Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 55, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 15, 2012, 3:08 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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 15, 2012, 3:08 AM AKDT (11:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2012, 3:23 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
221 FZAK52 PAFG 151108 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 308 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 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. PKZ299-160215- 308 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 974 MB LOW NEAR BRISTOL BAY SUN AM WILL MOVE NORTH OVER WESTERN ALASKA TO NEAR WAINWRIGHT 4PM MON AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB. $$ PKZ200-160215- NORTON SOUND- 308 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-160215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 308 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ215-160215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 308 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-160215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 308 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JL/JK SEP 12
6 follow-up statements
776 FZAK52 PAFG 152215 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 215 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-161315- 215 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 974 MB LOW NEAR BRISTOL BAY SUN AM WILL MOVE NORTH OVER WESTERN ALASKA TO NEAR WAINWRIGHT 4PM MON AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB. $$ PKZ200-161315- NORTON SOUND- 215 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-161315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 215 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-161315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 215 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-161315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 215 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ DA/RT SEP 12
607 FZAK52 PAFG 161158 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 358 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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. PKZ299-170030- 358 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 998 MB LOW NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO POINT HOPE AS A 987 MB LOW BY 4PM MON THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. A 982 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR PRUDHOE BAY SUN NIGHT AND MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW AS A 980 MB LOW BY 4PM MON AND THEN DRIFT WEST. $$ PKZ200-170030- NORTON SOUND- 358 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT DECREASING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-170030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 358 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. FOG. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-170030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 358 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-170030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 358 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. FOG. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ SEP 12
788 FZAK52 PAFG 161441 AAA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 641 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-170315- 641 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 998 MB LOW NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO POINT HOPE AS A 987 MB LOW BY 4PM MON THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. A 982 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR PRUDHOE BAY SUN NIGHT AND MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW AS A 980 MB LOW BY 4PM MON AND THEN DRIFT WEST. $$ PKZ200-170315- NORTON SOUND- 641 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT DECREASING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-170315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 641 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. FOG. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-170315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 641 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-170315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 641 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. FOG. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ SEP 12
667 FZAK52 PAFG 162157 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 157 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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. PKZ299-171300- 157 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 998 MB LOW NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO POINT HOPE AS A 987 MB LOW BY 4PM MON THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. A 982 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR PRUDHOE BAY SUN NIGHT AND MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW AS A 980 MB LOW BY 4PM MON AND THEN DRIFT WEST. $$ PKZ200-171300- NORTON SOUND- 157 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-171300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 157 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-171300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 157 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ220-171300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 157 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ TF/SDB SEP 12
914 FZAK52 PAFG 171211 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 411 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-180030- 411 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 978 MB LOW OVER THE EASTERN SEWARD PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO KIVALINA AS A 988 MB LOW BY 4PM MON AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. A 982 MB LOW NEAR PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW AS A 978 MB LOW BY 4PM MON AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. A LOW IN THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AS A 989 MB LOW BY 4PM TUE. $$ PKZ200-180030- NORTON SOUND- 411 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING EAST. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ210-180030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 411 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ215-180030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 411 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-180030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 411 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ SEP 12
670 FZAK52 PAFG 172323 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 323 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 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. PKZ299-181215- 323 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 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. A LOW IN THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AS A 989 MB LOW BY 4PM TUE. $$ PKZ200-181215- NORTON SOUND- 323 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-181215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 323 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-181215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 323 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-181215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 323 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 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 14, 4:02 PM AKDT, 11 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 14, 4:02 PM AKDT, 11 hours 6 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 402 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .DISCUSSION... ACTIVE PATTERN RAPIDLY DEVELOPING FOR NORTHERN ALASKA AS 1004 MB LOW WELL SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY NEAR 980 MB NEAR BRISTOL BAY SAT MORNING AND THENCE MOVE NWD TO THE WRN NORTH SLOPE BY MON NOON. STRONG OCCLUSION WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE CWA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. THE STORM WILL BE MOVING TOO FAST FOR EXCESSIVE PRECIP IN THE CWA. STRONG WINDS TO THE LEE OF THE ALASKA RANGE CLOSE TO AND JUST AFTER THE OCCLUSION MOVES THRU IS THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THIS STORM...THOUGH MANY AREAS WILL BE HAVE SGFNT WINDS. EARLY NEXT WEEK A STRONG RIDGE BUILDS OVR THE NORTH PACIFIC WITH TROUGH RELOADING OVR THE BERING SEA. THIS WILL KEEP A FAST MOVING PATTERN OVR THE CWA THRU THE NEXT WEEK. MODELS STILL NOT SETTLE ON THE DETAILS AND STRUCTURE OF THE SFC LOW ONCE IT STARTS TO MOVE NORTH. THERE WILL PROBABLY BE MULTIPLE CENTERS WHICH WILL MAKE WIND FORECAST DIFFICULT FOR THE WEST COAST. FOLLOWING DRAMATIC CHINOOK WARMING SAT-SAT NIGHT...COLD ADVECTION FOLLOWING THE OCCLUSION INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR IS SGFNT BUT WILL BE SHORT LIVED. NORTH SLOPE...OLD LOW 400 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL DRIFT SW TOWARD WRANGEL ISLAND. PERIOD OF GUSTY SOUTH WINDS THROUGH BROOKS RANGE PASSES MAY REQUIRE STRONG WIND HEADLINES BY SUN. WEST COAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A PERIOD OF MODERATE WEST WINDS INTO NORTON SOUND SUN OR SUN NIGHT AS THE LOW(S) MOVE NORTH. THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE LOWS AND POTENTIALLY COULD PRODUCE SOME HIGH SURF. INTERIOR...ALASKA RANGE WINDS ARE THE MAIN ISSUE BUT MOST PLACES WILL BE BREEZY NEAR AND JUST FOLLOWING THE OCCLUSION. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .HYDROLOGY... NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FOR AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226. WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ227. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. && RT SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 4:47 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFG | 54 hr | |
| Sep 15, 1:43 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Sep 15, 2:13 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Sep 15, 2:15 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 38 hr |
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