Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 55, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 12, 2015, 4:12 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 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
- Jun 12, 2015, 4:12 AM AKDT (12:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2015, 4:20 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
959 FZAK51 PAFG 121212 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 412 AM AKDT FRI JUN 12 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. PKZ298-130200- 412 AM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTH SLOPE THROUGH SATURDAY. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ON TO THE NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ225-130200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 412 AM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ230-130200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 412 AM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-130200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 412 AM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ240-130200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 412 AM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2015 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-130200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 412 AM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2015 .TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ CF/DJH JUN 15
6 follow-up statements
141 FZAK51 PAFG 122127 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 127 PM AKDT FRI JUN 12 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. PKZ298-131230- 127 PM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTH SLOPE THROUGH SATURDAY. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ON TO THE NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST BY FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-131230- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 127 PM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ230-131230- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 127 PM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-131230- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 127 PM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-131230- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 127 PM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2015 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-131230- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 127 PM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2015 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ CCC/JK JUN 15
728 FZAK51 PAFG 131147 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 347 AM AKDT SAT JUN 13 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. PKZ298-140200- 347 AM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTH SLOPE THROUGH SUNDAY. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ225-140200- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 347 AM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 60 KT NEAR CAPE LISBURNE. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 60 KT NEAR CAPE LISBURNE. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ230-140200- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 347 AM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT EAST OF ICY CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. FREEZING SPRAY...ENDING BY NOON. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT EAST OF ICY CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-140200- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 347 AM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. FOG...RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-140200- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 347 AM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-140200- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 347 AM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ CF/DJH JUN 15
728 FZAK51 PAFG 132140 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 140 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 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. PKZ298-141245- 140 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTH SLOPE THROUGH MONDAY. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST ON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ225-141245- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 140 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ230-141245- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 140 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ235-141245- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 140 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-141245- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 140 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2015 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-141245- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 140 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2015 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ CCC/JK/BJB JUN 15
328 FZAK51 PAFG 141219 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 419 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 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. PKZ298-150030- 419 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A WARM FRONT THAT STRETCHES EAST ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA TO BARROW TO BARTER ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NORTH OF BARROW AND THE ARCTIC COAST BY SUN PM. A COLD FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE ALONG THE DATELINE BY 4PM SUN...TO JUST EAST OF BARROW TO THE BERING STRAIT BY 4AM MON...TO DEADHORSE TO NOME BY 4PM MON. $$ PKZ225-150030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 419 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ230-150030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 419 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .MON...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ235-150030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 419 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-150030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 419 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2015 .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-150030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 419 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. RAIN. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. RAIN. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ JUN 15
237 FZAK51 PAFG 142201 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 201 PM AKDT SUN JUN 14 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. PKZ298-151315- 201 PM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A WARM FRONT THAT STRETCHES EAST ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA TO JUST EAST OF BARROW TO NEAR BARTER ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH AND EAST INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY NEAR THE DATELINE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST BE ALONG A BARROW TO BERING STRAIT LINE BY 4AM MON AND ALONG A DEADHORSE TO KOTZEBUE LINE BY 4PM MON. $$ PKZ225-151315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 201 PM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ230-151315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 201 PM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-151315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 201 PM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON...SW WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-151315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 201 PM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2015 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON...W WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...S WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-151315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 201 PM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2015 .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. $$ CCC/JK JUN 15
331 FZAK51 PAFG 151220 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 420 AM AKDT MON JUN 15 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. PKZ298-160030- 420 AM AKDT MON JUN 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A COLD FRONT ALONG THE DATELINE WILL MOVE TO NUIQSUT TO GAMBELL BY 4PM MON...TO INUVIK TO GAMBELL BY 4AM TUE...AND THEN WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-160030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 420 AM AKDT MON JUN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ230-160030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 420 AM AKDT MON JUN 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ235-160030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 420 AM AKDT MON JUN 15 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT. FOG. DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. DRIZZLE. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-160030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 420 AM AKDT MON JUN 15 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. FOG...DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-160030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 420 AM AKDT MON JUN 15 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. FOG. DRIZZLE. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .WED...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG...DRIZZLE. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. .FRI...W WINDS 10 KT. $$ JUN 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 Jun 12, 2:26 AM AKDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 2:26 AM AKDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 226 AM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2015 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. STRONG SHORT WAVE TROF WITH ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH TODAY AND SHOULD EXIT THE STATE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE TODAY AND SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE STATE BY SAT. THE UPPER HIGH THAT DEVELOPS OVER THE STATE WILL HAVE A CENTER AROUND 585 DM. THIS WILL ALL BUT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF MOST CONVECTION POTENTIAL. A LOW CENTER IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST AND PUSH UP AGAINST THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. THIS WILL INCREASE THE GRADIENT OVER PORTIONS OF THE WEST COAST AND THE ARCTIC TO WARRANT MARINES ADVISORIES AS WELL AS GALE WARNINGS TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST. ARCTIC COAST...ALTHOUGH OFFSHORE WINDS WILL LIKELY PREVAIL FOR MOST OF THE WEEKEND...IT APPEARS THAN A COUPLE OF WEAK SHORT WAVES WILL TRAVERSE THE THE RIDGE AND MOVE ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST BRINGING A FEW SHOWERS AND MAINTAINING THE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WEST COAST...WILL MAINTAIN SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING IN STRATUS AND FOG FOR PLACES SUCH AS THE SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA AND THE YK DELTA AS WELL AS SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. INTERIOR...WARM AND DRY WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK UNDER THE RIDGE. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER...AS THE RIDGE BUILDS AND MOVES TO ENCOMPASS ALL OF NORTHERN ALASKA BY THE ENTIRE WEEKEND...EXPECT RH VALUES TO DROP RAPIDLY. WINDS MAY NOT REACH MINIMUM RED FLAG CRITERIA BECAUSE OF BEING UNDER THE AXIS OF THE RIDGE WITH LITTLE TO NO GRADIENT WIND BUT THE RH VALUES WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR AT THIS TIME THAT THERE WILL BE ANY MECHANISM TO PRODUCE ANY PRECIPITATION FOR MOST OF NORTHERN ALASKA FOR NEARLY ALL OF NEXT WEEK. && .HYDROLOGY...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL PRODUCE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT MOST ALL OF NORTHERN ALASKA THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL PREVENT ANY HYDRO PROBLEMS FROM ARISING. THE ONLY CAVEAT IS THAT GIVEN THE RECENT SNOWFALL IN THE BROOKS RANGE AND THE ALASKA RANGE..RAPID SNOW MELT WILL OCCUR AND DEPENDING UPON THE AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL THAT OCCURRED THIS MAY INITIATE A RISE IN THE RECEIVING RIVERS...BUT WILL LIKELY NOT CAUSE ANY HYDRO ISSUES. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ225. && CF JUN 15
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 4:12 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 33 hr | |
| Jun 12, 4:17 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 58 hr | |
| Jun 12, 4:17 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 33 hr | |
| Jun 12, 1:27 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 14 hr |
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