Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2017, 3:51 AM AKST. It was in force for 11 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 1, 2017, 3:51 AM AKST (12:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2017, 3:15 PM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
216 FZAK52 PAFG 011251 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 351 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 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. PKZ299-020015- 351 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 956 MB OVER EASTERN RUSSIA TO JUST WEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND BY MID DAY TODAY AND THEN WILL CONTINUE NORTH. A WEATHER FRONT WILL SIT ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA TODAY AND WILL SLOWLY PUSH EASTWARD MON. $$ PKZ200-020015- NORTON SOUND- 351 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...S WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-020015- DALL POINT TO WALES- 351 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ215-020015- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 351 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. .THU...NW WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ220-020015- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 351 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT. RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .MON...S WINDS 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. .TUE...SW WINDS 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. .WED...S WINDS 25 KT. .THU...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ 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 Dec 31, 2:07 PM AKST, 13 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 2:07 PM AKST, 13 hours 44 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 207 PM AKST Sat Dec 31 2016 .DISCUSSION... Models in decent agreement through 48 hours. Upper low moving north from Bering Sea Coast just east of Kamchatka Peninsula. Upper low will move north to the Arctic Coast of Russia by Sun afternoon. Massive upper high centered in the Gulf of Alaska will be the main synoptic feature for the next several days. As the upper level low continues to push north of the Russian Arctic Coast it will continue on well into the high arctic and then flatten out the upper level ridge. This will establish more zonal flow over the state beginning Tuesday night and then continue through about Thursday. Current surface low nearly vertically stacked with the upper level low near Kamchatka Peninsula with cold front extending through central Bering Sea. Very strong 958 mb low combined with a 1042 mb high in the Gulf of Alaska is setting up a very strong pressure gradient along the West Coast. This will create blizzard conditions for many areas on the West Coast through early Saturday morning. With the ridge nearly stationary the fire hose effect of moisture will continue to be positioned right over the Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys beginning tonight and continuing through late Sunday evening. The possibility exists for an excess of 2 feet of snow for mountains in this area. The Southern Seward Peninsula is another location where the models really key in on for moisture dumping. The precipitation along the coastal areas will likely switch over to rain shortly but the higher inland hills could be all snow which would lead to heavy accumulations of snow. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Coastal Flood Warning for AKZ207-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213- AKZ214. Winter Storm Warning for AKZ211-AKZ212. Blizzard Warning for AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ213. Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ204. Gale Warning for PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ215-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && DEC 16
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:47 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:47 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 12 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.