Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 60, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 22, 2012, 1:56 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, 1:56 PM AKDT (21:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2012, 3:44 AM AKDT
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
407 FZAK52 PAFG 222156 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 156 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 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. PKZ299-231300- 156 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING NORTH OVER THE WEST COAST SAT NIGHT WILL FORM A 987 MB LOW EAST OF UNALAKLEET AT 10PM SAT WHICH WILL MOVE TO POINT HOPE BY 10 AM SUN AS A 984 MB THEN MOVE TO 200 MILES WEST OF BARROW BY 4PM MON AS A 990 MB. A LOW WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA MON AND THEN CURVE NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY TUE. $$ PKZ200-231300- NORTON SOUND- 156 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-231300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 156 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-231300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 156 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SUN...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-231300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 156 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SUN...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ JB/JL SEP 12
5 follow-up statements
506 FZAK52 PAFG 231145 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 345 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-240245- 345 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 988 MB LOW OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND WILL MOVE TO 80 MILES NORTHWEST OF CAPE LISBURNE BY 4 AM MON. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA BY 4 AM MONDAY. $$ PKZ200-240245- NORTON SOUND- 345 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-240245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 345 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTHWEST. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-240245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 345 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-240245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 345 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .THIS MORNING...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NORTH 30 KT OVER THE OUTER WATERS. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT OVER THE OUTER WATERS. .THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTH WINDS 30 KT ALONG THE CHUKCHI SEA COAST. WEST WINDS 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT OVER THE OUTER WATERS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ RF/DJH SEP 12
857 FZAK52 PAFG 232309 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 309 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 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. PKZ299-241245- 309 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST 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. $$ PKZ200-241245- NORTON SOUND- 309 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-241245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 309 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-241245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 309 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-241245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 309 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ SEP 12
796 FZAK52 PAFG 241143 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 343 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-250245- 343 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 990 MB LOW 150 MILES NW OF POINT LAY WILL MOVE TO 150 MILES N OF OLIKTOK POINT BY NOON TUESDAY WEAKENING TO 1005 MB. A DEVELOPING 992 MB LOW 100 MILES WEST OF ADAK WILL BECOME AN EXPANSIVE 980 MB LOW CENTERED 100 MILES N OF COLD BAY BY NOON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ200-250245- NORTON SOUND- 343 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY NOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-250245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 343 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-250245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 343 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-250245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 343 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ DJH/RF SEP 12
565 FZAK52 PAFG 242306 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 306 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 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. PKZ299-251215- 306 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST 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. $$ PKZ200-251215- NORTON SOUND- 306 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-251215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 306 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ215-251215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 306 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-251215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 306 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. FOG. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ SEP 12
597 FZAK52 PAFG 251144 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-260245- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 996 MB LOW 50 MILES WEST OF BARROW WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA BY TUESDAY EVENING. MODERATELY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. MODERATE LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER AND NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-260245- NORTON SOUND- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-260245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ215-260245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-260245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ 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 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 2:06 AM AKDT, 11 hours 50 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, 1:48 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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