Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 47, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 4, 2021, 3:47 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Mar 4, 2021, 3:47 AM AKST (12:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2021, 3:57 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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813 FZAK52 PAFG 041247 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 347 AM AKST Thu Mar 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. PKZ299-050300- 347 AM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 961 mb low will move to the Gulf of Anadyr today sending a weather front to the West Coast this morning. The low will stall and weaken to 968 mb N of the Gulf of Anadyr and the front will weaken as it moves inland. A second, weaker, front will move to the Bering Strait and SW coast Fri morning and dissipate as it moves inland. $$ PKZ200-050300- Norton Sound- 347 AM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-050300- Dall Point to Wales- 347 AM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 50 kt becoming S 40 kt. Strongest winds W of St Lawrence Island. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SUN...SE winds 35 kt. .MON...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-050300- Kotzebue Sound- 347 AM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. .MON...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ220-050300- Wales to Cape Thompson- 347 AM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 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 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SUN...SE winds 35 kt. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. $$ SDB Mar 21
2 follow-up statements
908 FZAK52 PAFG 042336 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 236 PM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-051515- 236 PM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A strong front over the west coast will weaken this evening as it pushes inland. A second, weaker, front will move to the Bering Strait and SW coast Fri morning and dissipate as it moves inland. $$ PKZ200-051515- Norton Sound- 236 PM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt becoming S 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SAT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SUN...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Snow. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-051515- Dall Point to Wales- 236 PM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt becoming S 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...SE winds 35 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SUN...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .MON...S winds 15 kt. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-051515- Kotzebue Sound- 236 PM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. .MON...E winds 25 kt. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-051515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 236 PM AKST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt decreasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. $$ Mar 21
398 FZAK52 PAFG 051257 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 357 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 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. PKZ299-060300- 357 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A weak weather front associated with a 975 mb low in Chukotka will move to the Bering Strait and SW coast this morning and dissipate as it moves inland. Another front will move to the area S of the Bering Strait Sat afternoon, then inland Sat night. A stronger front will move to the area Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ200-060300- Norton Sound- 357 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt becoming W. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-060300- Dall Point to Wales- 357 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 15 kt. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-060300- Kotzebue Sound- 357 AM AKST Fri Mar 5 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-060300- Wales to Cape Thompson- 357 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...SE winds 15 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 20 kt. .TUE...SW winds 20 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 4, 2:46 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 28 hr | |
| Mar 4, 2:46 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:14 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 28 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:38 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 2:36 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Mar 4, 2:45 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr |
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