Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 147, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 18, 2015, 1:33 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. 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 18, 2015, 1:33 PM AKST (22:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2015, 3:39 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
293 FZAK52 PAFG 182233 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 133 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 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. PKZ299-191545- 133 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER BANKS ISLAND WILL MOVE EAST. HIGH PRESSURE OVER SIBERIA WILL PERSIST. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR BARTER ISLAND SAT MORNING AND MOVE TO 150 NM WEST OF BANKS ISLAND SUN MORNING. A 943 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST TO BE LOCATED 150 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AS A 954 MB LOW SAT MORNING AND MOVE TO JUST EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AS A 970 MB LOW SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ200-191545- NORTON SOUND- 133 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-191545- DALL POINT TO WALES- 133 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-191545- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 133 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-191545- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 133 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ CCC/RM DEC 15
7 follow-up statements
752 FZAK52 PAFG 191214 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 314 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-200015- 314 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN SIBERIA WILL BUILD EAST OVER THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND SUN. A 950 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE BY 3PM SAT TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AS A 960 MB LOW AND THEN MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN SLOWLY. $$ PKZ200-200015- NORTON SOUND- 314 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-200015- DALL POINT TO WALES- 314 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1 NM. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-200015- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 314 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF KOTZEBUE. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-200015- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 314 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ DEC 15
712 FZAK52 PAFG 192241 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 141 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 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. PKZ299-201345- 141 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN SIBERIA WILL BUILD EAST OVER THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA TONIGHT AND SUN. A 968 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN SLOWLY. $$ PKZ200-201345- NORTON SOUND- 141 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-201345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 141 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-201345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 141 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-201345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 141 PM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ CF/RM DEC 15
846 FZAK52 PAFG 201238 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 338 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2015 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-210030- 338 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST SIBERIA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. A 974 MB LOW NEAR NELSON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN TODAY. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA MON AND MOVE EAST TUE. $$ PKZ200-210030- NORTON SOUND- 338 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 40 KT. $$ PKZ210-210030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 338 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 40 KT. $$ PKZ215-210030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 338 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-210030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 338 AM AKST SUN DEC 20 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ DEC 15
175 FZAK52 PAFG 202333 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 233 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2015 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. PKZ299-211445- 233 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 989 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHEAST OF BARTER ISLAND WILL MOVE TO BANKS ISLAND MON AT 993MB. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE STRETCHING FROM NORTHEAST SIBERIA ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ200-211445- NORTON SOUND- 233 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 40 KT. $$ PKZ210-211445- DALL POINT TO WALES- 233 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU...E WINDS 50 KT. $$ PKZ215-211445- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 233 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-211445- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 233 PM AKST SUN DEC 20 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ CF/RM DEC 15
788 FZAK52 PAFG 211314 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 414 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-220030- 414 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM WRANGEL ISLAND EAST ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. AN OCCLUDED FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO ALONG 60N BY MON NIGHT THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. $$ PKZ200-220030- NORTON SOUND- 414 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ210-220030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 414 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .TUE...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-220030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 414 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-220030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 414 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY LESS THAN 1NM. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ DEC 15
085 FZAK52 PAFG 212343 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 243 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 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. PKZ299-221445- 243 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM WRANGEL ISLAND EAST ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. AN OCCLUDED FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO ALONG 60N BY MON NIGHT THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN. $$ PKZ200-221445- NORTON SOUND- 243 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-221445- DALL POINT TO WALES- 243 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ215-221445- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 243 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-221445- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 243 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ CF/RM DEC 15
055 FZAK52 PAFG 221239 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 339 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-230345- 339 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL BE DISPLACED BY A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WILL BUILD OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA AND EASTERN BERING SEA. SOUTH OF THE BERING STRAIT THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE MAINLAND THU AS A 951 MB LOW MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY THU EVENING...AND OVER UNIMAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AT 962 MB. $$ PKZ200-230345- NORTON SOUND- 339 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-230345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 339 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU...E WINDS 50 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 50 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 40 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-230345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 339 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-230345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 339 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ SDB/JK DEC 15
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 18, 12:57 PM AKST, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 12:57 PM AKST, 36 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1257 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 .DISCUSSION... 12Z MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AS FAR AS FEATURE POSITION HOWEVER THE NAM...GFS AND ECMWF WERE ALL 3 TO 4 MB TOO HIGH ON SURFACE PRESSURE ON LATEST BERING SEA STORM. MODEL SPREAD WAS REASONABLE IN THE SHORT AND MID TERM BUT CONTINUES TO REMAIN LARGE IN THE EXTENDED RANGE WITH SIGNIFICANT RUN TO RUN AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODEL FAMILIES WITH CURRENT PROGRESSIVE PATTERN EVOLVING INTO A MORE BLOCKED PATTERN NEXT WEEK. ONGOING STORM IN THE BERING SEA WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE AROUND 943 MB AND LOCATED NEAR 57N AND THE DATELINE WILL CONTINUE TO FILL AS IT MOVES TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST TO BE LOCATED 150 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND SATURDAY MORNING AS A 954 MB LOW AND JUST EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AS A 970 MB SUNDAY MORNING. A STRONG FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE LOWER YK DELTA AND EXTENDING TO NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BEHIND THE FRONT AS WINDS AND SNOW DECREASE SATURDAY. WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FORM ZONE S 213 AND 214 WITH HIGH WINDS AND SNOW CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR ZONES 211 AND 215 FOR BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW. WINDS INCREASING AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS IT MOVES OVER THE ALASKA RANGE TONIGHT HAS PROMPTED WINDS ADVISORIES FOR ZONES 226 AND 223 WITH 45KTS AT 850 MB LIKELY TO MIX TO SURFACE AND PUSH THROUGH GAPS IN THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES EAST TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AN INVERTED TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG A PAMC TO PAFA TO PABA LINE SATURDAY AND A CLOSED LOW DEVELOPS JUST NORTH OF PABA SATURDAY EVENING. WILL NEED TO MONITOR FOR POSSIBILITY OF WINTER HEADLINES ALONG THE EASTERN NORTH SLOPE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS A CLOSED LOW DEVELOPS NORTH OF THE COAST AND DEEPENS TO NEAR 990 MB AND CREATES POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WEST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST EAST OF PRUDHOE BAY. LONG RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES DEVELOPING ALONG THE NORTH SLOPE BEGINNING MONDAY AND TUESDAY NEXT WEEK AND DEVELOPING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR. THERE ARE HOWEVER CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES IN THE LENGTH AND SEVERITY OF POTENTIAL COLD SNAP NEXT WEEK BETWEEN COMPUTER MODELS...CONTINUE TO MONITOR. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ223-AKZ226. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AKZ213-AKZ214. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ211-AKZ215. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ220-PKZ225. && CCC DEC 15
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 11:03 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 53 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:28 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Dec 18, 11:53 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Dec 18, 1:33 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 38 hr |
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