Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 137, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 11, 2016, 3:40 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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
- Nov 11, 2016, 3:40 PM AKST (00:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2016, 3:29 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
301 FZAK52 PAFG 120040 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 340 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 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. PKZ299-121500- 340 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... AA 1006 MB LOW 300 NM NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING NORTHEAST ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA FROM NEAR A LINE FROM THE YUKON DELTA TO BARROW TO BARTER ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST RUSSIA AND THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST. $$ PKZ200-121500- NORTON SOUND- 340 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-121500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 340 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ215-121500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 340 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-121500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 340 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ NOV 16
4 follow-up statements
056 FZAK52 PAFG 121229 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 329 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-130300- 329 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 998 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST AND MOVE W ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA. A RIDGE WITH A 1032 MB CENTER OVER SIBERIA WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA. $$ PKZ200-130300- NORTON SOUND- 329 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-130300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 329 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ215-130300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 329 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ220-130300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 329 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ SDB NOV 16
298 FZAK52 PAFG 122305 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 205 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 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. PKZ299-131500- 205 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST ARCTIC COAST AND MOVE W ACROSS THE CHUKCHI SEA. A RIDGE WITH A 1036 MB CENTER OVER SIBERIA WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA. $$ PKZ200-131500- NORTON SOUND- 205 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-131500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 205 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ215-131500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 205 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ220-131500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 205 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ NOV 16
953 FZAK52 PAFG 131208 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 308 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2016 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-140300- 308 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 998 MB LOW WILL PERSIST NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND THROUGH MON MORNING THEN MOVE W. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA EXTENDS NE OVER THE BERING STRAIT. THE RIDGE WILL ROTATE TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY MON EVENING WITH RIDGING PERSISTING OVER THE BERING STRAIT. A 1008 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-140300- NORTON SOUND- 308 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ210-140300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 308 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ215-140300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 308 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ220-140300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 308 AM AKST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ SDB NOV 16
321 FZAK52 PAFG 140029 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 329 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2016 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. PKZ299-141500- 329 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 992 MB LOW WILL PERSIST NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND THROUGH MON MORNING THEN MOVE W. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA EXTENDS NE OVER THE BERING STRAIT. THE RIDGE WILL ROTATE TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY MON EVENING WITH RIDGING PERSISTING OVER THE BERING STRAIT. A 1012 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-141500- NORTON SOUND- 329 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ210-141500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 329 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ215-141500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 329 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ220-141500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 329 PM AKST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ NOV 16
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 Nov 11, 3:13 PM AKST, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 3:13 PM AKST, 27 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 313 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2016 .DISCUSSION... Models in decent agreement through 60 hours. Upper level low near Wrangel Island with cold air aloft parked over Eastern Russia. Another upper level low south of the Aleutians make us the long wave trough over the West Coast of Alaska. Upper level ridge building in from the southeast over the eastern part of Alaska. Upper level ridge builds in much stronger over the weekend. The NAM suggests that a possibility of snow on Monday for the central interior with the Easterly return flow from the southeast sets up. The GFS and the ECMWF does not indicate much of any precipitation in the central interior with the easterly wave. The strong winds on the Arctic Coast has diminished substantially. Some areas are experiencing decent snowfall such as Barrow which has reduced the visibility but this should diminish by late evening. Temperatures aloft will stay warm through the weekend. Cold low in Eastern Russia is not handled well by the models. The models have been inconsistent in either advancing the cold front or keeping it stationary in the Bering Strait. Current GFS brings the cold front eastward by the middle of the week. So at this time we believe that a colder air mass will move eastward across the state in the middle of the week. Expect some light snow with the cold front but very light accumulations. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ207-AKZ213. Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ200-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ235- PKZ240-PKZ245. Small Craft Advisory for PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. Gale Warning for PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. && CF NOV 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 3:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Nov 11, 3:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Nov 11, 3:40 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Nov 11, 3:40 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 22 hr | |
| Nov 12, 3:23 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 12, 3:29 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Nov 12, 2:05 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Nov 12, 2:05 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 4 days |
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