS DECREASING TO 25 KT WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-092215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 915 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-092215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 915 PM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING TO 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ CF/EWP APR 12
281 FZAK52 PAFG 091045 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 245 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-100445- 245 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 984 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ANADYR WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN TODAY. THE LOW WILL BE 998 MB 250 NM WEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY 4 AM AKDT TUESDAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THIS MORNING WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW WILL PASS 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-100445- NORTON SOUND- 245 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY NOON. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-100445- DALL POINT TO WALES- 245 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY MORNING. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY NOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-100445- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 245 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...S WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-100445- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 245 AM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ CCC/CB APR 12
411 FZAK52 PAFG 092221 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 221 PM AKDT MON APR 9 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. PKZ299-101330- 221 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 988 MB LOW NEAR ANADYR WILL MOVE TO JUST WEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND TUE AS A 1008 MB LOW AND THEN CONTINUE NORTHWEST. A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTH TO WAINWRIGHT TUE. $$ PKZ200-101330- NORTON SOUND- 221 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-101330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 221 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-101330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 221 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-101330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 221 PM AKDT MON APR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ APR 12
920 FZAK52 PAFG 101044 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 244 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-110145- 244 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 994 MB LOW IN FAR EASTERN RUSSIA WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB IN THE EAST SIBERIAN SEA THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE NORTHWEST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ200-110145- NORTON SOUND- 244 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-110145- DALL POINT TO WALES- 244 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-110145- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 244 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-110145- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 244 AM AKDT TUE APR 10 2012 .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT AFTER NOON. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ CCC/CB APR 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 Apr 7, 11:46 AM AKDT, 14 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 11:46 AM AKDT, 14 hours 52 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1146 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. ALL MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF FROM 24 HOURS AGO CONCERNING BRINGING IN MUCH COOLER AIR TO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE. THIS HAS MODERATED SUBSTANTIALLY THOUGH. STRONG UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGH AHEAD OF THE SURFACE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA THIS EVENING WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO FORCE THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EASTWARD. THIS SHORT WAVE IS PRODUCING A FEW ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA AN IT MOVES EASTWARD. A MUCH WEAKER FIRST SHORT WAVE OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND TODAY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THIS EVENING WHILE THE NEXT AND MUCH STRONGER FRONT WILL PUSH TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY LATER THIS EVENING WHICH IS WHEN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS NEXT FRONT APPEARS TO HAVE A MUCH HEFTIER LOAD OF PRECIPITATION WITH IT AS WELL. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WESTWARD WITH ONLY SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION MAKING IT AS FAR EAST AS THE SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA AND WESTERN ZONE 214. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN EASTERN ALASKA AND THE LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL PRODUCE HIGH WINDS ALONG THE WEST COAST AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN ZONE 213 AND INCREASE WINDS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE WEST COAST ZONES. && .FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && .HYDROLOGY...NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225. && CF APR 12
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 7, 10:24 PM AKDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1024 PM AKDT SAT APR 07 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1020 PM BLIZZARD WALES 65.61N 168.08W
04/07/2012 AK AWOS
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BEGAN AT WALES AT APPROXIMATELY 915
PM THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 53 MPH.
&&
CBOGELThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2:38 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Apr 8, 3:38 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | 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.