Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 7, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 13, 2013, 3:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 13, 2013, 3:00 PM AKST (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2013, 2:56 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
718 FZAK51 PAFG 140000 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 300 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 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. PKZ298-141245- 300 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 977 MB LOW JUST SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL DRIFT NORTH AND FILL...DISSIPATING BETWEEN THE ISLAND AND THE BERING STRAIT MONDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE NORTH TO BE 980 MB NEAR SELAWIK AT 9AM MON...THEN TURN NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN TO BE 992 MB 60 MILES WEST OF POINT HOPE AT 9 PM MON. A 986 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR POINT HOPE SUNDAY EVENING...MOVE WEST...AND DISSIPATE MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ225-141245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 300 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT SOUTH OF CAPE LISBURNE DIMINISHING SUN NIGHT...TURNING NE MON MORNING AND INCREASING TO 25 KT. E WINDS 25 KT FROM CAPE LISBURNE N. SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-141245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 300 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-141245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 300 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-141245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 300 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. WINDS STRONGEST OFFSHORE. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-141245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 300 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ DJH JAN 13
1 follow-up statement
524 FZAK51 PAFG 141156 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 256 AM AKST MON JAN 14 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. PKZ298-150300- 256 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 986 MB LOW NEAR GAMBELL WILL DRIFT NORTH AND FILL...DISSIPATING BETWEEN SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE BERING STRAIT LATE MONDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE A DEVELOPING LOW OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH TO BE 985 MB NEAR SELAWIK AT NOON MON...THEN TURN NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN TO BE 995 MB 60 MILES WEST OF POINT HOPE AT 9 PM MON. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1013 MB BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ225-150300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 256 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-150300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 256 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-150300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 256 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-150300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 256 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-150300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 256 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ 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 13, 6:52 AM AKST, 8 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 6:52 AM AKST, 8 hours 8 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 652 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER GULF OF ALASKA TO INTERIOR ALASKA WILL BE PUSHED EAST INTO CANADA MONDAY AS LOW MOVES EAST FROM SIBERIA. SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE RANGE WILL DIMINISH AS RIDGE MOVES EAST WITH FREEZING RAIN ENDING. LOW MOVING NORTH OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL TIGHTEN PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTH SLOPE WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY AND INTO MONDAY. SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH SLOPE TODAY WILL WORSEN VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR THE WEST COAST ARE WINDING DOWN...BUT MORE SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS ANOTHER LOW MOVES NORTH OVER THE WEST COAST. FREEZING RAIN PROSPECTS FOR THE MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY APPEAR TO BE BEST BETWEEN 9PM SUNDAY AND 9AM MONDAY AS A FINAL ROUND OF WARM AIR AND MOISTURE SWEEPS NORTH OF THE RANGE. COLDER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH TROUGH MOVING EAST INTO NORTHERN ALASKA WILL END THE FREEZING RAIN ABRUPTLY ON MONDAY. COLD ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE COLDER AIR MONDAY. SUMMITS OF THE INTERIOR WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN THE WINDS. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212- AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ217. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR AKZ221-AKZ227. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ213. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ205-AKZ206-AKZ207-AKZ214-AKZ218- AKZ219. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ215-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. && DA JAN 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 3:23 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:57 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:09 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 3 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.