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Gale Warning 17, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 19, 2018, 2:41 PM AKST. It was in force for 16 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
- Feb 19, 2018, 2:41 PM AKST (23:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2018, 6:15 AM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
877 FZAK51 PAFG 192341 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 241 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018 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. PKZ298-201515- 241 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 964 mb low near Cape Navarin will move to to 200 nm northwest of Cape Lisburne as a 988 mb low by 3pm Tue, and to 300 nm northwest of Barrow as a 999 mb low by 3pm Wed. Another low will move north into the southern Bering Sea Tue night and to the central Bering Sea on Wed.ed. $$ PKZ225-201515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 241 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-201515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 241 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 50 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-201515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 241 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .TUE...SW winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-201515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 241 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .TUE...SW winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-201515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 241 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. .SAT...W winds 25 kt. $$ Feb 18
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 Feb 19, 7:33 AM AKST, 7 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 7:33 AM AKST, 7 hours 8 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 733 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018 .SYNOPSIS... Aloft... A high amplitude long wave ridge over Alaska and trough over the Bering and NW Pacific will become more zonal through the week as a series of very strong short wave troughs move NE across the bering Sea and Alaska the next several days. This will keep northern Alaska in a warm, wet and windy pattern the next several days. Surface... A 990 mb low west of Wrangel Island will drift northwest. A front from this low to Prudhoe Bay to Northway will move to the Alcan Border by 3pm today. Light snow with this feature will end west of the front. A 960 mb low in the central Bering Sea will move to Cape Navarin as a 964 mb low by 3pm mon, to 200 nm northwest of Cape Lisburne as a 988 mb low by 3pm Tue, and to 300 nm northwest of Barrow as a 999 mb low by 3pm Wed. The front with this low will move along the West Coast today, to Barrow to mcGrath by 3am Tue, and to the Alcan Border by 3am Tue. Expect 4-8 inches of snow with this along the west Coast and Western Interior today, and 1-2 inches with it over the Eastern Interior Tue. SE Gales ahead of the front are causing blizzards along the Coast today through Tue. The poison tale following the low center will move over the West Coast tonight causing south winds gusting 50-90 mph with the highest winds over the Western Capes. A third low will move north into the southern Bering Sea Tue night and to the central Bering Sea on Wed. .DISCUSSION... Models initialize well aloft. At the surface the low just NW of Wrangel Island is about 4 mb deeper than models at 06Z, and the surface high over the Copper River Basin is about 4 mb stronger. Main low in the central Bering appears to be well initialized at 06z. Will see bit stronger winds through Alaska Range passes today than models shows as a result of the high pressure being stronger than models indicate. Models generally in agreement through 3am Wed, then the GFS moves the next Bering Sea low northeast faster than the ECMF and NAM. At this point favor the slower NAM/ECMF solutions for Wed. Models diverge on strength and timing of short waves after Wed, but one certainty is that the progressive westerly flow pattern will continue through the week. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Coastal Flood Warning for AKZ213. Coastal Flood Advisory for AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ212- AKZ214. Winter Storm Warning for AKZ201-AKZ208-AKZ210-AKZ211-AKZ217. Blizzard Warning for AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ213. Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ202-AKZ203-AKZ204-AKZ206-AKZ212- AKZ214-AKZ215-AKZ216-AKZ218-AKZ227. Gale Warning for PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ230. && FEB 18
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 4:31 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:40 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:40 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 54 hr | |
| Feb 19, 5:17 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 40 hr | |
| Feb 19, 5:17 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 40 hr | |
| Feb 19, 6:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 19, 7:04 AM AKST | Coastal Flood Statement | AFG | 19 min | |
| Feb 19, 7:04 AM AKST | Coastal Flood Warning | AFG | 46 hr | |
| Feb 19, 7:06 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 22 hr | |
| Feb 19, 7:23 AM AKST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Feb 19, 2:41 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 16 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.