Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 101, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 12, 2013, 4:34 AM AKST. It was in force for 23 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
- Nov 12, 2013, 4:34 AM AKST (13:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2013, 3:59 AM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
898 FZAK52 PAFG 121334 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 434 AM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013 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. PKZ299-130445- 434 AM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 992 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL SHIFT EAST TUE AFTERNOON AND MERGE WITH A WEAK LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA. THE MERGED LOW WILL DEEPEN AND BECOME A 984 MB NEAR POINT LAY BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-130445- NORTON SOUND- 434 AM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. .THU...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-130445- DALL POINT TO WALES- 434 AM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-130445- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 434 AM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW WITH FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. .THU...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-130445- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 434 AM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ SDB/LTH NOV 13
2 follow-up statements
573 FZAK52 PAFG 122250 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 150 PM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-131500- 150 PM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 995 MB LOW LOCATED OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND BY WED MORNING. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE TO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA AS 989 MB ON WED AFTERNOON THAN THEN MOVE TO UMIAT AT 982 MB LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-131500- NORTON SOUND- 150 PM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-131500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 150 PM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 35 KT SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-131500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 150 PM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-131500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 150 PM AKST TUE NOV 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ CF/DJH NOV 13
366 FZAK52 PAFG 131259 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 359 AM AKST WED NOV 13 2013 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. PKZ299-140100- 359 AM AKST WED NOV 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...A 994 MB LOW 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100 MILES NORTH OF SHISHMAREF AT 3PM WED AT 983 MB AND CONTINUE NORTHEAST TO THE NORTH SLOPE WED EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC WATERS SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TO EXTEND FROM NEAR KOTZEBUE TO GAMBELL 9PM WED AND THEN SOUTHEAST OF NORTON SOUND AND THE YUKON DELTA 3AM THU. HIGH PRESSURE OVER RUSSIA WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-140100- NORTON SOUND- 359 AM AKST WED NOV 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING RAIN. .THU...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-140100- DALL POINT TO WALES- 359 AM AKST WED NOV 13 2013 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 50 KT DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING RAIN. .THU...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-140100- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 359 AM AKST WED NOV 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-140100- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 359 AM AKST WED NOV 13 2013 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 50 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 50 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ JL NOV 13
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 Nov 11, 2:22 PM AKST, 14 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 2:22 PM AKST, 14 hours 12 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 222 PM AKST MON NOV 11 2013 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH UPPER LEVEL FEATURES THROUGH 48 HOURS. DISCREPANCIES EXIST AT LOWER LEVELS. THE MAJOR STORM THAT HIT NORTHERN ALASKA IS CONFINED TO THE SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR AND WILL FINALLY EXIT BY EARLY TUESDAY. CURRENTLY...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST ARE PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND DEADHORSE BUT THE WINDS ARE SLOWLY STARTING TO SUBSIDE THERE BUT HAVE INCREASED AT BARTER ISLAND WITH THE ADVANCE OF THE POLAR LOW THAT DEVELOPED. THE NEXT ROUND OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WEST COAST AND SPREADING EASTWARD TO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM. THE NEXT SYSTEM CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW AND A HUGE RIDGE THAT GETS FLATTENED OUT BY THE VIGOROUS LOW. THE RIDGE IS ACTING AS THE CATALYST TO BRING IN MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC AND THEN TRANSPORTS IT NEARLY ZONALLY ACROSS THE STATE. ANOTHER POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING SCENARIO FOR NORTON SOUND. MOST PLACES ALONG THE WEST COAST...WESTERN INTERIOR AND CENTRAL INTERIOR ARE LIKELY TO SEE LARGE AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN IN FAIRLY SHORT ORDER AFTER STARTING OUT AS SNOW FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. IT MAY BE THAT EVERYTHING BELOW THE BROOKS RANGE SEES AT LEAST SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN AT SOME POINT BEFORE THE UPPER LOW IS ABLE TO MOVE COLDER AIR BACK INTO NORTHERN ALASKA ON ITS TREK EASTWARD. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ212. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212- AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ217-AKZ219-AKZ221-AKZ222-AKZ225-AKZ227. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ213- AKZ214-AKZ224-AKZ226. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ205-AKZ206. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230- PKZ235. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ235. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ240-PKZ245. && CF NOV 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 8:12 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:15 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 66 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:33 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:34 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:42 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 65 hr | |
| Nov 12, 5:10 AM AKST | Coastal Flood Watch | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Nov 12, 5:43 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Nov 12, 1:50 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Nov 12, 1:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 14 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.