Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 28, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 3, 2021, 4:43 AM AKST. It was in force for 49 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Feb 3, 2021, 4:43 AM AKST (13:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2021, 6:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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815 FZAK52 PAFG 031343 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 443 AM AKST Wed Feb 3 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. PKZ299-040300- 443 AM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure associated with a 1058 dam high near 80N and the Dateline will continue to push S over the Chukchi Sea as it moves 200 nm W by Thu morning and weakens to 1055 mb. A weather front will push N to St Lawrence Island and the Southern Seward Peninsula Coast today, then stall and dissipate. Another front will move into the area S of the Bering Strait Thu spreading snow into the area, and Blizzard conditions to St Lawrence Island. $$ PKZ200-040300- Norton Sound- 443 AM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-040300- Dall Point to Wales- 443 AM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Strongest winds W of St Lawrence Island. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-040300- Kotzebue Sound- 443 AM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-040300- Wales to Cape Thompson- 443 AM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. $$ SDB Feb 21
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612 FZAK52 PAFG 040015 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 315 PM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-041515- 315 PM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... Low pressure will move north into the northern Bering Sea on Thu. An associated weather front will move to Saint Lawrence Island tonight and to the Bering Strait Thu afternoon. High pressure will dominate the Arctic and the Chukchi Sea into Fri. Weakening low pressure will persist south of the Bering Strait through Fri. $$ PKZ200-041515- Norton Sound- 315 PM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...E winds increasing to 30 kt in the morning. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-041515- Dall Point to Wales- 315 PM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-041515- Kotzebue Sound- 315 PM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-041515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 315 PM AKST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 30 kt. $$ Feb 21
372 FZAK52 PAFG 041412 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 512 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 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. PKZ299-050315- 512 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A strong low in the Western Bering Sea will weaken on Fri. A strong weather front stretching from this low to the Central Bering Sea will move to north to the Chukotsk Peninsula to the Yukon Delta by Fri morning, then weaken over Norton Sound on Fri night and Sat. A strong low will move north in the the southern Bering Sea Fri night and Sat. $$ PKZ200-050315- Norton Sound- 512 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Snow. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-050315- Dall Point to Wales- 512 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-050315- Kotzebue Sound- 512 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 15 kt increasing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...W winds 5 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-050315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 512 AM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. $$ Feb 21
909 FZAK52 PAFG 050009 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 309 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-051500- 309 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure continues to push S over the Chukchi Sea from a 1054 mb high in the Siberian Arctic. A 1003 mb low near the Pribilofs will move to St Lawrence Island Fri morning at 1006 mb, and to the Southern Chukchi Sea by Sat morning as it rapidly falls apart and high pressure moves over the area. $$ PKZ200-051500- Norton Sound- 309 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ210-051500- Dall Point to Wales- 309 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .FRI...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ215-051500- Kotzebue Sound- 309 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ220-051500- Wales to Cape Thompson- 309 PM AKST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ SDB Feb 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 3:16 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 6 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:12 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 43 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:27 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 50 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:17 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 31 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:32 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:43 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 49 hr |
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