Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 41, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 29, 2012, 2:13 PM 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 29, 2012, 2:13 PM AKDT (22:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2012, 2:14 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
391 FZAK52 PAFG 292213 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 213 PM AKDT WED AUG 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. PKZ299-301245- 213 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 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. $$ PKZ200-301245- NORTON SOUND- 213 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG... RAIN. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-301245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 213 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-301245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 213 PM AKDT WED AUG 29 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-301245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 213 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...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AUG 12
6 follow-up statements
881 FZAK52 PAFG 301203 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 403 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-310315- 403 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 984 MB LOW OVER NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE TO KOTZEBUE SOUND BY 4 AM FRIDAY WEAKENING TO 996 MB. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH S4 AM SATURDAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 1000 MB. $$ PKZ200-310315- NORTON SOUND- 403 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT THIS MORNING...EXCEPT S WINDS 20 KT EAST OF CAPE DARBY. W WINDS 20 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 4 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-310315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 403 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-310315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 403 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG... RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-310315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 403 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ RF/DJH AUG 12
269 FZAK52 PAFG 301204 CCA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 404 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 CORRECTED LINE 1 OF SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ299-310330- 404 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST 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 S4 AM SATURDAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 1000 MB. $$ PKZ200-310330- NORTON SOUND- 404 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT THIS MORNING...EXCEPT S WINDS 20 KT EAST OF CAPE DARBY. W WINDS 20 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 4 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-310330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 404 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-310330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 404 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG... RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-310330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 404 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...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ RF/DJH AUG 12
014 FZAK52 PAFG 301251 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 451 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-310345- 451 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 994 MB LOW OVER NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE TO KOTZEBUE SOUND BY 4 AM FRIDAY WEAKENING TO 996 MB. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH S4 AM SATURDAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 1000 MB. $$ PKZ200-310345- NORTON SOUND- 451 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT THIS MORNING...EXCEPT S WINDS 20 KT EAST OF CAPE DARBY. W WINDS 20 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 4 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-310345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 451 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-310345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 451 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-310345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 451 AM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ RF/DJH AUG 12
905 FZAK52 PAFG 302208 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 208 PM AKDT THU AUG 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. PKZ299-311200- 208 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST 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 TO NORTON SOUND SUN AM WEAKENING TO 1002 MB. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING NORTH OF THE SIBERIA COAST WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE BEAUFORT SEA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ200-311200- NORTON SOUND- 208 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-311200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 208 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-311200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 208 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-311200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 208 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JL/JK AUG 12
348 FZAK52 PAFG 311133 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 333 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-010245- 333 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A NARROW RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS THROUGH SATURDAY. A 994 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN SEWARD PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB BY 4 AM SATURDAY. $$ PKZ200-010245- NORTON SOUND- 333 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-010245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 333 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA AND SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. LOCAL GUSTS 40 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-010245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 333 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AROUND NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-010245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 333 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ RF/DJH AUG 12
975 FZAK52 PAFG 312214 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 214 PM AKDT FRI AUG 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. PKZ299-011200- 214 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST 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. A 984 MB LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA SAT EVENING AND MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY SUN. $$ PKZ200-011200- NORTON SOUND- 214 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-011200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 214 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-011200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 214 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-011200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 214 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JL/JK 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 29, 2:33 AM AKDT, 11 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 2:33 AM AKDT, 11 hours 40 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 | Gale Warning | AFG | 61 hr | |
| Aug 29, 2:08 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 7 days | |
| Aug 29, 2:13 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr |
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