Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 38, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 23, 2012, 3:57 AM AKDT. It was in force for 58 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 23, 2012, 3:57 AM AKDT (11:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2012, 1:53 PM AKDT
- In force
- 58 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
262 FZAK52 PAFG 231157 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 357 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 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. PKZ299-240030- 357 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A STRONG LOW IN NORTHEAST RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA AS A 977 MB LOW BY 4AM FRI AND TO 100 NM WEST OF POINT LAY AS A 988 MB LOW BY 4AM SAT. $$ PKZ200-240030- NORTON SOUND- 357 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .SAT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-240030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 357 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-240030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 357 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-240030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 357 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AUG 12
5 follow-up statements
299 FZAK52 PAFG 232148 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 148 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-241400- 148 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG LOW IN NORTHEAST RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA AS A 976 MB LOW BY 4AM FRI AND TO 100 NM WEST OF POINT LAY AS A 986 MB LOW BY 4AM SAT. $$ PKZ200-241400- NORTON SOUND- 148 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-241400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 148 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-241400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 148 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-241400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 148 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ CF/DJH AUG 12
538 FZAK52 PAFG 241145 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 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. PKZ299-250000- 345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG 975 MB LOW OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF POINT LAY AS A 988 MB LOW BY 4AM SAT...THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL CHUKCHI SEA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WEAK LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND 10 AM SUN AND TO EASTERN NORTON SOUND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-250000- NORTON SOUND- 345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .SAT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-250000- DALL POINT TO WALES- 345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-250000- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ220-250000- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ RL/JL AUG 12
593 FZAK52 PAFG 242219 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 219 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-251400- 219 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG 983 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF POINT LAY AS A 991 MB LOW BY 4AM SAT...THEN WEAKEN TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL CHUKCHI SEA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WEAK LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND 10 AM SUN AND TO EASTERN NORTON SOUND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-251400- NORTON SOUND- 219 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-251400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 219 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-251400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 219 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SAT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-251400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 219 PM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT BECOMING W 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SAT...W WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 11 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ CF/DJH AUG 12
499 FZAK52 PAFG 251021 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 221 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 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. PKZ299-260130- 221 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 992 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF POINT LAY WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL CHUKCHI SEA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ200-260130- NORTON SOUND- 221 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-260130- DALL POINT TO WALES- 221 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-260130- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 221 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-260130- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 221 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ RL/SDB AUG 12
771 FZAK52 PAFG 252153 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 153 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-261400- 153 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 996 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL CHUKCHI SEA SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS ON MONDAY. THE LOW WILL BE 1003 MB 175 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW MONDAY MORNING. A WEAK LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...THEN INLAND OVER INTERIOR ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ200-261400- NORTON SOUND- 153 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-261400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 153 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FOG... RAIN. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-261400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 153 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-261400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 153 PM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ CF/DA 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 22, 4:29 PM AKDT, 11 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 4:29 PM AKDT, 11 hours 28 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 429 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .DISCUSSION... THE ONGOING ROUGH WEATHER IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE REALM CONTINUES...AND PROMISES TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWESTWARD 30 MPH. THE WEATHER FRONT AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL MOVE ASHORE FROM POINT HOPE TO THE YUKON DELTA TONIGHT. THIS FRONT HAS BROUGHT WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE WEST COAST AND THE WESTERN INTERIOR. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM / LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NUMBER 2 / FROM THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST WILL HAVE MORE STRENGTH THAN THE WEAKENING SYSTEM NOW IN THE CHUKCHI SEA. THE SURFACE ANALYSIS AND GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW THAT THIS SYSTEM HAS VIGOR...THOUGH NOT THE STRENGTH FOR WHOLE GALES. THE WEATHER FRONT AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA ON THURSDAY...AND COME ASHORE FROM BERING STRAIT TO THE YUKON DELTA THURSDAY NIGHT. 40 MPH WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER COASTAL WATERS WITH THE FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ROUGH SEAS AND SURF ARE EXPECTED FROM THE YUKON DELTA TO BERING STRAIT...INCLUDING NORTON SOUND THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. THE NUMERICAL MARINE WEATHER MODELS INDICATE MAXIMUM TIDES 3 FEET ABOVE MAXIMUM ASTRONOMICAL TIDE AT NOME...AND UP TO 5 FEET IN NORTON BAY ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THESE LEVELS ARE ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE THE OBSERVED TIDES THIS MORNING. AT NOME THIS MORNING...THERE WAS ROUGH SURF BUT NO SIGNIFICANT SHORELINE EROSION IN PROGRESS. THE TIDE CYCLE IS APPROACHING NEAP / BIMONTHLY MINIMUM / TIDES. SEA LEVEL PRESSURE ON THE NORTHWEST COAST IS FORECAST TO DROP TO A MINIMUM OF 988 MILLIBARS ON FRIDAY MORNING. NEITHER OF THESE FACTORS SUGGEST COASTAL FLOODING. THE NOME WEB CAMERA SHOWED ROUGH SURF THIS MORNING...BUT NO RUNUP ONSHORE BEYOND THE USUAL SURF ZONE. THE FOCUS OF CONCERN HERE IS SURF AND SHORELINE EROSION. THE STRENGTH OF THE WIND IS MINIMUM GALE STRENGTH. HOWEVER...THE LENGTH OF THE FETCH AS WELL AS THE DURATION OF STRONG WINDS ARE BOTH LARGE ENOUGH TO BUILD UP SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET IN OPEN WATERS FROM THE YUKON DELTA TO BERING STRAIT...AND 8 TO 10 FEET IN OPEN WATERS NORTH OF BERING STRAIT TO POINT HOPE. THE HEIGHT OF THE WAVES DECREASES AS THE SURF BREAKS OFFSHORE...SO COASTAL FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. AFTER LOW NUMBER 2 MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...IT WILL WEAKEN. NO SUBSEQUENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS DUE TO COME FROM THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST...SO THIS SERIES WILL COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...BRISK WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL SWEEP OVER NORTHERN ALASKA FROM FRIDAY ONWARD THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THIS CIRCULATION. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4... ROUGH SURF ON THE COAST FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN TO POINT HOPE WILL BE SUBSIDING SATURDAY. && .FIRE WEATHER... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS DROPPED INTO THE 30S PERCENT IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR. WINDS HAVE BEEN BELOW 15 MPH. && .HYDROLOGY... SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER THE WEST...PARTICULARLY ON THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA HILLS AND ON THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE FROM AMBLER TO CAPE LISBURNE. RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS REMAIN NEAR BANKFULL. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ245. && TF AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 4:01 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 46 hr | |
| Aug 23, 4:01 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 71 hr | |
| Aug 23, 4:34 AM AKDT | Coastal Flood Watch | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Aug 23, 4:34 AM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 57 hr | |
| Aug 23, 1:31 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 26 hr | |
| Aug 23, 1:39 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Aug 23, 1:48 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 14 hr |
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