Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 13, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 2013, 2:20 PM AKST. It was in force for 37 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
- Jan 21, 2013, 2:20 PM AKST (23:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2013, 3:30 AM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
040 FZAK51 PAFG 212320 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 220 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-221245- 220 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A BROAD 1055 MB HIGH CENTERED 650 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL BUILD TO A 1060 MB HIGH CENTERED 800 MILES NORTH OF BARROW BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ225-221245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 220 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-221245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 220 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-221245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 220 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-221245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 220 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-221245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 220 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ JK JAN 13
2 follow-up statements
634 FZAK51 PAFG 221244 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 344 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-230200- 344 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A BROAD 1060 MB HIGH CENTERED 650 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT WEST THROUGH THU. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN SOME TUE EVENING AND WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OFFSHORE OF THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST OF ALASKA ON THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-230200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 344 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 40 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-230200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 344 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 40 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-230200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 344 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-230200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 344 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-230200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 344 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ JL/DJH JAN 13
404 FZAK51 PAFG 222151 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ARCTIC 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. PKZ298-231230- 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A BROAD 1060 MB HIGH CENTERED 650 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT WEST THROUGH THU. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN SOME TUE EVENING AND WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OFFSHORE OF THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST OF ALASKA ON THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-231230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-231230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-231230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-231230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-231230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ JAN 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 Jan 21, 4:27 AM AKST, 9 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 4:27 AM AKST, 9 hours 53 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 427 AM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 .DISCUSSION... VERY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN...1053 MB HIGH CENTERED 650 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL BUILD TO A 1060 MB HIGH CENTERED 800 MILES NORTH OF BARROW BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY THROUGH TUESDAY. A MODERATELY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH BRISK EAST WINDS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH WED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN DIMINISHING GRADUALLY BEGINNING WED NIGHT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WEAKENS AND A SMALL SCALE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE DEVELOPS OVER THE INTERIOR ARCTIC SLOPE. A RIDGE ALOFT EXTENDING FROM THE CHUKCHI SEA SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE MAINLAND WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY... LEAVING THE NORTHERN MAINLAND IN A WEAK FLOW PATTERN. CURRENT GFS/ECMWF AND GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN AGREE ON THE LONGER TERM OUTLOOK...A COLD UPPER TROUGH WILL BEGIN DEEPENING NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE WED...THEN MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD OVER THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST WHILE DEEPEN FURTHER. THIS WILL BRING A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS TO THE FORECAST AREA WITH POTENTIAL FOR TEMPERATURES OF 30 BELOW OR COLDER IN THE INTERIOR....BUT TEMPERATURES BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON CLOUD COVER AND ELEVATION. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ225-PKZ230. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ235- PKZ240-PKZ245. && RF JAN 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 8:57 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 67 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:49 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 59 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.