Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2020
Gale Warning 63, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 29, 2020, 2:04 PM AKDT. It was in force for 49 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2020, 2:04 PM AKDT (22:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2020, 2:46 PM AKDT
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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824 FZAK51 PAFG 292204 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 204 PM AKDT Sat Aug 29 2020 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. PKZ298-301500- 204 PM AKDT Sat Aug 29 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1034 mb high north of Wrangel Island will weaken slightly but persist through Mon. A front moving into Bristol Bay this evening will be replaced by a strong 961 mb low moving into Bristol Bay Sun afternoon then inland over the Kuskokwim Valley through Mon, weakening as it moves inland. $$ PKZ225-301500- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 204 PM AKDT Sat Aug 29 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Fog. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Fog. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ230-301500- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 204 PM AKDT Sat Aug 29 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ235-301500- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 204 PM AKDT Sat Aug 29 2020 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Fog. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ240-301500- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 204 PM AKDT Sat Aug 29 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ245-301500- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 204 PM AKDT Sat Aug 29 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ JRA Aug 20
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697 FZAK51 PAFG 301221 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 421 AM AKDT Sun Aug 30 2020 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. PKZ298-310200- 421 AM AKDT Sun Aug 30 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1033 mb high 600 nm NW of Wrangel Island with high pressure extending SE across the Arctic will weaken and slowly drift W through Tue. High pressure over the Arctic will be pushed N of 75N as a strong 973 mb low moves over mainland Alaska Mon morning, and into Interior Alaska by Mon evening. $$ PKZ225-310200- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 421 AM AKDT Sun Aug 30 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ230-310200- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 421 AM AKDT Sun Aug 30 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ235-310200- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 421 AM AKDT Sun Aug 30 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ240-310200- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 421 AM AKDT Sun Aug 30 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ245-310200- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 421 AM AKDT Sun Aug 30 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ SDB Aug 20
277 FZAK51 PAFG 302320 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 320 PM AKDT Sun Aug 30 2020 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. PKZ298-311445- 320 PM AKDT Sun Aug 30 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1030 mb high 600 nm NW of Wrangel Island with high pressure extending SE across the Arctic will bring strong east winds near the Arctic Coast through Monday. This high pressure will weaken and slowly drift W through Tue. $$ PKZ225-311445- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 320 PM AKDT Sun Aug 30 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Fog. .MON...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Fog. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Fog. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ230-311445- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 320 PM AKDT Sun Aug 30 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ235-311445- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 320 PM AKDT Sun Aug 30 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ240-311445- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 320 PM AKDT Sun Aug 30 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ245-311445- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 320 PM AKDT Sun Aug 30 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 8 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ Aug 20
352 FZAK51 PAFG 311251 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 451 AM AKDT Mon Aug 31 2020 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. PKZ298-010200- 451 AM AKDT Mon Aug 31 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... Strong high pressure remains over the Siberian Arctic with a 1028 mb high N of the New Siberian Islands and high pressure extending E across the Northern Arctic to the Canadian Archipelago. A strong 983 mb low will move to Interior Alaska today and slowly weaken. Strong E winds will continue over the Arctic, S of 75N, through at least mid week as the low weakens, but the high strengthens. $$ PKZ225-010200- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 451 AM AKDT Mon Aug 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog, rain. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog, rain. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ230-010200- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 451 AM AKDT Mon Aug 31 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ235-010200- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 451 AM AKDT Mon Aug 31 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ240-010200- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 451 AM AKDT Mon Aug 31 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ245-010200- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 451 AM AKDT Mon Aug 31 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ SDB Aug 20
882 FZAK51 PAFG 312246 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 246 PM AKDT Mon Aug 31 2020 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. PKZ298-011430- 246 PM AKDT Mon Aug 31 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 980 mb low over the Western Interior of Alaska will move to the Central Interior of Alaska as a 1002 mb low by 4pm Tue, then weaken. A 990 mb low near Kotzebue will weaken slowly in place through Thu. Strong high pressure north of the Arctic Coast of Alaska will persist through Thu. $$ PKZ225-011430- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 246 PM AKDT Mon Aug 31 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .TUE...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog, rain. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog, rain. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog, rain. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ230-011430- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 246 PM AKDT Mon Aug 31 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ235-011430- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 246 PM AKDT Mon Aug 31 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ240-011430- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 246 PM AKDT Mon Aug 31 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ245-011430- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 246 PM AKDT Mon Aug 31 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Aug 20
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 Aug 29, 1:16 PM AKDT, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 1:16 PM AKDT, 48 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 116 PM AKDT Sat Aug 29 2020 .SYNOPSIS... A shift in the pattern is underway as the Mainland transitions away from the persistent "easterly flow" pattern aloft to a more fall-like pattern as a storm moves into the Bering Sea and inland south of the Alaska Range. This will bring in more stable air, will end thunderstorm threats after today, and bring in gradually cooler weather conditions. && .DISCUSSION... Upper Levels and Analysis... The merger of three easterly waves has resulted in a remnant broad upper low centered over the Lower Yukon Valley. Weak troughing persists over the North Slope with a weakening persistent high pressure ridge over and north of Wrangel Island. The big story is to the southwest over the Aleutians/North Pacific where a very strong upper trough is in place. Undercutting this trough is a remnant of the once Typhoon Bavi, and this subtropical moisture stream can be seen on satellite as a massive shield of high cirrus, otherwise known as a "baroclinic leaf". This storm will plow through Bristol Bay tomorrow and bring strong winds to the Alaska Range passes. Central and Eastern Interior... An isolated thunderstorm threat will exist through early evening south of the Yukon Flats to the Alaska Range as the upper level flow becomes more southerly. One more night of widespread overnight valley fog is in store for us given partly clearing skies and weak pressure gradient once again tonight. A front moving to the southern part of the Alaska Range will rapidly increase the pressure gradient and southerly winds this evening through the AK Range passes, with a reinforcing surge of chinook winds coming Sunday evening through the overnight. This will push 50-65 MPH winds through the passes, with strong winds into the 40+ MPH range moving into Delta Junction. The front will move north of the AK Range Sunday night, bringing rain as the front moves northward. Areas closer to the AK Range will see a downslope shadow and may only see a brief shot of light rain. Thereafter, the low falls apart and weakens, with weakening Alaska Range winds and leftover clouds and intermittent rain lasting through Tuesday. West Coast and Western Interior... Showers and possibly an isolated interior thunderstorm will push offshore tonight with a brief drying trend as a front to the south stalls and weakens. This will increase the northeasterly offshore pressure gradient with winds becoming quite strong Sunday as gale force winds are expected over parts of the open Bering Strait waters and along the capes. The next front will move into the Lower Yukon Sunday afternoon and overnight, bringing rain to that area, along with some showers as far north as Norton Sound. Showers persist through Tuesday as the low slowly moves inland and weakens. Expect continued blustery conditions along the coast as the broad cyclonic flow continues and winds turn more northerly. North Slope and Brooks Range... Easterly winds will increase as a storm moves inland through Bristol Bay. Otherwise, no major changes in sensible weather as periods of very low stratus and fog persist. Some periodic drizzle is also possible along the coast. Increasing southerly winds aloft will also support periodic showers along the Brooks Range and plains north of the range. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4... High surf is expected along the north side of St Lawrence Island, east of Gambell, as strong northeast to north winds develop today through Sunday and continue into Tuesday. Water may also be backed up into Kotlik as the winds hold water in the Kotlik river. && .FIRE WEATHER... Today will be the last day in the near future for threats of Interior isolated thunderstorms as the pattern switches to an offshore flow with increasing northeast winds, with the exception of 40-65 MPH winds in the Alaska Range tonight through Sunday night. Rain moves into the Interior Sunday night and Monday with clouds and showers persisting into midweek. && .HYDROLOGY... No major concerns. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory for AKZ225-AKZ226. Small Craft Advisory for PKZ200-PKZ220-PKZ230-PKZ240-PKZ245. Gale Warning for PKZ210-PKZ225. && AHSENMACHER AUG 20
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 4:39 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Aug 29, 1:49 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Aug 29, 2:04 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 62 hr | |
| Aug 29, 2:05 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Aug 29, 2:05 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 49 hr |
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