Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 63, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 2, 2013, 3:59 AM AKDT. It was in force for 59 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
- Sep 2, 2013, 3:59 AM AKDT (11:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2013, 2:32 PM AKDT
- In force
- 59 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
950 FZAK51 PAFG 021159 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 359 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 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. PKZ298-030015- 359 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. A STRONG LOW IN THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS A 982 MB LOW TUE PM. A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING FROM THE LOW TO THE YUKON DELTA WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA TUE. $$ PKZ225-030015- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 359 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-030015- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 359 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-030015- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 359 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ240-030015- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 359 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ245-030015- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 359 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ SEP 13
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028 FZAK51 PAFG 022213 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 213 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 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. PKZ298-031400- 213 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH CHUKCHI SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND TO THE SOUTH CHUKCHI SEA MONDAY NIGHT...THEN TO THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OVER THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE TUESDAY...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST TO MCKENZIE BAY AND STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB TUESDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO BANKS ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-031400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 213 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ230-031400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 213 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ235-031400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 213 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ240-031400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 213 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ245-031400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 213 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ SEP 13
899 FZAK51 PAFG 031216 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 416 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 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. PKZ298-040330- 416 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WITH A 1021 MB CENTER NEAR 77N 175E WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST WITH A 981 MB CENTER NEAR 63N 168W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS IT WEAKENS. A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW WILL LIE ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ225-040330- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 416 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ230-040330- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 416 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ235-040330- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 416 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ240-040330- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 416 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ245-040330- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 416 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ SDB/DJH SEP 13
170 FZAK51 PAFG 032137 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 137 PM AKDT TUE SEP 3 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. PKZ298-041245- 137 PM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WITH A 1017 MB CENTER NEAR 77N 175E WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST WITH A 982 MB CENTER NEAR 63N 168W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS IT WEAKENS. $$ PKZ225-041245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 137 PM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ230-041245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 137 PM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ235-041245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 137 PM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ240-041245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 137 PM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ245-041245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 137 PM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ CF/CCC SEP 13
835 FZAK51 PAFG 041146 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 346 AM AKDT WED SEP 4 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. PKZ298-050000- 346 AM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WITH A 1018 MB CENTER NORTHWEST OF WRANGELL ISLAND WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THURSDAY AND THEN DRIFT NORTH. LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL WEAKEN WHILE A NEW AND WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTER FORMS NEAR CAPE LISBURNE FRI AM AT 1004 MB. THIS LOW CENTER WILL DRIFT NORTH FRI AND FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-050000- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 346 AM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-050000- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 346 AM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ235-050000- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 346 AM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING BY NOON. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ240-050000- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 346 AM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. ..DIMINISHING BY NOON. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ245-050000- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 346 AM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING BY NOON. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JL/DJH SEP 13
815 FZAK51 PAFG 042232 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 232 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 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. PKZ298-051400- 232 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WITH A 1018 MB CENTER NORTHWEST OF WRANGELL ISLAND WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THURSDAY AND THEN DRIFT NORTH. A NEW AND WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL FORM NEAR CAPE LISBURNE FRI AM AT 1004 MB. THIS LOW CENTER WILL DRIFT NORTH FRI AND FRI NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM SOUTH OF THE BEAUFORT SEA COAST SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ225-051400- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 232 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-051400- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 232 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-051400- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 232 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ240-051400- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 232 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ245-051400- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 232 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ CF/DA SEP 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 Sep 1, 2:08 PM AKDT, 13 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 2:08 PM AKDT, 13 hours 51 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 208 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 60 HOURS WITH MOVEMENT OF SYNOPTIC FEATURES. PRECIP FIELD PATTERN IS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS AS WELL...PARTICULARLY BETWEEN GFS AND ECMWF. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD NORTH INTO MAINLAND ALASKA FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS WILL BE AMPLIFIED BY THE STRONG UPPER LOW MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN BERING SEA ON MON AND EVENTUALLY INTO BRISTOL BAY BY EARLY TUE MORNING. THE ARCTIC BOUNDARY OF THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE WILL EVENTUALLY GET SHOVED NORTHWARD AND GET ERODED OUT BY LATE MONDAY OVER THE ARCTIC COAST. THE FLAT TOP RIDGE WILL ACT AS A MOISTURE TRANSPORT MECHANISM AND PUSH RAIN INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AS IT MOVES UP THE WEST COAST. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY BE FAIRLY HIGH AS SATELLITE SUGGESTS AT LEAST A SUBTROPICAL CONNECTION. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE IN ZONE 210 THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE ON MON. SMALL CRAFTS WILL POP UP IN MANY AREAS ON THE ARCTIC COAST AS WELL AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN THE BERING LOW AND THE WEAK ARCTIC HIGH. CHINOOK WINDS DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR ON MON NIGHT AND TUE. THE UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL TURN TO A MORE OF A SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW BY LATER MON NIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND THEN CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .HYDROLOGY...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR THROUGH TUE NIGHT. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. && CF SEP 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 3:59 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:02 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Sep 2, 2:10 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Sep 2, 2:13 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 23 hr |
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