Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 112, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 5, 2014, 2:12 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 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
- Dec 5, 2014, 2:12 PM AKST (23:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2014, 3:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
977 FZAK52 PAFG 052312 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 212 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 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. PKZ299-061200- 212 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BEAUFORT AND NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEAS WILL PERSIST. A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INCREASE THE NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI AND NORTHERN BERING SEAS. $$ PKZ200-061200- NORTON SOUND- 212 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-061200- DALL POINT TO WALES- 212 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ215-061200- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 212 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-061200- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 212 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ JL DEC 14
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 Dec 5, 6:39 AM AKST, 7 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 6:39 AM AKST, 7 hours 33 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 639 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 .DISCUSSION... THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BEAUFORT AND NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEAS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN ON MONDAY. THE 974 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE AND MERGE WITH A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA. A WAVE ON THE TRAILING FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP INTO A NEW LOW PRESSURE CENTER ON SATURDAY. THIS NEW CENTER WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA...THEN TURN NORTHWEST TO BE 970 MB NEAR KODIAK ISLAND SUN MORNING...MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY LATER SUNDAY...THEN TURN SOUTHWEST AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN. THE FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO BE STRONGER THAN THE RATHER WEAK ONES THAT HAVE COME UP FROM THE GULF RECENTLY. IT WILL LEAVE MOST OF ITS MOISTURE BEHIND ON THE CHUGACH AND ALASKA RANGES AS IT MOVES INLAND...BUT WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. THE 962 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST TO BE 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 3AM SAT...ALSO MAKING A CONTRIBUTION TO THE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT. THIS INCREASE IS IN PROCESS NOW AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AT LEAST. THE WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WILL AFFECT MOST PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ALASKA FROM THE BROOKS RANGE SOUTH...AND IT WILL CERTAINLY BE WINDY IN THOSE AREAS INCLINED TO BLOW FROM THE EAST. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ230. && DJH DEC 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 3:51 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:51 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:51 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:51 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Dec 5, 2:10 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 31 hr | |
| Dec 5, 2:12 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Dec 5, 2:12 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 13 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.