Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 48, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 26, 2016, 4:40 AM AKST. It was in force for 71 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2016, 4:40 AM AKST (13:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2016, 4:09 AM AKST
- In force
- 71 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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363 FZAK51 PAFG 261340 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 440 AM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 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. PKZ298-270030- 440 AM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1006 MB LOW EAST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH SAT. A 1036 MB HIGH OVER THE ARCTIC EXTENDING SOUTH OVER BANKS ISLAND WILL DRIFT SLIGHTLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST. $$ PKZ225-270030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 440 AM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-270030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 440 AM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-270030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 440 AM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-270030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 440 AM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-270030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 440 AM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ NTS/EWP FEB 16
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504 FZAK51 PAFG 262339 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 239 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 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. PKZ298-271445- 239 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1010 MB LOW NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT NORTHWEST THROUGH SAT. A 1039 MB HIGH OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC AND EXTENDING SOUTH OVER BANKS ISLAND PERSIST THROUGH SAT. MEANWHILE...A TROUGH EXTENDING OVER THE NORTHEAST BERING SEA TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-271445- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 239 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-271445- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 239 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ235-271445- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 239 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-271445- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 239 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ245-271445- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 239 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ ET/CCC FEB 16
119 FZAK51 PAFG 271326 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 426 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 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. PKZ298-280030- 426 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1014 MB LOW NORTH OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT NORTHWEST THROUGH TONIGHT. A 1038 MB HIGH OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC AND EXTENDING SOUTH OVER BANKS ISLAND PERSIST THROUGH SUN. MEANWHILE...A TROUGH EXTENDING OVER THE NORTHEAST BERING SEA TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ225-280030- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 426 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ230-280030- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 426 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-280030- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 426 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST WINDS OFFSHORE. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST WINDS OFFSHORE. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-280030- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 426 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ245-280030- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 426 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ EWP/NTS FEB 16
372 FZAK51 PAFG 272237 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 137 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 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. PKZ298-281500- 137 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A BROAD 1036 MB HIGH LIES OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC AND EXTENDS SOUTH THROUGH THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA INTO WESTERN NUNAVUT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MON. MEANWHILE...A TROUGH EXTENDING OVER THE NORTHEAST BERING SEA TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ225-281500- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 137 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ230-281500- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 137 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ235-281500- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 137 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ240-281500- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 137 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ245-281500- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 137 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...E WINDS 45 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ ET/CF FEB 16
820 FZAK51 PAFG 281312 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 412 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 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. PKZ298-290415- 412 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A BROAD 1033 MB HIGH LIES OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC AND EXTENDS SOUTH THROUGH THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA INTO WESTERN NUNAVUT. A TROUGH EXTENDING OVER THE NORTHEAST BERING SEA TO THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ225-290415- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 412 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-290415- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 412 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-290415- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 412 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-290415- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 412 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR SHORE. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR SHORE. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-290415- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 412 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ RM/DJH FEB 16
405 FZAK51 PAFG 282211 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 111 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 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. PKZ298-291315- 111 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A BROAD 1033 MB HIGH LIES OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC AND EXTENDS SOUTH THROUGH THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA INTO WESTERN NUNAVUT. A TROUGH EXTENDING OVER THE NORTHEAST BERING SEA WILL LIE ACROSS THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ225-291315- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 111 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ230-291315- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 111 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-291315- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 111 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ240-291315- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 111 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-291315- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 111 PM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON...E WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. $$ CF/ET FEB 16
026 FZAK51 PAFG 291309 CWFNSB COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ARCTIC ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 409 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 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. PKZ298-010415- 409 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1032 MB HIGH LIES OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC AND EXTENDS SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA INTO WESTERN NUNAVUT. THE HIGH WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 1040 MB NEAR 79N 135W BY 3 AM WED. A TROUGH EXTENDING OVER THE WEST COAST INTO THE ARCTIC COAST WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TODAY. $$ PKZ225-010415- CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT- 409 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 10 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .THU...S WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ230-010415- CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN- 409 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ235-010415- POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT- 409 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ240-010415- CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND- 409 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ245-010415- FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT- 409 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED...E WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. $$ NTS/DJH FEB 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 Feb 25, 2:48 PM AKST, 13 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 2:48 PM AKST, 13 hours 52 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 248 PM AKST THU FEB 25 2016 .DISCUSSION... MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS INCLUDE THE ONGOING BLIZZARD WARNING FOR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST...STRONG WINDS AND ASSOCIATED HEADLINES IN ALASKA RANGE PASSES AND NEAR DELTA JUNCTION AREA...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST STARTING LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THE 25/12Z DETERMINISTIC MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS...WITH SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN THEREAFTER INTO THE EXTENDED. ALOFT...LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PARKED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WHILE MULTIPLE SHORTWAVES RIDE THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THIS RIDGE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. A 496 DAM LOW...ORIGINATING FROM THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE OUT INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TOMORROW MORNING THEN PROGRESS EAST ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM NEAR 46N 152W TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTH AND THEN MERGED WITH THE OTHER AFOREMENTIONED LOW SUNDAY. SURFACE...A 978 MB LOW 165 MILES SOUTH OF KING COVE WILL MOVE NORTHWEST TOWARDS ST PAUL ISLAND THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. AN INVERTED TROUGH STEMMING FROM THIS LOW WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT WEST WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW. ANOTHER LOW...AT 973 MB WILL EMERGE FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE TOWARDS KODIAK THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 1034 MB SURFACE HIGH NEAR 80N 130W WILL STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND SOUTH TOWARDS THE EASTERN ARCTIC COAST...INCREASING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WESTERN ALASKA...THE MAIN CONCERN HERE IS THE ONGOING BLIZZARD WARNING FOR ZONE 213...SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN NOTED ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST...BUT IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER OR NOT GAMBELL HAS EXPERIENCED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SO FAR GIVEN NO OBS OR WEB CAM. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING ACROSS THE BERING STRAIT COAST...BUT WILL HANG ON OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS STRONG OVERHEAD. ELSEWHERE...SHORTWAVE MOVING NORTH OVER THE AREA IS SPARKING OFF SNOW SHOWERS AS IT LIFTS NORTH. PER THE 24 HOUR MICROPHYSICS SATELLITE PRODUCT...A BAND OF STRATUS AND FOG IS DRAPED FROM POINT HOPE...OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND YUKON DELTA COAST AND HAS BEEN SLOWLY SHIFTING WEST AND CONTINUE TO DO SO TONIGHT. NORTH SLOPE...POTENTIAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST AND POSSIBLE STRONG WIND HEADLINES OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW ZONES 203 AND 202. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT ACROSS BARTER ISLAND AND BECOME SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THE MAIN STICKING POINT AND QUESTION TO THE POTENTIAL OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS IF THERE IS ANY LOOSE...FRESH SNOW TO BLOW AROUND TO CAUSE SEVERE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. WINDS WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER...BUT STRONG ENOUGH FOR A POTENTIAL STRONG WIND HEADLINE STARTING LATE TOMORROW EVENING. AM UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY SEVERE REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY FOR BLOWING SNOW FOR THE VILLAGES OF ZONES 202 AND 203. OTHERWISE...SOME LOW CEILINGS AND AREAS OF FOG AT TIMES TONIGHT. CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. WINDS ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR ZONES 223 AND 225 SINCE WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. HOWEVER IN ZONE 226...SOUTH WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST ABOVE 50 MPH AND WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...THUS HAVE EXTENDED THE WIND ADVISORY TILL 9 PM. A WEAK TANANA VALLEY JET WILL DEVELOP IN ZONE 223 TOMORROW...HOWEVER IT LOOKS TO BE SUB ADVISORY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE FROM DELTA JUNCTION SOUTH. ELSEWHERE...A LINE OF SHOWERS HAVE FORMED TO THE SOUTHWEST OF FAIRBANKS OVER THE FEW HOURS. THIS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE FAIRBANKS AREA OVER THE NEXT HOUR...BUT WILL LIKELY BE JUST SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES AS IT MOVES OVER THE AREA. OTHERWISE...CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIMITED TO SOUTHERN ZONE 224 AND THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AKZ204. WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ226. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ213. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ235-PKZ240. && LTH FEB 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 4:29 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:29 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 72 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:31 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 70 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:40 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:46 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 16 hr |
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