Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 147, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 21, 2021, 5:05 AM AKST. It was in force for 49 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2021, 5:05 AM AKST (14:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2021, 5:43 AM AKST
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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420 FZAK52 PAFG 211405 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 505 AM AKST Tue Dec 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. PKZ299-220330- 505 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 994 mb low 250 nm northeast of Wrangel Island will continue to push south and east and will weaken to 1006 mb as it passes just north of Point Barrow this afternoon. A weather front associated with a 985 mb low in the Western Bering Sea will move to 60N Tue evening and the northern Bering Sea by Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ200-220330- Norton Sound- 505 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Snow. .THU...N winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-220330- Dall Point to Wales- 505 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 20 kt becoming NE. .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-220330- Kotzebue Sound- 505 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-220330- Wales to Cape Thompson- 505 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. $$ Dec 21
4 follow-up statements
235 FZAK52 PAFG 212332 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 232 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-221530- 232 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 972 mb low in the Western Bering Sea will send a weather front across the West Coast tonight, with the low moving 100 NM west of St. Lawrence Island as a 1006 mb low by Wed night. $$ PKZ200-221530- Norton Sound- 232 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .THU...N winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-221530- Dall Point to Wales- 232 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt increasing to 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-221530- Kotzebue Sound- 232 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Snow. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-221530- Wales to Cape Thompson- 232 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Snow. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...SW winds 25 kt. $$ Dec 21
686 FZAK52 PAFG 221354 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 454 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 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. PKZ299-230315- 454 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 970 mb low in the Western Bering Sea continues to push north and east and weaken rapidly. The low will push into Norton Sound as a 1000 mb low on Thursday morning as a ridge builds briefly over the eastern Bering Sea. $$ PKZ200-230315- Norton Sound- 454 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Snow. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...SW winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ210-230315- Dall Point to Wales- 454 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Freezing rain. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing rain and snow. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. .SUN...SW winds 40 kt. $$ PKZ215-230315- Kotzebue Sound- 454 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt becoming E 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Snow. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ220-230315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 454 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...SW winds 30 kt. $$ Dec 21
880 FZAK52 PAFG 222356 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 256 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-231515- 256 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 990 mb low in the Western Bering Sea continues to push north and east and weaken rapidly through Wed night. The low will push into Norton Sound as a 1015 mb low on Thu morning as a ridge builds briefly over the eastern Bering Sea. A 996 mb low will develop in the western Bering Sea Fri morning. $$ PKZ200-231515- Norton Sound- 256 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt decreasing to 15 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Snow. .SUN...SW winds 35 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-231515- Dall Point to Wales- 256 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .THU...N winds 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Snow. .SUN...SW winds 40 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-231515- Kotzebue Sound- 256 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt becoming W 10 kt. Snow. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Snow. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-231515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 256 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Snow. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Snow. .SUN...SW winds 30 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ Dec 21
296 FZAK52 PAFG 231443 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 543 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 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. PKZ299-240330- 543 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... Low pressure south of St Lawrence Island and high pressure over Siberia will weaken as a 1013 mb low moves to the Gulf of Anadyr by 4am Fri. A 999 mb low will move to the Western Bering Sea by 4am Sat. $$ PKZ200-240330- Norton Sound- 543 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. Snow with freezing rain. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .SUN...SW winds 30 kt. .MON...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-240330- Dall Point to Wales- 543 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .SUN...S winds 35 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-240330- Kotzebue Sound- 543 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .TODAY...W winds 15 kt increasing to 20 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Freezing rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 30 kt. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-240330- Wales to Cape Thompson- 543 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Freezing rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 30 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ Dec 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 3:31 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Dec 20, 5:24 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 4 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:05 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 42 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:52 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Dec 21, 2:19 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 52 hr | |
| Dec 21, 2:25 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 31 hr | |
| Dec 21, 2:25 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 31 hr | |
| Dec 21, 2:29 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 2:32 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 39 hr |
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