Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 148, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 21, 2021, 2:29 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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, 2:29 PM AKST (23:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2021, 2:58 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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031 FZAK51 PAFG 212329 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 229 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 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. PKZ298-221515- 229 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... Low pressure across the Arctic will push to the east with a 1001 mb low 300 NM NE of Kaktovik by Wed night. High pressure will build across the Arctic Plains by Wed morning. $$ PKZ225-221515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 229 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-221515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 229 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ235-221515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 229 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ240-221515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 229 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ245-221515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 229 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. $$ Dec 21
2 follow-up statements
007 FZAK51 PAFG 221354 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 454 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 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. PKZ298-230315- 454 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 997 mb low 200 nm north of Demarcation Point will continue to weaken while drifting slowly south through Thursday. High pressure will build across the Arctic Plains by Wed morning. $$ PKZ225-230315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 454 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ230-230315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 454 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .TODAY...W winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN...E winds 40 kt. $$ PKZ235-230315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 454 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ240-230315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 454 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ245-230315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 454 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. $$ Dec 21
805 FZAK51 PAFG 222358 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 258 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 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. PKZ298-231515- 258 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1000 mb low 350 nm north of Demarcation Point will continue to weaken while drifting slowly south through Thursday. A 1020 mb high will build across the Arctic Plains by Thu morning and persist into Fri. $$ PKZ225-231515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 258 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Snow. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-231515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 258 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .SUN...E winds 40 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-231515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 258 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-231515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 258 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-231515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 258 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ 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, 5:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | 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, 2:32 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 39 hr |
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