Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 67, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 20, 2012, 2:34 PM AKDT. It was in force for 47 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
- Oct 20, 2012, 2:34 PM AKDT (22:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2012, 1:17 PM AKDT
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
902 FZAK69 PAFG 202234 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 234 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-211345- 234 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... 1037 MB HIGH NEAR 50N 160W EXTENDS NORTH OT A 1034 MB CENTER OVER GALENA THEN NORTH ACROSS THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT TO BE OVER CHALKYITSIK SUNDAY MORNING. A 980 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ANADYR SUNDAY MORNING THEN TO WRANGEL ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT THEN NORTHEAST. $$ PKZ500-211345- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 234 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ505-211345- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 234 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ510-211345- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 234 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ SDB/MAK OCT 12
4 follow-up statements
127 FZAK69 PAFG 211044 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 244 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-220015- 244 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... 1037 MB HIGH NEAR 50N 160W EXTENDS NORTH OT A 1034 MB CENTER OVER GALENA THEN NORTH ACROSS THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT TO BE OVER CHALKYITSIK SUNDAY MORNING. A 980 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ANADYR SUNDAY MORNING THEN TO WRANGEL ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT THEN NORTHEAST. $$ PKZ500-220015- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 244 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ505-220015- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 244 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ510-220015- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 244 AM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ OCT 12
953 FZAK69 PAFG 212148 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 148 PM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-221230- 148 PM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A 1000 MB LOW OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 400 NM N OF BARROW BY 4 AM TUE WEAKENING TO 1017 MB. $$ PKZ500-221230- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 148 PM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ505-221230- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 148 PM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ510-221230- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 148 PM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ RF/SB OCT 12
685 FZAK69 PAFG 221103 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 303 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-230215- 303 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... 1002 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN. IT WILL BE A 1018 MB LOW ABOUT 600 NM NORTH OF BARROW AT 4 AM TUE. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA WILL HOLD IN PLACE. $$ PKZ500-230215- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 303 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ505-230215- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 303 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ510-230215- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 303 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ TF/JK OCT 12
278 FZAK69 PAFG 222117 OFFAFG EXPERIMENTAL OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 117 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-231230- 117 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A 1010 MB LOW 400 MILES NW OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 750 MILES NORTH OF THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA BY 4 PM TUE WEAKENING TO 1024 MB. A 1026 MB HIGH 400 MILES NW OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL BUILD TO A 1040 MB HIGH 500 MILES NW OF BARROW BY 4 PM TUE. $$ PKZ500-231230- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 117 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ505-231230- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 117 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ510-231230- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 117 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ RF/CC OCT 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 Oct 20, 1:33 PM AKDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 20, 1:33 PM AKDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 133 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .DISCUSSION... MODELS...FAIR AGREEMENT BETWEEN MODELS THROUGH 60 HOURS. MAIN DIFFERENCES ARE IN EXACT POSITION AND STRENGTH OF MAJOR FEATURES BUT THE TRENDS LOOK GOOD. ALOFT...AT 500 HPA...RIDGE CONTINUES TO TRANSIT ACROSS THE STATE. CLOSED 554 DAM CENTER BREAKS OFF AND MOVES NORTHEAST SUNDAY EVENING WHILE ANOTHER BRANCH OF THE RIDGE SWINGS AROUND OVER THE WEST COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. 524 AM LOW MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW THEN INTO THE ARCTIC. ASSOCIATED TROUGH MOVES OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TONIGHT AND THE NORTHWEST COAST SUNDAY. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR MONDAY. SURFACE...1037 MB HIGH NEAR 50N 160W EXTENDS NORTH OT A 1034 MB CENTER OVER GALENA THEN NORTH ACROSS THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT TO BE OVER CHALKYITSIK SUNDAY MORNING. A 980 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ANADYR SUNDAY MORNING THEN TO WRANGEL ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT THEN NORTHEAST. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS ST LAWRENCE ISLAND SUNDAY DURING THE DAY THEN DRAG NORTH UP THE WEST COAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AS IT DISSIPATES. A BRANCH EXTENDING FROM THE RIDGE IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL SWING NORTHEAST OVER THE WEST COAST BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY EVENING WITH A 1036 MB CENTER DEVELOPING OVER GALENA. ARCTIC COAST...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING ON THE NORTHWEST COAST AND WESTERN BROOKS RANGE TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF SUNDAY NIGHT. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS. STARTING AS SNOW THEN CHANGING TO RAIN SUNDAY MORNING ALONG THE COAST. FROM BARROW EAST SOUTH FLOW WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY AND PARTLY CLOUDY. WEST COAST...LOW WILL BRING STRONG WINDS. WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR Z207 AND Z213. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 60 MPH. PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS SNOW TONIGHT AND CHANGE OVER TO RAIN SUNDAY MORNING. DO NOT EXPECT ANY FREEZING RAIN WITH THIS AS MOST AREAS HAVE NOT HAD REALLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO FREEZE THE GROUND SOLID. ADJACENT AREAS OF OPEN WATER WILL ALSO HELP. SURGE GUIDANCE SHOWS UP TO 3 FOOT OF SURGE NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND THE BERING STRAIT COAST AND FROM KIVALINA NORTH ON THE CHUKCHI SEA COAST. THIS SHOULD NOT BE ENOUGH FOR COASTAL FLOODING BUT WILL ISSUE HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE BERING STRAIT AND CHUKCHI SEA COAST FROM KIVALINA NORTH. INTERIOR...ONCE THE STRATUS AND FLURRIES SCOOT OUT OF HERE EXPECT CLEARING WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MANY AREAS WILL SEE THEIR FIRST BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES IN THE INTERIOR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOME BACKDOOR CLOUDS AND FLURRIES MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY IN THE FAR EASTERN ZONES AS WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY...OTHERWISE RIDGE BUILDS IN STRONG. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ207-AKZ213. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ213. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. && SDB OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2:55 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Oct 20, 2:56 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Oct 20, 2:56 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Oct 20, 1:09 PM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Oct 20, 2:19 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Oct 20, 2:33 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Oct 20, 2:33 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Oct 20, 2:33 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 47 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.