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Gale Warning 106, NWS Fairbanks, AK

October 30, 2021

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 30, 2021, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 30, 2021, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 31, 2021, 4:15 AM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted.

739 
FZAK69 PAFG 310000
OFFAFG

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
400 PM AKDT Sat Oct 30 2021

Offshore Waters Forecast for the US Arctic Waters

Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of
the combined wind wave and swell height. Individual waves may be
twice as high.

PKZ599-311215-
400 PM AKDT Sat Oct 30 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS...
A 1005 mb low 100 NM west of Point Hope will dissipate tonight. A
strong low over the Western Gulf of Alaska will move to 100 NM 
north of Point Hope as a 982 mb low by 4pm Sun, and to 600 NM 
northwest of Point Hope as a 974 mb low bu 4pm Mon. 

$$

PKZ500-311215-
Western US Arctic Offshore-
400 PM AKDT Sat Oct 30 2021

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. 
.SUN...N winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Snow in the 
morning. Snow in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog and blowing
snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. 
.MON...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow and freezing fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less. Heavy freezing spray. 
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.  

$$

PKZ505-311215-
Central US Arctic Offshore-
400 PM AKDT Sat Oct 30 2021

No forecast as area is mostly ice-covered.

$$

PKZ510-311215-
Eastern US Arctic Offshore-
400 PM AKDT Sat Oct 30 2021

No forecast as area is mostly ice-covered.

$$

Oct 21

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 30, 4:01 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG12 hr
Oct 30, 4:01 PM AKDTGale WarningAFG35 hr
Oct 30, 4:01 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG46 hr
Oct 30, 4:02 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG4 days
Oct 31, 12:07 AM AKDTWind AdvisoryAFG27 hr
Oct 31, 4:15 AM AKDTGale WarningAFG23 hr
Oct 31, 4:15 AM AKDTGale WarningAFG23 hr
Oct 31, 4:15 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG11 hr
Oct 31, 4:15 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFG6 days

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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.