Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 155, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 28, 2021, 6:45 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 28, 2021, 6:45 AM AKST (15:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2021, 6:15 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
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525 FZAK51 PAFG 281545 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 645 AM AKST Tue Dec 28 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. PKZ298-290315- 645 AM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1007 mb low 100 nm W of Banks Island will weaken as it moves westward to be a 1010 mb low 250 nm north of Demarcation Point tonight. A 984 mb low will move north of the Bering Strait this afternoon and weaken to 1015 mb near Kivalina by Wednesday afternoon. $$ PKZ225-290315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 645 AM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-290315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 645 AM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ235-290315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 645 AM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-290315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 645 AM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 .TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...W winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-290315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 645 AM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .WED...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...W winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT...W winds 25 kt. $$ Dec 21
1 follow-up statement
615 FZAK51 PAFG 282241 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 141 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 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. PKZ298-291515- 141 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1007 mb low 100 nm W of Banks Island will weaken as it moves westward to be a 1010 mb low 250 nm north of Demarcation Point tonight. A 984 mb low will move north of the Bering Strait this afternoon and weaken to 1015 mb near Kivalina by Wednesday afternoon. $$ PKZ225-291515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 141 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-291515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 141 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-291515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 141 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-291515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 141 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...W winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-291515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 141 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt. Freezing fog. .WED...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...W winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...W winds 25 kt. .SUN...W winds 25 kt. $$ Dec 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 5:41 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Dec 27, 6:04 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 18 hr | |
| Dec 27, 6:04 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Dec 27, 6:04 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Dec 28, 5:44 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 15 hr | |
| Dec 28, 6:09 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 6:10 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 6:45 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 7 hr | |
| Dec 28, 6:49 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Dec 28, 6:49 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Dec 28, 6:49 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 23 hr |
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