Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 33, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 4, 2012, 2:12 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
- Aug 4, 2012, 2:12 AM AKDT (10:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2012, 2:12 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
687 FZAK51 PAFG 041012 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 212 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 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. PKZ298-050115- 212 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM WEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB 450 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY...THEN CONTINUE NORTH. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA TODAY FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE EAST TO BARROW SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ225-050115- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 212 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE. .SUN...S WINDS 35 KT BECOMING NW DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-050115- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 212 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE OF ICY CAPE. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ235-050115- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 212 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-050115- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 212 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-050115- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 212 AM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ RL/CB AUG 12
4 follow-up statements
588 FZAK51 PAFG 042159 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 159 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 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. PKZ298-051300- 159 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 982 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND. THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB 450 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY...THEN CONTINUE NORTH. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA TODAY FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE EAST TO BARROW SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ225-051300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 159 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-051300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 159 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ235-051300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 159 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-051300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 159 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-051300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 159 PM AKDT SAT AUG 4 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ CF/JK AUG 12
842 FZAK51 PAFG 051016 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 216 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 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. PKZ298-060130- 216 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 980 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH AND STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB AS THE LOW MOVES TO 700 NM NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND THIS EVENING. A WARM FRONT MOVING EAST ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY BE FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE EAST TO BARROW LATE THIS EVENING...THEN TO DEMARCATION POINT BY NOON AKDT MONDAY. $$ PKZ225-060130- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 216 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT WELL OFFSHORE LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-060130- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 216 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ235-060130- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 216 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT...STRONGEST OFFSHORE. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-060130- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 216 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-060130- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 216 AM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ RL/CB AUG 12
999 FZAK51 PAFG 052236 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 236 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 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. PKZ298-061300- 236 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 970 MB LOW 600 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE NORTH. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING SOUTH FROM THIS LOW ACROSS THE EASTERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE TO LIE FROM DEMARCATION POINT TO THE BERING STRAIT BY 4PM MON AND THEN CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH AND EAST. $$ PKZ225-061300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 236 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO W 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-061300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 236 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-061300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 236 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT. FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ240-061300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 236 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. RAIN. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. RAIN. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-061300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 236 PM AKDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. RAIN. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AUG 12
450 FZAK51 PAFG 061012 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 212 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 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. PKZ298-070115- 212 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 965 MB LOW 650 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL REMAIN QUASI- STATIONARY AND WILL WEAKEN TO 976 MB BY 4 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT NEAR PRUDHOE BAY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST OF DEMARCATION POINT BY 4 PM AKDT TODAY. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE TO THE YUKON DELTA COAST BY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ225-070115- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 212 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-070115- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 212 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ235-070115- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 212 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-070115- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 212 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-070115- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 212 AM AKDT MON AUG 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ RL/CB AUG 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 Aug 3, 1:37 PM AKDT, 12 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 1:37 PM AKDT, 12 hours 35 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 137 PM AKDT FRI AUG 3 2012 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DISARRAY AFTER SAT. THE GFS HAS FLIP FLOPPED TO THAT OF THE ECMWF OF THE PREVIOUS RUNS AND THE ECMWF HAS BACKED OFF ITS PREVIOUS RUNS WITH THE DEPTH AND MOVEMENT OF THE POLAR LOW. LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE ALCAN BORDER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO CANADA THROUGH SAT MORNING. THIS HAS BROUGHT MUCH COOLER WEATHER THROUGH ALL OF NORTHERN ALASKA. AN INTERMEDIARY RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE IS KEEPING UPPER LEVEL FLOW FROM THE SOUTHWEST OR WEST AS THE RIDGE AXIS TRANSITS EASTWARD TO THE ALCAN BORDER BY SAT MORNING. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LONG WAVE TROUGH THAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK BY SUN MORNING WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN THE BERING SEA PROVIDING RAINFALL OVER THE WEST COAST THROUGH TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES EASTWARD. A STRONG RIDGE WITH TONS OF WARM AIR WILL EXTEND NORTHEASTWARD FROM FAR EAST RUSSIA TO THE NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST. THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THIS TIME FRAME. HOWEVER...THE NEW MODEL RUNS INDICATE THAT THE LOW WILL REMAIN IN THE HIGH ARCTIC AND NOT MOVE SOUTHWARD AS THE PREVIOUS RUNS HAD INDICATED. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE NEW MODEL RUNS WOULD INDICATE THAT THE NEW TRAJECTORY OF THE SURFACE WINDS WOULD BE ORIENTED MORE FROM THE NORTHWEST RATHER THAN THE SOUTHWEST AND THIS COULD CREATE HAVOC WITH ICE NEAR BARROW ON SUN NIGHT AND MON. GIVEN THE PROPOSED STRENGTH OF THE COLD FRONT DROPPING SOUTHWARD FROM THE ARCTIC...IT IS LIKELY THAT THE MODEL WINDS MAY BE UNDERDONE BECAUSE OF THE COLD ADVECTION. THERE WILL ASSOCIATED RAINFALL WITH THIS FRONTAL MOVEMENT SUN NIGHT AND MON. THIS WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD TO BARTER ISLAND BY MON AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE FRONT IT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW SHOWERS ON MON. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL LIE ACROSS THE ARCTIC SLOPE ON WED WITH WARM ADVECTION MOVING IN OVER THE WEST COAST FROM THE RE-BUILDING OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE FROM FAR EAST RUSSIA. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && .HYDROLOGY...NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ225. && CF AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2:11 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Aug 4, 2:12 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Aug 4, 2:12 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Aug 4, 2:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 36 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.