Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 124, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 1, 2021, 1:45 PM AKST. It was in force for 50 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 1, 2021, 1:45 PM AKST (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2021, 3:57 PM AKST
- In force
- 50 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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018 FZAK52 PAFG 012245 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 145 PM AKST Wed Dec 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. PKZ299-021515- 145 PM AKST Wed Dec 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A trough of low pressure along the West Coast of Alaska will weaken Thu. A 1014 mb low 200 NM southwest of Gambell will move Anadyr tonight and weaken on Thu. A weather front over Kamchatka will move east to Gambell north by 4pm Thu. A stronger trailing weather front will move into the Central Bering Sea by 4pm Thu, to Provideniya to St Paul Island by 3am Fri, and along the West Coast of Alaska by 3pm Fri. $$ PKZ200-021515- Norton Sound- 145 PM AKST Wed Dec 1 2021 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. .MON...SE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-021515- Dall Point to Wales- 145 PM AKST Wed Dec 1 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...SE winds 20 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ215-021515- Kotzebue Sound- 145 PM AKST Wed Dec 1 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 40 kt. .MON...SE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ220-021515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 145 PM AKST Wed Dec 1 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SE winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 45 kt. .MON...E winds 30 kt. $$ Dec 21
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074 FZAK52 PAFG 021133 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 233 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-030315- 233 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A powerful front will move from the Gulf of Anadyr to Saint Lawrence Island tonight, then reach the West Coast Fri morning. The front will remain in place and weaken through Sat. A powerful 965 mb low will move to the N Bering Sea Sun night. $$ PKZ200-030315- Norton Sound- 233 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 5 kt becoming E. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. .MON...S winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-030315- Dall Point to Wales- 233 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ215-030315- Kotzebue Sound- 233 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 5 kt becoming E 15 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 40 kt. .MON...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ220-030315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 233 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 15 kt becoming SE. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 45 kt. .MON...E winds 35 kt. $$ Dec 21
695 FZAK52 PAFG 022328 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 228 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 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. PKZ299-031515- 228 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A powerful front moving east across the Bering Sea will reach Saint Lawrence Island tonight, then the West Coast Fri morning. The front will remain in place and weaken through Sat. A powerful 965 mb low will move to 200 NM west of Saint Lawrence Island by Sat night. $$ PKZ200-031515- Norton Sound- 228 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 35 kt. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-031515- Dall Point to Wales- 228 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...S winds 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ215-031515- Kotzebue Sound- 228 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 30 kt. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ220-031515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 228 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 50 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Snow. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 40 kt. .TUE...NW winds 25 kt. $$ Dec 21
685 FZAK52 PAFG 031315 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 415 AM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-040315- 415 AM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A powerful front moving east across the Bering Sea is over Saint Lawrence Island, it will continue to move east to the West Coast this morning. This front will remain in place and weaken through Sat. A powerful 954 mb low will move to 300 NM west of Saint Lawrence Island by Sun morning. $$ PKZ200-040315- Norton Sound- 415 AM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ210-040315- Dall Point to Wales- 415 AM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 45 kt becoming SW 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .SUN...S winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ215-040315- Kotzebue Sound- 415 AM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE 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 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 25 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ220-040315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 415 AM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 50 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Snow. .SAT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 35 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. $$ Dec 21
905 FZAK52 PAFG 040057 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 357 PM AKST Fri Dec 3 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. PKZ299-041515- 357 PM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A strong storm that is forecast to push into the Western Bering Sea Saturday night and push into the Gulf of Anadyr as a 955 mb low on Sunday. A very strong front will push north of the low over St Lawrence Island on Saturday night and onto the West Coat and through the Bering Strait on Sunday. $$ PKZ200-041515- Norton Sound- 357 PM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. .WED...S winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-041515- Dall Point to Wales- 357 PM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt becoming W. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 11 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .SUN...S winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ215-041515- Kotzebue Sound- 357 PM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. .WED...S winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-041515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 357 PM AKST Fri Dec 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Snow. .SAT...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. $$ Dec 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 6:29 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 15 hr | |
| Dec 1, 2:44 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 36 hr |
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