Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 49, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 24, 2012, 2:54 PM AKDT. It was in force for 13 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 24, 2012, 2:54 PM AKDT (22:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2012, 3:38 AM AKDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
287 FZAK69 PAFG 242254 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 254 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 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. PKZ599-251230- 254 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A 990 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 50 NM WEST OF BARROW AS A 1000 MB LOW AT 4AM TUE AND TO 150 NM NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND AS A 1005 MB LOW BY 4PM TUE AND THEN CONTINUE MOVING EAST. A STRONG LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TUE AND BE REPLACED BY A VERY STRONG LOW THAT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED. $$ PKZ500-251230- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 254 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ505-251230- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 254 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ510-251230- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 254 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ SEP 12
1 follow-up statement
206 FZAK69 PAFG 251138 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 338 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 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. PKZ599-260245- 338 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A 996 MB LOW 50 MILES WEST OF BARROW WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA BY TUESDAY EVENING. A NARROW HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ500-260245- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 338 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ505-260245- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 338 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ510-260245- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 338 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ DJH/RF SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2:51 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Sep 24, 3:06 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 72 hr |
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Sources
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