Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 71, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 4, 2012, 3:58 AM AKDT. It was in force for 34 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 4, 2012, 3:58 AM AKDT (11:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2012, 2:18 PM AKDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ CF/SDB OCT 12
3 follow-up statements
875 FZAK52 PAFG 042230 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 230 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-051330- 230 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 970 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE BERING STRAIT BY 10 PM AKDT FRI AND WEAKEN TO 989 MB. THE ASSOCIATED WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS CHUKCHI SEA THU NIGHT. $$ 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 3:57 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Oct 4, 4:04 AM AKDT | Coastal Flood Warning | AFG | 54 hr | |
| Oct 4, 10:30 AM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 19 hr | |
| Oct 4, 2:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Oct 4, 2:31 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 12 hr |
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