Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 99, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 8, 2014, 1:22 PM AKST. It was in force for 38 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
- Nov 8, 2014, 1:22 PM AKST (22:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2014, 3:29 AM AKST
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
980 FZAK52 PAFG 082222 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 122 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 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. PKZ299-091400- 122 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 940 MB STORM CENTERED 150 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 250 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY SUN AFTERNOON WEAKENING TO 953 MB. BY MON AFTERNOON THE STORM WILL WEAKEN TO A 965 MB CENTER 200 MILES WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. $$ PKZ200-091400- NORTON SOUND- 122 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-091400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 122 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-091400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 122 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SUN... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-091400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 122 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SUN... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ RF/RM NOV 14
3 follow-up statements
854 FZAK52 PAFG 091301 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 401 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-100100- 401 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 950 MB CYCLONE IS LOCATED 55N 180 AND WILL MOVE TO 375 NM DUE WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND EARLY MON WHERE IT WILL HAVE WEAK TO 963 MB. THE STORM WILL THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 975 MB AND MOVE NORTHWEST TO AROUND 380 NM WSW OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND EARLY TUE. $$ PKZ200-100100- NORTON SOUND- 401 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-100100- DALL POINT TO WALES- 401 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST NORTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-100100- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 401 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-100100- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 401 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ ET/JL NOV 14
927 FZAK52 PAFG 092255 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 155 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 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. PKZ299-101400- 155 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 950MB LOW 250NM N OF ADAK WILL MOVE N TO 150NM W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND MONDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE NE TO THE RUSSIAN COAST 300NM W OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY TUE MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. $$ PKZ200-101400- NORTON SOUND- 155 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN OR SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-101400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 155 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-101400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 155 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. RAIN OR SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SNOW OR RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-101400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 155 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN OR SNOW. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ SDB/RF NOV 14
752 FZAK52 PAFG 101229 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 329 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2014 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-110100- 329 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 958MB LOW 150NM NW OF THE PRIBILOFS WILL MOVE TO NEAR CAPE NAVARIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 980MB THROUGH TUE. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE LATE WED WHILE A 991MB LOW MOVES FROM BRISTOL BAY WED AM TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-110100- NORTON SOUND- 329 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ210-110100- DALL POINT TO WALES- 329 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-110100- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 329 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-110100- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 329 AM AKST MON NOV 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JL NOV 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 Nov 8, 12:18 PM AKST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 12:18 PM AKST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1218 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2014 .DISCUSSION... UPPER AIR... 485 DAM LOW AT 500 MB ASSOCIATED WITH EXTRATROPICAL NURI NEAR 53N/176E IS PROGGED TO MOVE EASTWARD THEN RECURVE NORTHWARD AND WESTWARD SUN NIGHT AND MON. FARTHEST EASTWARD POSITION WILL BE NEAR 57N/177W AT 9 PM SUN WITH A 496 DAM CENTER. SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND SUN WITH SOUTHERLY CHINOOK WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE ALASKA RANGE. 700 MB WINDS ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO MAX OUT AT 40-50 KT. TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL WARM...TEMPERATURES FROM 850 MB TO 950 MB WILL WARM TO NEAR 0C OR WARMER OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN ALASKA MAINLAND SUN AND MON. SURFACE... EXTRATROPICAL NURI NEAR 53N/176 WILL WEAKEN VERY SLOWLY AS IT TRACKS EASTWARD...THEN RECURVING TO THE NORTH AND WEST SUN NIGHT AND MON. THE FARTHEST EASTWARD POSITION WILL BE NEAR 57N/177W AT 9 PM SUN WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE AROUND 955 MB. BY 9 AM TUE...THE STORM WILL WEAKEN TO AROUND 970 MB WITH THE CENTER NEAR 59N/180W BY 9 PM MON. AS THE SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE INCREASES SUN NIGHT AND MON...THE LEESIDE TROUGH NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE WILL BECOME MORE WELL DEVELOPED...A LEESIDE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE...AS WILL THE TROUGH NORTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTH SLOPE AND THE CENTRAL/EASTERN INTERIOR THROUGH MON. FOG WILL BE A PESKY ISSUE TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF THE ARCTIC COAST WITH A FEW SITES REPORTING VISIBILITY 1/2 MILE OR LESS. OVER THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD SLOWLY NORTHWARD TONIGHT AND MON...ASSOCIATED WITH THE OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHING EASTWARD FROM THE CENTER OF NURI. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE DISORGANIZED SUN NIGHT AND BECOME MAINLY SCATTERED IN COVERAGE AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS SNOW THEN BECOME MIXED AS TEMPERATURES WARM. IN THE ALASKA RANGE...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN PASSES. PRESSURE GRADIENT AND ISOBAR ORIENTATION IS FAVORABLE FOR CONTINUATION OF THE TANANA VALLEY JET IN THE DELTANA AND YUKON FLATS....WITH GUSTS TO 40-45 MPH IN THE MOST WIND PRONE AREAS. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ226-AKZ227. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ225. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220. && RF NOV 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 4:06 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 72 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:06 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:08 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:21 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 53 hr | |
| Nov 8, 1:21 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 25 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.