Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 22, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 28, 2021, 4:24 AM AKST. It was in force for 23 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 28, 2021, 4:24 AM AKST (13:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2021, 3:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
440 FZAK52 PAFG 281324 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 424 AM AKST Thu Jan 28 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. PKZ299-290315- 424 AM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure extends from the Siberian Arctic across the Chukchi Sea and northwest coast with weak low pressure over the eastern Beaufort Sea. A 976 mb low will move from the central Bering to into the Eastern Bering Sea and into Bristol Bay by Friday morning. $$ PKZ200-290315- Norton Sound- 424 AM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-290315- Dall Point to Wales- 424 AM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .SUN...NE winds 40 kt. .MON...NE winds 40 kt. $$ PKZ215-290315- Kotzebue Sound- 424 AM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-290315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 424 AM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. $$ Jan 21
2 follow-up statements
925 FZAK52 PAFG 282337 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 237 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-291515- 237 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure extends from the Siberian Arctic across the Chukchi Sea and northwest coast with weak low pressure over the eastern Beaufort Sea. A 976 mb low will move from the Eastern Bering Sea and into Bristol Bay by Friday morning. $$ PKZ200-291515- Norton Sound- 237 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. .TUE...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-291515- Dall Point to Wales- 237 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...NE winds 40 kt. .TUE...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-291515- Kotzebue Sound- 237 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-291515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 237 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. .TUE...NE winds 30 kt. $$ Jan 21
052 FZAK52 PAFG 291200 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 300 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 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. PKZ299-300315- 300 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure extends from the Siberian Arctic across the Chukchi Sea and northwest coast with weak low pressure over the eastern Beaufort Sea. A 986 mb low near over Bristol Bay will continue to weaken and move southeast into the Gulf of Alaska through Saturday. $$ PKZ200-300315- Norton Sound- 300 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TODAY...N winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...NE winds 35 kt. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-300315- Dall Point to Wales- 300 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...E winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...E winds 45 kt. .TUE...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-300315- Kotzebue Sound- 300 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ220-300315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 300 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. .TUE...NE winds 30 kt. $$ Jan 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 4:14 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 6 hr | |
| Jan 27, 9:21 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Jan 27, 9:57 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 54 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:22 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Jan 28, 1:13 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Jan 28, 1:56 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Jan 28, 2:34 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.