Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 71, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 7, 2013, 3:46 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- Oct 7, 2013, 3:46 AM AKDT (11:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2013, 3:48 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
736 FZAK52 PAFG 071146 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 346 AM AKDT MON OCT 7 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. PKZ299-080300- 346 AM AKDT MON OCT 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 988 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER 300 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TODAY. A SECOND LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF DUTCH HARBOR TODAY MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST TO BE LOCATED OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND AS A 975 MB LOW MONDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AND BE LOCATED OVER EASTERN NORTON SOUND TUESDAY EVENING AS A 972 MB LOW. $$ PKZ200-080300- NORTON SOUND- 346 AM AKDT MON OCT 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-080300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 346 AM AKDT MON OCT 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...NW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-080300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 346 AM AKDT MON OCT 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-080300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 346 AM AKDT MON OCT 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ CCC/DJH OCT 13
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750 FZAK52 PAFG 072148 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 148 PM AKDT MON OCT 7 2013 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-081545- 148 PM AKDT MON OCT 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 981 MB LOW 125 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL MOVE TO THE YUKON DELTA AS A 965 MB LOW BY TUESDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO A 984 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA INTERIOR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-081545- NORTON SOUND- 148 PM AKDT MON OCT 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...EAST OF A LINE FROM CAPE DARBY TO STUART ISLAND...SE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT WEST OF NOME. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-081545- DALL POINT TO WALES- 148 PM AKDT MON OCT 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NEAR SHORE FROM DALL POINT TO THE YUKON DELTA...EAST WINDS 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. ELSEWHERE EAST WINDS 35 KT BECOMING NORTH 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT NEAR SHORE FROM DALL POINT TO THE YUKON DELTA. 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...NEAR SHORE FROM DALL POINT TO THE YUKON DELTA... VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W 30 KT W OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT W OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-081545- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 148 PM AKDT MON OCT 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-081545- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 148 PM AKDT MON OCT 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ RF/DA OCT 13
630 FZAK52 PAFG 081147 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 347 AM AKDT TUE OCT 8 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. PKZ299-090300- 347 AM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 967 MB LOW OVER HAZEN BAY WILL MOVE TO THE YUKON DELTA AS A 965 MB LOW BY 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO A 985 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA INTERIOR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL RECEDE NORTHWARD INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN TUESDAY. $$ PKZ200-090300- NORTON SOUND- 347 AM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT EAST OF CAPE DARBY. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-090300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 347 AM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT WEST OF SLEDGE ISLAND BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-090300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 347 AM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-090300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 347 AM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ CCC/DJH OCT 13
655 FZAK52 PAFG 082008 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1208 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-091215- 1208 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 967 MB LOW OVER HAZEN BAY WILL MOVE TO THE YUKON DELTA AS A 965 MB LOW BY 6 AM TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO A 985 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA INTERIOR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL RECEDE NORTHWARD INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN TUESDAY. $$ PKZ200-091215- NORTON SOUND- 1208 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-091215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 1208 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-091215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 1208 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG...RAIN. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-091215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 1208 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ OCT 13
859 FZAK52 PAFG 082047 CCA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1245 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 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. PKZ299-091300- 1245 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 971 MB LOW OVER NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN TO 985 BY 4 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ200-091300- NORTON SOUND- 1245 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-091300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 1245 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-091300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 1245 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG...RAIN. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-091300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 1245 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ OCT 13
998 FZAK52 PAFG 082048 CCA CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1248 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-091315- 1248 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 971 MB LOW OVER NORTON SOUND WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN TO 985 MB BY 4 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ200-091315- NORTON SOUND- 1248 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-091315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 1248 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-091315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 1248 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG...RAIN. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-091315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 1248 PM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ OCT 13
542 FZAK52 PAFG 091148 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 348 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 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. PKZ299-100300- 348 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1021 MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE NORTHWARD INTO THE HIGH CANADIAN ARCTIC WED. A 978 MB LOW MOVES NORTH NEAR GRATE BEAR LAKE AS A 982 MB LOW MOVES EAST INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WED NIGHT AND THU. $$ PKZ200-100300- NORTON SOUND- 348 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...WINDS TURNING SE...INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-100300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 348 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-100300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 348 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF CAPE ESPENBERG. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-100300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 348 AM AKDT WED OCT 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING AFTER NOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ CCC/DJH OCT 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 Oct 6, 2:29 PM AKDT, 13 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 6, 2:29 PM AKDT, 13 hours 17 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 229 PM AKDT SUN OCT 6 2013 .DISCUSSION... STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BOTH ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING SEA MONDAY AND MOVE GENERALLY NORTHEAST TO AFFECT THE WEATHER OVER A LARGE PART OF NORTHERN ALASKA. THIS WEATHER WILL RANGE FROM STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS...TO HEAVY RAIN...AND TO HIGH SURF WITH POSSIBLE COASTAL EROSION. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 80 MILES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED THROUGH PASSES OF THE ALASKA RANGE...LATE MONDAY NIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND ALL DAY TUESDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR DELTANA...AND THE TANANA FLATS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND ALL DAY TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY TUESDAY EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS ENDING BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS TO 60 MILES AN HOUR ARE LIKELY NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE OF THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY LATE MONDAY NIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND ALL DAY TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN ALASKA...INCLUDING THE YUKON DELTA...NORTON SOUND...KOTZEBUE SOUND...THE NULATO HILLS...LOWER YUKON VALLEY... AND THE LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS. SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 50 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY. AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS TO THE NORTHEAST...WINDS WILL DIMINISH THEN COME AROUND FROM THE WEST WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 50 MPH... ESPECIALLY OVER NORTON SOUTH AND ADJACENT ZONES INCLUDING THE YUKON DELTA... EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND THE NULATO HILLS. THE LOW WILL DIMINISH AND MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS DIMINISHING. FOR NORTON SOUND...AS WINDS BECOME WEST ON TUESDAY...WAVES AND SURF WILL INCREASE ON SOUTH FACING AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE SOUND. HIGH SURF AND COASTAL EROSION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE PEAK LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. COMPUTER MODELS ARE NOT QUITE IN FULL AGREEMENT YET ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW. THE DETAIL OF THE EXACT TRACK COULD MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE SEA HEIGHTS OVER NORTON SOUND. NORTH FACING SHORES WILL HAVE SOME INCREASE OF SURF TUESDAY WITH EAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW...BUT DUE TO THE FETCH LENGTH OF THE WINDS AND SPEED OF THE LOW...THE HIGH SURF OF GREATEST CONCERN WILL BE THE SOUTH AND WEST FACING SHORELINE AS THE LOW DEPARTS THE AREA. HOWEVER...THOUGH SURF WILL BE HIGH...COASTAL FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. RAIN WILL BE WIDESPREAD OVER THE WEST COAST. HEAVY RAIN IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH MAY OCCUR OVER THE YUKON DELTA AND LOWER YUKON VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. AMOUNTS MAY REACH 2 INCHES ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NULATO HILLS DUE TO UP SLOPING. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...LOW PRESSURE NEAR EASTERN NORTON SOUND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE DEPARTING TO THE NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY. SEAS WILL BE HIGH ON WEDNESDAY ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES. THE AREA OF HIGHEST CONCERN IS THE WEST SHORELINE OF NORTON SOUND...INCLUDING SAINT MICHAEL'S...ON WEDNESDAY. SURF WILL BE HIGH...THOUGH COASTAL FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED DUE THE FAST FORWARD SPEED OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. SEA HEIGHT COMPUTER FORECAST MODELS WILL BE VERY SENSITIVE TO DETAIL OF THE LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TRACK. THIS SITUATION WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FOR AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226. && DA OCT 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 1:36 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFG | 43 hr | |
| Oct 7, 1:47 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Oct 7, 3:46 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 7 days | |
| Oct 7, 3:54 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 3 days | |
| Oct 7, 8:00 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFG | 3 hr | |
| Oct 7, 1:16 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 39 hr | |
| Oct 7, 1:16 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Oct 7, 1:48 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Oct 7, 3:05 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 27 hr | |
| Oct 7, 3:59 PM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 24 hr |
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