Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 20, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 25, 2017, 3:54 AM AKST. It was in force for 47 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 25, 2017, 3:54 AM AKST (12:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2017, 3:15 AM AKST
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
312 FZAK52 PAFG 251254 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 354 AM AKST WED JAN 25 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. PKZ299-260300- 354 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 972 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL DRIFT N AND DISSIPATE. A 965 MB LOW 200 NM S OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO SAND POINT BY THU MORNING AS A 970 MB LOW DEVELOPS IN BRISTOL BAY. THE LOWS WILL MERGE S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AT 972 MB THEN PERSIST OVER THE AREA AS IT WEAKENS TO 988 MB BY SAT MORNING. TROUGHING WILL EXTEND N FROM THE LOW OVER THE COAST AND CHUKCHI SEA THROUGH SAT. RIDGING OVER SIBERIA WILL BUILD CREATING A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT N OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WED EVENING THROUGH FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ200-260300- NORTON SOUND- 354 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. FREEZING FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ210-260300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 354 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 30 KT. FREEZING FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. FREEZING FOG. SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-260300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 354 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. FREEZING FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-260300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 354 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 KT. FREEZING FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .THU...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. $$ SDB JAN 17
3 follow-up statements
859 FZAK52 PAFG 260004 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 304 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2017 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND-WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-261245- 304 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 988 MB LOW OVER KOTZEBUE SOUND WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A 975 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTH THU NIGHT AND FRI. A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING NUNIVAK ISLAND TO KOTZEBUE TO ATQASUK TO BARTER ISLAND WILL MOVE TO SAVOONGA TO POINT HOPE TO BARTER ISLAND BY 3PM THU...AND THEN DISSIPATE. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT NOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT TO POINT LAY TO KIVALINA BY EARLY FRI. $$ PKZ200-261245- NORTON SOUND- 304 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .THU...E WINDS 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-261245- DALL POINT TO WALES- 304 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. $$ PKZ215-261245- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 304 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2017 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU...E WINDS 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-261245- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 304 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU...N WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ JAN 17
639 FZAK52 PAFG 261227 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 327 AM AKST THU JAN 26 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. PKZ299-270300- 327 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 970 MB LOW EAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL DRIFT NORTH TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND BY THU PM AND WILL REMAIN NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THROUGH FRI. A WEATHER FRONT STRETCHING FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND TO CAPE KRUSENSTERN AND TO MACKENZIE BAY WILL MOVE TO SAVOONGA TO POINT HOPE AND TO BARTER ISLAND BY THU PM. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT NOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT TO POINT LAY AND TO KIVALINA BY FRI AM. $$ PKZ200-270300- NORTON SOUND- 327 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WINDS 30 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ210-270300- DALL POINT TO WALES- 327 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 35 KT. FREEZING FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 35 KT. FREEZING FOG. SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ215-270300- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 327 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ PKZ220-270300- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 327 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. $$ LTH/RM JAN 17
758 FZAK52 PAFG 270111 CWFWCZ COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 411 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE- THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND-WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ299-271215- 411 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR POINT THOMPSON WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 975 MB LOW NEAR ILLIAMNA WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT AS A 988 MB LOW BY 3PM...AND THEN TO NEAR KIVALINA AS A 992 MB LOW BY 3PM SAT. A 972 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT AS A 998 MB LOW BY 3PM SUN. $$ PKZ200-271215- NORTON SOUND- 411 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. $$ PKZ210-271215- DALL POINT TO WALES- 411 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 35 KT. SNOW. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...N WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. .MON...S WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...W WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ215-271215- KOTZEBUE SOUND- 411 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ220-271215- WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON- 411 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. .FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. .MON...SE WINDS 25 KT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 KT. $$ 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 Jan 24, 2:54 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 2:54 PM AKST, 13 hours before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 254 PM AKST Tue Jan 24 2017 .DISCUSSION... Models in decent agreement through at least 60 hours. Long wave trough over the West Coast will persist through most of the weekend. Upper level ridge over the eastern Interior will continue to build west. The ridge is even more amplified in current models than has previously been advertised. The upper level ridge will continue to usher in much warmer air through most of the week over northern Alaska. Weak upper level short waves will push north bringing with them some areas of light snow. Snow accumulations will be fairly light for the most part. Winds at lower levels are expected to increase starting Wed night and Thursday. Although winds at 925mb levels...around 1500ft are advertised to be 40 to 50 kt over the middle Interior how much blowing snow will be associated with those winds will remain to be seen given the very warm temperatures then...hovering around freezing. Winds through the Bering Strait will continue to be fairly strong. Visibility will hover around a half mile in blowing snow. Wind chills will likely drop to around 45 below zero tonight and continue through Wednesday. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. Winter Weather Advisory for PKZ213. && Jan 17
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 3:40 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 44 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:54 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 47 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.