Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 16, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 30, 2015, 2:32 PM AKST. It was in force for 37 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
- Jan 30, 2015, 2:32 PM AKST (23:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2015, 4:01 AM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
514 FZAK51 PAFG 302332 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 232 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 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. PKZ298-311445- 232 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 1045 MB HIGH REMAINS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. A 998 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHEAST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE NE TO 77 N 142 W BY SAT MORNING. A WARM FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWEST FROM THE LOW WILL MOVE FROM PRUDHOE BAY TO EAST OF DEMARCATION POINT BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ225-311445- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 232 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-311445- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 232 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-311445- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 232 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-311445- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 232 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-311445- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 232 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ CF/ET JAN 15
3 follow-up statements
305 FZAK51 PAFG 311310 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 410 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 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. PKZ298-010415- 410 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 1046 MB HIGH REMAINS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. A 1004 MB LOW 350 NM N OF DEMARCATION POINT WILL CONTINUE E INTO THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO. A 1004 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO WRANGEL ISLAND BY SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE E TO THE CHUKCHI SEA BY MON MORNING WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING S THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT. $$ PKZ225-010415- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 410 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-010415- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 410 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TODAY...W WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-010415- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 410 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-010415- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 410 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 35 KT. .WED...W WINDS 35 KT. $$ PKZ245-010415- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 410 AM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 40 KT. .WED...W WINDS 40 KT. $$ SDB/NTS JAN 15
348 FZAK51 PAFG 312330 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 230 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 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. PKZ298-011430- 230 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 1041 MB HIGH REMAINS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. A 1013 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NE OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE E TO THE CHUKCHI SEA BY MON MORNING WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING S ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST. $$ PKZ225-011430- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 230 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-011430- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 230 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-011430- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 230 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...W WINDS 25 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-011430- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 230 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 35 KT. .WED...W WINDS 35 KT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ245-011430- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 230 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT BY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NW WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 35 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. .WED...W WINDS 40 KT. .THU...W WINDS 35 KT. $$ CF/ET JAN 15
314 FZAK51 PAFG 011301 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 401 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 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. PKZ298-020415- 401 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... 1046 MB HIGH REMAINS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND WILL SHIFT EAST. A 1012 MB LOW NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO 250 NM N OF BARROW BY EARLY MON MORNING...THEN TO 100 NM N OF DEMARCATION POINT LATE MON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN ARCTIC TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-020415- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 401 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-020415- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 401 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-020415- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 401 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-020415- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 401 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-020415- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 401 AM AKST SUN FEB 1 2015 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. .WED...W WINDS 40 KT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. $$ SDB/NTS FEB 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 Jan 30, 1:38 PM AKST, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 1:38 PM AKST, 54 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 138 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2015 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SETTING UP OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WITH UPPER LOW MOVING SWIFTLY ACROSS THE ARCTIC. THE ASSOCIATED WARM THAT IS NEAR PRUDHOE BAY HAS PROVIDED DECENT WINDS AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MANY AREAS OF THE WESTERN ARCTIC COAST WILL IMPROVE LATER FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL CAMP OUT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BROOKS RANGE. THIS WILL KEEP WINDS STRONG THROUGH THE PASSES IN THE BROOKS RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT. A GENERAL WARM UP OVER NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE ANOTHER SHORTWAVE MAKES IT OVER THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND PROVIDES SOME COLDER AIR. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT SHORT WAVE...ANOTHER MUCH MORE POWERFUL COLD LOW WILL SWEEP DOWN INTO NORTHERN ALASKA AND PROVIDE VERY COLD AIR. THE MODELS DIFFER IN HOW LONG THE EVENT WILL LAST BUT IT DOES APPEAR TO LAST AT LEAST THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. ORGANIZED SNOWFALL OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED TO THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION NEAR TOK AND NORTHWAY EXCEPT AS THE FIRST FRONT PASSES FROM WEST TO EAST IT WILL LIKELY SPREAD SNOWFALL AHEAD OF IT ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ205. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ206-AKZ213- AKZ217. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ235-PKZ240. && CF JAN 15
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 4:15 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Jan 30, 2:32 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 14 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.