Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 40, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 29, 2012, 2:08 PM AKDT. It was in force for 61 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 29, 2012, 2:08 PM AKDT (22:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2012, 3:29 AM AKDT
- In force
- 61 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
930 FZAK51 PAFG 292208 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 208 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 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. PKZ298-301245- 208 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1003 MB LOW 450 NM NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN IN PLACE. A 998 MB LOW IN EASTERN NORTON SOUND WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. A 998 MB LOW NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF WILL MOVE OVER EASTERN NORTON SOUND TONIGHT ABSORBING THE PREVIOUS LOW AND THEN MOVE OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND AS A 995 MB LOW BY 4PM THU...THEN WEAKEN SLOWLY THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ225-301245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 208 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ230-301245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 208 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-301245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 208 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ240-301245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 208 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ245-301245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 208 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ AUG 12
5 follow-up statements
114 FZAK51 PAFG 301209 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 409 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 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. PKZ298-310015- 409 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 994 MB LOW OVER NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE TO KOTZEBUE SOUND BY 4 AM FRIDAY WEAKENING TO 996 MB. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SATURDAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 1000 MB. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING NORTH OF THE SIBERIA COAST WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE BEAUFORT SEA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. $$ PKZ225-310015- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 409 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG... DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ230-310015- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 409 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FOG... DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-310015- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 409 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FOG... DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ240-310015- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 409 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ245-310015- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 409 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ RF/DJH AUG 12
324 FZAK51 PAFG 302209 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 209 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 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. PKZ298-311200- 209 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 992 MB LOW OVER NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE TO JUST SOUTH OF KOTZEBUE SOUND BY 4 AM FRIDAY WEAKENING TO 996 MB. THE LOW WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING NORTH OF THE SIBERIA COAST WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE BEAUFORT SEA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ225-311200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 209 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ230-311200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 209 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-311200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 209 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ240-311200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 209 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ245-311200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 209 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JL/JK AUG 12
615 FZAK51 PAFG 311129 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 329 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 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. PKZ298-010230- 329 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A NARROW RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS THROUGH SATURDAY. A 994 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN SEWARD PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB BY 4 AM SATURDAY. $$ PKZ225-010230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 329 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ230-010230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 329 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ235-010230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 329 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ240-010230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 329 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DRIZZLE AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ245-010230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 329 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ RF/DJH AUG 12
479 FZAK51 PAFG 312215 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 215 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 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. PKZ298-011200- 215 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS THROUGH MONDAY. A 994 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN SEWARD PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB BY SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE BY SUN. $$ PKZ225-011200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 215 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT...BECOMING 30 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ230-011200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 215 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ235-011200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 215 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ240-011200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 215 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ245-011200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 215 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JL/JK AUG 12
013 FZAK51 PAFG 011129 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 329 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 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. PKZ298-020230- 329 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS THROUGH MONDAY. A 996 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN SEWARD PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 100 MILES NORTHEAST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY 10 PM SUNDAY WEAKENING TO 1001 MB. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE LATER SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-020230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 329 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ230-020230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 329 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WEST OF ICY CAPE... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WEST OF ICY CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WEST OF ICY CAPE. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ235-020230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 329 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ240-020230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 329 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ245-020230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 329 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ RF/DJH SEP 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 29, 2:33 AM AKDT, 11 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 2:33 AM AKDT, 11 hours 35 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 233 AM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .DISCUSSION... MODELS...MODELS GENERALLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 72 HOURS WITH MAJOR DIFFERENCES APPEARING AFTER 120 HOURS. ALOFT...AT 500 MB...PROGRESSIVE RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TO BE LOCATED OVER THE ALCAN BORDER BY THURSDAY MORNING. A 538 DAM CLOSED LOW DEVELOPS OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY THURSDAY MORNING THEN MOVES OVER NORTON SOUND EARLY FRIDAY THEN REMAINS QUASI STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY. AT 850 MB...ZERO ISOTHERM LIES ACROSS THE STATE FROM EAGLE TO POINT HOPE THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE NORTH AS WARMER AIR FLOWS NORTH. ZERO ISOTHERM WILL MOVE BACK OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PART OF THE STATE FRIDAY AS IT EXTENDS FROM DEADHORSE TO SELAWIK THEN SOUTH TO KING SALMON. SURFACE...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR WITH A 1002 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND. LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL COVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE. RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN BY FRIDAY ALLOWING PRECIPITATION TO MOVE EAST. LOW NEAR NUNIVAK WILL MOVE TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND DEEPEN TO 990 MB THEN PINBALL AROUND AS IT WEAKENS TO 1000 MB OVER NORTON SOUND. 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY MORNING THEN MOVE TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY FRIDAY MORNING. GAP FLOW WINDS DEVELOP THROUGH THE WESTERN ALASKA RANGE THIS EVENING WORKING INTO THE CENTRAL ALASKA RANGE THEN TAPER OFF EARLY FRIDAY. ARCTIC COAST...MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE BROOKS RANGE THIS MORNING TURNING TO RAIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. STRONG NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE BERING STRAIT LATE TODAY WILL EVENTUALLY EXTEND UP THE COAST TO BARROW. WIND GRADUALLY DIMINISH BEGINNING SUNDAY. WEST COAST...RAIN DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA AS THE DAY GOES ON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM A QUARTER INCH UP TO 2 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE WESTERN ALASKA RANGE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. STRONG WINDS IN MOST OF THE COASTAL AREAS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. INTERIOR...CHINOOK WINDS DEVELOPING THROUGH THE WESTERN ALASKA RANGE PASSES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST. WARMER TEMPERATURES THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH THE RELATIVELY STRONG SOUTH FLOW. DRY CONDITIONS PERSISTING INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MARINE...NORTH GALES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT MAY PRODUCE HIGH SURF ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE SEWARD PENINSULA. GALES WILL EVENTUALLY EXTEND UP THE COAST TO BARROW. && COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE. && .FIRE WEATHER...CHINOOK WINDS WILL HELP DRY THINGS OUT. COOLER OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL SLOW THE DRYING PROCESS THOUGH. && .HYDROLOGY...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL MAY CAUSE SOME STREAMS TO RISE BUT AT THIS TIME NO HAZARDS ARE ANTICIPATED. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ225. && SDB AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2:08 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 7 days | |
| Aug 29, 2:13 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Aug 29, 2:13 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr |
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