Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 44, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 6, 2012, 1:29 PM AKDT. It was in force for 25 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
- Sep 6, 2012, 1:29 PM AKDT (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2012, 2:14 PM AKDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
263 FZAK69 PAFG 062129 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 129 PM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-071230- 129 PM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A 985 MB LOW 250 MILES NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE TO 350 MILES NORTHEAST OF BARTER ISLAND BY 4 PM FRIDAY WEAKENING TO 993 MB. BY 4 PM SATURDAY THE LOW WILL BE 150 MILES NORTHEAST OF BANKS ISLAND WEAKENING TO 998 MB. A BROAD 1023 MB HIGH CENTERED 850 MILES WEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE EASTWARD BECOMING A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE CHUKCHI AND BERING SEAS BY 4 PM SATURDAY. $$ PKZ500-071230- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 129 PM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ505-071230- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 129 PM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-071230- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 129 PM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ RF/DJH SEP 12
2 follow-up statements
281 FZAK69 PAFG 071202 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 402 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-080315- 402 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... 988 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SACHS HARBOR WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN. IT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTH SHORE OF BANKS ISLAND FRI EVENING. BROAD 1024 MB HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST WILL BUILD SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BERING SEAS BY 4 PM SAT. $$ PKZ500-080315- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 402 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ505-080315- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 402 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-080315- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 402 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ TF/JK SEP 12
732 FZAK69 PAFG 072214 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 214 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-081315- 214 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A 990 MB LOW JUST WEST OF BANKS ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 400 MILES NORTHEAST OF BANKS ISLAND BY 4 PM SATURDAY WEAKENING TO 996 MB. A BROAD 1023 MB HIGH OVER EASTERN SIBERIA WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND EXTEND ACROSS THE BERING AND CHUKCHI SEAS BY 4 PM SATURDAY. $$ PKZ500-081315- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 214 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ505-081315- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 214 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 NO FORECAST AS AREA IS MOSTLY ICE-COVERED. $$ PKZ510-081315- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 214 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ 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 Sep 6, 1:29 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 1:29 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 129 PM AKDT THU SEP 6 2012 CORRECTED TEXT...LINE 3 IN PARAGRAPH 2. .DISCUSSION... A TROUGH ALOFT EXTENDING FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA SOUTHWESTWARD INTO RUSSIA WILL SWING EASTWARD TO BE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL ALASKA MAINLAND BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE MAIN ENERGY PUSHING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL PUSH EASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN MAINLAND BY THURSDAY. BROAD LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN PREDOMINANT OVER THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA. AT THE SURFACE...A 985 MB LOW 250 MILES NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE TO 350 MILES NORTHEAST OF BARTER ISLAND BY 4 PM FRIDAY WEAKENING TO 993 MB. BY 4 PM SATURDAY THE LOW WILL BE 150 MILES NORTHEAST OF BANKS ISLAND WEAKENING TO 998 MB. A BROAD 1023 MB HIGH CENTERED 850 MILES WEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE EASTWARD BECOMING A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE CHUKCHI AND NORTHERN BERING SEAS BY 4 PM SATURDAY. THE ACTIVE STORM TRACK WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE SOUTH OF THE NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST AREA. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE. && .HYDROLOGY... GENERAL SHOWER ACTIVITY CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA EXCEPT PARTS OF THE EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BE SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE ALASKA RANGE. THE AMOUNT OF SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FRIDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE LARGE ENOUGH TO CREATE ANY HYDROLOGIC PROBLEMS. OVER THE BROOKS RANGE...PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN OR SNOW WITH THE SNOW LEVEL GRADUALLY LOWERING TO AROUND 2000-2500 FEET TONIGHT. OVER THE ARCTIC COAST...PRECIPITATION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY COULD BE RAIN...SNOW...OR MIXED. IN DENALI PARK...SNOW HAS OCCURRED IN SOME HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS. EIELSON VISITOR WEB CAM SHOWS SNOW...AND SEVERAL INCHES ACCUMULATION PROBABLY HAS OCCURRED. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY PKZ210-PKZ235-PKZ240. GALE WARNING PKZ245. && RF SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 1:35 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Sep 6, 1:41 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Sep 6, 1:41 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 61 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.