Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 22, 2015, 2:46 PM AKST. It was in force for 23 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
- Feb 22, 2015, 2:46 PM AKST (23:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2015, 1:33 PM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
882 FZAK51 PAFG 222346 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 246 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 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. PKZ298-231500- 246 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1033 MB HIGH 500 NM NORTH OF BARROW AND EXTENDING SOUTHEAST TO THE MACKENZIE DELTA WILL DRIFT EAST THROUGH MON. A 984 MB LOW NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA MON MORNING...WEAKENING TO 990 MB. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTH TO WRANGEL ISLAND MON EVENING. $$ PKZ225-231500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 246 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2015 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .WED...S WINDS 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-231500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 246 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-231500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 246 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-231500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 246 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-231500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 246 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 30 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ CF/ET FEB 15
2 follow-up statements
342 FZAK51 PAFG 231323 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 423 AM AKST MON FEB 23 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. PKZ298-240030- 423 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1037 MB HIGH 500 NM NORTH OF BARTER ISLAND AND EXTENDING SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY WILL DRIFT EAST THROUGH TUE. A 988 MB LOW OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NW ALONG RUSSIAN ARCTIC COAST TONIGHT. A SECOND 1012 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR WAINWRIGHT TONIGHT AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH ACROSS THE BEAUFORT SEA ON TUE. $$ PKZ225-240030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 423 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. .THU...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-240030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 423 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-240030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 423 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-240030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 423 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-240030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 423 AM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ EWP/NTS FEB 15
348 FZAK51 PAFG 232233 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 133 PM AKST MON FEB 23 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. PKZ298-241500- 133 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1037 MB HIGH 500 NM NNE OF BARTER ISLAND AND EXTENDING SE INTO THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES WILL DRIFT EAST THROUGH TUE. A 991 MB LOW OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NW ALONG THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC COAST OVERNIGHT. A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA TO THE ARCTIC COAST WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND MOVE N ON TUE. $$ PKZ225-241500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 133 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .THU...S WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-241500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 133 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ235-241500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 133 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ240-241500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 133 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ245-241500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 133 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT DECREASING TO SW 10 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. .THU...SW WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 35 KT. $$ ET/CF FEB 15
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 3:08 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Feb 21, 6:47 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFG | 17 hr | |
| Feb 21, 7:33 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:32 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Feb 22, 1:47 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 15 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.