Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 103, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 27, 2021, 4:39 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2021, 4:39 AM AKDT (12:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2021, 4:10 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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246 FZAK52 PAFG 271239 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 439 AM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 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. PKZ299-280230- 439 AM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A strong front extending S from a 991 mb 400 nm NE of Utqiagvik will continue to push east today and reach the Canadian border this afternoon. A second low developing over the Chukotsk Peninsula will move east across the Chukchi Sea this evening and to the eastern Beaufort Sea by Saturday night. $$ PKZ200-280230- Norton Sound- 439 AM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 .TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ210-280230- Dall Point to Wales- 439 AM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt becoming SW. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ215-280230- Kotzebue Sound- 439 AM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. $$ PKZ220-280230- Wales to Cape Thompson- 439 AM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 15 kt becoming SW 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ Aug 21
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865 FZAK52 PAFG 272324 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 324 PM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-281415- 324 PM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 997 mb low over the Chukotsk Peninsula will move east across the Chukchi Sea tonight and to the eastern Beaufort Sea by Saturday night. $$ PKZ200-281415- Norton Sound- 324 PM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ210-281415- Dall Point to Wales- 324 PM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ215-281415- Kotzebue Sound- 324 PM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ220-281415- Wales to Cape Thompson- 324 PM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 16 ft. Rain. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ Aug 21
739 FZAK52 PAFG 281210 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 410 AM AKDT Sat Aug 28 2021 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. PKZ299-290215- 410 AM AKDT Sat Aug 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 997 mb low over the Chukotsk Peninsula will move east across the Chukchi Sea tonight and to the eastern Beaufort Sea by Saturday night. $$ PKZ200-290215- Norton Sound- 410 AM AKDT Sat Aug 28 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ210-290215- Dall Point to Wales- 410 AM AKDT Sat Aug 28 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ215-290215- Kotzebue Sound- 410 AM AKDT Sat Aug 28 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ220-290215- Wales to Cape Thompson- 410 AM AKDT Sat Aug 28 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt becoming N 15 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ Aug 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 4:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Aug 27, 9:53 AM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Aug 27, 3:24 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 60 hr |
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