Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 140, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 15, 2021, 3:42 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 15, 2021, 3:42 AM AKST (12:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2021, 4:03 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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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. $$ Dec 21
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102 FZAK52 PAFG 160124 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 424 PM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-161530- 424 PM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 972 mb low 200 NM southwest of Gambell will move to near Gambell as a 990 mb low by 3pm Thu, then move into the southern Chukchi Sea as a 1003 mb low by 3am Fri, then dissipate near Point Hope by 3pm Fri. A second low will move into the southwest Bering Sea by 3am Fri, to near St Matthew Island as a 982 mb low by 3pm Fri, and to Norton Sounds as a 1000 mb low by 3am Sat. A third very strong low will move into the southwest Bering Sea on Sat. $$ 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 14, 3:02 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 44 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:09 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:23 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 50 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:52 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:42 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:42 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Dec 15, 1:05 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 34 hr |
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