Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 130, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 4, 2021, 5:17 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Dec 4, 2021, 5:17 AM AKST (14:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2021, 5:14 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
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856 FZAK51 PAFG 041417 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 517 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 Arctic 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. PKZ298-050315- 517 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A strong weather front along the West Coast of Alaska will weaken and move east to Demarcation Point north by 3am Sun. A low just west of Shemya will move to the Western Bering Sea as a 966 MB low by 3pm Sat, to 150 NM west of Gambell as a 956 mb low by 3pm Sun, and to near Cape Lisburne as a 975 mb low by 3pm Mon. $$ PKZ225-050315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 517 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ230-050315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 517 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt becoming SW 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ235-050315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 517 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-050315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 517 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-050315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 517 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. $$ Dec 21
2 follow-up statements
499 FZAK51 PAFG 050036 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 336 PM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 Arctic 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. PKZ298-051530- 336 PM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A low currently in the Western Bering Sea will deepen rapidly tonight and move northeast passing to the West of St Lawrence Island as a west 952 mb low Sunday afternoon and through the Bering Strait as a 965 mb low on Monday morning. The low will continue to push north to near Point Hope as a 978 mb low by Monday evening. $$ PKZ225-051530- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 336 PM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt becoming SE 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-051530- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 336 PM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt becoming E. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ235-051530- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 336 PM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 5 kt. $$ PKZ240-051530- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 336 PM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...SW winds 5 kt. $$ PKZ245-051530- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 336 PM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...S winds 10 kt. $$ Dec 21
147 FZAK51 PAFG 051414 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 514 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 Arctic 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. PKZ298-060315- 514 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 950 MB low 150 NM west of Gambell will move to Provideniya as a 950 mb low by 3pm Sun, to near Cape Lisburne as a 969 MB low by 3pm Mon, and to near Wainwright as a 981 mb low by 3pm Tue. $$ PKZ225-060315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 514 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 50 kt decreasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Snow. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ230-060315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 514 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-060315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 514 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .TUE...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-060315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 514 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-060315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 514 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. $$ Dec 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 3:48 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:57 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:57 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 5:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 33 hr | |
| Dec 4, 6:40 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 71 hr | |
| Dec 4, 6:46 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 56 hr | |
| Dec 4, 6:46 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 62 hr | |
| Dec 4, 6:46 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 70 hr | |
| Dec 4, 6:54 AM AKST | Coastal Flood Watch | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Dec 4, 6:58 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 5 hr | |
| Dec 4, 6:58 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 56 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:52 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Dec 4, 12:12 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Warning | AFG | 51 hr | |
| Dec 4, 12:12 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AFG | 69 hr |
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