Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 77, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 9, 2015, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 34 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
- Sep 9, 2015, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2015, 2:24 PM AKDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
470 FZAK52 PAFG 091200 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 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. PKZ299-100015- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA FROM THE EASTERN SIBERIAN SEA WITH A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH FRI. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER AREAS 210...215...220 AND 225 WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ PKZ200-100015- NORTON SOUND- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-100015- DALL POINT TO WALES- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-100015- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-100015- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ LTH/BJB/NTS SEP 15
3 follow-up statements
472 FZAK52 PAFG 092254 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 254 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2015 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-101400- 254 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN. HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL PERSIST WED NIGHT AND THU...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-101400- NORTON SOUND- 254 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2015 .TONIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-101400- DALL POINT TO WALES- 254 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA THIS EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT OFF THE YUKON DELTA BUILDING TO 6 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT OFF THE YUKON DELTA. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT OFF THE YUKON DELTA. FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ215-101400- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 254 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-101400- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 254 PM AKDT WED SEP 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ DJH SEP 15
449 FZAK52 PAFG 101201 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 401 AM AKDT THU SEP 10 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. PKZ299-110315- 401 AM AKDT THU SEP 10 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1021 HIGH PRESSURE CENTER 350 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL BUILD TO 1025 MB BY FRI EVENING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE ARCTIC COAST WILL INCREASE THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-110315- NORTON SOUND- 401 AM AKDT THU SEP 10 2015 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ210-110315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 401 AM AKDT THU SEP 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ215-110315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 401 AM AKDT THU SEP 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-110315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 401 AM AKDT THU SEP 10 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ CF/BB/LTH SEP 15
298 FZAK52 PAFG 102224 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 224 PM AKDT THU SEP 10 2015 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-111330- 224 PM AKDT THU SEP 10 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 981 MB LOW IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN EXTREME EASTERN BRISTOL BAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN AK OVERNIGHT AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT WHILE WEAKENING. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST BERING BY FRI...AND WILL THEN BE OVER THE WEST COAST BY SAT. $$ PKZ200-111330- NORTON SOUND- 224 PM AKDT THU SEP 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-111330- DALL POINT TO WALES- 224 PM AKDT THU SEP 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-111330- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 224 PM AKDT THU SEP 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. .SAT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-111330- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 224 PM AKDT THU SEP 10 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ ET/DJH SEP 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 Sep 8, 4:08 PM AKDT, 11 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 4:08 PM AKDT, 11 hours 52 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 408 PM AKDT TUE SEP 8 2015 .DISCUSSION... A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE LIES FROM THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST SOUTHWEST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA TO BRISTOL BAY. THIS IS THE SURFACE REFLECTION OF A TROUGH ALOFT THAT LIES BETWEEN LOW CENTERS ALOFT OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE NORTHEAST BEAUFORT SEA...BOTH OF WHICH ARE MOVING VERY SLOWLY EAST. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER EASTERN RUSSIA. THE MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER OUR MARINE AREAS 210 AND 220 WHICH RESULTED HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO WEAKEN...DUE TO THE APPROACH OF THE LOW DISCUSSED BELOW. THE HIGH SURF ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL WIND DOWN OVERNIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW LIES 200 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE LISBURNE. THIS LOW IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT A GOOD CLIP. IT WILL BE OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND AT 4 AM WEDNESDAY...AFTER WHICH IT WILL DISSIPATE AS A SURFACE FEATURE. THE SUPPORT ALOFT WILL DECELERATE SHARPLY BUT WILL PERSIST...DIGGING SOUTH ALONG THE BACK SIDE OF THE MAIN TROUGH ALOFT DISCUSSED ABOVE. A SHORT WAVE PRESENTLY WELL SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THEN NORTH AROUND THE CENTER ALOFT OVER BRISTOL BAY. EXPECT A 980 MB SURFACE LOW CENTERED BETWEEN COLD BAY AND KODIAK AT 4 PM WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL THEN TUBE OUT NORTHEASTWARD OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. THE FEATURE WILL INCREASE THE SOUTHERLY WINDS ALREADY BLOWING THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES. IT WILL ALSO MOVE MID LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE INTERIOR THROUGH THURSDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE INTERIOR IS ALREADY MODERATELY UNSTABLE. THERE WILL ALSO BE SUPPORT ALOFT FOR DEEP CONVECTION THAT WE DON'T OFTEN SEE IN NORTHERN ALASKA. THE INTERIOR WILL BE IN THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF A MODEST JET ALOFT. MAYBE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .HYDROLOGY... QUITE A BIT OFF RAIN IN THE KOYUKUK VALLEY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH THIS AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR AKZ213. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. && DJH SEP 15
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Sep 9, 11:30 AM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 42 hr | |
| Sep 9, 2:59 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Sep 9, 2:59 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 3 days |
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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.