Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 71, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 28, 2014, 3:55 AM AKDT. It was in force for 34 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 28, 2014, 3:55 AM AKDT (11:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2014, 2:14 PM AKDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
318 FZAK52 PAFG 281155 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 355 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 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. PKZ299-290300- 355 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 991 MB LOW CURRENTLY 150NM NE OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150M NW OF BARROW MON MORNING. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL BE LOCATED 300 NM NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY. $$ PKZ200-290300- NORTON SOUND- 355 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-290300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 355 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-290300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 355 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-290300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 355 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 33 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ CF/ET SEP 14
3 follow-up statements
219 FZAK52 PAFG 282252 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 252 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-291400- 252 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 992 MB LOW CURRENTLY 150 NM NORTHEAST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB AS IT TRACKS TO THE EAST AND WILL BE LOCATED 100 NM NORTH OF BARROW MONDAY MORNING. A 1023 MB HIGH CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL BUILD TO 1026 MB AS IT MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MONDAY. THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 1030 MB AS IT MOVES OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-291400- NORTON SOUND- 252 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-291400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 252 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-291400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 252 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-291400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 252 PM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .MON...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ CCC/DJH SEP 14
957 FZAK52 PAFG 291152 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 352 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 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. PKZ299-300300- 352 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 998 MB LOW LOCATED 100 NM NORTH OF BARROW MONDAY WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD AND BE 125 NM NE OF BARROW AT 1004 MB BY TUE MORNING. A 1027 MB HIGH LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 1030 MB AS IT MOVES OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-300300- NORTON SOUND- 352 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-300300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 352 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. DIMINISHING TO 20KT BY NOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-300300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 352 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-300300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 352 AM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ CF/ET SEP 14
439 FZAK52 PAFG 292214 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 214 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-301315- 214 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 996 MB LOW CURRENTLY 150 NM NORTHEAST OF BARROW WILL WEAKEN TO AROUND 1005 MB AS IT TRACKS TO THE EAST AND WILL BE LOCATED 200 NM NORTH OF DEMARCATION POINT WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 1028 MB HIGH LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 1030 MB AS IT MOVES OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-301315- NORTON SOUND- 214 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-301315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 214 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-301315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 214 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-301315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 214 PM AKDT MON SEP 29 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ CCC/DJH 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 27, 12:27 PM AKDT, 15 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 27, 12:27 PM AKDT, 15 hours 28 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1227 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014 .DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH EXPECTED AMOUNTS OF SPREAD IN THE MID TERM AND LONG TERM. A LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE EAST TO BE CENTERED OVER PALU SUNDAY MORNING AND JUST WEST OF BARROW MONDAY MORNING. THE TROUGH CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTH AND EAST AND WILL BE CENTERED OVER PASC TUESDAY MORNING AND NEAR THE ALCAN BORDER WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THE TROUGH MOVES EAST AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEK. ON THE SURFACE A 995 MB LOW CURRENTLY NEAR WRANGELL ISLAND WILL DEEPEN TO 988 MB SUNDAY MORNING AND MOVE 150 NM TO THE NORTH. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO THE EAST TO BE 200 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW BY MONDAY MORNING. MOISTURE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE THIS EVENING AND SHOULD BE MOSTLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN...HOWEVER CAN NOT RULE OUT POSSIBILITY OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THE COLD FRONT SWEEPS INLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CHANGE PRECIP TO ALL SNOW. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE FOR AT LEAST 12 HOURS WILL CREATE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE SUNDAY NIGHT SOUTH OF PAWI AND MONDAY MORNING NORTH OF PAWI. HIGH SURF ALSO LIKELY ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA NEAR SHISHMAREF. HIGH SURF ADVISORIES HOISTED FOR THESE AREAS. AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL INTERIOR EXPECT LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND AT VALLEY LOCATIONS MONDAY AND LIGHT SNOW AT ELEVATION. EXPECT LIGHT SNOW OVER THE INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT AND SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4... SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE FOR AT LEAST 12 HOURS WILL SET WILL CREATE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS FOR THE NORTH SHORE OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA ESPECIALLY NEAR SHISHMAREF LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND ALONG THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE SOUTH OF PAWI SUNDAY NIGHT. EXPECT HIGH SURF CONDITIONS TO BEGIN IN BARROW BY MONDAY MORNING. && .HYDROLOGY... NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ207. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230- PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && CCC SEP 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 3:55 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Sep 28, 3:55 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Sep 28, 2:52 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Sep 28, 2:52 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | 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.