Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 62, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 9, 2017, 4:49 AM AKDT. It was in force for 23 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
- Jun 9, 2017, 4:49 AM AKDT (12:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2017, 3:56 AM AKDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
578 FZAK51 PAFG 091249 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 449 AM AKDT Fri Jun 9 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. PKZ298-100230- 449 AM AKDT Fri Jun 9 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... Strong high pressure north of the Arctic Coast of Alaska will weaken slowly through Mon. A 1007 mb low near Kivalina will persist into Sun. A low over the Kuskokwim Delta will move to the southeast Bering Sat and persist into Sun. $$ PKZ225-100230- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 449 AM AKDT Fri Jun 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Fog. Rain showers. .SAT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ230-100230- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 449 AM AKDT Fri Jun 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Fog. Freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ235-100230- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 449 AM AKDT Fri Jun 9 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-100230- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 449 AM AKDT Fri Jun 9 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-100230- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 449 AM AKDT Fri Jun 9 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds increasing to 25 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. $$ Jun 17
2 follow-up statements
616 FZAK51 PAFG 092235 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 235 PM AKDT Fri Jun 9 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. PKZ298-101500- 235 PM AKDT Fri Jun 9 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... Strong high pressure north of the Arctic Coast of Alaska will weaken slowly through Mon. A 1007 mb low near Kivalina will persist into Sun. A low over the Kuskokwim Delta will move to the southeast Bering Sat and persist into Sun. $$ PKZ225-101500- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 235 PM AKDT Fri Jun 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Fog. .SAT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ230-101500- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 235 PM AKDT Fri Jun 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ235-101500- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 235 PM AKDT Fri Jun 9 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-101500- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 235 PM AKDT Fri Jun 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-101500- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 235 PM AKDT Fri Jun 9 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. $$ Jun 17
089 FZAK51 PAFG 101156 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 356 AM AKDT Sat Jun 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. PKZ298-110200- 356 AM AKDT Sat Jun 10 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1031 mb high remains over the NW arctic with ridging extending SE to MacKenzie Bay. The High will weaken to 1026 mb by Sun morning but remain stationary into Mon then drift to the central arctic by Tue morning at 1025 mb. A broad area of low pressure remains over mainland Alaska and the Chukchi Sea. $$ PKZ225-110200- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 356 AM AKDT Sat Jun 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ230-110200- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 356 AM AKDT Sat Jun 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Fog. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ235-110200- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 356 AM AKDT Sat Jun 10 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-110200- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 356 AM AKDT Sat Jun 10 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-110200- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 356 AM AKDT Sat Jun 10 2017 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. $$ SDB Jun 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 Jun 8, 3:09 PM AKDT, 13 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 3:09 PM AKDT, 13 hours 40 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 309 PM AKDT Thu Jun 8 2017 .DISCUSSION... A ridge of high pressure aloft extending from NW Canada and across northern Alaska will strengthen over the Alcan border on Friday. This ridge will weaken through the weekend as low pressure aloft moves into the Gulf of Alaska and a second low drops out of the Canadian high Arctic. A large high aloft will strengthen over NW Alaska early next week. Conditions will remain hot and dry over the eastern Interior through Friday while southerly flow aloft develops in western Alaska and brings increasing shower activity beginning tomorrow. As the ridge aloft breaks down this weekend temperatures will fall to near or slightly below normal across much of northern Alaska. Shower activity will also increase in most areas south of the Brooks Range this weekend. Dry conditions and near normal temperatures will return next week to northern Alaska as high pressure aloft over NW Alaska expands south and east. Strong surface high pressure persisting over the Arctic Ocean will keep widespread 20-30kt winds along the Arctic coast into the weekend but even stronger over the NW Arctic. Flurries and fog will also persist into the weekend with fog moving inland overnight. The pressure gradient between the thermal low over the Interior and the Arctic high will allow gusty north to northeast winds to continue Friday over the northern Interior and through Brooks Range passes. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .FIRE WEATHER... Hot and dry in the eastern Interior through Friday. NE winds 10-15g25kt over the northern and eastern Interior today and Friday which will cause near Red Flag conditions. Will see southerly gap flow winds through Alaska Range passes today and Fri as a trough moves north of the Alaska Range so expect Red Flag conditions near Delta Junction area again today and Friday. The best instability and isolated thunderstorms expected in the SW Interior and Lower Yukon area today and Friday but a few strikes could pop up over the Fortymile Country this afternoon and eve. Temperatures will dramatically cool on Saturday with much higher relative humidity. && .HYDROLOGY... Very warm temperatures and freezing levels from 10 to 12 thousand feet in the Alaska Range and Wrangll Mountains will result in significant high elevation snowmelt and glacial runoff. Larger rivers draining this area will see significant rises this weekend and early next week. Water levels may reach bankfull in some locations and gravel bars will be covered. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Red Flag Warning for AKZ222-AKZ223. Small Craft Advisory for PKZ210. Gale Warning for PKZ225-PKZ230. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && JUN 17
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 4:53 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | 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.