Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 64, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 25, 2012, 3:44 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 25, 2012, 3:44 AM AKDT (11:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2012, 3:31 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ DJH/RF SEP 12
2 follow-up statements
900 FZAK52 PAFG 252238 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 238 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-261345- 238 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 979MB LOW IN WESTERN BRISTOL BAY WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE AS A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO SOUTHERN KODIAK ISLAND AS A 957 MB LOW THURSDAY MORNING. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE MAINLAND SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE. A 1026 MB HIGH OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST WILL NUDGE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL WEST COAST TONIGHT BUT RECEDE ON THURSDAY. $$ 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 3:39 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Sep 25, 3:44 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 4 days |
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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.