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Gale Warning 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 18, 2020, 6:22 AM AKST. It was in force for 56 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2020, 6:22 AM AKST (15:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2020, 2:50 PM AKST
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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739 FZAK52 PAFG 181522 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 622 AM AKST Tue Feb 18 2020 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. PKZ299-190315- 622 AM AKST Tue Feb 18 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 968 mb low near Nunivak Island will move to the Yukon Delta as a 983 mb low by 3pm Tue, to near Kotzebue as a 990 mb low by 3pm Wed, then weaken slowly. A low south of Shemya will move to the southeast Bering Sea as a strong low on Wed, and to Bristol Bay by Wed night, then continue east. $$ PKZ200-190315- Norton Sound- 622 AM AKST Tue Feb 18 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .WED...S winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-190315- Dall Point to Wales- 622 AM AKST Tue Feb 18 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-190315- Kotzebue Sound- 622 AM AKST Tue Feb 18 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-190315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 622 AM AKST Tue Feb 18 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. $$ Feb 20
5 follow-up statements
562 FZAK52 PAFG 190009 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 309 PM AKST Tue Feb 18 2020 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-191515- 309 PM AKST Tue Feb 18 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 983 mb low over the Yukon Delta will move to near Kotzebue as a 990 mb low Wednesday afternoon, then weaken slowly. A low south of Shemya will move to the southeast Bering Sea as a strong low on Wed, and to Bristol Bay by Wed night, then continue east. $$ PKZ200-191515- Norton Sound- 309 PM AKST Tue Feb 18 2020 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt becoming SW. Freezing fog. .WED...S winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-191515- Dall Point to Wales- 309 PM AKST Tue Feb 18 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-191515- Kotzebue Sound- 309 PM AKST Tue Feb 18 2020 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .WED...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-191515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 309 PM AKST Tue Feb 18 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. $$ Feb 20
615 FZAK52 PAFG 191508 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 608 AM AKST Wed Feb 19 2020 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. PKZ299-200415- 608 AM AKST Wed Feb 19 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 986 mb low over the Seward Peninsula will move to just north of Kotzebue as a 992 mb low by 3pm Wed, then weaken on Thu. A strong low south of Adak will move to the southeast Bering Sea this afternoon, and then over Southwest Alaska on Thu, then move east on Fri. $$ PKZ200-200415- Norton Sound- 608 AM AKST Wed Feb 19 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt decreasing to NE 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-200415- Dall Point to Wales- 608 AM AKST Wed Feb 19 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-200415- Kotzebue Sound- 608 AM AKST Wed Feb 19 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-200415- Wales to Cape Thompson- 608 AM AKST Wed Feb 19 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. $$ Feb 20
040 FZAK52 PAFG 192359 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 259 PM AKST Wed Feb 19 2020 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-201515- 259 PM AKST Wed Feb 19 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 992 mb north of Kotzebue will gradually weaken tonight and Thursday. A strong low south of Adak will move to the southeast Bering Sea this afternoon, and then over Southwest Alaska on Thu, then move east on Fri. $$ PKZ200-201515- Norton Sound- 259 PM AKST Wed Feb 19 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt becoming N 20 kt. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ210-201515- Dall Point to Wales- 259 PM AKST Wed Feb 19 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-201515- Kotzebue Sound- 259 PM AKST Wed Feb 19 2020 .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-201515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 259 PM AKST Wed Feb 19 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ Feb 20
069 FZAK52 PAFG 201400 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 500 AM AKST Thu Feb 20 2020 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. PKZ299-210315- 500 AM AKST Thu Feb 20 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 992 mb near Kotzebue will weaken Fri. A strong low in Bristol Bay will move over the Kenai Pen this afternoon, and over the Eastern Interior of Alaska on Fri, and over the Northeast Interior of Alaska on Sat. $$ PKZ200-210315- Norton Sound- 500 AM AKST Thu Feb 20 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-210315- Dall Point to Wales- 500 AM AKST Thu Feb 20 2020 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-210315- Kotzebue Sound- 500 AM AKST Thu Feb 20 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-210315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 500 AM AKST Thu Feb 20 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. .MON...S winds 25 kt. $$ Feb 20
056 FZAK52 PAFG 202350 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 250 PM AKST Thu Feb 20 2020 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-211530- 250 PM AKST Thu Feb 20 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A low pressure trough in the Southern Chukchi Sea will continue to weaken as it moves north tonight and will be absorbed by a weak low pressure system just east of Wrangel Island Friday night. A strong low over south central Alaska will push northeast into the interior tonight and Friday. $$ PKZ200-211530- Norton Sound- 250 PM AKST Thu Feb 20 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ210-211530- Dall Point to Wales- 250 PM AKST Thu Feb 20 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-211530- Kotzebue Sound- 250 PM AKST Thu Feb 20 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-211530- Wales to Cape Thompson- 250 PM AKST Thu Feb 20 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .MON...S winds 25 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. $$ CCC Feb 20
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 3:01 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:57 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 7 hr | |
| Feb 18, 6:11 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Feb 18, 6:14 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Feb 18, 6:22 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 9 hr |
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