Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 46, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 17, 2012, 2:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 17, 2012, 2:00 PM AKDT (22:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2012, 1:58 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
727 FZAK69 PAFG 172200 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 200 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 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. PKZ599-181230- 200 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... 978 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB AND DRIFT WEST TO BE A 990 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW AT 4 PM TUE. THE SECOND LOW...A 988 MB LOW NEAR POINT HOPE WILL BE ABSORBED BY THE FIRST LOW MON EVENING. $$ PKZ500-181230- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 200 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 50 KT SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ505-181230- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 200 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ510-181230- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 200 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ TF SEP 12
2 follow-up statements
183 FZAK69 PAFG 181000 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 200 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 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. PKZ599-190100- 200 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A 988 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF WAINWRIGHT WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTH AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB 175 NM NORTH OF WAINWRIGHT BY 10 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. A 996 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE BEAUFORT SEA 125 NM NORTH OF KAKTOVIK BY 10 AM AKDT THURSDAY. $$ PKZ500-190100- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 200 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ505-190100- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 200 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS WEST OF 155W. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ510-190100- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 200 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JK/CB SEP 12
940 FZAK69 PAFG 182158 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 158 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 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. PKZ599-191215- 158 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... 991 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE WEST 10 KT AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB BY 4 PM WED. 1030 MB HIGH WILL HOLD OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST. 986 MB LOW JUST WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE BEAUFORT SEA 125 NM NORTH OF KAKTOVIK AT 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY. $$ PKZ500-191215- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 158 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ505-191215- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 158 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ510-191215- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 158 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ TF 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 17, 6:49 AM AKDT, 7 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 6:49 AM AKDT, 7 hours 11 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 649 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS... ALOFT... A HIGH AMPLITUDE LONG WAVE PATTERN CONSISTING OF A TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND NORTH PACIFIC AND A RIDGE OVER NW CANADA AND EASTERN ALASKA WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL CONTINUE MOIST SOUTH FLOW OVER ALASKA AND BRING A SERIES OF CHINOOK EVENTS ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE. SURFACE... A 978 MB LOW OVER THE EASTERN SEWARD PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO KIVALINA AS A 988 MB LOW BY 4PM MON AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT STRETCHING SOUTH FROM THIS LOW INTO BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO POINT HOPE TO FORT YUKON BY 4PM MON THEN DISSIPATE. STRONG SOUTH GUSTY WINDS 40 MPH AND AREAS OF RAIN ALONG THE COLD FRONT WILL DIMINISH SOUTH OF THE FRONT. THE EXCEPTION IS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE WHERE STRONG CHINOOK WINDS ARE NOW OCCURRING BUT WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. SW WINDS SOUTH OF THE LOW WILL CAUSE MODERATE TO HIGH SURF ALONG THE COASTS OF ZONES 207 209 S OF CAPE ESPENBERG. AN OCCLUDED FRONT NOW STRETCHES FROM THIS LOW TO A 982 MB LOW NEAR PRUDHOE BAY THEN EAST. THE PRUDHOE BAY LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW AS A 978 MB LOW BY 4PM MON AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. THIS IS CAUSING NE STORM FORCE WINDS NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST AND WILL CAUSE NW WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH HIGH SURF. A LOW IN THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AS A 989 MB LOW BY 4PM TUE THEN WEAKEN. THIS WILL BRING MORE RAIN TO SW ALASKA TUE. ANOTHER STRONG LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OVER SW ALASKA WED BRINGING ANOTHER STRONG CHINOOK TO THE ALASKA RANGE AND MORE HEAVY RAIN TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALASKA. && .DISCUSSION... MODELS INITIALIZE WELL AND SHOW SIMILAR SOLLUTIONS THROUGH 4PM TUE. AFTER THAT THE GFS MOVES THE LOW NEAR BARROW NORTHEAST FASTER THAN THE NAM AND IS THE PREFERRED MODELS DUE TO THE SOUTH FLOW ALOFT. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4... SW WINDS SOUTH OF THE LOW WILL CAUSE MODERATE TO HIGH SURF ALONG THE COASTS OF ZONES 207 209 S OF CAPE ESPENBERG. NW WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH HIGH SURF AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE. && .HYDROLOGY... NEXT HEAVY RAIN EVENT IS WED IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALASKA. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ216-AKZ218-AKZ219-AKZ221-AKZ222-AKZ227. HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ207-AKZ209. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ220-AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && JB SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 6:11 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:11 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Sep 17, 6:35 AM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Sep 17, 2:31 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 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.