Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 9, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 18, 2013, 3:01 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. 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 18, 2013, 3:01 PM AKST (00:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2013, 3:30 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
722 FZAK51 PAFG 190001 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 301 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 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. PKZ298-191515- 301 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1056 MB HIGH 500 CENTERED MILES NW OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 300 MILES NW OF BARROW BY 3 AM SAT BUILDING TO 1057 MB. A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE INTERIOR ARCTIC SLOPE. $$ PKZ225-191515- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 301 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 40 KT. $$ PKZ230-191515- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 301 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ235-191515- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 301 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-191515- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 301 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-191515- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 301 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ CF/JB JAN 13
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230 FZAK51 PAFG 191101 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 201 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 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. PKZ298-200030- 201 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1055 MB HIGH CENTERED 400 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WHILE WEAKENING TO 1052 MB. A 980 MB LOW CENTERED 350 MILES SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 250 MILES NORTHEAST OF ADAK BY 3 AM SUN AS A 970 MB LOW. $$ PKZ225-200030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 201 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY EVENING. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ230-200030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 201 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ235-200030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 201 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ240-200030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 201 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ245-200030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 201 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ RF/SDB JAN 13
044 FZAK51 PAFG 192334 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 234 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 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. PKZ298-201445- 234 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA. THE RIDGE THAT LIES SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THIS HIGH TO NEAR KAKTOVIK WILL ROTATE NORTHWARD TO LIE ENTIRELY OFF THE ARCTIC COAST BY MIDNIGHT SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-201445- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 234 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ230-201445- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 234 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT EAST OF ICY CAPE. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT....EXCEPT 20 KT EAST OF ICY CAPE. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ235-201445- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 234 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-201445- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 234 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-201445- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 234 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ DJH/MAK JAN 13
104 FZAK51 PAFG 201123 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 223 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 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. PKZ298-210030- 223 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A BROAD 1055 MB HIGH CENTERED 450 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL BE CENTERED 625 MILES NORTH OF BARROW BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL MOVE TO 250 MILES NORTH OF SHEMYA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WEAKENING TO 980 MB. $$ PKZ225-210030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 223 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 40 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 40 KT. $$ PKZ230-210030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 223 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ235-210030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 223 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-210030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 223 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-210030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 223 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ RF/EWP JAN 13
381 FZAK51 PAFG 202351 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 251 PM AKST SUN JAN 20 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. PKZ298-211500- 251 PM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A BROAD 1054 MB HIGH CENTERED 450 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL BE CENTERED 625 MILES NORTH OF BARROW BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL MOVE TO 250 MILES NORTH OF SHEMYA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WEAKENING TO 980 MB. $$ PKZ225-211500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 251 PM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 45 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 40 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-211500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 251 PM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-211500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 251 PM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-211500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 251 PM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-211500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 251 PM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ JAN 13
818 FZAK51 PAFG 211120 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 220 AM AKST MON JAN 21 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. PKZ298-220030- 220 AM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A BROAD 1053 MB HIGH CENTERED 650 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL BUILD TO A 1060 MB HIGH CENTERED 800 MILES NORTH OF BARROW BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ225-220030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 220 AM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-220030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 220 AM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-220030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 220 AM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-220030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 220 AM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-220030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 220 AM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. $$ RF/EWP JAN 13
040 FZAK51 PAFG 212320 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 220 PM AKST MON JAN 21 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. PKZ298-221245- 220 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A BROAD 1055 MB HIGH CENTERED 650 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL BUILD TO A 1060 MB HIGH CENTERED 800 MILES NORTH OF BARROW BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ225-221245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 220 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-221245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 220 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-221245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 220 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-221245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 220 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-221245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 220 PM AKST MON JAN 21 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ JK JAN 13
634 FZAK51 PAFG 221244 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 344 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 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. PKZ298-230200- 344 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A BROAD 1060 MB HIGH CENTERED 650 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT WEST THROUGH THU. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN SOME TUE EVENING AND WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OFFSHORE OF THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST OF ALASKA ON THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-230200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 344 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 40 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-230200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 344 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 40 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-230200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 344 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-230200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 344 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-230200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 344 AM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ JL/DJH JAN 13
404 FZAK51 PAFG 222151 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 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. PKZ298-231230- 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A BROAD 1060 MB HIGH CENTERED 650 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT WEST THROUGH THU. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN SOME TUE EVENING AND WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM OFFSHORE OF THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST OF ALASKA ON THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-231230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-231230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-231230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-231230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-231230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 1251 PM AKST TUE JAN 22 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ 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 18, 5:13 AM AKST, 9 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 5:13 AM AKST, 9 hours 48 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 513 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 .DISCUSSION... COLD UPPER TROUGH OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL WEAKEN AS IT GETS PUSHED INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN BY A NORTHWARD MOVING RIDGE. SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RIDGE WILL BRING CLOUDS AND MILDER AIR TO MOST OF THE INTERIOR BY SUN AFTERNOON. CURRENT MODELS COLLAPSE THE RIDGE MON NIGHT INTO TUE. THIS SHOULD ALLOW COLDER AIR IN THE ARCTIC TO SEEP SLOWLY SOUTHWARD FROM TUE INTO THE END OF THE WEEK. AT THE SURFACE...AN EXPANSIVE 1050-1055 MB HIGH WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN INTO THE WEEKEND. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE WEST COAST ZONES AND MARINE AREAS WILL GRADUALLY TIGHTEN OVER THE WEEKEND AS A LOW NOW WELL SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS DEEPENS AND MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY SAT AFTERNOON. NE WINDS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE WITH STORM GUSTS OVER PKZ210/AKZ213 AND TO GALE OVER PKZ225 SAT NIGHT. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OR POSSIBLY A WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR AKZ213 ON THIS AFTERNOONS FORECAST. AREAS NEAR POINT HOPE WILL ALSO SEE GALE FORCE WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR AKZ206-AKZ218-AKZ220. WIND CHILL WARNING FOR AKZ203-AKZ204. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. && RF JAN 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 3:01 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 71 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:06 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:40 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 2:10 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Jan 19, 2:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:47 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:58 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 41 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:28 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:28 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Jan 19, 2:34 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 61 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.