Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 52, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2021, 3:28 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 7, 2021, 3:28 PM AKST (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2021, 4:38 AM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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543 FZAK51 PAFG 080028 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 328 PM AKST Sun Mar 7 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. PKZ298-081530- 328 PM AKST Sun Mar 7 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 970 mb low near Anadyr will move to 200 NM NW of Wrangel Island as a 968 mb low by 3am Mon, then move northwest. A weather front front that lies from this low to the Bering Strait to the SE Bering Sea will move along the West Coast of Alaska by 3pm Mon, then move E to Barter Island by 3pm Tues. $$ PKZ225-081530- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 328 PM AKST Sun Mar 7 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 55 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 45 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .THU...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ230-081530- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 328 PM AKST Sun Mar 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...S winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-081530- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 328 PM AKST Sun Mar 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ240-081530- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 328 PM AKST Sun Mar 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .WED...S winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-081530- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 328 PM AKST Sun Mar 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...S winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. $$ Mar 21
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247 FZAK51 PAFG 081302 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 402 AM AKST Mon Mar 8 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. PKZ298-090300- 402 AM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 968 mb low has moved to 200 nm NW of Wrangel Island and will move N of the New Siberian Islands by Tue morning. The associated weather front is over the Western Arctic and will move E across the Arctic to the Central Arctic by Tue morning, and to the Beaufort Sea Tuesday evening. High pressure will build over the nearshore waters behind the front. $$ PKZ225-090300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 402 AM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 45 kt decreasing to 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .THU...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ230-090300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 402 AM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...S winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ235-090300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 402 AM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ240-090300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 402 AM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-090300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 402 AM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. $$ SDB Mar 21
285 FZAK51 PAFG 090045 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 345 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 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. PKZ298-091530- 345 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 968 mb low 300 nm NW of Wrangel Island and will move northwest. The associated weather front that lies over the West Coast of Alaska will move east to Barter Island south by 3pm Tue, then continue east. A second weather front over the Central Bering Sea will move east to along the West Coast of Alaska Tue night, and then to Point Barrow south by 3pm Wed. $$ PKZ225-091530- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 345 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...S winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 35 kt. .SAT...SE winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ230-091530- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 345 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ235-091530- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 345 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt becoming W 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ240-091530- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 345 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-091530- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 345 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. $$ Mar 21
716 FZAK51 PAFG 091338 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 438 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 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. PKZ298-100315- 438 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 972 mb low 300 nm NW of Wrangel Island and will move northwest. The associated weather front that lies over Utqiagvik will move east today. A second weather front over the Central Bering Sea will move east to along the West Coast of Alaska tonight, and then to Point Barrow south by 3pm Wed. $$ PKZ225-100315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 438 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .THU...S winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...SE winds 35 kt. .SAT...SE winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ230-100315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 438 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt becoming W. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...S winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-100315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 438 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021 .TODAY...W winds 15 kt becoming S. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ240-100315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 438 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021 .TODAY...W winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-100315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 438 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt becoming W 15 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. .THU...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. $$ Mar 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 3:28 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 29 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:28 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:02 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:08 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 25 hr |
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