Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 73, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 7, 2013, 1:48 PM AKDT. It was in force for 38 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, 1:48 PM AKDT (21:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2013, 3:48 AM AKDT
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ RF/DA OCT 13
5 follow-up statements
630 FZAK52 PAFG 081147 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 347 AM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-090300- 347 AM AKDT TUE OCT 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 967 MB LOW OVER HAZEN BAY WILL MOVE TO THE YUKON DELTA AS A 965 MB LOW BY 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO A 985 MB LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA INTERIOR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL RECEDE NORTHWARD INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN TUESDAY. $$ 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 7, 12:50 PM AKDT, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 7, 12:50 PM AKDT, 58 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1250 PM AKDT MON OCT 7 2013 .DISCUSSION... CURRENT MODELS APPEAR TO BE VERIFYING ON THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW CENTERED NEAR 51N/171W AT 18Z MON. MODELS IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON POSITION AND CENTRAL PRESSURE THROUGH 06Z WED. PROGGED POSITION AND CENTRAL PRESSURE... 06Z TUE 972 MB 50 MILES S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 12Z TUE 964 MB 50 MILES ESE OF DALL POINT 18Z TUE 965 MB NEAR THE YUKON RIVER DELTA 00Z WED 969 MB NEAR STUART ISLAND 06Z WED 976 MB 50 MILES EAST OF UNALAKLEET 12Z WED 984 MB RAPIDLY DISSIPATING OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR RAIN OVER ZONE 214 SPREADING TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA-ZONE 215-SOUTHERN ZONE 216-ZONE 227 BY LATE TONIGHT...AND OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE WEST COAST-WESTERN INTERIOR AND CENTRAL INTERIOR BY TUE AFTERNOON. RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN ZONES 214-ZONE 215-SOUTHWESTERN ZONE 216...ESPECIALLY IN THE NULATO HILLS. THE RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER THE WEST COAST...ZONE 215...AND OVER MOST WEST COAST AND ARCTIC MARINE ZONES. GUSTS TO 60 MPH EXPECTED IN THE UNALAKLEET AREA TONIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED IN ZONE 215 THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTH WINDS OVER THE BERING SEA WILL GENERATE HIGH SEAS. HIGH SURF LIKELY ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND LATE MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH. EASTERLY GALES DEVELOPING OVER MARINE ZONES 230-235-240 TUE. WINDS COULD APPROACH GALE FORCE ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST. AHEAD OF THE STORM CENTER...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PUSH WATER OUT OF NORTON SOUND RESULTING IN BELOW NORMAL SEA LEVELS AND TIDES. AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING WATER LEVELS BACK UP...BUT MAXIMUM STORM SURGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE MUCH MORE THAN 1 FOOT ALONG THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES. STRONG CHINOOK EVENT ON TAP FOR AREAS NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE TONIGHT AND TUE...NAM MODEL CROSS SECTIONS INDICATE WINDS MAXING OUT AS HIGH AS 65 KT AT MOUNTAINTOP LEVEL...AND AS HIGH AS 80 KT ALOFT BELOW 700 MB. HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUE IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ215. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ212-AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226-AKZ227. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. && RF 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 | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 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, 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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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.