Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 59, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 2, 2014, 2:30 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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 2, 2014, 2:30 PM AKDT (22:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2014, 2:33 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
280 FZAK51 PAFG 022230 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 230 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2014 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. PKZ298-031200- 230 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 985 MB LOW 85 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 150 MILES NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND 10 AM WED. 992 MB LOW 450 MILES NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY WILL MOVE TO 230 MILES NORTHWEST OF PRUDHOE BAY 10 PM WED...THEN MOVE TO THE MACKENZIE DELTA AND DISSIPATE 4PM THU. HIGH PRESSURE OF 1020 MB OVER WRANGELL ISLAND THU AM WILL MOVE EAST TO COVER ALL THE COASTAL WATERS BY 4AM FRI. $$ PKZ225-031200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 230 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-031200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 230 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ235-031200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 230 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ240-031200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 230 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ245-031200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 230 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JL SEP 14
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194 FZAK51 PAFG 030944 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 144 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 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. PKZ298-040200- 144 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 994 MB LOW 380 MILES NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 250 MILES NORTH OF BARROW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THURSDAY AND BE 984 MB 500 MILES NORTHEAST OF BARTER ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN BUILDING OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST ON THURSDAY AND EXPAND TO ALL OF THE ARCTIC COAST FRIDAY...THEN PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ225-040200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 144 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-040200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 144 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-040200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 144 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ240-040200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 144 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ245-040200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 144 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ CF/DA SEP 14
770 FZAK51 PAFG 032205 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 205 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 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. PKZ298-041200- 205 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 996 MB LOW 300 MILES NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY...MOVING TO NORTHEAST BANKS ISLAND 10 PM THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILDING OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST ON THURSDAY AND EXPAND TO ALL OF THE ARCTIC COAST FRIDAY...THEN PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ225-041200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 205 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-041200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 205 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-041200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 205 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ240-041200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 205 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ245-041200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 205 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .THU...W WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JK/JL SEP 14
640 FZAK51 PAFG 040519 AAA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 919 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 UPDATED PKZ235 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. PKZ298-041515- 919 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 996 MB LOW 300 MILES NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY...MOVING TO NORTHEAST BANKS ISLAND 10 PM THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILDING OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST ON THURSDAY AND EXPAND TO ALL OF THE ARCTIC COAST FRIDAY...THEN PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ225-041515- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 919 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-041515- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 919 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-041515- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 919 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 UPDATED TONIGHT ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 BY BY MORNING. 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ240-041515- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 919 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ245-041515- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 919 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .THU...W WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JK/JL/RF SEP 14
857 FZAK51 PAFG 040925 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 125 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 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. PKZ298-050030- 125 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1005 MB LOW 170 MILES NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND...MOVING TO NORTHEAST BANKS ISLAND 10 PM THU. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST ON THURSDAY WILL EXPAND TO ALL OF THE ARCTIC COAST FRIDAY...THEN PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ225-050030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 125 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-050030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 125 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-050030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 125 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ240-050030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 125 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ245-050030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 125 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ CF/DA SEP 14
670 FZAK51 PAFG 041855 AAA CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1055 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 UPDATED ZONES 235 240 AND 245 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. PKZ298-050000- 1055 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1005 MB LOW 170 MILES NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND...MOVING TO NORTHEAST BANKS ISLAND 10 PM THU. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST ON THURSDAY WILL EXPAND TO ALL OF THE ARCTIC COAST FRIDAY...THEN PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ225-050000- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 1055 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ230-050000- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 1055 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-050000- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 1055 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ240-050000- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 1055 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ245-050000- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 1055 AM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...W WINDS 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JL SEP 14
527 FZAK51 PAFG 042233 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 233 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 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. PKZ298-051345- 233 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1009 MB LOW 150 MILES NORTHEAST OF BARTER ISLAND WILL MOVE EAST THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL EXPAND EAST ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH FRI AND PERSIST INTO SAT. A TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA ON SUN. $$ PKZ225-051345- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 233 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FOG. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ230-051345- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 233 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ235-051345- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 233 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FOG. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ240-051345- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 233 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ245-051345- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 233 PM AKDT THU SEP 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JL/NTS 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 2, 2:01 PM AKDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 2:01 PM AKDT, 29 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 201 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2014 .DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON TRACK AND STRENGTH OF SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES THROUGH BOTH THE SHORT TERM AND THE MID TERM. CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO DEVELOP IN THE LONG TERM ESPECIALLY EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH PATTERN CHANGE. CURRENTLY A VERY WINTER LIKE 510 DAM LOW AT 500 HPA REMAINS PARKED APPROXIMATELY 100 NM WEST NORTHWEST OF BARROW. A POWERFUL FRONT EXTENDS EAST OF THE LOW PAST DEMARCATION POINT AND THEN SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE MCKENZIE DELTA AND NORTHERN YUKON AND THEN EXTENDS SOUTHWEST FROM OLD CROW TO FORT YUKON TO FAIRBANKS TO MCGRATH. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH TO THE EAST INTO CANADA THIS EVENING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT HEAVY RAIN PUSHED THROUGH THE INTERIOR WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AND SEVERAL LOCATIONS REPORTING OVER 2 INCHES. SNOW LEVELS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ALLOWED FOR RAIN GENERALLY BELOW 3000 FEET. RAIN RAPIDLY CHANGED TO SNOW THIS MORNING IN DENALI PARK WITH 5 INCHES REPORTED OVER HIGHER PASSES. HEAVY SNOW ALSO REPORTED THROUGH ATIGUN PASS IN THE BROOKS RANGE. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO UNDER 500 FEET IN THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND TO AROUND 1500 FEET NEAR FAIRBANKS TONIGHT. FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR THE UPPER CHENA RIVER BASIN WITH REPORTS OF OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN. A FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LITTLE CHENA RIVER. FLOOD WATCH FOR THE CHATINIKA RIVER WILL BE DROPPED HOWEVER WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR ADDITIONAL HYDRO HEADLINES IN THE TANANA VALLEY BASIN AS ADDITIONAL RAIN REPORTS FILTER IN. NEXT POWERFUL SHORTWAVE ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CURRENTLY ROTATING ON SHORE OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST. 30 KT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TO BRING HIGH SURF AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ALONG THE NORTHWEST COAST. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE HIGH SURF HEADLINES ALONG THE EASTERN NORTH SLOPE COAST AS WINDS BUILD TO GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW. BLIZZARD WARNING ISSUED FOR EASTERN BROOKS RANGE ZONE 206 AS AMPLE MOISTURE COMBINED STRONG WINDS AND UNSEASONABLE COLD AIR MASS SWEEP OVER THE EASTERN NORTH SLOPE AS THE NEXT POWERFUL SHORTWAVE RACES EAST TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THE TAIL END OF THE SHORTWAVE DIPS INTO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND WILL BE THE FOCAL POINT FOR SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AS THE FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE INTERIOR TOMORROW. A WEAK LOW DEVELOPS IN THE GULF OF ANADYR THURSDAY MORNING AND MOVES NORTHEAST AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE BERING STRAIT FRIDAY. THE SURFACE LOW WEAKENS AND IS LOST AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR HOWEVER THE SHORTWAVE CONTINUES TO THE EAST AND WILL BE LOCATED ALONG A PASC TO PAFM TO PAOM LINE FRIDAY EVENING AND ALONG A PARC TO PFYU TO PAMC LINE SATURDAY MORNING. ONLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR AS THE SHORTWAVE CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR. LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS MODELS DISPLAY DIVERGENT SOLUTIONS AS CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN BREAKS DOWN COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4... HIGH SURF ADVISORIES FOR ZONE S 201 AND 202. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE HEADLINES FOR EASTERN NORTH SLOPE COASTAL ZONES AS SUSTAINED GALE FORCE WEST WINDS MOVE INTO THE AREA. && .HYDROLOGY... FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE UPPER CHENA AND A FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LITTLE CHENA RIVER. THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE CHATINIKA RIVER...HOWEVER A HYDRO STATEMENT COVERING HIGH WATER LEVELS IS IN THE WORKS. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ206 WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ220-AKZ221-AKZ222. HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202. FLOOD WARNING FOR THE UPPER CHENA FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE LITTLE CHENA SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && CCC SEP 14
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 2, 8:42 AM AKDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
842 AM AKDT TUE SEP 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 NW MOOSE CREEK 64.78N 147.27W
09/02/2014 M1.37 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
NORTH POLE WOODSMOKE. RAIN TOTAL SINCE NOON YESTERDAY.
&&
METZGERLocal storm report, Sep 2, 1:44 PM AKDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
144 PM AKDT TUE SEP 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 E FAIRBANKS 64.84N 147.55W
09/02/2014 M1.75 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL.
0100 PM HEAVY SNOW 40 WSW MCKINLEY PARK 63.48N 150.15W
09/02/2014 M5.0 INCH AK PARK/FOREST SRVC
5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS AT HIGHWAY
PASS ON THE DENALI PARK ROAD...ELV 3980 FEET. THE PARK
ROAD WAS BREFILY CLOSED THIS MORNING DUE TO SNOW.
&&
METZGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 4:11 PM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:31 PM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:46 PM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Sep 2, 2:38 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Sep 2, 2:39 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Sep 2, 8:45 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFG | 68 hr | |
| Sep 2, 9:45 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Sep 2, 3:15 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 44 hr |
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