Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 152, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2016, 2:28 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 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 23, 2016, 2:28 PM AKST (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2016, 3:15 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
210 FZAK52 PAFG 232328 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 228 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 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. PKZ299-241215- 228 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 996 MB LOW CENTERED ABOUT 100 NM NORTH OF BARROW WILL MOVE GENERALLY TO ABOUT 150 NM NW OF BANKS ISLAND AS A 1008 MB LOW BY SUNDAY MORNING. A 963 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ200-241215- NORTON SOUND- 228 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...S WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-241215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 228 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ215-241215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 228 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-241215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 228 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ 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 23, 5:38 AM AKST, 8 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 5:38 AM AKST, 8 hours 50 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 538 AM AKST Fri Dec 23 2016 .DISCUSSION... Models in decent agreement through 60 hours. Upper level low just northwest of Barrow will continue to move northeast to near Banks Island by Sun morning. As upper level trough digs east across Northern Alaska...some snowfall will continue. High pressure builds over northern Alaska while the low in the Arctic creates a decent pressure gradient along the portions of the West Coast and and the Arctic Coast through Saturday morning. This increases the wind over most all of West Coast zones south of the Bering Strait. Areas of blowing snow is occurring over the Arctic Coast due to the cold advection being ushered in behind the upper level trough. Moderately strong winds will continue today and diminish by late Sat night. As the upper level trough rapidly moves the Central Interior this morning, it will likely produce upwards of an inch or 2 of snow throughout the Central Interior. Clouds will diminish by late afternoon or evening and temperatures will drop off significantly after midnight. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ210. Small Craft Advisory for PKZ210. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ200-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. && DEC 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 3:36 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:36 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:36 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:36 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:25 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:28 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr |
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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.