Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 63, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 24, 2012, 3:06 PM AKDT. It was in force for 72 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 24, 2012, 3:06 PM AKDT (23:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 27, 2012, 2:53 PM AKDT
- In force
- 72 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ SEP 12
6 follow-up statements
597 FZAK52 PAFG 251144 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-260245- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 996 MB LOW 50 MILES WEST OF BARROW WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA BY TUESDAY EVENING. MODERATELY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. MODERATE LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER AND NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ 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
900 FZAK52 PAFG 252238 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 238 PM 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. PKZ299-261345- 238 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 979MB LOW IN WESTERN BRISTOL BAY WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE AS A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO SOUTHERN KODIAK ISLAND AS A 957 MB LOW THURSDAY MORNING. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE MAINLAND SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE. A 1026 MB HIGH OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST WILL NUDGE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL WEST COAST TONIGHT BUT RECEDE ON THURSDAY. $$ PKZ200-261345- NORTON SOUND- 238 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-261345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 238 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-261345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 238 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-261345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 238 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ SDB/CCC SEP 12
695 FZAK52 PAFG 261131 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 331 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-270245- 331 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED NIGHT. A STRONG STORM 240 MILES SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 120 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRI MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. $$ PKZ200-270245- NORTON SOUND- 331 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. LOCAL GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CHANNELED AREAS THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-270245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 331 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-270245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 331 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-270245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 331 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ DJH/RF SEP 12
627 FZAK52 PAFG 262243 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 243 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 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. PKZ299-271345- 243 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE WEST COAST AND OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. 950 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY FRIDAY MORNING AS IT WEAKENS TO 980 MB. A 980 MB LOW WILL SPLIT OFF THE MAIN LOW OVER THE INTERIOR ON THURSDAY MORNING AND MOVE TO FORT MCPHERSON CANADA BY THURSDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ200-271345- NORTON SOUND- 243 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ210-271345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 243 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-271345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 243 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ220-271345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 243 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ SDB/CCC SEP 12
508 FZAK52 PAFG 271205 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 405 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-280315- 405 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH FROM A LOW NEAR 76N 157W TO KIVALINA WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD AND DISSIPATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST. $$ PKZ200-280315- NORTON SOUND- 405 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-280315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 405 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT...GUSTS TO 40 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-280315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 405 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-280315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 405 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ TF/DJH SEP 12
950 FZAK52 PAFG 272253 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 253 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 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. PKZ299-281400- 253 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 960 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN MOVING OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT THEN TO UPPER COOK INLET AS A 980 MB LOW BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SATURDAY AS IT WEAKENS. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ200-281400- NORTON SOUND- 253 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ210-281400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 253 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ215-281400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 253 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ220-281400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 253 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ SDB 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 24, 3:22 AM AKDT, 11 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 24, 3:22 AM AKDT, 11 hours 44 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 322 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT... AN UPPER LOW CENTER NEAR CAPE LISBURNE WILL MOVE EASTWARD...WEAKENING INTO A TROUGH NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT BY TUE AFTERNOON. A SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE INTERIOR WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME LIGHT SOUTHERLY LATE TONIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TO EXTEND FROM THE SEWARD PENINSULA EAST TO THE CANADA BORDER MON NIGHT AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WED. SURFACE...A TIGHT 986 MB LOW NORTHWEST OF CAPE LISBURNE WILL WEAKEN TO A 1002 CENTER NEAR BARROW BY 4 AM TUE...THEN BECOMING A RAPIDLY WEAKENING TROUGH AS IT CONTINUES EASTWARD. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL... WINDS ALONG THE AKZ210 COAST ARE ONLY LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY. HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ210 WILL BE CANCELED. IN THE KOTZEBUE AREA...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY AND NO HIGH SURF ISSUES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ209 WILL BE CANCELED. ALONG THE CHUKCHI COAST NORTHWEST OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY AND THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA TODAY. TIDE GAGE AT RED DOG PORT IS INDICATING TIDES ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. NORTH TO NORTHEAST GALES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PKZ200-PKZ210 BY TUE EVENING AS A 976 MB LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA. && .HYDROLOGY... A FLOOD WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE NENANA RIVER FROM THE REX BRIDGE TO THE TANANA RIVER. MINOR FLOODING NEAR THE CITY OF NENANA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE LOWER REACHES OF THE NENANA RIVER WILL REMAIN AT FLOOD LEVEL THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO THE LONG CREST AT HEALY WHICH HAS SPREAD OUT OVER THE WIDE FLAT VALLEY. NO RECENT REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE GAGE ON THE TANANA RIVER AT NENANA...THE LAST REPORT WAS 11.3 FEET AT AROUND 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NENANA RIVER FROM THE REX BRIDGE TO THE TANANA RIVER. HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ207. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ230- PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. && RF SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2:51 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Sep 24, 2:54 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 13 hr |
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