Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 17, NWS Fairbanks, AK
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.
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- 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
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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
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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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 4:02 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 46 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:04 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:04 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 37 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:11 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr |
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