Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 104, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 28, 2021, 1:49 PM AKDT. It was in force for 72 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2021, 1:49 PM AKDT (21:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2021, 1:35 PM AKDT
- In force
- 72 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
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771 FZAK52 PAFG 282149 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 149 PM AKDT Tue Sep 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. PKZ299-291415- 149 PM AKDT Tue Sep 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 998 mb trough of low pressure over Saint Lawrence Island this eve will move onshore over the Yukon Delta tonight then weaken. A deep 969 mb low develops over the N Bering Sea approximately 100 nm southwest of Saint Lawrence Island Wed evening then weakens and moves into the Gulf of Alaska Thu. $$ PKZ200-291415- Norton Sound- 149 PM AKDT Tue Sep 28 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Fog. .WED...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ210-291415- Dall Point to Wales- 149 PM AKDT Tue Sep 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt becoming W. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .WED...SE winds increasing to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .WED NIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Fog, rain. .THU...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ215-291415- Kotzebue Sound- 149 PM AKDT Tue Sep 28 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ220-291415- Wales to Cape Thompson- 149 PM AKDT Tue Sep 28 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Fog. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ Sep 21
6 follow-up statements
968 FZAK52 PAFG 291305 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 505 AM AKDT Wed Sep 29 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-300230- 505 AM AKDT Wed Sep 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A deep 970 mb low develops over the N Bering Sea approximately 240 nm west of St. Lawrence Island this afternoon then weakens as it moves S to 240 nm W of St. Matthew Island at 977 mb. It will continue to drop S and weaken as it enters the Gulf of Alaska Thu night. $$ PKZ200-300230- Norton Sound- 505 AM AKDT Wed Sep 29 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ210-300230- Dall Point to Wales- 505 AM AKDT Wed Sep 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 14 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Fog, rain. .THU...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ215-300230- Kotzebue Sound- 505 AM AKDT Wed Sep 29 2021 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ220-300230- Wales to Cape Thompson- 505 AM AKDT Wed Sep 29 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ Sep 21
819 FZAK52 PAFG 292318 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 318 PM AKDT Wed Sep 29 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. PKZ299-301445- 318 PM AKDT Wed Sep 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A strong low continues to deepen over the Northern Bering Sea this evening and quickly moves south into the Gulf of Alaska Thursday night. $$ PKZ200-301445- Norton Sound- 318 PM AKDT Wed Sep 29 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ210-301445- Dall Point to Wales- 318 PM AKDT Wed Sep 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Fog, rain. .THU...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ215-301445- Kotzebue Sound- 318 PM AKDT Wed Sep 29 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ220-301445- Wales to Cape Thompson- 318 PM AKDT Wed Sep 29 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Sep 21
940 FZAK52 PAFG 301311 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 511 AM AKDT Thu Sep 30 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-010200- 511 AM AKDT Thu Sep 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 981 mb low near St Matthew Island will move SE to Kodiak Island today. High pressure will continue to develop over Chukotka and the Western Bering Sea and moves to the Dateline Fri afternoon and will lie along 175W by Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ200-010200- Norton Sound- 511 AM AKDT Thu Sep 30 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ210-010200- Dall Point to Wales- 511 AM AKDT Thu Sep 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt becoming N 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ215-010200- Kotzebue Sound- 511 AM AKDT Thu Sep 30 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ220-010200- Wales to Cape Thompson- 511 AM AKDT Thu Sep 30 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ SDB Sep 21
295 FZAK52 PAFG 302216 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 216 PM AKDT Thu Sep 30 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. PKZ299-011515- 216 PM AKDT Thu Sep 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 980 low will move into the Gulf of Alaska this evening then stall with a reinforcing 968 mb low moving into the eastern Gulf on Fri. High pressure will continue over the Chukotka and the Western Bering Sea and moves to the Dateline Fri afternoon and will lie along 175W by Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ200-011515- Norton Sound- 216 PM AKDT Thu Sep 30 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ210-011515- Dall Point to Wales- 216 PM AKDT Thu Sep 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ215-011515- Kotzebue Sound- 216 PM AKDT Thu Sep 30 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ220-011515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 216 PM AKDT Thu Sep 30 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Sep 21
816 FZAK52 PAFG 011251 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 451 AM AKDT Fri Oct 1 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-020200- 451 AM AKDT Fri Oct 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... Low pressure over mainland Alaska will slowly move E as a ridge of high pressure over the Western Bering Sea and Siberia moves to the Dateline this afternoon, and to lie along 170W by Sat evening with a 1022 mb high near the Bering Strait. $$ PKZ200-020200- Norton Sound- 451 AM AKDT Fri Oct 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ210-020200- Dall Point to Wales- 451 AM AKDT Fri Oct 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ215-020200- Kotzebue Sound- 451 AM AKDT Fri Oct 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ220-020200- Wales to Cape Thompson- 451 AM AKDT Fri Oct 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ SDB Oct 21
600 FZAK52 PAFG 012135 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 135 PM AKDT Fri Oct 1 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. PKZ299-021415- 135 PM AKDT Fri Oct 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... Strong low pressure will persist over the Gulf of AK while a high pressure ridge persists over Wrangell Island through Sat night. A front will move into the N Bering Sea on Sun and Mon. $$ PKZ200-021415- Norton Sound- 135 PM AKDT Fri Oct 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ210-021415- Dall Point to Wales- 135 PM AKDT Fri Oct 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ215-021415- Kotzebue Sound- 135 PM AKDT Fri Oct 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ220-021415- Wales to Cape Thompson- 135 PM AKDT Fri Oct 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Oct 21
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 Sep 28, 12:26 PM AKDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 12:26 PM AKDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1226 PM AKDT Tue Sep 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS... Benign weather over the Interior with a cold arctic high in place. Temps dropped into the single digits over the Eastern Interior for more cold mornings upcoming. Busy weather expected over the Bering Sea as a strong low rapidly bombs out bringing strong gale force winds to Saint Lawrence Island. && .DISCUSSION... Upper Levels and Analysis... Pretty benign weather over the Interior with an arctic high firmly entrenched. A weak cutoff shortwave trough is centered over the Upper Koyukuk, bringing some light snow showers. Otherwise, there is extensive stratus over the Western Interior with some patchy dense fog this morning. Out west, there is a weak shortwave trough moving east across the Bering Strait south into Saint Lawrence Island. A shortwave trough is moving northwest across the Yukon, which is already bringing some light snow to the North Slope from Point Thompson east. Model Discussion... Models remain in good agreement with the large scale pattern. There still remains some variability with the exact track of the bomb low moving into the Bering Sea. We will continue a middle ground which makes no changes to this forecast, as it remains in the middle of the ECMWF and GFS. The 12z NAM is a far south outlier and is ignored. For snow threats over the Interior on Friday and Saturday, a blend will best serve this period given the complex upper level pattern transiting the Gulf of Alaska. Central and Eastern Interior... Cold high pressure is place with cold valley inversions at night, pushing temps down into the single digits over some of the colder valleys over the Eastern Interior. Little change through tomorrow and then expect increasing northeast winds Thursday as a strong low moves into the Gulf of Alaska. Friday, there will be an increasing chance of snow as the low moves north of the AK Range. There remains much uncertainty of the track, but expect at least widespread light snow over most of the Eastern Interior heading into the weekend. West Coast and Western Interior... A weak occluded front is moving across Saint Lawrence Island but will quickly fall apart as it moves inland over the West Coast, bringing a skiff of mixed rain and snow tonight and early tomorrow morning before falling apart. Attention turns to a bomb low over the N Bering Sea, but with the track now looking to be west of Saint Matthew Island, the front will mainly just be a wind maker with increasing easterly offshore winds of 15-30 mph over the Norton Sound and YK Delta, with gusts to 45-55 mph over Saint Lawrence Island Wed and Thu. The front will clip the Island and the YK Delta with a mix of rain and snow and increasing north winds as the low exits on Thu night. Dry over the Interior with increasing northeast winds Thu, with extensive low stratus and some patchy dense fog tonight again. North Slope and Brooks Range... A low moving from the Yukon northwest will bring increasing widespread light snow to the eastern half of the North Slope tonight through Wed night with the snow shifting to the west Arctic Thu morning through Friday. Expect widespread 1-3" snow amounts. There may be some slight blowing snow with west winds to 20 mph east of Point Thompson Wednesday. Extended Forecast Days 4-7... A large trough will be in place across the eastern half of the Mainland extending into the Gulf of Alaska. Several waves of energy will be lifting north as weakening shortwave troughs, the remnants of bomb cyclones over the Gulf of AK. This pattern will be favorable for snow threats over the Eastern interior to the North Slope through the weekend. next week, the storm track looks to possibly shift back into the Bering Sea, which may change the pattern up a bit. Stay tuned... Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. && .HYDROLOGY... None. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Gale Warning for PKZ210. && AHSENMACHER SEP 21
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 28, 12:50 PM AKDT, 59 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1250 PM AKDT Tue Sep 28 2021 AKZ213-291630- St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 1250 PM AKDT Tue Sep 28 2021 ...Strong Storm In the Bering Sea Wednesday and Thursday... A rapidly developing storm will bring strong gale force winds to the North Bering Sea which will impact Saint Lawrence Island and the surrounding waters Wednesday and Thursday. Peak winds Wednesday afternoon and evening will approach 55 to near 60 mph before turning to a more northerly direction through Friday, remaining blustery with 30 to 40 mph winds. In addition, expect elevated surf along the north shore of the island of 1-1.5 feet above the normal high tide Wednesday afternoon and evening. Residents should secure loose objects. For the latest forecast information please visit: weather.gov/fairbanks JRA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 5:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 9 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.