Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 58, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 11, 2021, 1:55 PM AKST. It was in force for 62 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2021, 1:55 PM AKST (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2021, 4:29 AM AKDT
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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646 FZAK52 PAFG 112255 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 155 PM 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. PKZ299-121500- 155 PM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure over the area will move inland as a 970 mb low moves to the NW Bering Sea and a strong weather front moves to the Dateline by Fri afternoon. The front will stall near St Lawrence Island and the Bering Strait Fri night, then slowly move inland Sat night. $$ PKZ200-121500- Norton Sound- 155 PM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt becoming S. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt increasing to 25 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-121500- Dall Point to Wales- 155 PM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 45 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 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-121500- Kotzebue Sound- 155 PM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-121500- Wales to Cape Thompson- 155 PM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. $$ SDB Mar 21
5 follow-up statements
301 FZAK52 PAFG 121354 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 454 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-130315- 454 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 970 mb over the western Aleutian will move to the NW Bering Sea by this afternoon and over eastern Russia tonight. A strong weather front associated with this low will move to the Dateline by this afternoon. The front will stall near St Lawrence Island and the Bering Strait tonight, then slowly move inland Sat night. $$ PKZ200-130315- Norton Sound- 454 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-130315- Dall Point to Wales- 454 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-130315- Kotzebue Sound- 454 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-130315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 454 AM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. $$ Mar 21
258 FZAK52 PAFG 122328 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 228 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 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. PKZ299-131500- 228 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 972 mb low in the NW Bering Sea will move N across Chukotka as the associated weather front moves to the Lower Yukon Coast, the Bering Strait, and into the SW Arctic. The front will stall, as high pressure builds over mainland Alaska, and weaken through Sat, then move into the West Coast as it continues to weaken and dissipate. Low pressure will remain in the area as it weakens. $$ PKZ200-131500- Norton Sound- 228 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-131500- Dall Point to Wales- 228 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .WED...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-131500- Kotzebue Sound- 228 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-131500- Wales to Cape Thompson- 228 PM AKST Fri Mar 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt increasing to 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 40 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. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. $$ SDB Mar 21
121 FZAK52 PAFG 131427 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 527 AM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-140330- 527 AM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A weather front associated with a 979 mb low in the NW Bering Sea will move to the Yukon Delta Sat PM before the low moves northeast and weakens. Low pressure will remain in the area as the front moves inland and weakens. $$ PKZ200-140330- Norton Sound- 527 AM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-140330- Dall Point to Wales- 527 AM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-140330- Kotzebue Sound- 527 AM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-140330- Wales to Cape Thompson- 527 AM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. $$ Mar 21
607 FZAK52 PAFG 132341 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 241 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 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. PKZ299-141515- 241 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A weather front associated with a 983 mb low in the northwest Bering Sea will weaken to a broad area of low pressure extending from the Chukchi Sea to the Yukon Delta by Mon. $$ PKZ200-141515- Norton Sound- 241 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-141515- Dall Point to Wales- 241 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-141515- Kotzebue Sound- 241 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...E winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-141515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 241 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ Mar 21
003 FZAK52 PAFG 141229 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 429 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-150230- 429 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 984 mb low in the Gulf of Anadyr will move over the Chukotka Peninsula and weaken to 1000 mb by Mon AM. A 998 mb low will move to Saint Matthew Island by Mon AM and weaken in place, leaving a broad area of low pressure over the Chukchi and Bering Seas through Monday night. $$ PKZ200-150230- Norton Sound- 429 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-150230- Dall Point to Wales- 429 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-150230- Kotzebue Sound- 429 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-150230- Wales to Cape Thompson- 429 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE winds 40 kt decreasing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ Mar 21
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 11, 1:04 PM AKST, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 1:04 PM AKST, 51 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 104 PM AKST Thu Mar 11 2021 SYNOPSIS...Front has moved into the Eastern Interior and will continue to move east as skies clear in the Central and Eastern Interior tonight. Arctic will be clearing this evening, then remain mostly clear with just some patches of stratus floating around the next couple days. A strong front will move to the West Coast Friday night and Winter Storm Watches have been issued for the outer coastal areas and St Lawrence Island. .DISCUSSION... Models...The 11/12Z solutions are in good agreement on the evolution of the ridging building over the state as the upper level trough gets kicked to the east. Solutions are also handling the next front approaching the West Coast well as they keep the precipitation just offshore as the front weakens. Solutions also capture the cooling temperatures well so will be nudging the database to a blend to maintain continuity. GFS winds are 5 to 10 kt lighter than the other solutions, so will lean toward the stronger solutions as the front out west moves into the Eastern Bering Sea. Aloft...At 500 hpa...Trough over the state with the associated 462 dam low northwest of the New Siberian Island and the trough extending over the high Arctic to the Northern Beaufort Sea, then southwest across the Arctic over Utqiagvik to Huslia to Iliamna this afternoon. The trough will slowly work its way east tonight and will be over the Eastern Arctic then south over Nuiqsut to Manley Hot Springs to Skwentna. A bubble 519 dam high will develop over the AlCan Border near Eagle tonight slowing the progress of the trough. A 514 dam low will develop in the base of the trough over the Gulf of Alaska, then as the high over the AlCan merges with the ridging building over the West Coast the low will be cutoff and move over Yakutat Friday morning. By Friday afternoon The trough will be over the AlCan Border north of Eagle, and the low that developed to the south will be over the Eastern Gulf of Alaska at 518 dam. Ridging over the West Coast will lie from the North Pacific over Unimak Island to Bethel to Point Lay and over 160W. A 501 dam low will move over the southern Kamchatka Peninsula Friday morning and over the Western Bering Sea by Friday afternoon. Saturday morning the ridging will be over the middle of the state lying from the North Pacific over Sand Point to Galena to Oliktok Point and north over 150W. At 850 hpa...-20C isotherm lies over the AlCan south to the Alaska Range then southwest to Iliamna, northwest to St Lawrence Island and north over the Bering Strait. As the systems progress east the -20C isotherm will move to lie south of the Alaska Range to Sparrevohn, then north of McGrath to Utqiagvik. The -10C isotherm will be surging north to the Chukotsk Peninsula in advance of the front out west, and will approach the West Coast and Bering Strait Friday evening. Surface...Weather front is in the Eastern Interior with a 1016 mb low in the Eastern Brook Range, and the front extending south, then southwest to a 1001 mb low in the Northern Gulf of Alaska. High pressure is building over the West Coast and Western Interior with a 1029 mb high in the central Arctic Plain, a 1031 mb high over the Seward Peninsula, and high pressure extending southwest over the Pribilofs. High pressure is also pushing east along the north slopes of the Alaska Range as a low that was in the Lower Yukon Delta this morning has moved southeast over Dillingham this afternoon. By Friday afternoon high pressure will be over most of the forecast area north of the Alaska Range with a 1043 mb high over Bettles, a 1041 mb high over Ft Yukon, and a 1040 mb high over Barter Island. A strong weather front associated with a 970 mb low near the Kamchatka Peninsula will be in the Central Bering Sea with a tight pressure gradient developing across the Eastern Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea. Saturday morning high pressure will remain over the Central and Eastern Interior with a 1043 mb high over Coldfoot and a 1041 mb high in the Upper Tanana Valley. The front in the Bering Sea will be over St Lawrence and St Matthew Islands extending south along 170W as the associated low moves north into Chukotka. Arctic Coast and Brooks Range...Clearing to partly cloudy across the area with some patchy stratus left behind as the front moves east. Winds less than 15 mph will be swinging around from southwest to east, then back to south and southwest by Saturday morning. Winds west of Utqiagvik will be picking up Saturday as a strong front moves to the Chukchi Sea. Temperature will continue to fall through the night, then start to rebound Friday as the winds swing back around and high pressure slides east. West Coast and Western Interior...Partly cloudy to clear with cooling temperatures through Friday morning. A strong front will move to the Dateline Friday, then into the Eastern Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea Saturday. Winter Storm Watches have been issued for areas along the Coast from Nome north, and St Lawrence Island. Precipitation will generally remain over the St Lawrence Island, the Capes, and offshore as the front slowly weakens. As the front continues to weaken it will eventually move inland Saturday night spreading some snow to the Western Interior. Temperatures will continue to cool tonight, then start warming as south flow develops in advance of the strong front. Central and Eastern Interior...Some lingering flurries in the Eastern Interior, otherwise clearing tonight with temperatures continuing to fall. Generally clear skies will continue through the weekend with temperatures starting to rebound Saturday night. Expect lows in the 20s and 30s below through Saturday night for most Interior locations with highs in the single digits above and below. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. Extended forecast for days 4 to 7...A decaying weather front that was over the West Coast will be continue moving inland as it dissipates over the Western Interior Monday. A low moving into the Gulf of Alaska will spin a weak front north into the Central and Eastern Interior with some light snow possible in the Alaska Range and Interior Tuesday. Partly cloudy conditions are expected the remainder of the period. Temperatures will be cooling after a short warm up on Monday. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ224-AKZ226. Blizzard Warning for AKZ213. Winter Storm Watch for AKZ207-AKZ209-AKZ211. Gale Warning for PKZ210-PKZ225. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ220-PKZ245. && SDB 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 10, 3:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | 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 |
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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.