Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 94, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 10, 2012, 1:31 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2012, 1:31 PM AKST (22:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2012, 2:27 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
398 FZAK52 PAFG 102231 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 131 PM AKST MON DEC 10 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. PKZ299-111400- 131 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 966 MB LOW 550 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE NORTHEAST. ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 4 PM AKST...THE LOW WILL BE 969 MB 500 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK. ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE LOW WILL BE 973 MB 250 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA TUESDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER FRONT TUESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ200-111400- NORTON SOUND- 131 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-111400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 131 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-111400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 131 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT BECOMING SW. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-111400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 131 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 30 KT. $$ DEC 12
7 follow-up statements
681 FZAK52 PAFG 111235 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-120345- 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 967 MB LOW 550 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE NORTHEAST. ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 4 PM AKST...THE LOW WILL BE 967 MB 500 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK. ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE LOW WILL BE 980 MB 350 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA TUESDAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER FRONT TUESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ200-120345- NORTON SOUND- 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-120345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-120345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SNOW. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-120345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ CF/JM DEC 12
095 FZAK52 PAFG 112243 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 143 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 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. PKZ299-121345- 143 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 967 MB LOW 500 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE EAST TO BRISTOL BAY BY THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE YUKON DELTA TUE EVENING...AND ACROSS THE INTERIOR THROUGH WED. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND MOVE EAST TO THE YUKON DELTA AS A 980 MB LOW WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-121345- NORTON SOUND- 143 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. FOG...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-121345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 143 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. FOG...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 40 KT. FOG...SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-121345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 143 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-121345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 143 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ EWP/SDB DEC 12
660 FZAK52 PAFG 120042 AAA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 342 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 UPDATED ZONE 210 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-121615- 342 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 967 MB LOW 500 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE EAST TO BRISTOL BAY BY THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE YUKON DELTA TUE EVENING...AND ACROSS THE INTERIOR THROUGH WED. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND MOVE EAST TO THE YUKON DELTA AS A 980 MB LOW WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-121615- NORTON SOUND- 342 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. FOG...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-121615- DALL POINT TO WALES- 342 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. FOG...SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. FOG...SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT $$ PKZ215-121615- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 342 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-121615- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 342 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ EWP/SDB DEC 12
861 FZAK52 PAFG 121241 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 341 AM AKST WED DEC 12 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. PKZ299-130345- 341 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 967 MB LOW 500 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE EAST TO BRISTOL BAY BY THU AFTERNOON AS A 990 MB LOW. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS INTERIOR ALASKA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A SECOND LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND MOVE EAST TO THE YUKON DELTA AS A 982 MB LOW WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ200-130345- NORTON SOUND- 341 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG...SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-130345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 341 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. FOG...SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-130345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 341 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-130345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 341 AM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ CF/JM DEC 12
711 FZAK52 PAFG 122350 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 250 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-131500- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 983 MB LOW 500 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND BY THURSDAY MORNING AS A 987 MB LOW THEN TO BRISTOL BAY BY FRIDAY MORNING AS A 989 MB LOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND NORTHEASTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ200-131500- NORTON SOUND- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-131500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-131500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. .MON...LIGHT WINDS. $$ PKZ220-131500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ SDB/RT DEC 12
826 FZAK52 PAFG 131242 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 342 AM AKST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ299-140200- 342 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 989 MB LOW NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY BY FRIDAY MORNING AS A 990 MB LOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND NORTHEASTERN BERING SEA. A WEAK 999 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE TO WRANGEL ISLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON AS A 988 MB LOW. $$ PKZ200-140200- NORTON SOUND- 342 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT...LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR TOPKOK AND ROCKY POINT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-140200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 342 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-140200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 342 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-140200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 342 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 45 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ CF/CC DEC 12
227 FZAK52 PAFG 132327 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 227 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-141215- 227 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 989 MB LOW NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY BY FRIDAY MORNING AS A 990 MB LOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND NORTHEASTERN BERING SEA. A WEAK 999 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE TO WRANGEL ISLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON AS A 988 MB LOW. $$ PKZ200-141215- NORTON SOUND- 227 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-141215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 227 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-141215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 227 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-141215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 227 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ SDB DEC 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 Dec 10, 5:56 AM AKST, 7 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 5:56 AM AKST, 7 hours 35 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 556 AM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 .DISCUSSION... 998 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTERIOR WILL CONTINUE TO FILL RAPIDLY...DISSIPATING OVER THE COOK INLET AREA TODAY AS A NEW LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH TUE OVER MANY PARTS OF THE INTERIOR. CURRENT GFS/NAM PROGGING DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW LOW NORTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING...DEEPENING TO BELOW 970 MB NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY EARLY WED MORNING... LATEST GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN AGREES WELL WITH THESE SOLUTIONS. ECMWF DEVELOPS A WEAKER ELONGATED LOW COMPLEX...AT THIS TIME WILL GO WITH THE GFS/NAM SOLUTIONS WHICH AGREE AND HAVE GOOD RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY THROUGH 12Z WED ON POSITION AND DEPTH OF THE SURFACE LOW. THE 06Z GFS/NAM RUNS ARE UPPING THE ANTE A BIT ON FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS. WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR ZONES 211-213-214. SNOW WILL SPREAD TO THE WESTERN INTERIOR TUE NIGHT AND TO MOST OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR BY WED AFTERNOON. EVENT TOTAL SNOWFALL COULD REACH 6-8 INCHES IN ZONES 215-216-SOUTHERN 217-219-WESTERN 220-221-222. WINTER STORM WATCHES FOR ZONES 215-216 MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED WITH THIS AFTERNOONS FORECAST PACKAGE. EXPECTED SNOW AMOUNTS IN ZONES 219-220-221-222 WILL WARRANT AT LEAST A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AS WE GET CLOSER IN TIME TO THE START OF THE EVENT. THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN THE WINTER...MOISTURE TRAVELING ACROSS A SMOOTH TOP UPPER RIDGE...FOLLOWED BY A SHORT WAVE WHICH WILL PROVIDE STRONG SYNOPTIC SCALE UPLIFT. AFTER THE SNOW EVENT ENDS...CURRENT GFS AND EUROPEAN SUGGEST A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN IN A WEAKER WESTERLY FLOW...BUT WITH A COLDER AIRMASS RETURNING. COLD TEMPERATURES ARE CONTINUING OVER THE INTERIOR ARCTIC ZONES AND THE INTERIOR PARTS OF THE COASTAL ARCTIC ZONES... EARLY MORNING GOES AND POLAR IR SATELLITE IMAGING GIVES TEMPERATURE ESTIMATES OF -30F TO AROUND -45F OVER A LARGE AREA. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ211-AKZ213-AKZ214. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210. && RF DEC 12
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Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 4:34 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 30 hr | |
| Dec 10, 1:47 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 25 hr |
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