Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 59, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 22, 2012, 1:48 PM AKDT. It was in force for 62 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 22, 2012, 1:48 PM AKDT (21:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2012, 3:39 AM AKDT
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
197 FZAK51 PAFG 222148 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 148 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-231300- 148 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 992 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR PRUDHOE BAY EARLY SUN AM AND MOVE SLOWLY NORTH TO 80 N LATITUDE 10PM MON. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE TO POINT HOPE BY 10 AM SUN AS A 984 MB LOW AND THEN MOVE TO 200 MILES WEST OF BARROW 4PM MON AS A 990 MB AND TO NEAR BARROW 4AM TUE AS A 996 MB. $$ PKZ225-231300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 148 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ230-231300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 148 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG... RAIN. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING BY NOON. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-231300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 148 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ240-231300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 148 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ245-231300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 148 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JB/JL SEP 12
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172 FZAK51 PAFG 231152 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 352 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-240300- 352 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 988 MB LOW OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND WILL MOVE TO 80 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAPE LISBURNE BY 4 AM MONDAY. A WEAK 992 MB LOW 50 MILES EAST OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE TO 550 MILES NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY BY 4 AM MON DEEPENING TO 992 MB. $$ PKZ225-240300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 352 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-240300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 352 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-240300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 352 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ240-240300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 352 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .TODAY...VARIABL WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ245-240300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 352 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ RF/DJH SEP 12
647 FZAK51 PAFG 231403 CCA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 602 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-240530- 602 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 988 MB LOW OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND WILL MOVE TO 80 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAPE LISBURNE BY 4 AM MONDAY. A WEAK 992 MB LOW 50 MILES EAST OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE TO 550 MILES NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY BY 4 AM MON DEEPENING TO 992 MB. $$ PKZ225-240530- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 602 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...SNOW. .MON...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-240530- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 602 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-240530- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 602 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ240-240530- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 602 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ245-240530- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 602 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ RF/DJH SEP 12
501 FZAK51 PAFG 232306 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 306 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-241245- 306 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 985 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF POINT HOPE WILL MOVE TO NEAR BARROW AS 1005 MB LOW BY 4AM TUE AND THEN MOVE NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN. A 990 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND BY 4AM MON AND THEN CONTINUE MOVING NORTH. $$ PKZ225-241245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 306 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. FOG. .MON...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-241245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 306 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ235-241245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 306 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ240-241245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 306 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ245-241245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 306 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ SEP 12
845 FZAK51 PAFG 241137 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 337 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-250245- 337 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 990 MB LOW 150 MILES NW OF POINT LAY WILL MOVE TO 150 MILES N OF OLIKTOK POINT BY NOON TUESDAY WEAKENING TO 1005 MB. A 988 MB LOW 350 MILES N OF BARTER ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 800 MILES N OF BARTER ISLAND BY 4 AM TUE. $$ PKZ225-250245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 337 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-250245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 337 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ235-250245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 337 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ240-250245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 337 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WEST OF OLIKTOK. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WEST OF OLIKTOK. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ245-250245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 337 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...W WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ DJH/RF SEP 12
473 FZAK51 PAFG 242251 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 251 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-251515- 251 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 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. $$ PKZ225-251515- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 251 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-251515- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 251 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-251515- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 251 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ240-251515- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 251 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ245-251515- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 251 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...SW 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ SEP 12
789 FZAK51 PAFG 251139 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 339 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-260245- 339 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 996 MB LOW 50 MILES WEST OF BARROW WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA BY TUESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ225-260245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 339 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-260245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 339 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT EAST OF ICY CAPE SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-260245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 339 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING THIS MORNING...BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ240-260245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 339 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ245-260245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 339 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ DJH/RF 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 22, 2:06 AM AKDT, 11 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 2:06 AM AKDT, 11 hours 42 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 206 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .DISCUSSION... UPPER AIR... AN ACTIVE AND PROGRESSIVE UPPER FLOW PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FORECAST AREA. THE FORECAST PERIOD BEGINS WITH A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER NW CANADA AND A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM EASTERN SIBERIA SEWD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE TROUGH WILL SWEEP NORTHWARD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. AN UPPER LOW CENTER OVER THE GULF OF ANADYR WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST ALASKA COAST BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. FAST SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR AND ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE THROUGH SUNDAY...BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY AND DIMINISHING SOME SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES NWD. A SHORT WAVE RIDGE ALOFT WILL FOLLOW THE EXITING TROUGH. SURFACE... A BROAD AREA OF 990 MB LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT...SPLITTING INTO 990 MB LOW CENTERS NEAR CAPE LISBURNE AND ABOUT 200 MILES NNE OF BARROW BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE WESTERN LOW WILL DEEPEN TO 985-990 MB 150-200 MILES NW OF ICY CAPE BY LATE SUN NIGHT...THIS IS A COMPROMISE SOLUTION BETWEEN THE NAM AND GFS WHICH DIFFER ON THE CENTRAL PRESSURE AND POSITION. WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. EXPECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 0.5 TO 1 INCH WITH LOCAL AREAS OVER 1 INCH. ANOTHER DOSE OF HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY OVER THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE. AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...NAM MODEL INDICATES TOTAL RAINFALL UP TO 6 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE IN AKZ225...AND UP TO 2-2.5 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE IN AKZ226. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL...HIGH SURF POSSIBLE IN AKZ207 SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH MON AND IN AKZ209 SUN NIGHT INTO MONDAY WITH A PERIOD OF BRISK W TO NW WINDS. NAM AND GFS SOLUTIONS DIFFER SO THIS WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED ON SUBSEQUENT MODEL RUNS. && .HYDROLOGY... A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1215 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR THE NENANA RIVER FROM CARLO CREEK TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE TANANA RIVER. WATER LEVELS AT THIS TIME ARE STILL HIGH BUT SHOULD BE STARTING TO FALL BY MORNING. THE NENANA RIVER AT HEALY IS STILL NEAR ITS CREST OF 14.7 FEET...BUT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING TOWARDS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO FALL DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. THE RIVER FLOW IS VERY FAST WITH A LARGE AMOUNTS OF DEBRIS AND BANK EROSION. MINOR FLOODING WAS REPORTED AT HEALY. MINOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED DOWNSTREAM FROM HEALY TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE TANANA RIVER THROUGH NOON SATURDAY AS THE HIGH WATER MOVES DOWNSTREAM. THIS COULD IMPACT HUNTERS IN THE AREA BY FLOODING VEHICLES LEFT NEAR THE RIVER OR MAKING RIVER TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO LARGE AMOUNTS OF DEBRIS. MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ALASKA RANGE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES OR MORE LIKELY. THIS COULD BRING THE NENANA RIVER BACK UP TO HIGH LEVELS. .FIRE WEATHER...UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...ALONG WITH STRONG CHINOOK WINDS NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE IN ZONES 223-225-226. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WARNING FOR AKZ221-AKZ225...NENANA RIVER FROM CARLO CREEK TO THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE TANANA RIVER. WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226-AKZ227. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245-PKZ510. && RF SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 4:08 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Sep 22, 1:56 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 62 hr | |
| Sep 22, 1:56 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 7 days | |
| Sep 22, 2:13 PM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 63 hr |
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