Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 56, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 15, 2012, 2:15 PM AKDT. It was in force for 38 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, 2:15 PM AKDT (22:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2012, 4:11 AM AKDT
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ DA/RT SEP 12
4 follow-up statements
607 FZAK52 PAFG 161158 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 358 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-170030- 358 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 998 MB LOW NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO POINT HOPE AS A 987 MB LOW BY 4PM MON THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. A 982 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR PRUDHOE BAY SUN NIGHT AND MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW AS A 980 MB LOW BY 4PM MON AND THEN DRIFT WEST. $$ 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
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 15, 5:40 AM AKDT, 8 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 15, 5:40 AM AKDT, 8 hours 35 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 540 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT...THE HIGH ENERGY PATTERN IS BEGINNING TO MATERIALIZE OVER ALASKA. RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND EASTERN ALASKA IN ADVANCE OF A DEEPENING LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WHICH WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY 4AM SUN AND TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA 4AM MON. MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE SAT NIGHT AND SUN AM AS RIDGE BUILDS OVER WESTERN CANADA. LOW 350 MILES NORTH OF BARROW MOVING TO THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC COAST WELL WEST OF WRANGELL ISLAND. THE HIGH ENERGY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK AS THE RIDGE OVER CANADA BUILDS AGAIN SINCE ANOTHER LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC BEGINS TO CURVE NORTH TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA. SURFACE...995 MB LOW 370 MILES SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY 4AM SUN AT 974 MB. BY 4AM MON THE LOW WILL STRETCH INTO TWO CENTERS..ONE NEAR KOTZEBUE AND ANOTHER NEAR BARROW...AT ROUGHLY 978 MB. A WARM OCCLUSION WILL MOVE NORTH OVER NORTHERN ALASKA TODAY AND TONIGHT WHILE A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE INTERIOR AS THE SURFACE LOW TREKS NORTH SUNDAY...AT 4PM SUNDAY THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM GALENA TO SEWARD AND BY 10 PM SUN IT WILL EXTEND FROM ANAKTUVUK PASS TO NORTHWAY..BY 4AM MON IT WILL BE OFFSHORE OF THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST AND STRETCH OVER WESTERN CANADA. MODELS...AGREE FAIRLY WELL ON THE OVERALL PATTERN CHANGE THOUGH THE PLACEMENT OF THE SURFACE LOW AS IT TREKS NORTH IS QUITE VARIED AND THUS PROVIDES A DIFFICULT FORECAST FOR THE WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA ON MONDAY. NAM IS PREFERRED OVER GFS IN SPREADING PRECIP NORTH SOONER...BUT EVEN NAM MAY NOT BE FAST ENOUGH. NORTH SLOPE...LIGHT WEST WINDS BECOMING EAST SUNDAY AND INCREASING SUN PM WITH EVEN SOME GALES OVER MARINE ZONES SUN NIGHT. RAIN SPREADING NORTH SUN PM AHEAD OF OCCLUSION. WINDS INCREASING THROUGH BROOKS RANGE PASSES SUN NIGHT. WESTERN ALASKA...RAIN SPREADING NORTHWEST THROUGH SUN EVE. AS COLD FRONT MOVES NORTH THEN EAST RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS SOUTH OF GALENA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO SHOWERS OVER THE REMAINDER BY MON AM. NORTHERLY GALES EXPECTED TONIGHT OVER MARINE AREAS 210 AND 200 ALONG WITH A STRONG WIND HEADLINE FOR PUBLIC ZONE 214. AS SURFACE LOW MOVES NORTH...SOME HIGH SURF POTENTIAL ON SOUTH SIDE OF LOW...MAINLY NORTON SOUND MON AM AND KOTZEBUE SOUND MON PM. CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...A WEAK SHORT WAVE IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL PROVIDE SPOTTY SHOWERS. BUT THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE INCREASING WINDS NEAR ALASKA RANGE AS THE OCCLUSION MOVES THROUGH AND THEN THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST AND SQUEEZES THE GRADIENT EVEN MORE ON SUN. HAVE UPGRADED WATCHES FOR ZONES 225 AND 226 TO WARNINGS AND BUMPED THE BEGIN TIME UP TO MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE DOWN AT VALLEY LEVEL EXPECT EASTERLY BREEZES FOR SAT NIGHT AND SUN. SOME RAIN SPREADING NORTH OVER ZONES 219 AND 218 SUN. OVER THE REMAINDER RAIN POTENTIAL IS JUST A CHANCE IF AT ALL. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...POSSIBLE HIGH SURF SOUTHERN NORTON SOUND MON MORNING AND KOTZEBUE SOUND MON PM DUE TO WEST WINDS ON SOUTH SIDE OF SURFACE LOW...THOUGH THIS DEPENDS ON THE LOCATION AND MOVEMENT OF SURFACE LOW. && .HYDROLOGY...NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FOR AKZ223. WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ227. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ225-AKZ226. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210. && JL SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 3:08 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 60 hr | |
| 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 |
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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.