Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 56, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 10, 2021, 3:58 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2021, 3:58 PM AKST (00:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2021, 4:33 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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224 FZAK52 PAFG 110058 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 358 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 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. PKZ299-111530- 358 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1005 mb low 60 NM south of Cape Navarin will move to Cape Romanzoff as a 1010 mb low by 3am Wed, then move southeast into Bristol Bay by 3pm Wed. A strong low will move north into the Western Bering Sea on Fri. $$ PKZ200-111530- Norton Sound- 358 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-111530- Dall Point to Wales- 358 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 kt becoming N. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .FRI...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-111530- Kotzebue Sound- 358 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt becoming S. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-111530- Wales to Cape Thompson- 358 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .THU...S winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. $$ Mar 21
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966 FZAK52 PAFG 110120 CCA CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska...CORRECTED National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 420 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-111530- 420 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1005 mb low 60 NM south of Cape Navarin will move to Cape Romanzoff as a 1010 mb low by 3am Thu, then move southeast into Bristol Bay by 3pm Thu. A strong low will move north into the Western Bering Sea on Fri. $$ PKZ200-111530- Norton Sound- 420 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-111530- Dall Point to Wales- 420 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 kt becoming N. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .FRI...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-111530- Kotzebue Sound- 420 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt becoming S. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-111530- Wales to Cape Thompson- 420 PM AKST Wed Mar 10 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .THU...S winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. $$ Mar 21
896 FZAK52 PAFG 111333 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 433 AM AKST Thu Mar 11 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. PKZ299-120315- 433 AM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1015 mb low near Cape Romanzoff will move southeast into Bristol Bay by this afternoon. A strong low will move north into the Western Bering Sea on Fri. $$ PKZ200-120315- Norton Sound- 433 AM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-120315- Dall Point to Wales- 433 AM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt becoming SW. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-120315- Kotzebue Sound- 433 AM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 .TODAY...S winds 5 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-120315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 433 AM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. $$ Mar 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 3:10 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Mar 10, 3:11 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 18 hr | |
| Mar 10, 3:53 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:17 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:25 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:33 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Mar 11, 1:02 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 3 days | |
| Mar 11, 1:46 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 72 hr | |
| Mar 11, 1:55 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Mar 11, 1:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 62 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.