Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 151, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2021, 3:57 AM AKST. It was in force for 50 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2021, 3:57 AM AKST (12:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2021, 6:15 AM AKST
- In force
- 50 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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626 FZAK51 PAFG 261257 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 357 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 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. PKZ298-270330- 357 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 991 mb low near St Lawrence Island will move into Kotzebue Sound as a 993 mb low by 10am Sun, and to near Demarcation Point as a 986 mb low by 6pm Sun. A weather front associated with this low will spread across the North Slope throughout Sun. $$ PKZ225-270330- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 357 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...N winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...NE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .THU...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-270330- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 357 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 35 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-270330- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 357 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-270330- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 357 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-270330- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 357 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ Dec 21
3 follow-up statements
491 FZAK51 PAFG 270045 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 345 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 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. PKZ298-271515- 345 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A weather front associated with this low will spread across the North Slope through Monday. $$ PKZ225-271515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 345 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .TUE...NE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .THU...N winds 25 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-271515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 345 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-271515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 345 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-271515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 345 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-271515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 345 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt becoming W 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. $$ Dec 21
164 FZAK51 PAFG 271441 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 541 AM AKST Mon Dec 27 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. PKZ298-280315- 541 AM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 994 mb low 250 nm east of Kaktovik will gradually weaken and drift to 350 nm north of the Demarcation Point by 4am Tue. High pressure will build from the Chukchi Sea across the North Slope through Tue. $$ PKZ225-280315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 541 AM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-280315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 541 AM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-280315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 541 AM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-280315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 541 AM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-280315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 541 AM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. $$ Dec 21
344 FZAK51 PAFG 272248 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 148 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 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. PKZ298-281515- 148 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 994 mb low 250 nm east of Kaktovik will gradually weaken and drift to 350 nm north of the Demarcation Point by 4am Tue. High pressure will build from the Chukchi Sea across the North Slope through Tue. $$ PKZ225-281515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 148 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ230-281515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 148 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-281515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 148 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-281515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 148 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-281515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 148 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt decreasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...W winds 30 kt. $$ Dec 21
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Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 3:57 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 50 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:58 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 50 hr |
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