Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 52, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 13, 2014, 2:48 PM AKDT. It was in force for 61 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
- Sep 13, 2014, 2:48 PM AKDT (22:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2014, 3:53 AM AKDT
- In force
- 61 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
457 FZAK69 PAFG 132248 OFFAFG OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 248 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-141400- 248 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE MIDDLE BEAUFORT SEA WILL DRIFT NORTHEAST TO LIE OVER THE WESTERN CANADIAN ARCTIC ISLANDS 4PM MON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ500-141400- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 248 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ505-141400- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 248 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ510-141400- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 248 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ CF/LTH SEP 14
5 follow-up statements
317 FZAK69 PAFG 141148 OFFAFG OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 14 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-150000- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OF 1025 MB NORTH THE OFFSHORE AREAS WILL DRIFT EAST TO LIE OVER THE WESTERN CANADIAN ARCTIC ISLANDS THROUGH 4PM MON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTH SUN AND DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT NORTH OF BARROW. $$ PKZ500-150000- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 14 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ505-150000- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 14 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ510-150000- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ JL SEP 14
219 FZAK69 PAFG 142203 OFFAFG OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 203 PM AKDT SUN SEP 14 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-151245- 203 PM AKDT SUN SEP 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT FROM POINT LAY WEST WILL MOVE NORTHWEST TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL RECEDE EAST THROUGH TUE. A STRONG LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL SPLIT TONIGHT FORMING A 998 MB LOW OVER THE YUKON DELTA MON THAT WILL DRIFT SOUTHWEST AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ500-151245- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 203 PM AKDT SUN SEP 14 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ505-151245- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 203 PM AKDT SUN SEP 14 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ510-151245- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 203 PM AKDT SUN SEP 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ SEP 14
593 FZAK69 PAFG 151044 OFFAFG OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 244 AM AKDT MON SEP 15 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-160145- 244 AM AKDT MON SEP 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH WED. A 1029MB HIGH OVER NORTHERN BANKS ISLAND WILL MOVE SE. A 998MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR BARTER ISLAND BY TUE MORNING THEN MOVE EAST THROUGH MACKENZIE BAY. $$ PKZ500-160145- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 244 AM AKDT MON SEP 15 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ505-160145- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 244 AM AKDT MON SEP 15 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ510-160145- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 244 AM AKDT MON SEP 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ SDB/RM SEP 14
954 FZAK69 PAFG 152239 OFFAFG OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 239 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-161330- 239 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A 999 MB LOW OVER THE YUKON DELTA WILL DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING NORTHEAST FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE TO KOTZEBUE TO BARTER ISLAND BY 4PM TUE AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE WEST COAST AND ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WED. A LOW IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY TUE AND THEN DEEPEN WED. $$ PKZ500-161330- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 239 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ505-161330- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 239 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2014 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ510-161330- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 239 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ SEP 14
884 FZAK69 PAFG 161153 OFFAFG OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 353 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE US ARCTIC WATERS SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE TWICE AS HIGH. PKZ599-170030- 353 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS... A 999 MB LOW OVER THE YUKON DELTA WILL DISSIPATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING NORTHEAST FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE TO KOTZEBUE TO BARTER ISLAND BY 4PM TUESDAY AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE WEST COAST AND ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ500-170030- WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 353 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ505-170030- CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 353 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ510-170030- EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE- 353 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2014 .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. VSBY 1 NM. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ SEP 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 Sep 13, 2:20 PM AKDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 13, 2:20 PM AKDT, 28 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 220 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2014 .DISCUSSION... MODELS FAIRLY SIMILAR THROUGH 60 HOURS AND ACTUALLY BEYOND WITH ONLY MINOR DIFFERENCES. OLD TROPICAL LOW WILL WOBBLE AROUND THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE NIGHT BEFORE HEADING OUT TO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE UPPER LOW WILL TAKE ITS TIME IN PUSHING THE UPPER RIDGE OUT OF THE WAY OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. SEVERAL SMALL VORTICITY CENTERS WILL ORBIT AROUND THE MAIN LOW LOCKED IN NEAR THE YK DELTA. BY MON AFTERNOON ESSENTIALLY THE ENTIRE STATE DOES SUCCUMB TO THE INFLUENCE OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE BERING AND A LONG EAVE TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE ENTIRE NORTHERN ALASKA. THE GRADIENT STAYS STRONG OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH SUNDAY BUT ACTUALLY THROUGH MONDAY OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST. THE GRADIENT OVER THE WEST COAST REMAINS SUB ADVISORY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. WINDS IN THE ALASKA RANGE HAVE BEGUN TO DROP OFF AND WILL LIKELY BE SUB ADVISORY BY EVENING HOURS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH PASSES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BUT THROUGH SUN THROUGH THE EASTERN PASSES. RH VALUES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT. && .HYDROLOGY...NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ223. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ226. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245. && CF SEP 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 3:57 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Sep 13, 3:57 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 72 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.