Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 126, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 6, 2017, 4:18 AM AKST. It was in force for 59 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Nov 6, 2017, 4:18 AM AKST (13:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 8, 2017, 2:56 PM AKST
- In force
- 59 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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629 FZAK51 PAFG 061318 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 418 AM AKST Mon Nov 6 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. PKZ298-070330- 418 AM AKST Mon Nov 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure over the Central Arctic will move east to the Beaufort Sea by this evening. A Strong low will move north out of the Kamchatka Peninsula today and into the Chuktosk Peninsula tonight. A weather front associated with the low will move north and east through the Bering Strait tonight, and then move northeast across the Arctic through Tue night. The low over the Chuktosk Peninsula will move to 400 nm W of Wrangel Island by Tuesday morning. $$ PKZ225-070330- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 418 AM AKST Mon Nov 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Fog. Freezing spray. .TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S winds 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ230-070330- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 418 AM AKST Mon Nov 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ235-070330- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 418 AM AKST Mon Nov 6 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ240-070330- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 418 AM AKST Mon Nov 6 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ245-070330- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 418 AM AKST Mon Nov 6 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ CCC Nov 17
5 follow-up statements
566 FZAK51 PAFG 062358 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 258 PM AKST Mon Nov 6 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. PKZ298-071500- 258 PM AKST Mon Nov 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure over the Eastern Arctic with a 1032 mb center over MacKenzie Bay will move E. A weather front associated with a 982 mb low over Siberia will move NE into the Arctic tonight as the low moves to 200 nm W of Wrangel Island and becomes stationary. The front will move N into the Arctic and E into the Beaufort Sea by Wed morning. A second front will move to the Chukchi Sea Wed morning and move NE into the Arctic Wed night. $$ PKZ225-071500- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 258 PM AKST Mon Nov 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Fog. Freezing spray. .TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...S winds 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ230-071500- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 258 PM AKST Mon Nov 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ235-071500- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 258 PM AKST Mon Nov 6 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ240-071500- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 258 PM AKST Mon Nov 6 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ245-071500- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 258 PM AKST Mon Nov 6 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ SDB Nov 17
556 FZAK51 PAFG 071404 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 504 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 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. PKZ298-080315- 504 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure over the Eastern Arctic with a 1028 mb center over just east of MacKenzie Bay will continue to move east. A weather front associated with a 970 mb low 200 nm west of Wrangle Island will continue to move north and east through tonight. The front will move N into the Arctic and E into the Beaufort Sea by Wed morning. A second front will move to the Chukchi Sea Wed morning and move NE into the Arctic Wed night. $$ PKZ225-080315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 504 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ230-080315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 504 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ235-080315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 504 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ240-080315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 504 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ245-080315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 504 AM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ CCC Nov 17
479 FZAK51 PAFG 072345 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 245 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 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. PKZ298-081500- 245 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 965 mb low 300 nm NW of Wrangel Island will slowly weaken in place through Wed, then move E along 75N, and by Friday morning it will be 300 nm NE of Wrangel Island at 992 mb. Several fronts associated with the low will move NE across the Arctic through Fri. The low will move to 250 nm N of Barrow by Fri afternoon at 1002 mb. $$ PKZ225-081500- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 245 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ230-081500- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 245 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ235-081500- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 245 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ240-081500- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 245 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ245-081500- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 245 PM AKST Tue Nov 7 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ SDB Nov 17
310 FZAK51 PAFG 081340 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 440 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 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. PKZ298-090315- 440 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 965 mb low 300 nm NW of Wrangel Island will slowly weaken in as it moves east along 75N. By Friday morning it will be 300 nm NW of Barrow as a 992 mb low. Several fronts associated with the low will move NE across the Arctic through Fri. $$ PKZ225-090315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 440 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ230-090315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 440 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ235-090315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 440 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ240-090315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 440 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ245-090315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 440 AM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .THU...S winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. $$ CCC Nov 17
342 FZAK51 PAFG 082356 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 256 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 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. PKZ298-091500- 256 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 972 mb low remains NW of Wrangel Island and will wobble around tonight before moving E along 75N. The low will be 250 nm N of Barrow by Fri afternoon with strong NW winds developing over the SW Arctic. A weak ridge will move W to E across the Arctic Sat. $$ PKZ225-091500- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 256 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Fog, rain. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ230-091500- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 256 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ235-091500- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 256 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...SW winds 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ240-091500- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 256 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ245-091500- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 256 PM AKST Wed Nov 8 2017 .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 15 kt. $$ SDB 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 6, 3:54 AM AKST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 3:54 AM AKST, 24 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 354 AM AKST Mon Nov 6 2017 .DISCUSSION... The 00z model suite initialized well against the 00z surface analysis and verified well against the 06z surface analysis. Model spread is minimal through both the short range as well as the mid range. Model spread both between model families and from run to run is quite reasonable in the long range. A long wave ridge centered over the eastern Bering Sea and Western Alaska will push east today to be centered over the western and central interior as a deep upper level low moves east over the Chuktosk Peninsula tonight and Tuesday. The ridge will continue to move east over the central and eastern interior Tuesday into Wednesday. The surface reflection of the upper level low moves north today out of the Kamchatka Peninsula into the Chuktosk Peninsula and deepens to around 974 mb. A tight pressure gradient develops along a strong front wrapping around the low and extending into the western Bering Sea today. The front will move north and east today and will pass through the Bering Strait tonight. Very strong winds are expected ahead of and along the front today and tonight and have prompted high wind warnings for St Lawrence Island, the Bering Strait as well as the Chukchi Sea Coast north of Kivalina. Wind gusts to 65 mph are expected on St Lawrence Island and through the Bering Strait and wind gusts to 60 mph are expected along the Chukchi Sea Coast north of Kivalina especially near Point Hope. Mixed rain and snow showers are expected ahead of the front south of the Seward Peninsula with mostly snow showers expected to the north. Snow showers will move into the western interior tonight and into the central interior tomorrow with 1 to 2 inches of snow expected. Strong southeast winds are expected to develop over Kotzebue Sound and will need to monitor timing of snow and winds and potential for reduced visibilities in blowing snow for areas near Kotzebue Sound. Surge guidance continues to indicate above normal tides in the 1 to 2 foot range along the northwest coast associated with the low pressure passing to the west however winds are expected to remain off shore or at worst case along shore tonight and Tuesday and are not expected to push waves up the beach. Duration and direction of the stronger winds will not favor high wave run up onto the beaches along the northwest coast. Elevated water levels in the 2 to 3 foot range are also indicated along the south and southwest facing coasts along the western Seward Peninsula and through the Bering Strait. The short duration of the strong southerly winds combined with a relatively short fetch will limit elevated surf impacts in these areas. Winds shift to the west over Norton Sound Tuesday night behind the front and will increase water level to around 3 to 4 feet above normal tide levels Wednesday over eastern Norton Sound. West winds will continue into Wednesday night and Thursday morning and will continue to pile up water into eastern Norton Sound. Continue to monitor. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4... Winds shift to the west over Norton Sound Tuesday night behind the front and will increase water level to around 3 to 4 feet above normal tide levels Wednesday over eastern Norton Sound. West winds will continue into Wednesday night and Thursday morning and will continue to pile up water into eastern Norton Sound. Continue to monitor. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... High Wind Warning for AKZ207-AKZ213. Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ215-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. Small Craft Advisory for PKZ200-PKZ215-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240. Gale Warning for PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. && CCC NOV 17
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 3:00 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:16 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:16 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:18 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 6 days | |
| Nov 6, 4:18 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Nov 6, 4:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Nov 6, 4:20 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Nov 6, 1:59 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Nov 6, 2:23 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Warning | AFG | 70 hr | |
| Nov 6, 2:23 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AFG | 70 hr | |
| Nov 6, 2:23 PM AKST | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 70 hr | |
| Nov 6, 2:37 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 3 days |
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