Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 157, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 10, 2017, 2:18 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 10, 2017, 2:18 PM AKST (23:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2017, 1:57 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
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- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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993 FZAK51 PAFG 102318 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 218 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 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. PKZ298-111600- 218 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A weakening weather front that lies from the Bering Strait to Point Hope to Barter Island will dissipate tonight. A second weather front stretching over southern Alaska will move to Nunivak Island to Shishmaref to Barter Island by 3am Mon, then dissipate. A weather system in the northeast Pacific will move to to the Yukon Delta as a 984 mb low by 3pm Mon, and to the Bering Strait as a 996 mb low by 3pm Tue. $$ PKZ225-111600- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 218 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .THU...E winds 25 kt. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-111600- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 218 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .THU...E winds 25 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ235-111600- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 218 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .THU...E winds 25 kt. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ240-111600- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 218 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .THU...E winds 25 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ245-111600- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 218 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .THU...E winds 30 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. $$ Dec 17
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993 FZAK51 PAFG 111355 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 455 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 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. PKZ298-120330- 455 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1005 mb low just south of Barter Island will deepen to 998 mb by 3pm Mon, then slowly weaken. A 970 mb low over the Alaska Peninsula will move to near the Bering Strait as a 996 mb low by 3pm Tue, and then weaken slowly. A third low now in the Gulf of Alaska will move to Bristol Bay as a 986 mb low by 3pm Tue, and to Gambell as a 992 mb low on Wed. $$ PKZ225-120330- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 455 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .THU...NE winds 40 kt. .FRI...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ230-120330- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 455 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .THU...E winds 35 kt. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ235-120330- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 455 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...NE winds 30 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ240-120330- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 455 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .THU...E winds 30 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ245-120330- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 455 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .THU...E winds 30 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. $$ Dec 17
793 FZAK51 PAFG 112130 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1230 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 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. PKZ298-121515- 1230 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 989 mb low over southwestern Alaska will track northwest and weaken over the Bering Strait by Tuesday afternoon. A 994 mb low will follow in quick succession along a similar track, crossing north of St Lawrence Island Wednesday morning. An additional system will follow this path, reaching the Bering Strait Thursday afternoon as a 985 mb low. $$ PKZ225-121515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 1230 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. .FRI...NE winds 30 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ230-121515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 1230 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ235-121515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 1230 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ240-121515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 1230 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ245-121515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 1230 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. $$ Dec 17
593 FZAK51 PAFG 121514 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 614 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 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. PKZ298-130315- 614 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 996 mb low near Shishmaref will move to the Bering Strait as a 998 mb low by 3pm Tue, then move northwest. A 980 mb low over the Alaska Peninsula will move to the Yukon Delta as a 992 mb low by 3am Wed, and over the Chukotsk Peninsula by 3pm Wed. A third low in the Gulf of Alaska will move to just north of Bethel as a 991 mb low by 3pm Wed and to the Bering Strait as a 992 mb low by 3am Thu. $$ PKZ225-130315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 614 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 40 kt. $$ PKZ230-130315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 614 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ235-130315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 614 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ240-130315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 614 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-130315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 614 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. $$ Dec 17
552 FZAK51 PAFG 122339 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 239 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 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. PKZ298-131545- 239 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure extending from the high Arctic to the Banks Island will persist through Thu. A 988 mb low over Bristol Bay will move to the Yukon Delta as a 992 mb low by 3am Wed, and over the Chukotsk Peninsula by 3pm Wed. A third low now in the Gulf of Alaska will move to just north of Bethel as a 991 mb low by 3pm Wed and to the Bering Strait as a 992 mb low by 3am Thu. $$ PKZ225-131545- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 239 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 40 kt. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ230-131545- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 239 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-131545- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 239 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-131545- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 239 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-131545- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 239 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. $$ Dec 17
544 FZAK51 PAFG 131407 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 507 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 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. PKZ298-140315- 507 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure extending from the high Arctic to the Banks Island will persist through Thu. A 993mb low in the Bering Sea will move north Wed tightening the gradient along the the Arctic Coast. Strong easterly winds will continue for several days as a result. $$ PKZ225-140315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 507 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-140315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 507 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-140315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 507 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-140315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 507 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-140315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 507 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. $$ Dec 17
594 FZAK51 PAFG 132324 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 224 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 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. PKZ298-141515- 224 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure extending from the high Arctic to the Banks Island will persist through Thu. A 993mb low in the Bering Sea will move tonight tightening the gradient along the the Arctic Coast resulting in strong easterly winds. The low will dissipate Thursday afternoon. $$ PKZ225-141515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 224 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Freezing rain. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...E winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ230-141515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 224 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ235-141515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 224 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ240-141515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 224 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-141515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 224 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. $$ Dec 17
412 FZAK51 PAFG 141222 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 322 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 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. PKZ298-150300- 322 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure extending SE from a 1047 mb high N of the New Siberian Islands will persist across the Arctic through Sun. A 993mb low in Kotzebue Sound will move NW across the Chukchi Sea today and dissipate tonight. A broad area of low pressure will persist over mainland Alaska. $$ PKZ225-150300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 322 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ230-150300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 322 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-150300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 322 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-150300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 322 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-150300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 322 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. $$ SDB Dec 17
175 FZAK51 PAFG 142257 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 157 PM AKST Thu Dec 14 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. PKZ298-151515- 157 PM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure extending SE from a 1047 mb high N of the New Siberian Islands will persist across the Arctic through Sun.A 996 mb low 100 NM W of Kivalina will move west and dissipate this tonight. $$ PKZ225-151515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 157 PM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ230-151515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 157 PM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ235-151515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 157 PM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ240-151515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 157 PM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-151515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 157 PM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. $$ Dec 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 Dec 10, 5:32 AM AKST, 8 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 5:32 AM AKST, 8 hours 46 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 532 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 .SYNOPSIS... Aloft... A high amplitude long wave pattern consisting of a deep trough extending from the Sea of Okhotsk across the Northern Pacific to the Gulf of Alaska with a strong ridge over Western Canada and Eastern Alaska will persist through late this week with the ridge breaking down next weekend. This means that the strong southerly flow pattern will continue to push warm moist air north over Northern Alaska through late this week, then cooling next weekend. A series of strong short wave will move north in this flow. These waves will bring a series of strong chinook winds to the southern Interior near the Alaska Range, along with a mix of rain, snow and freezing rain to the southern Interior. Will see Snow in the Northern Interior, far western Interior, along the West Coast and North Slope with each wave. Will address the weather with each wave with its associated surface feature below. Surface... High pressure north of the Arctic Coast of Alaska will persist through Tue. A weakening occluded front that lies from the Bering Strait to Point Hope to Barter Island will dissipate tonight. Scattered snow showers along and north of this front will diminish to flurries. Northeast winds 15-25 kt along with patchy fog and blowing snow along the Arctic Coast will persist into tonight. An occluded front stretching from Cook Inlet to Eagle will move to Bethel to Galena to Old Crow by 3pm Sun, to Nunivak Island to Shishmaref to Barter Island by 3am Mon, then dissipating Mon as a second front merges with it. Expect 1-2 inches of snow with this front as it moves northwest, excepting the chinook shadow of the Alaska Range in the southern Interior where most precip will be downsloped out, but there will be a chance of rain, freezing rain as freezing levels rise to near 4000 feet in the southern Interior. A frontal wave in the northeast Pacific will move to near King Salmon as a 967 mb low by 3am Mon, to the Yukon Delta as a 984 mb low by 3pm Mon, to near Shishmaref as a 995 mb low by 3am Tue, and near the Bering Strait as a 996 mb low by 3pm Tue. An occluded front stretching east from this front will move to King Salmon to Shageluk to Eagle by 3am Mon, to The Yukon Delta to a 996 mb low near Barter Island by 3pm Mon, to Shishmaref to Point Lay to Barter Island by 3am Tue then weakening in place Tue. Expect another batch of strong winds over the Alaska Range with this front along with a chance of rain, snow and freezing rain in the southern Interior, while there is 2-4 inches of snow in the northern and far western Interior. Zones 217-218 and 219 will see up to 8 inches of snow. Also expect northeast widns 20-30kt just ahead of the front with blowing snow in the northern and western Interior and West coast. This will lead to a winter storm warning for zones 217 218 219 and 213, and winter weather advisory for zones 207 208 216. Chinook winds through Alaska Range are now becoming strong, then will decrease some this afternoon as the front and short wave move north. Chinook winds will increase again tonight and continue into Mon afternoon and will likely add high wind warning for zones 223 225 and extend 226 through Mon pm. There is a possibility of high winds zones 224 Dot Lake to Tanancross about Mon am as the winds aloft turn southwest, but still uncertain on this. && .DISCUSSION... Models initialize fairly well and show similar solutions through 3am Tue then from 3pm Tue on start to see significant differences between GFS and ECMF and among GFS ensemble members in short wave locations and depth, but long wave pattern remains similar. Will use the GFS for the most part through 3am Tue, then moves towards the ECMF solution with a blend of ensembles from Tue after noon on. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4... Elevated surf and possible freezing spray north side of Little Diomede and St Lawrence Islands tonight into Mon night due to strong north winds cold temperatures. Expect Blizzard these locations to mitigate ice build up from freezing spray as snow will drift over many objects. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204- AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ216. Winter Storm Warning for AKZ213-AKZ217-AKZ218-AKZ219. High Wind Warning for AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226. Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. Gale Warning for PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ200-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && JB DEC 17
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 11:40 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Dec 10, 5:12 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Dec 10, 5:12 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 57 hr | |
| Dec 10, 5:14 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Dec 10, 6:00 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Dec 10, 6:06 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Dec 10, 6:28 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 3 days | |
| Dec 10, 12:22 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 25 hr |
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