Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 64, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 23, 2015, 3:35 PM AKDT. It was in force for 62 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
- Aug 23, 2015, 3:35 PM AKDT (23:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2015, 5:18 AM AKDT
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
512 FZAK52 PAFG 232335 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 335 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 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. PKZ299-241445- 335 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1035 MB HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL TRACK NORTH TO NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 992 MB OVER THE GULF OF ANADYR MONDAY...THEN CONTINUE NORTH TO THE CHUKCHI SEA MONDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL BE LOCATED 200 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE LISBURNE AS A 990 MB TUESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-241445- NORTON SOUND- 335 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. FOG... RAIN. .MON...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-241445- DALL POINT TO WALES- 335 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG... RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-241445- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 335 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-241445- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 335 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FOG. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ CCC/NTS AUG 15
5 follow-up statements
922 FZAK52 PAFG 241226 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 426 AM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-250030- 426 AM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 989 MB LOW IN THE NW BERING SEA WILL MOVE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA AS A 991 MB LOW BY 4PM MON...TO 200 NM NW OF POINT LAY AS A 991 MB LOW BY 4PM TUE...AND TO 300 NM NORTH OF BARROW AS A 989 MB LOW BY 4PM WED. A SECOND LOW INTO THE SW BERING SEA WILL MOVE AS A 993 MB LOW SOUTH OF CAPE NAVARIN BY 4PM TUE...AND AS A 1008 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ANADYR BY 4PM WED. $$ PKZ200-250030- NORTON SOUND- 426 AM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-250030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 426 AM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-250030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 426 AM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-250030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 426 AM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AUG 15
186 FZAK52 PAFG 242312 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 312 PM AKDT MON AUG 24 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. PKZ299-251415- 312 PM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 990 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NW OF POINT LAY AS A 991 MB LOW BY 4PM TUE...AND TO 300 NM NORTH OF BARROW AS A 989 MB LOW BY 4PM WED. A SECOND LOW INTO THE SW BERING SEA WILL MOVE AS A 993 MB LOW SOUTH OF CAPE NAVARIN BY 4PM TUE...AND AS A 1008 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ANADYR BY 4PM WED. $$ PKZ200-251415- NORTON SOUND- 312 PM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-251415- DALL POINT TO WALES- 312 PM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. .TUE...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-251415- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 312 PM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ220-251415- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 312 PM AKDT MON AUG 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ RM/NTS AUG 15
027 FZAK52 PAFG 251233 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 433 AM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-260030- 433 AM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 990 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NW OF POINT LAY AS A 991 MB LOW BY 4PM TUE...AND TO 300 NM NORTH OF BARROW AS A 989 MB LOW BY 4PM WED. A SECOND LOW INTO THE SW BERING SEA WILL MOVE AS A 993 MB LOW SOUTH OF CAPE NAVARIN BY 4PM TUE...AND AS A 1008 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF ANADYR BY 4PM WED. $$ PKZ200-260030- NORTON SOUND- 433 AM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-260030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 433 AM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...W WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-260030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 433 AM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ220-260030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 433 AM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ AUG 15
151 FZAK52 PAFG 252318 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 318 PM AKDT TUE AUG 25 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. PKZ299-261430- 318 PM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 990 MB LOW 200 NM NW OF POINT LAY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTH OF BARROW AT 989 MB BY 4PM WED. A 993 MB LOW SOUTH OF CAPE NAVARIN WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ANADYR AT 1008 MB BY 4PM WED. $$ PKZ200-261430- NORTON SOUND- 318 PM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-261430- DALL POINT TO WALES- 318 PM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-261430- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 318 PM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ220-261430- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 318 PM AKDT TUE AUG 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ RM/ET AUG 15
182 FZAK52 PAFG 261318 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 518 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2015 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-270030- 518 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 987 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW WILL MOVE TO 170 NM NORTHWEST OF BARROW BY 4PM WED...TO 200 NM NORTH OF BARROW BY 4PM THU...AND TO 150 NM NORTH OF BARROW BY 4PM FRI. A 995 MB FRONTAL WAVE IN THE BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST TODAY. $$ PKZ200-270030- NORTON SOUND- 518 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. FOG. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. FOG. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-270030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 518 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. FOG. .THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-270030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 518 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ220-270030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 518 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ AUG 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 Aug 23, 1:51 PM AKDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 1:51 PM AKDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 151 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 .DISCUSSION... MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND VERIFIED REASONABLY AGAINST THE 12Z ANALYSIS. MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE DIFFICULTY EVEN IN THE SHORT RANGE TO LESSER DEGREE ON TRACK BUT ON INTENSITY ON THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TRACKING THROUGH THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT EARLY THIS WEEK. TUESDAY MORNING OFFERS 8MB SFC DIFFERENCE AND 200NM POSITION DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GFS AND NAM12 SOLUTIONS. SOLUTION SPREAD ON FEATURE POSITION AND STRENGTH ALOFT ALSO EXHIBIT GREATER THAN EXPECTED SPREAD IN THE NEAR AND MID TERM. CONSIDERABLE SPREAD EXITS BETWEEN MODEL FAMILIES AND FROM RUN TO RUN IN THE LONG TERM. ONGOING RAIN EVENT IN THE CENTRAL ALASKA RANGE CONTINUES ON TRACK WITH REPORTS OF ONE TO ONE AND A HALF RAINFALL NOTED IN LAST 24 HOURS. SMALL STREAM FOOD ADVISORY CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO END THIS EVENING. ELSEWHERE IN THE INTERIOR SCATTERED SHOWERS ALL FALLING ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER FAIRBANKS. MID LEVEL CEILINGS AND ISOLATE SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. ON THE NORTH SLOPE A SHORTWAVE MOVING EAST TO WEST HAVING LITTLE IMPACT ON VERY LOW CEILINGS AND DENSE FOG BUT INCREASING SHOWER COVERAGE FROM ISOLATED TO SCATTERED. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY HOWEVER LOW CEILINGS AND AREAS OF DENSE FOG SHOULD IMPROVE OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE NORTH SLOPE AS CHINOOK FLOW AHEAD OF BERING STRAIT LOW PUSHES INTO THE AREA. FOCUS IS ON AN EARLY SEASON FALL STORM DEVELOPING IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA THAT WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH SURF ALONG ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING SHORE LINES AS WELL AS PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN BEGINNING MONDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY OVER MUCH OF WESTERN ALASKA. A SLOW MOVING 994 MB LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA COMBINED WITH A 1032 MB HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SEA WILL PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SOUTHWEST WINDS ON ST LAWRENCE ISLAND...THE BERING STRAIT COAST...NORTON SOUND AND THE LOWER YK DELTA COAST BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON ON ST LAWRENCE AND WILL INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT OVER THE BERING STRAIT COAST...NORTON SOUND AND THE LOWER YK DELTA COAST. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PILE UP WATER ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING SHORE LINES BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON ON ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND MONDAY NIGHT IN NORTON SOUND AND ALONG THE LOWER YK DELTA COAST. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WATER LEVELS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY AND ARE FORECAST TO REACH 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED IN NORTON BAY AND EASTERN NORTON SOUND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 6 TO 8 FOOT WAVES ARE EXPECTED OFF SHORE...HOWEVER CONSIDERABLE RUN UP AND BEACH EROSION CAN BE EXPECTED AS THESE WAVES BREAK JUST OFF SHORE. HEADLINES LIKELY NEEDED FOR TUESDAY FOR NORTON SOUND...WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE CONSISTENCY ON MODEL TRACK AND STRENGTH. DEEP LATITUDE ORIGINS OF MOISTURE TRAINING INTO THE BERING SEA LOW COMBINED WITH FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS AND ENHANCED LOCALLY WITH FAVORABLE UP SLOPE CONDITIONS ARE PROGGED TO DROP SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEK. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY IN THE NULATO HILLS...THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE. EXPECT SMALL STREAMS TO EXPERIENCE RAPID WATER LEVEL RISES AND FOR LARGER RIVERS TO EXPERIENCE WATER LEVEL RISES THROUGHOUT THE AREA. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN ALASKA ON THURSDAY AS THE NEXT WAVE PUSHES INTO THE AREA. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4... GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INCH UP SURGE HEIGHT OVER EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND IN PARTICULAR NORTON BAY NO IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET. MODELS HAVE HAD SEVERAL RUNS IN MAINTAINING MOST OF THE ENERGY IN AN ELONGATED LOW OVER THE BERING AS COMPARED TO TRACING TWO LOWS THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT AND TRACKING THEM INTO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA. THIS SOLUTION WILL EXTEND IN TIME THE SOUTHWEST FLOW SOUTH OF THE BERING STRAIT AND WOULD ALSO MINIMIZE THE THREAT OF WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPING ON THE BACK SIDE OF FIRST LOW EXITING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA AND THE ISSUES NORTHWEST FLOW WOULD POSE TO KOTZEBUE SOUND AND THE NORTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA. && .FIRE WEATHER... NONE && .HYDROLOGY... WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER A WIDE AREAS OF THE WEST COAST WITH LOCAL TOTALS OVER 3 INCHES IN THE NULATO HILLS...THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. GREATEST CONCERN ATTM WOULD BE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE AND PARTICULARLY THE KOBUK RIVER MID WEEK ESPECIALLY IF ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN ARRIVES ON THURSDAY. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225- PKZ240. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. && CCC AUG 15
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Special weather statement, Aug 23, 12:24 PM AKDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1224 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 AKZ207>214-217-241400- CHUKCHI SEA COAST-LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS- ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-YUKON DELTA- UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG... NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK... BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR...NOME... WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN...UNALAKLEET...STEBBINS...ST MICHAEL... ELIM...KOYUK...SHAKTOOLIK...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION... TELLER...WALES...DIOMEDE...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...EMMONAK... ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY... MARSHALL...NUNAM IQUA...PITKAS POINT...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 1224 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 ...EARLY SEASON FALL STORM TO IMPACT WESTERN ALASKA THIS WEEK... AN EARLY SEASON FALL STORM DEVELOPING IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH SURF ALONG ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING SHORE LINES AS WELL AS PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN BEGINNING MONDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY OVER MUCH OF WESTERN ALASKA. A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SOUTHWEST WINDS ON ST LAWRENCE ISLAND...THE BERING STRAIT COAST...NORTON SOUND AND THE LOWER YK DELTA COAST BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON ON ST LAWRENCE AND WILL INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT OVER THE BERING STRAIT COAST...NORTON SOUND AND THE LOWER YK DELTA COAST. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PILE UP WATER ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING SHORE LINES BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON ON ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND MONDAY NIGHT IN NORTON SOUND AND ALONG THE LOWER YK DELTA COAST. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WATER LEVELS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY AND ARE FORECAST TO REACH 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED IN NORTON BAY AND EASTERN NORTON SOUND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 6 TO 8 FOOT WAVES ARE EXPECTED OFF SHORE...HOWEVER CONSIDERABLE RUN UP AND BEACH EROSION CAN BE EXPECTED AS THESE WAVES BREAK JUST OFF SHORE. THOSE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER STATEMENTS. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN NOW TO SECURE OR RELOCATE ITEMS OF VALUE NEAR THE SHORE. IN ADDITION THE SLOW MOVING FALL STORM IS EXPECTED TO DROP HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF WESTERN ALASKA THIS WEEK. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY IN THE NULATO HILLS...THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE. EXPECT SMALL STREAMS TO EXPERIENCE RAPID WATER LEVEL RISES AND FOR LARGER RIVERS TO EXPERIENCE WATER LEVEL RISES THROUGHOUT THE AREA. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN ALASKA ON THURSDAY. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS AS WATER LEVELS RISE THROUGH THE WEEK. PEOPLE SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ADDITIONAL WEATHER STATEMENTS. CCC
Local storm report, Aug 23, 1:10 PM AKDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
110 PM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM HEAVY RAIN 15 WNW TANACROSS 63.45N 143.83W
08/23/2015 M1.50 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HRS.
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Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 23, 3:57 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 7 days | |
| Aug 23, 5:59 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Aug 23, 3:31 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Aug 23, 3:35 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 5 days |
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