Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 14, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 12, 2017, 3:31 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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
- Jan 12, 2017, 3:31 AM AKST (12:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2017, 3:15 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
359 FZAK52 PAFG 121231 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 331 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 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. PKZ299-130300- 331 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OVER SIBERIA WILL CONTINUE BUILD EAST OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY. A 975 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL INCREASE THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND BERING SEA FRIDAY. $$ PKZ200-130300- NORTON SOUND- 331 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-130300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 331 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-130300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 331 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-130300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 331 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ JAN 17
3 follow-up statements
112 FZAK52 PAFG 122327 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 227 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-131500- 227 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER SIBERIA AND THE WESTERN BERING SEA. A 975 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL INCREASE THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND BERING SEA FRIDAY. $$ PKZ200-131500- NORTON SOUND- 227 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-131500- DALL POINT TO WALES- 227 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ215-131500- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 227 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-131500- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 227 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. FREEZING FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. FREEZING FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. FREEZING FOG. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ LTH JAN 17
787 FZAK52 PAFG 131212 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 312 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 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. PKZ299-140300- 312 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER SIBERIA AND THE WESTERN BERING SEA. A 973 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO NEAR VALDEZ BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL INCREASE THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND BERING SEA FRIDAY AND CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ200-140300- NORTON SOUND- 312 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-140300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 312 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-140300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 312 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .TODAY...N WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .MON...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ220-140300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 312 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER NOON. BLOWING SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. $$ JAN 17
369 FZAK52 PAFG 132325 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 225 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-141215- 225 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER SIBERIA AND THE WESTERN BERING SEA. A 973 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO NEAR VALDEZ BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL INCREASE THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND BERING SEA FRIDAY AND CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ200-141215- NORTON SOUND- 225 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. FREEZING FOG. .SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON...N WINDS 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. .WED...N WINDS 10 KT. $$ PKZ210-141215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 225 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ215-141215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 225 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. FREEZING FOG. .SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 KT. .MON...NW WINDS 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. .WED...NE WINDS 5 KT. $$ PKZ220-141215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 225 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. .SUN...N WINDS 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON...N WINDS 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. .WED...N WINDS 20 KT. $$ LTH JAN 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 Jan 12, 3:12 AM AKST, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 3:12 AM AKST, 19 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 312 AM AKST Thu Jan 12 2017 .DISCUSSION... Models in decent agreement through 60 hours. For the most part, synoptic features are in step both with track and time. Deepening upper level trough over Northern Alaska with deep pool of cold air ready to reinforce already moderately cold air in place over the area. Expect light snow ahead of the arctic front as moisture gets lifted. A 504H low will set up over the Arctic Slope by Thu afternoon. As cold air settles in over Northern Alaska a couple of scenarios will likely occur. The first is as the belly of the trough sits in over southwestern Alaska, this will create southwesterly flow at upper levels over the eastern half of the state while a moderately deep surface low pushes north into the Gulf of Alaska. The associated occluded front will move north and push northwest across the southeastern portion of the Interior. This will provide some overrunning snow over the area which could add up to a few inches in many areas. As the surface high remains locked in over Far East Russia and the surface low moves into the Gulf of Alaska, this will create a tight gradient over much of the West Coast from the Bering Strait north to Point Hope. This will cause winds to increase smartly over the West Coast areas to gale by Thursday evening. Given the very cold temperatures at 850H in the neighborhood of -24C it is very likely that snow squalls will develop over the Bering Strait from Saint Lawrence Island north and as well to the south of the Island. The winds increasing late Thursday night or early Friday morning in the Bering Strait will cause freezing spray to develop on Saint Lawrence Island. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ204. Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ210. Gale Warning for PKZ210. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ240-PKZ245. && JAN 17
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 7:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:33 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 1:15 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 63 hr | |
| Jan 12, 1:15 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 63 hr | |
| Jan 12, 2:27 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 37 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.