Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 137, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 14, 2021, 4:25 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2021, 4:25 AM AKST (13:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2021, 4:03 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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406 FZAK52 PAFG 141325 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 425 AM AKST Tue Dec 14 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. PKZ299-150345- 425 AM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A strong 960 mb low is to the west of Anadyr this morning. A weather front stretching from this low will move from the southwest Bering Sea to the northeast today. The weather front will reach the Bering Strait Wed morning. $$ PKZ200-150345- Norton Sound- 425 AM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Snow. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-150345- Dall Point to Wales- 425 AM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-150345- Kotzebue Sound- 425 AM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-150345- Wales to Cape Thompson- 425 AM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. $$ Dec 21
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695 FZAK52 PAFG 150100 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 400 PM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-151545- 400 PM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A strong low in the Western Bering Sea will move to the Central Bering Sea as a 974 mb low by 3pm Wed, then to 100 NM west of Gambell as a 989 mb low by 3pm Thu, and to the southern Chukchi Sea as a 100 MB low by 3pm Fri. A trailing low will move into the southern Bering Sea on Thu, and to the Eastern Bering Sea as as 985 mb low Fri. $$ PKZ200-151545- Norton Sound- 400 PM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt becoming E 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-151545- Dall Point to Wales- 400 PM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-151545- Kotzebue Sound- 400 PM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt. .WED...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ220-151545- Wales to Cape Thompson- 400 PM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. $$ Dec 21
367 FZAK52 PAFG 151242 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 342 AM AKST Wed Dec 15 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. PKZ299-160345- 342 AM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 972 mb low 250 nm west of St Matthew Island this morning will move to 150 nm northwest of St Matthew Island tonight as a 978 mb low. The low will then move to 150 nm west of St Lawrence Island by Thurs AM as a 985 mb low. $$ PKZ200-160345- Norton Sound- 342 AM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .THU NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-160345- Dall Point to Wales- 342 AM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SE winds 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-160345- Kotzebue Sound- 342 AM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ220-160345- Wales to Cape Thompson- 342 AM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Snow. .FRI...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. $$ Dec 21
102 FZAK52 PAFG 160124 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 424 PM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-161530- 424 PM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 972 mb low 200 NM southwest of Gambell will move to near Gambell as a 990 mb low by 3pm Thu, then move into the southern Chukchi Sea as a 1003 mb low by 3am Fri, then dissipate near Point Hope by 3pm Fri. A second low will move into the southwest Bering Sea by 3am Fri, to near St Matthew Island as a 982 mb low by 3pm Fri, and to Norton Sounds as a 1000 mb low by 3am Sat. A third very strong low will move into the southwest Bering Sea on Sat. $$ PKZ200-161530- Norton Sound- 424 PM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Snow. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. .MON...SW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-161530- Dall Point to Wales- 424 PM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-161530- Kotzebue Sound- 424 PM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Snow. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ220-161530- Wales to Cape Thompson- 424 PM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Snow. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. .MON...W winds 25 kt. $$ Dec 21
067 FZAK52 PAFG 161303 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 403 AM AKST Thu Dec 16 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. PKZ299-170345- 403 AM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 984 mb low west of St Lawrence Island this morning will weaken to a 1000 mb low as it moves over the Bering Strait and Seward Peninsula Fri AM. A 976 mb low will track to just 250 nm west of St Matthew Island Fri AM. $$ PKZ200-170345- Norton Sound- 403 AM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Snow with freezing rain. .SUN...S winds 35 kt. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ210-170345- Dall Point to Wales- 403 AM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt becoming S. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 30 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Snow with freezing rain. .SUN...S winds 40 kt. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-170345- Kotzebue Sound- 403 AM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt decreasing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. .MON...S winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ220-170345- Wales to Cape Thompson- 403 AM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...S winds 35 kt. .MON...S 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 13, 3:06 PM AKST | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 46 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:13 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 56 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:13 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:42 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:23 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:25 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:43 AM AKST | Wind Chill Watch | AFG | 11 hr |
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