Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 14, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 20, 2021, 4:04 PM 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
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2021, 4:04 PM AKST (01:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2021, 3:51 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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488 FZAK52 PAFG 210104 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 404 PM AKST Wed Jan 20 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. PKZ299-211530- 404 PM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A strong storm in the southern Bering Sea will move to the Chukotsk Peninsula as a 984 mb low by 3pm Thu, then to near Wrangel Island as a 1003 mb low by 3pm Fri. A second strong low will move into the southeast Bering Sea on Fri and to the Yukon Delta as a 1000 mb low by 3pm Sat. $$ PKZ200-211530- Norton Sound- 404 PM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SE winds 35 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Snow. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-211530- Dall Point to Wales- 404 PM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt becoming SE. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 40 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-211530- Kotzebue Sound- 404 PM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-211530- Wales to Cape Thompson- 404 PM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ Jan 21
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612 FZAK52 PAFG 211308 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 408 AM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-220315- 408 AM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A strong 978 mb low NW of St. Matthew Island will move to the Chukotsk Peninsula as a 987 mb low by 3pm today, then to near Wrangel Island as a 1003 mb low by 3pm Fri. A 995 mb low will be near the Kuskokwim Bay tonight and move north into Norton Sound by 3 pm Fri. $$ PKZ200-220315- Norton Sound- 408 AM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 35 kt decreasing to 25 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-220315- Dall Point to Wales- 408 AM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Freezing rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-220315- Kotzebue Sound- 408 AM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Snow. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-220315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 408 AM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. $$ Jan 21
194 FZAK52 PAFG 220051 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 351 PM AKST Thu Jan 21 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. PKZ299-221545- 351 PM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 985 mb low near Provideniya will move to 200 NM west of Cape Lisburne as a 997 mb low by 3pm Fri, then to 200 NM north of Wrangel Island as a 1005 mb low by 3pm Sat, then continue moving northwest. A second low now in the southeast Bering Sea will move to the Seward Peninsula as a 1001 mb low by 3pm Fri then persist into Sat. A third low will move into the southeast Bering Sea on Fri, then move to the Yukon Delta as a 989 mb low by 3pm Sat. $$ PKZ200-221545- Norton Sound- 351 PM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-221545- Dall Point to Wales- 351 PM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt becoming N 15 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-221545- Kotzebue Sound- 351 PM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-221545- Wales to Cape Thompson- 351 PM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Snow. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. $$ Jan 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:01 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 5 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:01 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:08 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:12 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days |
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