Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 54, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 8, 2021, 4:08 AM AKST. It was in force for 25 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 8, 2021, 4:08 AM AKST (13:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2021, 4:40 AM AKST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
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594 FZAK52 PAFG 081308 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 408 AM AKST Mon Mar 8 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. PKZ299-090300- 408 AM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST 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 Coast and will move inland and NE today. Another much weaker weather front moving through the Bering Sea will move into the area Tue morning, then inland with high pressure building N into the area Wed. $$ PKZ200-090300- Norton Sound- 408 AM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-090300- Dall Point to Wales- 408 AM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. A chance of freezing rain S of St Lawrence Island. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ215-090300- Kotzebue Sound- 408 AM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-090300- Wales to Cape Thompson- 408 AM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 45 kt becoming SW 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .TUE...S 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. $$ SDB Mar 21
2 follow-up statements
994 FZAK52 PAFG 090047 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 347 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-091545- 347 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 968 mb low 300 NM northwest of Wrangel Island and will move northwest. The associated weather front that lies over the West Coast of Alaska will move east to Barter Island south by 3pm Tue, then continue east. A second weather front over the Central Bering Sea will move east to along the West Coast of Alaska Tue night, and then to Point Barrow south by 3pm Wed. $$ PKZ200-091545- Norton Sound- 347 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 kt becoming S 10 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ210-091545- Dall Point to Wales- 347 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 35 kt. .SAT...SE winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ215-091545- Kotzebue Sound- 347 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt becoming SW 15 kt. Snow. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ220-091545- Wales to Cape Thompson- 347 PM AKST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .THU...S winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. .SAT...E winds 35 kt. $$ Mar 21
556 FZAK52 PAFG 091340 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 440 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 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. PKZ299-100315- 440 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST 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. $$ PKZ200-100315- Norton Sound- 440 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...S winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-100315- Dall Point to Wales- 440 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. .SAT...SE winds 40 kt. $$ PKZ215-100315- Kotzebue Sound- 440 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .THU...S winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. .SAT...E winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ220-100315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 440 AM AKST Tue Mar 9 2021 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .THU...S winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI...E winds 35 kt. .SAT...E winds 40 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 | Gale Warning | AFG | 37 hr | |
| 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 |
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