Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 124, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 1, 2017, 8:44 AM AKDT. It was in force for 31 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2017, 8:44 AM AKDT (16:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2017, 3:18 PM AKDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
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542 FZAK51 PAFG 011644 AAA CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast For Arctic Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 844 AM AKDT Wed Nov 1 2017 updates zones 225 and 230 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. PKZ298-020315- 844 AM AKDT Wed Nov 1 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A ridge of high pressure along 140W will continue to move E. A weather front over the NW Arctic Coast associated with a 1011 mb low 500 nm NW of Point Barrow will move E across the Arctic to be over the Beaufort Sea Thu morning with the low moving over the NE Arctic at 1000 mb. Another weather front will move over the Northwest Arctic Coast Thu morning and move to the Beaufort Sea late Thu night. $$ PKZ225-020315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 844 AM AKDT Wed Nov 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ230-020315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 844 AM AKDT Wed Nov 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ235-020315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 844 AM AKDT Wed Nov 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ240-020315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 844 AM AKDT Wed Nov 1 2017 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ245-020315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 844 AM AKDT Wed Nov 1 2017 .TODAY...NW winds 20 kt becoming S 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ JB Nov 17
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995 FZAK51 PAFG 012322 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 322 PM AKDT Wed Nov 1 2017 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. PKZ298-021530- 322 PM AKDT Wed Nov 1 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1003 mb low west of Wrangel Island will move to 600 nm northwest of Barrow as a 1006 mb low by 4am Thu, to 300 nm north of Barter Island as a 1001 mb low by 4pm Thu and then continue moving east. A second surface low that will move into the central Bering Sea Fri will move to the Bering Strait as a 1006 mb low on Sat. $$ PKZ225-021530- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 322 PM AKDT Wed Nov 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SW winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ230-021530- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 322 PM AKDT Wed Nov 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ235-021530- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 322 PM AKDT Wed Nov 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ240-021530- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 322 PM AKDT Wed Nov 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ245-021530- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 322 PM AKDT Wed Nov 1 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ Nov 17
974 FZAK51 PAFG 021137 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 337 AM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 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. PKZ298-030215- 337 AM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1006 mb low 600 nm northwest of Barrow will move to 300 nm north of Barter Island as a 1001 mb low by 4pm Thu and then continue moving east. A second surface low that will move into the central Bering Sea Fri will move to the Bering Strait as a 1006 mb low on Sat. $$ PKZ225-030215- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 337 AM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ230-030215- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 337 AM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ235-030215- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 337 AM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ240-030215- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 337 AM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 8 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ245-030215- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 337 AM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Nov 17
646 FZAK51 PAFG 021140 CCA CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska...CORRECTED National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 340 AM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 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. PKZ298-030215- 340 AM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1006 mb low 600 nm northwest of Barrow will move to 300 nm north of Barter Island as a 1001 mb low by 4pm today and then continue moving east. A second surface low that will move into the central Bering Sea Fri will move to the Bering Strait as a 1006 mb low on Sat. $$ PKZ225-030215- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 340 AM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ230-030215- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 340 AM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ235-030215- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 340 AM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ240-030215- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 340 AM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 8 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ245-030215- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 340 AM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Nov 17
725 FZAK51 PAFG 022318 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 318 PM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 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. PKZ298-031445- 318 PM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1000 mb surface low 300 nm northwest of Barrow will move to Banks Island as a 997 mb low by 4pm Fri, and then continue moving east. A 1017 mb low moving into the Central Bering at 4pm Fri will move to 60 nm west of Point Hope as a 1005 mb low by 4pm Sat, to Buckland as a 1010 mb low by 4am Sun, and then move inland Sun. $$ PKZ225-031445- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 318 PM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ230-031445- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 318 PM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ235-031445- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 318 PM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Fog. Snow showers. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ240-031445- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 318 PM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds increasing to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. VSBY 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ245-031445- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 318 PM AKDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. VSBY 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. VSBY 1 NM or less.Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Nov 17
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 1, 5:18 AM AKDT, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 1, 5:18 AM AKDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 518 AM AKDT Wed Nov 1 2017 .DISCUSSION... Models...Not much change since yesterday, still good agreement into the midrange, and solutions are similar in the extended periods. 01/00Z surface solutions initialized well against the 01/06Z analysis. Clearing and cooler temperatures in the Interior and Arctic as the ridge moves east today. The ridge rolls over with a much more active pattern developing for Thursday and Friday as zonal flow develops and a series of shortwaves moves across the Arctic. Aloft...At 500 hpa...A 578 dam high has moved southeast over McGrath this morning with the primary axis extending north over Wainwright into the Arctic. The high continues to move south over the Semidi Islands this evening with the axis rotating to extend northeast over Kuparuk, then north over the Arctic. A shortwave will develop over the Siberian Coast this evening and move over the western Arctic and Northwest Arctic Coast by Thursday morning. As the ridge continues to roll over the shortwave will move east across the Arctic to be over 150W, and over the Beaufort Sea by Friday morning with the shortwave dragging over the eastern Arctic Coast. A second shortwave will move over the West Coast Thursday evening and move east to the Central Interior by Friday morning, and the Eastern Interior late Friday morning. At 850 hpa...Ridge continues to build and the zero isotherm lies from Yakutat to Sutton to Arctic Village to Nuiqsut and north into the Arctic before turning to lie over the central Chukchi Sea and Bering Strait to Nunivak Island. By Thursday morning the ridge is rolling over and it will lie from Yakutat to Fort Yukon to Nunivak Island as cold air pushes it south. Surface...A 1042 mb high has moved over the Upper Yukon Flats with a 1041 mb high over Eagle, and a 1037 mb high over Bristol Bay, a 1035 mb high north of Barter Island, and a 1030 mb high over the northeast Arctic this morning. A weather front is moving northeast across the Chukchi Sea over the northwest Arctic Coast this morning and will move east across the Arctic and into the Beaufort Sea by Thursday morning. A second weather front will move to the northwest Arctic Coast by Thursday morning and move east across the Arctic Friday as the high pressure over mainland Alaska is pushed south. A strong pressure gradient will develop over the Brooks Range this evening and persist into Thursday morning producing strong South winds near passes. In the eastern Alaska Range the strong gradient develops a little later this evening as leeside troughing develops north of the Range, and it will persist through early Thursday morning producing strong south winds near passes. Arctic Coast and Brooks Range...Cloudy with occasional light snow or flurries. Areas of Fog reducing visibility at times. Generally southwest winds 10 to 20 mph except south winds gusting to around 35 mph near passes. West Coast and Western Interior...Mostly clear this morning with some areas of fog reducing visibility. Mostly clear later this morning over most of the area, then increasing clouds in the coastal areas as the ridge moves further east. A weather front will move to the central Bering Sea this evening, then drag north and northeast over the Chukchi Sea. The high pressure will be pushed south a bit Thursday and southwest flow will bring more clouds and rain/snow into the Norton Sound, Seward Peninsula, and Kotzebue Sound regions. Southeast winds becoming southwest to 15 mph along the coast and north of the Seward Peninsula. Light and variable winds inland and over the Lower Yukon Delta. Temperatures slightly warmer. Central and Eastern Interior...Some Freezing drizzle this morning in the Fairbanks to North Pole corridor with patchy fog. Clearing by late morning. Some cloudy condition to the north and east of Fairbanks this morning with clearing as the day goes on and the high moves east. Mostly clear over the Central and Eastern Interior tonight with the exception of areas to the north where some clouds will push south as the ridge moves south. Winds generally light and variable except gusts to around 35 mph in the Eastern Alaska Range tonight. && Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ222. Small Craft Advisory for PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235. && SDB OCT 17
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 4:28 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Nov 1, 4:38 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Nov 1, 1:53 PM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 27 hr | |
| Nov 1, 2:06 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 56 hr | |
| Nov 1, 3:20 PM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 51 hr | |
| Nov 1, 3:22 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Nov 1, 3:44 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 12 hr |
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