Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 70, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 3, 2012, 2:42 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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 3, 2012, 2:42 AM AKDT (10:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2012, 2:18 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
108 FZAK52 PAFG 031042 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 242 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 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. PKZ299-040145- 242 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1001 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM NORTH OF BARROW AT 4PM WED AS A 1005 MB LOW AND THEN CONTINUE NORTHEAST. A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDS FROM THIS LOW SOUTH TO THE YUKON DELTA AND WILL MOVE INTO INTERIOR ALASKA WED AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WED...THEN TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 4PM THU AS A 978 MB LOW AND TO NEAR PROVIDENIYA AS A 984 MB LOW BY 4PM FRI. $$ PKZ200-040145- NORTON SOUND- 242 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-040145- DALL POINT TO WALES- 242 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-040145- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 242 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-040145- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 242 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ CF/SDB OCT 12
5 follow-up statements
931 FZAK52 PAFG 040014 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 414 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-041515- 414 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 977 MB STORM 150 MILES S OF ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 150 MILES S OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 4 AM THU DEEPENING TO 972 MB. BY 4 PM THU THE STORM CENTER WILL MOVE TO NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND WEAKENING TO 975 MB. $$ PKZ200-041515- NORTON SOUND- 414 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .FRI...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-041515- DALL POINT TO WALES- 414 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 15 FT W OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. RAIN AND FOG. .THU...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 50 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 25 KT W OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT W OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. RAIN AND FOG. .FRI...SE WINDS 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT. WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND VARIABLE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-041515- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 414 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-041515- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 414 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ RF/JM OCT 12
178 FZAK52 PAFG 041158 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 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. PKZ299-050300- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 971 MB STORM 100 MILES NW OF ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY LATE THU NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO TO 978 MB. $$ PKZ200-050300- NORTON SOUND- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-050300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-050300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ220-050300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ CF/SDB OCT 12
875 FZAK52 PAFG 042230 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 230 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-051330- 230 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 970 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE BERING STRAIT BY 10 PM AKDT FRI AND WEAKEN TO 989 MB. THE ASSOCIATED WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS CHUKCHI SEA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-051330- NORTON SOUND- 230 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG. .FRI...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-051330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 230 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-051330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 230 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-051330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 230 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .FRI...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JL./RT OCT 12
505 FZAK52 PAFG 051052 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 252 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 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. PKZ299-060200- 252 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 979 MB LOW NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE BERING STRAIT BY 4 AM AKDT SAT AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB. THE ASSOCIATED WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-060200- NORTON SOUND- 252 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-060200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 252 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ215-060200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 252 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-060200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 252 AM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ CF/SDB OCT 12
809 FZAK52 PAFG 052218 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 218 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-061200- 218 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 983 MB LOW NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT BY 4 AM AKDT SAT AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB...AND THEN TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF POINT HOPE AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB BY 4 PM AKDT SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER CHUKOTKA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ PKZ200-061200- NORTON SOUND- 218 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG... RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. F .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-061200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 218 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ215-061200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 218 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-061200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 218 PM AKDT FRI OCT 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ JL/RT 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 2, 12:33 PM AKDT, 14 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 2, 12:33 PM AKDT, 14 hours 9 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1233 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .DISCUSSION... WEAKENING 996 MB LOW OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST...WEAKENING INTO AN ELONGATED 1006 MB CENTER OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA BY WED AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR 79N/120W IN THE NORTHEAST ARCTIC BY THU AFTERNOON. THE MAJOR WEATHER IN THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE GENERATED BY THE EXTRATROPICAL REMNANTS OF TYPHOON JELAWIT. THERE IS GOOD CONSENSUS BETWEEN THE CURRENT GFS/NAM/EUROPEAN RUNS ON STORM TRACK AND CENTRAL PRES OUT THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. FORECAST CENTRAL PRESSURE AND POSITION OF EX-TYPHOON JELAWIT... DATE/TIME CENTRAL PRES POSITION 18Z TUE 976-978 MB 49N/178E 00Z THU 976-978 MB 55N/170W...ABOUT 100 NM S OF THE PRIBILOFS 00Z FRI 975-978 MB 175 NM W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 00Z SAT 982-986 MB ABOUT 50 NM NW GAMBELL THIS SYSTEM AND THE WEAKER LOW PRECEDING IT WILL PRODUCE RAIN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OVER MOST AREAS OF THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR TONIGHT THROUGH THU. ELY GALES DEVELOPING OVER PKZ200-PKZ210 AND ADJACENT COASTS WED EVENING BECOMING SE THU MORNING. S TO SSE GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THESE AREAS THU AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...UPPER RIDGING WILL BUILD TUE NIGHT AND WED. BY SUN...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BECOME STRONGER AND EXPAND OVER MOST OF THE INTERIOR...HEIGHTS WILL APPROACH MIDSUMMER LEVELS OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN INTERIOR AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL. CURRENT GFS/EUROPEAN RUNS SUGGEST A BREAKDOWN OF THE RIDGE POSSIBLE BY TUE AS A SHORT WAVE PUNCHES IN FROM THE WEST. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL... SHORELINE EROSION AND LOCALIZED MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE ZONE 214 COAST FROM DALL POINT TO THE YUKON DELTA AREA THU NIGHT AND FRI. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF 3.5 TO 5 FEET EXPECTED ALONG WITH HIGH SURF. SHORELINE EROSION AND AREAS OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTON SOUND COAST FROM WEST OF CAPE DARBY TO THE BERING STRAIT FROM MIDNIGHT THU NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT FRI NIGHT. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 5 FEET EXPECTED ALONG WITH HIGH SURF. AT NOME...FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE BELMONT POINT AND WEST BEACH AREAS. LOW SPOTS ON THE NOME-COUNCIL ROAD EAST OF PORT SAFETY WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED. COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES FOR THE AFFECTED AREAS IN ZONES 211 AND 214 WILL BE ISSUED LATER TODAY. OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTON SOUND COAST...THERE WILL BE SMALLER ELEVATIONS OF SEA LEVEL...NO COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED. IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD...THERE IS MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT IN THE MODEL HANDLING OF TROPICAL STORM MALISKI NOW NEAR 22N/141E IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY BE PICKED UP IN THE WESTERLY STORM TRACK AND BECOME EXTRATROPICAL. THE TRACK OF THIS STORM IS NOW EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAR TO THE SOUTH OF THE NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST AREA. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR AKZ211-AKZ213-AKZ214. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225. && RF OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2:05 PM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 52 hr | |
| Oct 3, 2:07 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 37 hr |
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