Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 8, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 4, 2012, 1:35 AM AKST. 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
- Feb 4, 2012, 1:35 AM AKST (10:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2012, 1:37 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
528 FZAK52 PAFG 041035 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 135 AM AKST SAT FEB 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. PKZ299-050045- 135 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 964 MB LOW NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100 MILES W OF DALL POINT BY 4 PM SAT...THEN BECOME A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN SIBERIA AND THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALASKA MAINLAND THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-050045- NORTON SOUND- 135 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-050045- DALL POINT TO WALES- 135 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 45 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-050045- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 135 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-050045- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 135 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ RF/RL FEB 12
5 follow-up statements
899 FZAK52 PAFG 042315 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 215 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-051415- 215 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 966 MB LOW NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AT 975 MB BY SUN EVENING. A 1002 MB LOW 250 MILES E OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE BY 4 AM SUN. HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL BUILD THROUGH TUE AND SHIFT EASTWARD. $$ PKZ200-051415- NORTON SOUND- 215 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-051415- DALL POINT TO WALES- 215 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-051415- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 215 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-051415- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 215 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ CF/JK FEB 12
776 FZAK52 PAFG 051023 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 123 AM AKST SUN FEB 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. PKZ299-060030- 123 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 970 MB LOW 100 MILES WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 100 MILES WEST OF GAMBELL BY 4 AM MON AS A 976 MB LOW. $$ PKZ200-060030- NORTON SOUND- 123 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-060030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 123 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-060030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 123 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-060030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 123 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ RF/DA FEB 12
725 FZAK52 PAFG 052142 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1242 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-061245- 1242 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 971 MB LOW 100 MILES EAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA AS A 985 MB LOW. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST WHILE HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST AND THEN MOVES EAST TO BANKS ISLAND BY TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-061245- NORTON SOUND- 1242 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-061245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 1242 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-061245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 1242 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-061245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 1242 PM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ CF/JK FEB 12
271 FZAK52 PAFG 061233 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 333 AM AKST MON FEB 6 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. PKZ299-070030- 333 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 973 MB LOW NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ANADYR AS A 986 MB LOW BY 3PM MON AND TO WRANGEL ISLAND AS A 1002 MB LOW BY 3AM TUE. A WEATHER FRONT FROM THIS LOW TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA THEN SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE MON AND MOVE TO THE WESTERN CAPES OF ALASKA TUE. $$ PKZ200-070030- NORTON SOUND- 333 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-070030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 333 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-070030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 333 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-070030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 333 AM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ FEB 12
118 FZAK52 PAFG 062237 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 137 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-071345- 137 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 986 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB BY MID DAY TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER EASTERN SIBERIA TUE. LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-071345- NORTON SOUND- 137 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-071345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 137 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-071345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 137 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-071345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 137 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ FEB 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 Feb 3, 5:05 PM AKST, 8 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 5:05 PM AKST, 8 hours 30 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 505 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS... ALOFT... LONG WAVE PATTERN CONSISTING OF A TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND RIDGE OVER NW CANADA AND EASTERN ALASKA WILL BECOME HIGHER AMPLITUDE THROUGH SUNDAY AND PERSIST FOR THE NEXT WEEK. THIS MEANS THAT THIS WILL BE THE LAST COLD NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE NORMAL SAT. IS ALSO MEANS THAT EASTERN ALASKA WILL BE DRYING OUT AND THE WEST COAST WILL SEVERAL STRONG STORMS OVER THE NEXT WEEK. SURFACE... A 998 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF POINT LAY WILL MOVE TO 400 NM NORTHWEST OF POINT LAY BY 3PM SAT. WIND CHILLS 40 TO 60 BELOW ALONG MUCH OF WEST AND ARCTIC COASTS DUE TO THIS LOW AND VERY COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. A COLD FRONT FROM THIS LOW TO BARTER ISLAND TO NORTHWAY WILL WILL MOVE WELL NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST AND EAST OF THE ALCAN BORDER FRI NIGHT. WEST WINDS 15-30KT AND SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OCCURRING WITH THE FRONT IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR AND ALASKA RANGE WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST AND HIGH PRESS SURE BUILDS OVER THE INTERIOR. THIS WILL ALLOW CLEARING OVERNIGHT AND THE LAST NIGHT OF COLD TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILLS 40 TO 60 BELOW A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO NORTON SOUND SAT PM AND TO THE CHUKCHI SEA EARLY SUN. THIS WILL BRING EAST GALES AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA SAT/SAT NIGHT AND INTO THE FAR WESTERN INTERIOR SAT PM- SUN AM. WILL SEE WINDS AS HIGH AS 50 KT OVER THE COASTS OF ZONES 214 AND 213. EXPECT 6-12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA SUCH AS NOME. && .DISCUSSION... MODELS DIFFER ON STRONG WEATHER FRONT AND LOW IN THE SOUTHERN BERING PREFER THE GFS AS IT INITIALIZED BETTER ON THIS FEATURE AND MAINTAINS DEPTH LONGER THAN THE NAM. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ213- AKZ214. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ220-AKZ224-AKZ225-AKZ226. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ213-AKZ214. WIND CHILL WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ206-AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211- AKZ212-AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ217. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ215-PKZ220. STORM WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ245. && JB FEB 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 1:10 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 50 hr | |
| Feb 4, 1:35 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Feb 4, 5:12 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 29 hr | |
| Feb 4, 5:12 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 6 hr | |
| Feb 4, 5:15 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 29 hr | |
| Feb 4, 1:20 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 15 hr | |
| Feb 4, 1:27 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Feb 4, 2:13 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Feb 4, 2:15 PM AKST | Brisk Wind 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.