Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 8, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 15, 2015, 2:53 AM AKST. 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
- Jan 15, 2015, 2:53 AM AKST (11:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2015, 3:48 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
153 FZAK51 PAFG 151153 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 253 AM AKST THU JAN 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. PKZ298-160300- 253 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC WILL BE PUSHED NORTH AS BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA PUSHES NORTH. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE AREA AND NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT AND THEN WEAKEN. $$ PKZ225-160300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 253 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-160300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 253 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-160300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 253 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-160300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 253 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-160300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 253 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ CCC/DA JAN 15
6 follow-up statements
523 FZAK51 PAFG 160027 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 327 PM AKST THU JAN 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. PKZ298-161530- 327 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC AROUND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO NORTON SOUND AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKEN SAT. $$ PKZ225-161530- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 327 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-161530- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 327 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-161530- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 327 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-161530- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 327 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-161530- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 327 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ SDB/DJH JAN 15
487 FZAK51 PAFG 161205 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 305 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 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. PKZ298-170315- 305 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC AROUND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER BRISTOL BAY TODAY. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO NORTON SOUND AND WEAKEN THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ225-170315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 305 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-170315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 305 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-170315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 305 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-170315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 305 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-170315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 305 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ CCC/DA JAN 15
609 FZAK51 PAFG 162306 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 206 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 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. PKZ298-171415- 206 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC AS A 969MB LOW CENTERED OVER BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING MOVES TO THE BERING STRAIT BY SAT EVENING AT 979MB. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN ARCTIC OCEAN. $$ PKZ225-171415- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 206 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-171415- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 206 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-171415- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 206 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-171415- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 206 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-171415- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 206 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ SDB/NTS JAN 15
593 FZAK51 PAFG 171236 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 336 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 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. PKZ298-180300- 336 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC AS A 975 MB LOW CENTERED OVER THE LOWER YUKON DELTA MOVES TO THE BERING STRAIT BY SAT EVENING AS A 980 MB LOW. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN ARCTIC OCEAN. $$ PKZ225-180300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 336 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ230-180300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 336 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-180300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 336 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-180300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 336 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-180300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 336 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ CCC/DA JAN 15
346 FZAK51 PAFG 172346 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 246 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 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. PKZ298-181500- 246 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST...BUT WEAKEN...OVER THE ARCTIC AS A 976 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR NOME MOVES TO KOLYUCHIN BAY SUN MORNING THEN S AND E BACK TO THE BERING STRAIT BY MON MORNING BEFORE MOVING N INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN ARCTIC OCEAN INTO SUN THEN BUILD SE OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA. $$ PKZ225-181500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 246 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-181500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 246 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-181500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 246 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-181500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 246 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-181500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 246 PM AKST SAT JAN 17 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ SDB/NTS JAN 15
637 FZAK51 PAFG 181248 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 348 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 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. PKZ298-190300- 348 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 984 MB LOW CENTERED OVER THE BERING STRAIT WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES NORTH INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA MONDAY MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN ARCTIC OCEAN INTO MONDAY BEFORE BUILDING SOUTHEAST OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA. $$ PKZ225-190300- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 348 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 30 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-190300- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 348 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2015 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-190300- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 348 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-190300- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 348 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-190300- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 348 AM AKST SUN JAN 18 2015 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ CCC/DA JAN 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 14, 12:48 PM AKST, 14 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 12:48 PM AKST, 14 hours 5 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1248 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2015 .DISCUSSION... MODELS...GOOD RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY. MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AGAINST THE 15Z SURFACE ANALYSIS. A LITTLE SKEPTICAL IN USING THE GFS AND ECMWF PRECIPITATION GUIDANCE SO WILL LEAN MAINLY ON THE NAM FOR THIS FORECAST CYCLE. ALOFT...575 DAM RIDGE EXTENDS UP THE WEST COAST FROM OREGON TO THE UPPER TANANA VALLEY TO A 541 DAM HIGH OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA TODAY AND REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS IT WEAKENS SLIGHTLY. A COL WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA AS THE RIDGE STRETCHES OUT AND A 507 DAM LOW THAT DEVELOPS OVER THE ARCTIC THURSDAY EVENING WILL MOVE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOW CONTINUES TO DRIFT SOUTH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY THEN DRIFTS NORTHWEST OVER THE BERING STRAIT BY MONDAY MORNING. A 506 DAM LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC TODAY AND MOVES OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY THURSDAY MORNING BECOMING STATIONARY...THEN DISSIPATES BY SATURDAY MORNING. A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WILL MOVE NORTH IN THE FLOW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT THEY ARE BEING DAMPENED OUT BY THE RIDGE. AT 850 MB...POOL OF ABOVE ZERO CELSIUS AIR WILL PERSIST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY AND SLOSHES OVER THE LOWER YUKON DELTA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WEAK WARM AIR ADVECTION OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING THEN COLD AIR ADVECTION. IN THE INTERIOR TEMPERATURES WILL BE PRETTY FLAT THROUGH SATURDAY. SURFACE...BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE STATE AROUND A 962MB LOW SOUTH OF SAND POINT TODAY WILL PERSIST AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY FRIDAY MORNING AT 967MB. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 975MB WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING UP THE WEST COAST AND TROUGHING DEVELOPING OVER THE ARCTIC COAST. WEAK CHINOOK FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE INTERIOR AND STRENGTHEN A BIT TONIGHT AS TROUGH MOVES TO THE ALASKA RANGE AND LEE SIDE TROUGH DEVELOPS. THE WINDS WILL BE UP AND DOWN AS THE SHORT WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE RANGE AND THE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS AND WEAKENS. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR...BUT GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN TODAY. ARCTIC COAST AND BROOKS RANGE...WINDS INCREASING ACROSS THE ARCTIC AS LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC PUSHES NORTH A LITTLE AND THE HIGH OVER THE ARCTIC REMAINS FAIRLY STATIONARY. EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT EVENTUALLY PEAKING ON FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING DOWN. THIS WILL BRING SOME VISIBILITY ISSUES WITH BLOWING SNOW TO AREAS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND MAY WARRANT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THOSE DAYS. NOT MUCH ELSE GOING ON TODAY...GOES MVFR/IFR/LIFR PROBABILITY PRODUCT AT 14/1715Z AND THE SPORT MODIS MICROPHYSICS RGB PRODUCT AT 14/1523Z NOT INDICATING ANYTHING IMMINENT. THERE IS A PATCH OF STRATUS OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA THAT IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AND MAY IMPACT THE AREA FROM PRUDHOE BAY EAST TONIGHT IF IT STAYS TOGETHER. TEMPERATURES ON THE RISE NEXT 24 HOURS...THEN COLD AIR ADVECTION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. WEST COAST AND WESTERN INTERIOR...QUIET TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE WEST COAST LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT. BIGGEST QUESTION WILL BE RAIN...SNOW...FREEZING RAIN OVER THE LOWER YUKON DELTA...PRIMARILY ZONE 214 AND 215...FRIDAY MORNING AS THEY GET SOME 850MB TEMPERATURES AROUND ZERO CELSIUS BEFORE COOLING BEGINS. EXPECT WINDS OVER THE BERING SEA AND STRAIT TO CONTINUE INCREASING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS ON ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE BERING STRAIT COAST MAY BE GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH WITH BLOWING SNOW CREATING VISIBILITY ISSUES BY LATE THURSDAY SO WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE AREA. ALSO...EXPECT THE WINDS TO INCREASE THROUGH THE STRAIT ALL THE WAY TO POINT HOPE AND POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW SO WILL ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AREAS NORTH OF KIVALINA. CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL PUSH NORTH...BUT NOT EXPECTING TOO MUCH FROM FAIRBANKS SOUTH IN THE FORM OF PRECIPITATION AS IT IS CHINOOKED OUT. NORTH OF FAIRBANKS SOME AREAS WILL SEE AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW...BUT IT WILL BE VERY PATCHY. WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE TONIGHT AND IN THE DELTA AREA...EXPECT WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL...AND SOME AREAS COULD SEE HIGHS IN THE 40S THURSDAY. COASTAL HAZARDS DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AKZ207. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AKZ213. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. && SDB JAN 15
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 3:02 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Jan 14, 3:07 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:07 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 61 hr | |
| Jan 15, 1:33 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 58 hr | |
| Jan 15, 1:13 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 56 hr | |
| Jan 15, 1:21 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 37 hr |
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