Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 50, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 3, 2016, 2:39 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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
- Mar 3, 2016, 2:39 PM AKST (23:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2016, 3:07 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
162 FZAK52 PAFG 032339 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 239 PM AKST THU MAR 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. PKZ299-041445- 239 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1038 MB HIGH OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL SHIFT WESTWARD AND WEAKEN TO 1032 MB...AS IT MERGES WITH RIDGING EXTENDING OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA FROM A 1037 MB HIGH OVER SIBERIA. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN ALASKA ON FRI...WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE BERING SEA FRI AND SAT. $$ PKZ200-041445- NORTON SOUND- 239 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-041445- DALL POINT TO WALES- 239 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT NORTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT NORTH OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-041445- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 239 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-041445- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 239 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT SOUTH OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT SOUTH OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ NTS/LTH MAR 16
6 follow-up statements
254 FZAK52 PAFG 041206 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 306 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-050300- 306 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1036 MB HIGH OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL SHIFT WESTWARD AND WEAKEN TO 1032 MB...AS IT MERGES WITH RIDGING EXTENDING OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA FROM A 1037 MB HIGH OVER SIBERIA. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN ALASKA ON FRIDAY...WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE BERING SEA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. $$ PKZ200-050300- NORTON SOUND- 306 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-050300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 306 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-050300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 306 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-050300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 306 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ SDB/DA MAR 16
881 FZAK52 PAFG 042351 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 251 PM AKST FRI MAR 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- 251 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1036 MB HIGH OVER THE EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA WILL SHIFT WESTWARD AND WEAKEN TO 1032 MB. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL SIT OVER WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ200-051500- NORTON SOUND- 251 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-051500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 251 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-051500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 251 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...E WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. .WED...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-051500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 251 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT SOUTH OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT SOUTH OF CAPE KRUSENSTERN. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ MAR 16
414 FZAK52 PAFG 051212 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 312 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-060315- 312 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1032 MB HIGH OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL SIT OVER WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ200-060315- NORTON SOUND- 312 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-060315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 312 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-060315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 312 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-060315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 312 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ RF/DA MAR 16
079 FZAK52 PAFG 051245 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 345 AM AKST SAT MAR 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. PKZ299-060345- 345 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1032 MB HIGH OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL SIT OVER WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ200-060345- NORTON SOUND- 345 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-060345- DALL POINT TO WALES- 345 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ215-060345- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 345 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-060345- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 345 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ RF/DA MAR 16
708 FZAK52 PAFG 052330 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 230 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-061215- 230 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1032 MB HIGH OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL SIT OVER WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ200-061215- NORTON SOUND- 230 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. BLOWING SNOW IN THE MORNING WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 15 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-061215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 230 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-061215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 230 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-061215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 230 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ EWP/NTS MAR 16
750 FZAK52 PAFG 061207 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 307 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 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. PKZ299-070315- 307 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1032 MB HIGH OVER THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY THEN BECOME CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA ON TUESDAY. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL SIT OVER WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ200-070315- NORTON SOUND- 307 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-070315- DALL POINT TO WALES- 307 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND FOG. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 25 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-070315- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 307 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NW WINDS 10 KT. .THU...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-070315- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 307 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ DA/RF MAR 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 Mar 3, 1:33 PM AKST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 1:33 PM AKST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 133 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 .DISCUSSION...THE LARGER SCALE PATTERN LOOKING A BIT DIFFERENT FROM THE BROKEN RECORD THAT HAS BEEN OBSERVED FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BEING THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTING FROM THE WEST COAST/SE ALASKA EASTWARD TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...WITH BROAD TROUGHING REPLACING THE RIDGING OVER INTERIOR ALASKA. TWO UPPER LOWS WERE OBSERVED IN THE NORTH PACIFIC...ONE AT 502 DM NEAR 48N 149W AND A SECOND ONE SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIANS WEST OF THE DATELINE NEAR 46N 172E AT 504 DM. OVER THE ARCTIC A 533 DM HIGH WAS SEEN NEAR 80N 145W...SANDWICHED BETWEEN A 496 DM LOW OVER THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO AND ANOTHER AT 500 DM OFF THE NORTH COAST OF SIBERIA. AT THE SURFACE...18Z ANALYSIS SHOWS 963 MB LOW STACKED BENEATH THE 502 DM UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND 982 MB LOW STACKED BENEATH THE 504 DM LOW OFF THE WEST ALEUTIANS. A WEAK INVERTED TROUGH WAS SEEN OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA IN THE ARCTIC...A 1038 MB LOW WAS SEEN JUST WEST OF THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO. MODELS ARE IN FAIR TO GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE SHORT AND MEDIUM RANGE...OR THROUGH ABOUT 120 HOURS. THE DUAL LOW CENTERS ALOFT IN THE NORTH PACIFIC AND BROAD TROUGHING OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WILL GRADUALLY CONGEAL INTO BROADER LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF. IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM...RIDGING SHIFTS WESTWARD AGAIN AND BUILDS UP THE PACIFIC COAST AND INTO EASTERN ALASKA ONCE AGAIN...PERSISTENCE IS THE MAGIC WORD FOR THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN THIS WINTER AFTER ALL. WHAT THIS WILL TRANSLATE TO IS A GRADUAL WARMING TREND IN TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN STARTING LATE THIS WEEKEND AFTER SOME MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE. IN TERMS OF PRECIPITATION LITTLE TO NO APPRECIABLE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NORTH SLOPE...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE ARCTIC COAST IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...AS A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING TO THE EAST FROM THE 963 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC PIVOTS NORTHWARD. WINDS OVER THE EASTERN ARCTIC WILL INCREASE...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. AREAS OF FOG AND FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE ENTIRE ARCTIC COAST INTO THIS WEEKEND. EXPECTING SUB ADVISORY CONDITIONS WITH PREVAILING VISIBILITIES REMAINING AT A MILE OR MORE. WEST COAST...BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA MAINLAND COMBINED WITH SURFACE TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE EAST WILL BRING PERIODS OF CLOUDS AND FLURRIES FOR THE WEST COAST AND WEST INTERIOR THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE STATE WITH GALE FORCE WINDS LIKELY TO DEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT...LASTING INTO EARLY SATURDAY. INTERIOR...SIMILAR WEATHER EXPECTED FOR THE WEST COAST..WITH MOST PLACES EXPECTED TO SEE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS/FLURRIES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT DUE TO UPPER LOW OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE SATURDAY AS THE LOW SHIFTS OFF TO THE WESTERN INTERIOR...WITH QUIET WEATHER THEN EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASING OVER THE INTERIOR EXPECTING WINDS TO INCREASE OVER SUMMITS FOR THE TRADITIONAL AREAS IN A NORTHEAST FLOW PATTERN FOR ZONES 218 TO 221. NOT EXPECTING ANY SIGNIFICANT WINDS THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES THROUGH THE WEEKEND AT THIS TIME. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && NTS MAR 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:08 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Mar 3, 2:25 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days |
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