Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 131, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 5, 2021, 2:47 PM AKST. It was in force for 39 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2021, 2:47 PM AKST (23:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 7, 2021, 5:56 AM AKST
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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586 FZAK51 PAFG 052347 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 247 PM 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. PKZ298-061530- 247 PM 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 Sunday afternoon, to near Cape Lisburne as a 969 MB low by 3pm Mon, and to near Wainwright as a 981 mb low by 3pm Tue. $$ PKZ225-061530- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 247 PM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Snow. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-061530- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 247 PM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-061530- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 247 PM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .TUE...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .WED...SW winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-061530- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 247 PM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-061530- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 247 PM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. $$ Dec 21
3 follow-up statements
626 FZAK51 PAFG 061415 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 515 AM AKST Mon Dec 6 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. PKZ298-070315- 515 AM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 958 MB low 80 NM west of Kivalina will move to Point Hope as a 964 mb low bu 3pm Mon, to 30 NM northwest of Wainwright as a 979 mb low by 3pm Tue, and to 100 NM north of Utqiagvik as a 985 mb low by 3pm Wed. $$ PKZ225-070315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 515 AM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. .FRI...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ230-070315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 515 AM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. .WED...SW winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ235-070315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 515 AM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .TUE...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .WED...SW winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...S winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-070315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 515 AM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...SW winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-070315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 515 AM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. $$ Dec 21
346 FZAK51 PAFG 062255 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 155 PM AKST Mon Dec 6 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. PKZ298-071515- 155 PM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 965 MB low near Cape Lisburne will move to 140 nm northwest of Wainright Tue at 978 mb, then remain in place through Thu, slowly weakening. $$ PKZ225-071515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 155 PM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. .FRI...NW winds 30 kt. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ230-071515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 155 PM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ235-071515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 155 PM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .TUE...SW winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ240-071515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 155 PM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .THU...S winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-071515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 155 PM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. $$ Dec 21
956 FZAK51 PAFG 071456 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 556 AM AKST Tue Dec 7 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. PKZ298-080315- 556 AM AKST Tue Dec 7 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 973 mb low 90 NM northwest of Wainwright will weaken in place to 986 mb by 3pm Wed, then move to 60 NM west of Point Lay as a 990 mb low by 3pm Thu. A 980 mb low 100 NM northwest of Barter Island will move east today. A cold front that lies from Point Lay to the Yukon Delta will move east to Barter Island by 3pm Tue, and then move east of Demarcation Point Tue night. $$ PKZ225-080315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 556 AM AKST Tue Dec 7 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...NW winds 30 kt. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ230-080315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 556 AM AKST Tue Dec 7 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ235-080315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 556 AM AKST Tue Dec 7 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .THU...S winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ240-080315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 556 AM AKST Tue Dec 7 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt becoming W. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .FRI...SW winds 15 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-080315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 556 AM AKST Tue Dec 7 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 30 kt. $$ Dec 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 3:33 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Dec 4, 3:36 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 5 days | |
| Dec 4, 3:36 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Dec 5, 5:14 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 7 days | |
| Dec 5, 5:15 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Dec 5, 1:13 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 29 hr | |
| Dec 5, 1:13 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Dec 5, 2:49 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 39 hr | |
| Dec 5, 2:49 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 7 days |
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