Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2018
Gale Warning 13, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 16, 2018, 4:26 AM AKST. It was in force for 25 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2018, 4:26 AM AKST (13:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2018, 5:50 AM AKST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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999 FZAK52 PAFG 161326 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 426 AM AKST Fri Feb 16 2018 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. PKZ299-170315- 426 AM AKST Fri Feb 16 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 991 mb low will move north across eastern Russia today. A front associated with this low will move north through the Bering Sea today and through the Chukchi Sea tonight. Another front will move north through the Bering Sea Saturday and through the Chukchi Sea Saturday night into Sunday. Strong winds are expected with both fronts. $$ PKZ200-170315- Norton Sound- 426 AM AKST Fri Feb 16 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-170315- Dall Point to Wales- 426 AM AKST Fri Feb 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Freezing rain. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...S winds 35 kt. .TUE...SW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-170315- Kotzebue Sound- 426 AM AKST Fri Feb 16 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-170315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 426 AM AKST Fri Feb 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...SE winds 30 kt. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. $$ Feb 18
2 follow-up statements
499 FZAK52 PAFG 162238 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 138 PM AKST Fri Feb 16 2018 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-171515- 138 PM AKST Fri Feb 16 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... Strong high pressure over the interior will force strong southerly winds across the eastern Bering Sea throughout the weekend. A 993 mb low will develop in the Gulf of Anadyr Sunday morning along with a front which will move north along the Bering Coast, reaching the Bering Strait Sunday evening. $$ PKZ200-171515- Norton Sound- 138 PM AKST Fri Feb 16 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-171515- Dall Point to Wales- 138 PM AKST Fri Feb 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .MON NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. .TUE...SW winds 30 kt. .WED...SW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-171515- Kotzebue Sound- 138 PM AKST Fri Feb 16 2018 .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-171515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 138 PM AKST Fri Feb 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. .WED...SW winds 25 kt. $$ Feb 18
226 FZAK52 PAFG 171450 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 550 AM AKST Sat Feb 17 2018 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. PKZ299-180330- 550 AM AKST Sat Feb 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1007 mb low west of Wrangel Island will move northwest today. A low south of Adak will move to near Cape Navarin as a 992 mb low by 3am Sun, and to near Wrangel Island as a 993 mb low by 3am Tue. A very strong low will move north in to the central Bering Sea Mon, to the Bering Strait Mon night, and over northwest Alaska Tue. $$ PKZ200-180330- Norton Sound- 550 AM AKST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt becoming E 25 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .MON...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. .MON NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Freezing rain. .TUE...SW winds 25 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-180330- Dall Point to Wales- 550 AM AKST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE 40 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 35 kt. Fog and blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Freezing rain. .MON...SE winds 35 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .MON NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...SW winds 30 kt. .WED...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-180330- Kotzebue Sound- 550 AM AKST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .TUE...SW winds 25 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-180330- Wales to Cape Thompson- 550 AM AKST Sat Feb 17 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 35 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. VSBY 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .MON NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. .TUE...SW winds 30 kt. .WED...W winds 20 kt. $$ Feb 18
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 10:32 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 5 days | |
| Feb 16, 3:31 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 30 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:17 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 26 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:17 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Feb 16, 1:29 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 23 hr |
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