Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 16, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 2021, 3:51 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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
- Jan 21, 2021, 3:51 PM AKST (00:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2021, 4:14 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
194 FZAK52 PAFG 220051 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 351 PM AKST Thu Jan 21 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. PKZ299-221545- 351 PM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 985 mb low near Provideniya will move to 200 NM west of Cape Lisburne as a 997 mb low by 3pm Fri, then to 200 NM north of Wrangel Island as a 1005 mb low by 3pm Sat, then continue moving northwest. A second low now in the southeast Bering Sea will move to the Seward Peninsula as a 1001 mb low by 3pm Fri then persist into Sat. A third low will move into the southeast Bering Sea on Fri, then move to the Yukon Delta as a 989 mb low by 3pm Sat. $$ PKZ200-221545- Norton Sound- 351 PM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-221545- Dall Point to Wales- 351 PM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt becoming N 15 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-221545- Kotzebue Sound- 351 PM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-221545- Wales to Cape Thompson- 351 PM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Snow. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. $$ Jan 21
1 follow-up statement
819 FZAK52 PAFG 221314 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 414 AM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-230315- 414 AM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A second low in the southeast Bering Sea will move to the Seward Peninsula as a 1001 mb low by this evening then persist into Sat. A second low will move into the southeast Bering Sea today then move to the Yukon Delta as a 989 mb low by Sat evening. $$ PKZ200-230315- Norton Sound- 414 AM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Freezing rain. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-230315- Dall Point to Wales- 414 AM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-230315- Kotzebue Sound- 414 AM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...SW winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-230315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 414 AM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. $$ Jan 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 3:48 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:14 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 hr |
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