Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 141, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 15, 2021, 4:25 PM AKST. It was in force for 23 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2021, 4:25 PM AKST (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2021, 3:06 PM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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707 FZAK51 PAFG 160125 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 425 PM AKST Wed Dec 15 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. PKZ298-161515- 425 PM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC 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. $$ PKZ225-161515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 425 PM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Snow. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Snow. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ230-161515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 425 PM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing 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. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-161515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 425 PM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. .MON...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ240-161515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 425 PM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ245-161515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 425 PM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .MON...W winds 25 kt. $$ Dec 21
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150 FZAK51 PAFG 161303 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 403 AM AKST Thu Dec 16 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. PKZ298-170330- 403 AM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1033 mb high 300 nm north of Kaktovik this morning will continue shifting east and weaken to a 1026 mb high by Fri AM over Banks Island. 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. $$ PKZ225-170330- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 403 AM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...SE winds 35 kt. .MON...W winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ230-170330- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 403 AM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. .MON...SW winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ235-170330- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 403 AM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. .MON...SW winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ240-170330- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 403 AM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. .MON...SW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ245-170330- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 403 AM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. .MON...W winds 25 kt. $$ Dec 21
986 FZAK51 PAFG 170006 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 306 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 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. PKZ298-171500- 306 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1030 mb high is 300 nm N MacKenzie Bay and will slide N of Banks Island Fri with high pressure extending W over the Central Arctic. A trough of low pressure over the Arctic Plain and Coast will remain over the area through the weekend. $$ PKZ225-171500- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 306 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Snow. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-171500- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 306 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SW winds 35 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ235-171500- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 306 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SW winds 35 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ240-171500- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 306 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SW winds 30 kt. .TUE...W winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ245-171500- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 306 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 25 kt. .TUE...W winds 40 kt. $$ SDB Dec 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 4:02 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 28 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:03 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 58 hr |
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