Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 148, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 3, 2016, 4:04 AM AKST. It was in force for 58 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
- Dec 3, 2016, 4:04 AM AKST (13:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2016, 2:33 PM AKST
- In force
- 58 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
710 FZAK52 PAFG 031304 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 404 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 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. PKZ299-040030- 404 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM POINT LAY TO THE YUKON DELTA WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE YUKON DELTA TO THE NORTH SLOPE WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A 969 MB LOW OVER KAMCHATKA WILL MOVE TO NEAR CAPE NAVARIN AS A 1010 MB LOW BY MON. $$ PKZ200-040030- NORTON SOUND- 404 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-040030- DALL POINT TO WALES- 404 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ215-040030- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 404 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-040030- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 404 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ DEC 16
5 follow-up statements
668 FZAK52 PAFG 032259 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 159 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-041500- 159 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE YUKON DELTA TO THE NORTH SLOPE WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A 981 MB LOW OVER KAMCHATKA WILL MOVE SLIGHTLY EAST AND DISSIPATE BY LATE SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP FROM THE TROF AND MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY MON AFTERNOON AS A 1012 MB LOW. $$ PKZ200-041500- NORTON SOUND- 159 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-041500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 159 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-041500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 159 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT BECOMING E. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-041500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 159 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ DEC 16
774 FZAK52 PAFG 041334 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 434 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 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. PKZ299-050015- 434 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1045 MB HIGH OVER NORTHEAST ALASKA WILL BUILD TO A 1050 MB TONIGHT. A 990 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO ANADYR AS A 1005 MB LOW BY 3AM MON...TO JUST WEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND AS A 1011 MB LOW BY 3PM MON AND THEN CONTINUE NORTHWEST. A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING EAST FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO ANADYR TO ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 3PM SUN...AND TO PROVIDENIYA TO 100 NM EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 3PM MON...AND THEN WEAKEN IN PLACE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-050015- NORTON SOUND- 434 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-050015- DALL POINT TO WALES- 434 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-050015- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 434 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-050015- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 434 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ DEC 16
916 FZAK52 PAFG 050010 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-051500- 310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1045 MB HIGH OVER NORTHEAST ALASKA WILL BUILD TO A 1050 MB TONIGHT OVER THE ALCAN BORDER. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH FROM POINT HOPE TO ALONG THE BROOKS RANGE AND TO BARTER ISLAND WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. A 1004 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO ANADYR AS A 1005 MB LOW BY 3AM MON...TO JUST WEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND AS A 1011 MB LOW BY 3PM MON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING EAST FROM THIS LOW TO ANADYR TO ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO PROVIDENIYA TO 100 NM EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND BY 3PM MON...AND THEN WEAKEN IN PLACE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ200-051500- NORTON SOUND- 310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-051500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE MON MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-051500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-051500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ DEC 16
792 FZAK52 PAFG 051220 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 320 AM AKST MON DEC 5 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. PKZ299-060300- 320 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TUE AND PERSIST THROUGH THU AS A 1038 MB HIGH MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND A 1037 MB HIGH BUILDS OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA. $$ PKZ200-060300- NORTON SOUND- 320 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-060300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 320 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-060300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 320 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .WED...E WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-060300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 320 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ SDB DEC 16
231 FZAK52 PAFG 052333 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 233 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-061500- 233 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TUE AND PERSIST THROUGH THU AS A 1038 MB HIGH MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND A 1037 MB HIGH BUILDS OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA. $$ PKZ200-061500- NORTON SOUND- 233 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-061500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 233 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-061500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 233 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 5 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. .THU...E WINDS 5 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 5 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-061500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 233 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ DEC 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 Dec 3, 3:55 AM AKST, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 3:55 AM AKST, 9 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS... Aloft... The long wave pattern consists of a trough over mainland Alaska and a ridge over the Bering Sea. The trough will move over NW Canada by Sun as the ridge build over western mainland Alaska. The ridge will build over mainland Alaska through through Mon ans then persist through mid-week and possibly through the end of the week. A short wave trough stretching from McGrath to Deadhorse will remain stationary today...then move to McGrath to Barter Island by 3am Sun...to Denali to Fairbanks to Old Crow by 3pm Sun...and to Big Delta to Eagle by 3am Mon. ... Clouds and light snow in the Eastern Interior east of this short wave trough will slowly taper off through tonight. Clear skies west of the trough will spread east with the trough. Surface temperatures range from 10 to 20 above near open water along the west coast...to zero near to 10 below in coastal and inland areas with some wind...and to 20s to 30s below in clear inland areas. In the Eastern Interior east of the trough with temperatures in the zero to 10 below range. The snow and clouds will taper off today with the clouds decreasing Sun as the ridge builds in. Temperatures will fall through the day Sunday as the clouds clear to the 20s and 30s below in the Eastern Interior. Surface... A 1004 mb over Banks Island will move east today. An arctic cold front extending south from this low to Mayo to Burwash Landing to Cordova will remain in place through Mon. A low pressure trough from Point Lay to the Yukon Delta will dissipate this afternoon. Very cold north flow on the west side of this trough is causing lake effect type snow showers on north facing shores that will drop on inch of snow today before diminishing tonight as flow turn more ne. A 989 mb low in the NE Gulf of Alaska will weaken slowly through Sun then move south. An occluded front extending from this low aloft over the deep arctic air at the surface to Big Delta to Old Crow will persist in place through this afternoon and then dissipate in place Sat night. Expect another inch of snow associated with this feature over most of the eastern Interior today and then just flurries tonight with the exception of the SE Interior and eastern Alaska Range which could get another half inch tonight. A ridge of high pressure from the Yukon Delta to the North Slope will strengthen through tonight and then build east over the Eastern Interior and Eastern North Slope Sun. This is causing NW winds gusting to 30 mph over the upper Tanana valley and Yukon Valley near Eagle. This is also causing N winds gusting to 40 mph through Alaska Range passes. These winds will begin to decrease tonight and decrease further on Sun. By Sunday night as a 1050 MB or stronger high pressure system builds over the Yukon, altimeter settings could rise to above 31.00 inches to the east of Fairbanks and continue into Tuesday. This may present problems for aircraft with altimeters limited to 31.00 inches. A 969 mb low over Kamchatka will move to near Cape Navarin as a 1010 mb low by Mon. A weather front with this low will move to the central Bering Sea this afternoon...to Anadyr to St Paul Island by 3pm Sun...and to Provideniya to St Matthew Island by 3pm Mon. Will see SE gales and snow and blowing snow just ahead of the front. There is a chance of this causing a blizzard at St Lawrence Island Sun pm into Mon. If no falling snow falls there is not enough snow on the ground to cause blizzard conditions. Snow is still a chance so we will have to keep a close eye on this. && .DISCUSSION... Models initialize well at 500 mb level and at the surface at 06Z Sat and show similar solutions through Mon. After Mon models have general agreement on the long wave pattern through mid-week but with differences on short wave details. at the surface at 06Z Sat all models are 5-8 mb too weak on the low over southern Kamchatka but initialize well over Alaska and show similar solutions through Mon Sat. To account for the low in Kamchatka being deeper than models we will bump up wind speeds in the Bering Sea associated with the front attached to this low by 2-3 kt. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ220-AKZ223-AKZ224-AKZ226. Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ210-PKZ225. Small Craft Advisory for PKZ210. Gale Warning for PKZ210. && JB DEC 16
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 2, 11:34 PM AKST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1134 PM AKST FRI DEC 02 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM SNOW TOK 63.30N 143.04W
12/02/2016 E3.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH NOON. MOST OF SNOW
HAS BLOWN AWAY. ESTIMATED 31 MPH WINDS.
0115 PM SNOW 2 W TWO RIVERS 64.87N 147.17W
12/02/2016 M4.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 1 PM. STILL SNOWING.
0415 PM SNOW 5 NNE FAIRBANKS 64.91N 147.61W
12/02/2016 M5.4 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL MEASURED 3 MILES SOUTH OF FOX
THROUGH 415 PM.
1000 PM SNOW 1 NW COLLEGE 64.88N 147.85W
12/02/2016 M6.7 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 10 PM IN THE COLLEGE HILLS
AREA.
1030 PM SNOW 5 E COLLEGE 64.88N 147.65W
12/02/2016 M6.7 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL MEASURED AT BIRCH HILL THROUGH 1030
PM. STILL SNOWING.
1100 PM SNOW 5 NNW NORTH POLE 64.82N 147.41W
12/02/2016 M7.3 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 11 PM MEASURED NEAR BADGER
RD. IN NORTH POLE.
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Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 3:58 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 6 days | |
| Dec 3, 4:04 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:04 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 71 hr | |
| Dec 3, 1:59 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 61 hr | |
| Dec 3, 1:59 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 5 days | |
| Dec 3, 2:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 61 hr | |
| Dec 3, 2:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 61 hr |
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