Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 79, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 30, 2012, 3:48 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 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 30, 2012, 3:48 AM AKDT (11:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 30, 2012, 2:28 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
219 FZAK52 PAFG 301148 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 348 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 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. PKZ299-310030- 348 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1010 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE TO THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA AS A 1018 MB LOW BY 4AM WED. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM THE LOW TO POINT LAY WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE TUE PM. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL PERSIST INTO THU. $$ PKZ200-310030- NORTON SOUND- 348 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-310030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 348 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-310030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 348 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-310030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 348 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ OCT 12
1 follow-up statement
628 FZAK52 PAFG 302228 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 228 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-311330- 228 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1015 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL MOVE TO THE MACKENZIE RIVER DELTA AS A 1018 MB LOW BY 4 AM WED. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM THE LOW TO POINT LAY WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE TUE PM. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL PERSIST INTO THU. $$ PKZ200-311330- NORTON SOUND- 228 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-311330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 228 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-311330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 228 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-311330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 228 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ JK/EWP 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 29, 3:35 PM AKDT, 12 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 29, 3:35 PM AKDT, 12 hours 13 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 335 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .DISCUSSION... DIGGING UPR TROF OVR MAINLAND ALASKA AND RETROGRADING UPR HIGH FROM THE BERING SEA...SOON TO BE OVER CHUKOTKA SETTING UP TO BRING A COOL WX PATTERN FOR MOST OF THE CWA. ENERGY FROM THE TROF MOVES INTO THE SRN GULF OF ALASKA ON THU...WITH LOW HEIGHT RIDGING FROM BC NWWD INTO SE INTERIOR ALASKA. MEANWHILE...ANOTHER CLOSED LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE HIGH ARCTIC TO THE CENTRAL ARCTIC COAST SAT...AND THENCE SW...SERVING TO RETROGRADE THE LONGWAVE TROF. NORTH SLOPE...WIND HAVE DIMINISHED QUITE A BIT AND THERE AS BEEN NO PROBLEMS AT KAKTOVIK...SO WE HAVE ENDED THE HIGH SURF FOR ZONE 204. WINDS TURNING TO THE NORTH WILL DIMINISH THE SURF AT BARROW BUT STILL SOME ISSUES POSSIBLE FARTHER SOUTH. WEST COAST...HIGH SURF CONTS FOR ZONE 207. GUSTY WINDS CONTG BUT SHOULD TURN MORE NELY. EXCEPT FOR ONSHORE FLOW AREAS NOT MUCH OF ANY SNOW NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. INTERIOR...ORGANIZED SNOW HAS MOVED INTO THE UPPER TANANA VLY AND FORTYMILE COUNTY...BUT MORE SHOWERY SNOWS OVER MUCH OF INTERIOR AS THE UPR LOW ACROSS THE AREA. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...WINDS NOW LOOK TO QUITE LIKELY TO BE TOO MUCH NORTHEAST FOR PROBLEMS AT SHISHMAREF. ANOTHER ROUND OF BRISK NW-N WINDS FOR THE WRN NORTH SLOPE...THO THE FETCH OVR WATER WILL BE GETTING SGFNTLY SHORTER AS ICE EDGE MOVES SWD. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ207. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225- PKZ230-PKZ235. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225- PKZ230-PKZ235. && RT OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 3:48 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:54 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:54 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 72 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:54 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Oct 30, 3:56 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Oct 30, 4:12 AM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Oct 30, 5:20 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Oct 30, 8:05 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 20 hr | |
| Oct 30, 2:25 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Oct 30, 2:28 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 38 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.