Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 51, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 2, 2012, 1:53 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 2, 2012, 1:53 PM AKDT (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2012, 1:39 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
723 FZAK52 PAFG 022153 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 153 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 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. PKZ299-031300- 153 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS THROUGH MONDAY. A 984 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN SEWARD PENINSULA BY 4 AM TUE WEAKENING TO 990 MB. ANOTHER 971 MB LOW WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING SEA EARLY TUE MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR ARCTIC SLOPE MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-031300- NORTON SOUND- 153 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-031300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 153 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-031300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 153 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-031300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 153 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ CF/SDB SEP 12
4 follow-up statements
685 FZAK52 PAFG 031146 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 346 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-040300- 346 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH TUESDAY. A 982 MB LOW OVER KUSKOKWIM BAY WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT BY NOON TUESDAY WEAKENING TO 990 MB. A 980 MB LOW 150 MILES WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS BY 4PM TUESDAY WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 975 MB. $$ PKZ200-040300- NORTON SOUND- 346 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO SW...INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-040300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 346 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS 25 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA TURNING W. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. GUSTS 35 KT WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-040300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 346 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-040300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 346 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ RF/DJH SEP 12
276 FZAK52 PAFG 031147 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 347 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 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. PKZ299-040300- 347 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS THROUGH MONDAY. A 984 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN SEWARD PENINSULA BY 4 AM TUE WEAKENING TO 990 MB. ANOTHER 971 MB LOW WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING SEA EARLY TUE MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR ARCTIC SLOPE MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-040300- NORTON SOUND- 347 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG... RAIN. .TONIGHT...WINDS TURNING SW...INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-040300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 347 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS 25 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA TURNING W. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. GUSTS 35 KT WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-040300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 347 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-040300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 347 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ RF/DJH SEP 12
839 FZAK52 PAFG 032215 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 215 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-041315- 215 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH TUESDAY. A 985 MB LOW OVER NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT BY TUESDAY MORNING WEAKENING TO 992 MB. ANOTHER 972 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF THE PRIBILOFS EARLY TUE MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE INTERIOR ARCTIC SLOPE MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-041315- NORTON SOUND- 215 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-041315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 215 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-041315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 215 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-041315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 215 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ CF/SDB SEP 12
629 FZAK52 PAFG 040939 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 139 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 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. PKZ299-050045- 139 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 988 MB LOW NEAR THE BERING STRAIT WILL DRIFT WEST AND DISSIPATE TODAY. A 970 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB BY 4 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY...AND CONTINUE NORTH TO NEAR KOTZEBUE AS A 988 MB LOW BY 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ200-050045- NORTON SOUND- 139 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-050045- DALL POINT TO WALES- 139 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER NOON SOUTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ215-050045- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 139 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-050045- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 139 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JK/CB 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 2, 2:59 AM AKDT, 10 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 2:59 AM AKDT, 10 hours 54 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 259 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 CORRECTED LINE 3 IN SIGNIFICANT RAIN PARAGRAPH .DISCUSSION... UPPER AIR... A VERY ACTIVE AND PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE WITH A SERIES OF SHORT WAVE TROUGHS AND RIDGES ALOFT TRAVERSING THE NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST AREA. A WEAKENING SHORT WAVE WILL BE EXITING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN INTERIOR THIS MORNING. THE NEXT SHORT WAVE...WHICH WILL BE STRONGER...WILL ARRIVE OVER THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA MAINLAND LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...EXITING NORTH TO THE ARCTIC COAST BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A VERY STRONG SHORT WAVE ARRIVING OVER THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA MAINLAND TUESDAY EVENING AND SWEEPING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MAINLAND THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SURFACE... 986 MB LOW ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE PRIBILOFS AT 10 PM SATURDAY WILL MOVE TO KUSKOKWIM BAY BY 4 AM MONDAY WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE AROUND 982 MB. LOWEST CENTRAL PRESSURE WILL BE NEAR 980 MB THIS AFTERNOON. BY 4 AM TUESDAY THE LOW WILL OVER THE WESTERN SEWARD PENINSULA FILLING TO AROUND 990 MB. A MUCH STRONGER LOW WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...LOWEST CENTRAL PRESSURE WILL BE AROUND 972 MB MON EVENING WITH THE CENTER AROUND 100 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF ADAK. BY TUESDAY EVENING...THE LOW WILL BE ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE AROUND 976 MB. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL... WIDESPREAD RAIN DEVELOPING ON THE WEST COAST SOUTH OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. WIDESPREAD RAIN SPREADING NORTHWARD OVER MOST OF THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. OVER THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR THROUGH MONDAY... WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH EXPECTED...WITH SOME LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1.5 INCHES. ANOTHER EPISODE OF WIDESPREAD RAIN SPREADING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR FROM MID DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. CHINOOK WINDS IN AND NEAR ALASKA RANGE PASSES... SOUTH WINDS IN AND NEAR ALASKA RANGE PASSES WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY...GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH LIKELY IN THE NORMALLY WINDY SPOTS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. WINDS MAY DIMINISH SOME MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING BUT INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS. STRONG WINDS LIKELY CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY. 700 MB WINDS ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE ARE PROGGED TO MAX OUT AT 60-80 KT. MAXIMUM SURFACE GUSTS WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY REACH THE ADVISORY LEVEL...GUSTS TO 70+ MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST WIND PRONE SPOTS. MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST DISUSSION... AN ACTIVE AND PROGRESSIVE PATTERN IS EXPECTED DURING THE MEDIUM RANGE. AT THE START OF THE MEDIUM RANGE TUE NIGHT A DEEP VERTICALLY SFC LOW WILL BE FOUND IN THE SE BERING SEA. THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SW MAINLAND OF AK WED AND THEN WEAKENS AND QUICKLY EJECTS TO THE NORTHEAST AND ENDS UP IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN BY THU MORNING. A MODERATE TO STRONG CHINOOK EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE LOW THAT WILL BRING AT LEAST ADVISORY LEVEL AND POSSIBLY WARNING LEVEL WINDS TO THE FAVORED WINDY SPOTS IN/NEAR THE AK RANGE. THE FLOW TURNS SOUTHWEST AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY ALLOWING AREAS OF RAIN AND A MUCH COOLER AIR MASS TO SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR. MODEL SPREAD THEN INCREASES LATE IN THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND. IT APPEARS LIKELY THAT NORTHERN AK WILL BE UNDER AN UPPER TROUGH WITH COOL AND UNSETTLED WEATHER. THE DETAILS OF SHORTWAVES MOVING EAST ACROSS THE BERING AS WELL AS ENERGY THAT MAY DROP DOWN INTO NORTHERN AK FROM THE HIGH ARCTIC REMAIN HIGHLY UNCERTAIN. CB COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NORTH TO NORTHEAST GALES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT AND OVER THE NORTHWEST CAPES MONDAY...DIMINISHING MONDAY NIGHT. NO COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED BUT THERE WILL BE ROUGH SEAS THROUGH THE BERING AND OFFSHORE FROM THE NORTHWEST CAPES. && .HYDROLOGY... A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE KOYUKUK RIVER AT ALLAKAKET AND HUGHES. THE KOYUKUK RIVER BELOW THE JOHN RIVER CRESTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND IS NOW FALLING. THE KOYUKUK RIVER AT BETTLES APPEARS TO HAVE CRESTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING AND WILL LIKELY STARTING TO FALL SLOWLY TODAY. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH FOR THE KOYUKUK RIVER AT ALLAKAKET AND HUGHES. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ240-PKZ245. && RF/CB SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 3:42 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Sep 2, 1:50 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Sep 2, 1:50 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 64 hr | |
| Sep 2, 1:53 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 64 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.