Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2013, 1:20 PM AKST. It was in force for 49 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 5, 2013, 1:20 PM AKST (22:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2013, 2:16 PM AKST
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
847 FZAK51 PAFG 052220 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 120 PM AKST SAT JAN 5 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. PKZ298-061330- 120 PM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 970 MB LOW WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO WEST OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND SAT AS A 978 MB CENTER SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS. $$ PKZ225-061330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 120 PM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-061330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 120 PM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-061330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 120 PM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-061330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 120 PM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-061330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 120 PM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ JM/RT JAN 13
4 follow-up statements
830 FZAK51 PAFG 061052 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 152 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 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. PKZ298-070200- 152 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 975 MB LOW NEAR ST. MATTHEW ISLAND SAT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON WHILE WEAKENING TO 998 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS. $$ PKZ225-070200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 152 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-070200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 152 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-070200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 152 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-070200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 152 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ245-070200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 152 AM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ CF/CC JAN 13
256 FZAK51 PAFG 062245 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 145 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 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. PKZ298-071345- 145 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ225-071345- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 145 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-071345- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 145 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-071345- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 145 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-071345- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 145 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-071345- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 145 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ JM/RT JAN 13
033 FZAK51 PAFG 071137 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 237 AM AKST MON JAN 7 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. PKZ298-080245- 237 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT MON AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW 75 NM W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-080245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 237 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-080245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 237 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-080245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 237 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-080245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 237 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-080245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 237 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ CF/MK JAN 13
472 FZAK51 PAFG 072316 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 216 PM AKST MON JAN 7 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. PKZ298-081430- 216 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CHUKCHI AND WESTERN BEAUFORT SEAS. LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CANADA ARCTIC ALONG 125 WEST LONGITUDE. A TROUGH WILL FORM MON NIGHT JUST OFFSHORE PRUDHOE BAY AND BARTER ISLAND AND WILL PERSIST INTO THU. $$ PKZ225-081430- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 216 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-081430- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 216 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-081430- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 216 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-081430- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 216 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-081430- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 216 PM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ JL/JM 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 5, 6:09 AM AKST, 7 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 6:09 AM AKST, 7 hours 11 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 609 AM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013 .DISCUSSION... MODELS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR THROUGH 36 HOURS BUT DIVERGE IN THE MID RANGE. CURRENT SOUTHERN BERING SEA LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH TO ABOUT ST MATTHEW ISLAND LATE THIS EVENING MEANWHILE WEAKENING. MAJORITY OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE PUSHED OFF TO THE GULF OF ALASKA. LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE YK DELTA WILL BE SEEN TODAY AND TONIGHT. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA WILL BREAK DOWN BY LATE TONIGHT AS OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES NORTH. LONG WAVE TROUGH PATTERN DEVELOP ES OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN ALASKA BY FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL ENABLE A COLD FRONT TO MOVE SOUTH FROM THE ARCTIC SLOPE ON TUE FROM THE PARENT COLD LOW OVER THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MANY PLACES IN ADVISORY LEVEL STATUS OVER THE WEST COAST AND THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY LONG TERM SOLUTION TO THE MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES THAT WILL PLAGUE NORTHERN ALASKA WITHIN THE NEXT 240 HOURS AND BEYOND. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ230- PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && CF JAN 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 7:41 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Jan 5, 1:20 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.