Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2021, 2:36 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2021, 2:36 PM AKST (23:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2021, 2:44 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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713 FZAK52 PAFG 012336 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 236 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 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. PKZ299-021500- 236 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... Hurricane Force low with a 537 mb center has moved into the Bering Sea and 200 nm N of Kiska and is moving slowly NE. By Sat afternoon the low will stall near the Dateline and 55N as high pressure pushes S over Siberia and Chukotka. Sun afternoon the low will start moving S while high pressure to the N holds in place. $$ PKZ200-021500- Norton Sound- 236 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ210-021500- Dall Point to Wales- 236 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ215-021500- Kotzebue Sound- 236 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-021500- Wales to Cape Thompson- 236 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. .WED...N winds 25 kt. $$ SDB Jan 21
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959 FZAK52 PAFG 021318 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 418 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-030330- 418 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A deep low with a 942 mb center in the Southern Bering Sea continues to move slowly northeast. By this afternoon the low will stall near the Dateline and 55N as high pressure pushes S over Siberia and Chukotka. Sun afternoon the low will start moving S while high pressure to the N holds in place. $$ PKZ200-030330- Norton Sound- 418 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-030330- Dall Point to Wales- 418 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ215-030330- Kotzebue Sound- 418 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. .TUE...N winds 5 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-030330- Wales to Cape Thompson- 418 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. .WED...N winds 25 kt. $$ Jan 21
412 FZAK52 PAFG 022329 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 229 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 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. PKZ299-031500- 229 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 948 mb low in the Bering Sea is weakening as it remains quasi stationary near 55N and the Dateline. The low will move S late Sun and merge with a low S of the Alaska Peninsula Mon night. High pressure in the Arctic will continue to push S over the area with a tight pressure gradient across the Chukchi Sea. $$ PKZ200-031500- Norton Sound- 229 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-031500- Dall Point to Wales- 229 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ215-031500- Kotzebue Sound- 229 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-031500- Wales to Cape Thompson- 229 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .WED...N winds 25 kt. .THU...N winds 25 kt. $$ SDB Jan 21
064 FZAK52 PAFG 031144 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 244 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-040315- 244 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 964 mb low in the Bering Sea continues to weaken as it remains quasi stationary near 55N and the Dateline. The low will drift SW today and merge with a low S of the Alaska Peninsula Mon night. High pressure in the Arctic will continue to push S over the area with a tight pressure gradient across the Chukchi Sea. $$ PKZ200-040315- Norton Sound- 244 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-040315- Dall Point to Wales- 244 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ215-040315- Kotzebue Sound- 244 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-040315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 244 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .WED...N winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. $$ Jan 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2:42 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 30 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:49 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 58 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:13 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:13 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:25 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:25 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 7 days | |
| Jan 1, 1:35 PM AKST | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 58 hr | |
| Jan 1, 1:41 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 61 hr |
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