Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 44, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 3, 2021, 2:50 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
- Mar 3, 2021, 2:50 PM AKST (23:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2021, 4:05 AM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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641 FZAK51 PAFG 032350 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 250 PM AKST Wed Mar 3 2021 Arctic 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. PKZ298-041515- 250 PM AKST Wed Mar 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1028 mb high will slide east across the Beaufort sea through tonight. A strong weather front will move into the Chukchi Sea early Thursday, then weaken and dissipate as it reaches Utqiagvik early Friday. $$ PKZ225-041515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 250 PM AKST Wed Mar 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. .MON...S winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ230-041515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 250 PM AKST Wed Mar 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ235-041515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 250 PM AKST Wed Mar 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ240-041515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 250 PM AKST Wed Mar 3 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ245-041515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 250 PM AKST Wed Mar 3 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 25 kt. $$ Mar 21
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092 FZAK51 PAFG 041238 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 338 AM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 Arctic 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. PKZ298-050300- 338 AM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure over the Arctic will slide NE as a 980 mb low moves W of Wrangel Island. Troughing will develop over the Arctic Coast today, then slides over the nearshore waters Fri. As the trough weakens and pulls back to the W Sat, high pressure will push S over the Eastern Arctic Coast. $$ PKZ225-050300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 338 AM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. .MON...SE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ230-050300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 338 AM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ235-050300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 338 AM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ240-050300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 338 AM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-050300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 338 AM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ SDB Mar 21
934 FZAK51 PAFG 042345 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 245 PM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 Arctic 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. PKZ298-051515- 245 PM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure over the Arctic will slide NE as a 980 mb low moves W of Wrangel Island. Troughing over the Arctic Coast today will slide over the nearshore waters Fri. As the trough weakens and pulls back to the W Sat, high pressure will push S over the Eastern Arctic Coast. $$ PKZ225-051515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 245 PM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt decreasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...SE winds 30 kt. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ230-051515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 245 PM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-051515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 245 PM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-051515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 245 PM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-051515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 245 PM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. $$ Mar 21
734 FZAK51 PAFG 051305 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 405 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 Arctic 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. PKZ298-060300- 405 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure persists over the high Arctic. A trough of low pressure extends E along 70N from a 975 mb low in Chukotka to MacKenzie Bay today. High pressure will push back S over the Eastern Arctic Coast tonight as the trough weakens and pulls back to the W as the low moves W. $$ PKZ225-060300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 405 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 20 kt. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ230-060300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 405 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. .TUE...SW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-060300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 405 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-060300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 405 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 25 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-060300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 405 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 25 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. $$ SDB Mar 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 7:54 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Mar 3, 5:45 AM AKST | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 21 hr | |
| Mar 3, 5:49 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Mar 3, 5:49 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 33 hr | |
| Mar 3, 5:54 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 45 hr | |
| Mar 3, 5:54 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Mar 3, 5:54 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 39 hr | |
| Mar 3, 2:50 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Mar 3, 2:54 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 2:55 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Mar 3, 2:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 37 hr |
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