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Gale Warning 29, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 4, 2021, 3:09 PM AKST. It was in force for 15 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
- Feb 4, 2021, 3:09 PM AKST (00:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2021, 6:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
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 5, 6:13 AM AKST | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 6:14 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 6:21 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Feb 5, 6:21 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 6:25 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Feb 5, 2:27 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Feb 5, 2:29 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Feb 5, 2:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 16 hr |
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