Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 18, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 22, 2021, 4:04 PM AKST. It was in force for 37 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2021, 4:04 PM AKST (01:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2021, 4:44 AM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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161 FZAK52 PAFG 230104 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 404 PM 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. PKZ299-231600- 404 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST 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. $$ PKZ200-231600- Norton Sound- 404 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Snow. Freezing rain. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-231600- Dall Point to Wales- 404 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 30 kt increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. .WED...NE winds 45 kt. $$ PKZ215-231600- Kotzebue Sound- 404 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Snow. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-231600- Wales to Cape Thompson- 404 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Snow. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 30 kt. $$ Jan 21
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259 FZAK52 PAFG 231330 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 430 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-240315- 430 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1003 mb low near Wrangel Island will move to 200 NM northwest of Wrangel Island as low by this evening, then continue moving northwest. A weather front stretching from this low to Cape Lisburne to the Yukon Delta will persist through Sun. A low in the southeast Bering Sea will move to the Yukon Delta as a 1000 MB low by this evening, then move to Norton Sound as a 1007 mb low by Sun evening. This low will weaken on Mon. $$ PKZ200-240315- Norton Sound- 430 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-240315- Dall Point to Wales- 430 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. .WED...E winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ215-240315- Kotzebue Sound- 430 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 5 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-240315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 430 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. $$ Jan 21
258 FZAK52 PAFG 232301 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 201 PM AKST Sat Jan 23 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. PKZ299-241500- 201 PM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1011 mb will move N into the Eastern Chukchi Sea tonight and dissipate as it moves W across the Chukchi Sea Sun night. High pressure over the Central Bering Sea will slide east to lie from the Chukotsk Peninsula to the Lower Yukon Delta by Sun afternoon. A weather front will move to the lower Yukon Delta Mon. $$ PKZ200-241500- Norton Sound- 201 PM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Snow. .SUN...SW winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 20 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-241500- Dall Point to Wales- 201 PM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Strongest winds near the Bering Strait. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .WED...E winds 35 kt. .THU...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-241500- Kotzebue Sound- 201 PM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt becoming N. .SUN...SW winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 5 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-241500- Wales to Cape Thompson- 201 PM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Strongest winds near the Bering Strait. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. $$ SDB Jan 21
210 FZAK52 PAFG 241344 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 444 AM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-250315- 444 AM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1011 mb low near Kivalina will move to near Point Hope by this evening. This low will dissipate as it moves W across the Chukchi Sea tonight. High pressure over the Central Bering Sea will slide east to lie from the Chukotsk Peninsula to the Lower Yukon Delta by this afternoon. A weather front will move N through the Bering Sea to reach St. Lawrence Island and the Yukon Delta Mon. $$ PKZ200-250315- Norton Sound- 444 AM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt becoming SW. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 20 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-250315- Dall Point to Wales- 444 AM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 35 kt. .THU...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-250315- Kotzebue Sound- 444 AM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 .TODAY...W winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-250315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 444 AM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. .THU...N winds 25 kt. $$ 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, 4:02 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:04 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 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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