Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 121, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 14, 2014, 3:41 AM AKST. It was in force for 59 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 14, 2014, 3:41 AM AKST (12:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2014, 2:15 PM AKST
- In force
- 59 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
676 FZAK52 PAFG 141241 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 341 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 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. PKZ299-150300- 341 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 970 MB LOW NEAR UNALASKA BY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO NUNIVAK ISLAND BY MON MORNING AND THEN TO 200 NM E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 12Z TUE. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG 75N WILL SHIFT NORTH THROUGH MONDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA. $$ PKZ200-150300- NORTON SOUND- 341 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-150300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 341 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG... SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-150300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 341 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-150300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 341 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ LTH/SDB DEC 14
5 follow-up statements
075 FZAK52 PAFG 150003 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 303 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-151500- 303 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 966 MB LOW IN CENTRAL BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO 150 NM W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND BY TUE MORNING AT 975 MB. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG 75N WILL SHIFT NORTH THROUGH MONDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA. $$ PKZ200-151500- NORTON SOUND- 303 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-151500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 303 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 45 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 50 KT... SEAS 15 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 50 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA. SEAS 15 FT. FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-151500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 303 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-151500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 303 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. .MON...N WINDS 40 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ CF/DJH DEC 14
777 FZAK52 PAFG 151209 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 309 AM AKST MON DEC 15 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. PKZ299-160315- 309 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 968 MB LOW IN CENTRAL BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO 150 NM W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND BY TUE MORNING AT 975 MB. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG 75N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA. $$ PKZ200-160315- NORTON SOUND- 309 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-160315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 309 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG...SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-160315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 309 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-160315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 309 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. $$ LTH/SDB DEC 14
456 FZAK52 PAFG 152320 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 220 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-161245- 220 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 977 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE TO 150 NM W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND BY TUE MORNING AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG 75N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA TONIGHT. $$ PKZ200-161245- NORTON SOUND- 220 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-161245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 220 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 50 KT THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG...SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ215-161245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 220 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-161245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 220 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ EWP/ET/BB DEC 14
821 FZAK52 PAFG 161235 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 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. PKZ299-170345- 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 974 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE OVER ST MATTHEW ISLAND EARLY WED MORNING...THEN DRIFT E AS IT WEAKENS AND DISSIPATES BY LATE THU EVENING. A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT EXTENDS ACROSS 75N FROM SIBERIA TO BANKS ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT N. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH AND THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA...BERING STRAIT...AND NORTHEAST BERING SEA TODAY...THEN WEAKEN SLOWLY BEGINNING EARLY WED. $$ PKZ200-170345- NORTON SOUND- 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-170345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-170345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-170345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 335 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ SDB/RM DEC 14
655 FZAK52 PAFG 162315 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 215 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-171415- 215 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 974 MB LOW 175 NM W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE OVER ST MATTHEW ISLAND EARLY WED MORNING...THEN DRIFT E AS IT WEAKENS AND DISSIPATES BY LATE THU. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG 75N WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED THEN MOVE N. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND MAINLAND ALASKA WILL PERSIST. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE ARCTIC COASTAL WATERS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ200-171415- NORTON SOUND- 215 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-171415- DALL POINT TO WALES- 215 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 35 KT WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. NE WINDS TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-171415- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 215 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-171415- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 215 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ CF/ET/BB 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 13, 1:54 PM AKST, 13 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 1:54 PM AKST, 13 hours 47 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 154 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2014 .DISCUSSION... MODELS SIMILAR THROUGH 48 HOURS. LOW SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE WHILE OCCLUDED FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH NORTH TO COVER THE ARCTIC COAST BY EARLY EVENING. UPPER LEVEL LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO NEAR PRUDHOE BAY BY SUN MORNING. NEXT LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR BY SUN MORNING AND COMBINE FORCES WITH AN OLD LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND ITS OCCLUDED FRONT THAT WILL STRETCH TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY EARLY SUN MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THE WINDS WILL PICK UP IN THE SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AREA BY SUN MORNING AND THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD TO NEAR POINT HOPE BY SUN EVENING. SNOWFALL SHOULD MOVE INTO WEST COAST AND SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AREA BY MON AFTERNOON. THE ARCTIC COAST WILL REMAIN THE COLDEST AREA WITH THE COLD AIR BOTTLED UP NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE. AN ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP THE LIKELIHOOD OF STRATUS AND FLURRIES ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD IN EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE STATE AND CONTINUE THROUGH A LEAST TUE. THIS WILL KEEP ANY WEATHER FROM TRAVERSING AS FAR EAST AS SAY TANANA. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ225. && CF DEC 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 3:01 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:01 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:41 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:59 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 56 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 65 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.