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Gale Warning 17, NWS Fairbanks, AK

January 22, 2021

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 22, 2021, 4:02 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 22, 2021, 4:02 PM AKST (01:02 UTC)
Expired
Jan 23, 2021, 4:11 AM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted.

054 
FZAK51 PAFG 230102
CWFNSB

Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
402 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 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.

PKZ298-231600-
402 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 997 mb near Wrangel Island will move to 200 NM northwest of
Wrangel Island as a 1003 mb low by 3pm Sat, then continue moving
northwest. A weather front stretching from this low to Cape
Lisburne to the Yukon Delta will persist through Sun. A low in 
the southeast Sering Sea will move to the Yukon Delta as a 1000 MB
low by 3pm Sat, then move to Norton SOund as a 1007 mb low by 3pm
Sun. This low will weaken on Mon. 

$$

PKZ225-231600-
Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort-
402 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W 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 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. 
.MON...E winds 20 kt. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. 
.TUE...N winds 20 kt. 
.WED...N winds 30 kt.  

$$

PKZ230-231600-
Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin-
402 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt becoming W 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.MON...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. 
.TUE...NE winds 20 kt. 
.WED...N winds 25 kt.  

$$

PKZ235-231600-
Point Franklin to Cape Halkett-
402 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.SAT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.MON...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. 
.TUE...W winds 10 kt. 
.WED...N winds 15 kt.  

$$

PKZ240-231600-
Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island-
402 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.SAT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. 
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. 
.TUE...E winds 15 kt. 
.WED...E winds 15 kt.  

$$

PKZ245-231600-
Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point-
402 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.SAT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. 
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 kt. 
.WED...E winds 20 kt.  

$$

Jan 21
1 follow-up statement
566 
FZAK51 PAFG 231311
CWFNSB

Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
411 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 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.

PKZ298-240315-
411 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 1003 mb near Wrangel Island will move to 200 NM northwest of 
Wrangel Island as low by this evening, then continue moving 
northwest. A weather front stretching from this low to Cape 
Lisburne to the Yukon Delta will persist through Sun. A low in the
southeast Bering Sea will move to the Yukon Delta as a 1000 MB 
low by this evening, then move to Norton Sound as a 1007 mb low 
by Sun evening. This low will weaken on Mon.

$$

PKZ225-240315-
Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort-
411 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. 
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. 
.TUE...N winds 20 kt. 
.WED...NE winds 25 kt.  

$$

PKZ230-240315-
Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin-
411 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.MON...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt. 
.WED...NE winds 25 kt.  

$$

PKZ235-240315-
Point Franklin to Cape Halkett-
411 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt. 
.WED...NE winds 15 kt.  

$$

PKZ240-240315-
Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island-
411 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. 
.MON...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. 
.TUE...N winds 5 kt. 
.WED...N winds 10 kt.  

$$

PKZ245-240315-
Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point-
411 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. 
.MON...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 kt. 
.WED...NW winds 10 kt.  

$$

Jan 21

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 22, 4:02 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG46 hr
Jan 22, 4:04 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG12 hr
Jan 22, 4:04 PM AKSTGale WarningAFG37 hr
Jan 23, 4:11 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG34 hr
Jan 23, 4:30 AM AKSTGale WarningAFG24 hr

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Sources

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