Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 135, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 10, 2021, 4:18 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2021, 4:18 AM AKST (13:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2021, 3:51 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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505 FZAK52 PAFG 101318 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 418 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 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. PKZ299-110300- 418 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure will push E over the Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait, and Bering Sea through Saturday with strong north winds. A 1045 mb high will move over the Chukotsk Peninsula Sat evening. $$ PKZ200-110300- Norton Sound- 418 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ210-110300- Dall Point to Wales- 418 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ215-110300- Kotzebue Sound- 418 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 30 kt increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-110300- Wales to Cape Thompson- 418 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 35 kt. Strongest near the Bering Strait. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Strongest near the Bering Strait. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. $$ SDB Dec 21
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071 FZAK52 PAFG 110026 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 326 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-111530- 326 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure will push E over the Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait, and Bering Sea tomorrow with strong north winds. A 1045 mb high will move over the Chukotsk Peninsula Sat night. $$ PKZ200-111530- Norton Sound- 326 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-111530- Dall Point to Wales- 326 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ215-111530- Kotzebue Sound- 326 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-111530- Wales to Cape Thompson- 326 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. .WED...N winds 25 kt. $$ Dec 21
205 FZAK52 PAFG 111251 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 351 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 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. PKZ299-120300- 351 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure will continue to push E over the Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait, and Bering Sea today with strong N winds. A 1045 mb high will move over the Chukotsk Peninsula Sat night. $$ PKZ200-120300- Norton Sound- 351 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-120300- Dall Point to Wales- 351 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN ICE FREE AREAS... .TODAY...NW winds 30 kt. NW winds 35 kt near the Bering Strait. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. NW winds 35 kt near the Bering Strait through midnight. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 45 kt. .WED...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-120300- Kotzebue Sound- 351 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ220-120300- Wales to Cape Thompson- 351 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 30 kt. NW winds 35 kt near the Bering Strait. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. NW winds 35 kt near the Bering Strait through midnight. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 30 kt. $$ SDB Dec 21
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Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 3:43 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 59 hr |
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