Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 154, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 27, 2021, 1:49 PM AKST. It was in force for 16 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 27, 2021, 1:49 PM AKST (22:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2021, 6:15 AM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
645 FZAK52 PAFG 272249 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 149 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 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. PKZ299-281515- 149 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 982 mb low in the western Bering Sea will send a weather front into the West Coast of Alaska through Mon evening as it moves into the Gulf of Anadyr. Another strong low will move from the Western Aleutians to the Bering Strait on Tue. $$ PKZ200-281515- Norton Sound- 149 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt becoming SW. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. .WED...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-281515- Dall Point to Wales- 149 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SW winds 30 kt. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...S winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-281515- Kotzebue Sound- 149 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-281515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 149 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. .SAT...NW 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 27, 5:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Dec 27, 5:41 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 6 hr | |
| Dec 27, 6:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 51 hr | |
| Dec 27, 6:04 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 51 hr | |
| Dec 27, 1:18 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 5 hr | |
| Dec 27, 1:21 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 4 hr | |
| Dec 27, 1:48 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Dec 27, 1:48 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 16 hr |
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