Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 157, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 29, 2021, 6:19 AM AKST. It was in force for 22 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2021, 6:19 AM AKST (15:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2021, 4:26 AM AKST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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010 FZAK51 PAFG 291519 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 619 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 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. PKZ298-300315- 619 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1011 mb low 150 NM north of Demarcation Point will move to 80 NM north of Nuiqsut by 3am Thu and then weaken. A 996 mb low near Kotzebue will weaken to 1020 mb by 3am Thu. A strong low will move into the Southeast Bering Sea Thu, and into Bristol Bay on Fri. $$ PKZ225-300315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 619 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ230-300315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 619 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-300315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 619 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-300315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 619 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...W winds 5 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-300315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 619 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 .TODAY...E winds 20 kt becoming W. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...W winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 25 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. $$ Dec 21
2 follow-up statements
539 FZAK51 PAFG 300012 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 312 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 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. PKZ298-301530- 312 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1018 mb low 80 NM north of Kaktovik will move to 80 NM north of Nuiqsut by 3am Thu and then weaken. A 1041 mb high will move to 400 NM N of Wrangel Island by 9pm Thu spreading high pressure east across the Beaufort Sea. A strong low will move into the Southeast Bering Sea Thu, and into Bristol Bay on Fri. $$ PKZ225-301530- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 312 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .MON...SE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ230-301530- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 312 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ235-301530- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 312 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ240-301530- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 312 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt decreasing to 5 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...W winds 5 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-301530- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 312 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...W winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. $$ Dec 21
404 FZAK51 PAFG 301326 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 426 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 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. PKZ298-310430- 426 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1019 mb low 80 NM north Nuiqsut will weaken. A 1041 mb high will move to 400 NM N of Wrangel Island by this evening and spreading high pressure east across the Beaufort Sea. A strong low will move into the Southeast Bering Sea today and into Bristol Bay on Fri. $$ PKZ225-310430- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 426 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-310430- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 426 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-310430- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 426 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ240-310430- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 426 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021 .TODAY...W winds 5 kt becoming N. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-310430- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 426 AM AKST Thu Dec 30 2021 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. $$ Dec 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 8:18 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Dec 29, 6:19 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 22 hr | |
| Dec 29, 6:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 55 hr |
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