Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 6, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 9, 2021, 2:28 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2021, 2:28 PM AKST (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2021, 3:09 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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834 FZAK52 PAFG 092328 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 228 PM AKST Sat Jan 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. PKZ299-101515- 228 PM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 963 mb low near Nikolski will move to near Kodiak Island as a 962 mb low Sun morning and will remain in place and strengthen to 959 mb Mon morning. $$ PKZ200-101515- Norton Sound- 228 PM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...N winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-101515- Dall Point to Wales- 228 PM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .WED...N winds 25 kt. .THU...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-101515- Kotzebue Sound- 228 PM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-101515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 228 PM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. .WED...NW winds 25 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. $$ Jan 21
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853 FZAK52 PAFG 101257 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-110330- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 964 mb low just south of Kodiak Island will remain in place and strengthen to 959 mb Mon morning. $$ PKZ200-110330- Norton Sound- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-110330- Dall Point to Wales- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 25 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-110330- Kotzebue Sound- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .MON...W winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-110330- Wales to Cape Thompson- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 25 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. $$ Jan 21
314 FZAK52 PAFG 102322 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 222 PM AKST Sun Jan 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. PKZ299-111515- 222 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 962 mb low just south of Kodiak Island will remain in place and strengthen to 957 mb Mon morning. A 1028 MB high over the Russian Far East will continue in place. This is creating a strong pressure gradient across the region. $$ PKZ200-111515- Norton Sound- 222 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-111515- Dall Point to Wales- 222 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-111515- Kotzebue Sound- 222 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 5 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-111515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 222 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .WED...E winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. $$ PROTON Jan 21
299 FZAK52 PAFG 111143 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 243 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-120315- 243 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 962 mb low just south of Kodiak Island will slowly move to Bristol Bay and weaken to 991 mb by Wed. $$ PKZ200-120315- Norton Sound- 243 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-120315- Dall Point to Wales- 243 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-120315- Kotzebue Sound- 243 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-120315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 243 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. $$ Jan 21
754 FZAK52 PAFG 112314 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 214 PM AKST Mon Jan 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. PKZ299-121515- 214 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1024 mb high pressure center over the Chukotsk Peninsula will shift north and weaken through Wednesday. An area of low pressure over the Interior will shift west to the YK Delta on Wednesday. High pressure over the Arctic Ocean will persist. $$ PKZ200-121515- Norton Sound- 214 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late tonight. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-121515- Dall Point to Wales- 214 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-121515- Kotzebue Sound- 214 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-121515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 214 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. $$ Jan 21
834 FZAK52 PAFG 121303 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 403 AM AKST Tue Jan 12 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-130315- 403 AM AKST Tue Jan 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1024 mb high pressure center over the Chukotsk Peninsula will shift north and weaken through Wednesday. An area of low pressure over the Interior will shift west to the YK Delta on Wednesday. High pressure over the Arctic Ocean will persist. $$ PKZ200-130315- Norton Sound- 403 AM AKST Tue Jan 12 2021 .TODAY...N winds 20 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-130315- Dall Point to Wales- 403 AM AKST Tue Jan 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-130315- Kotzebue Sound- 403 AM AKST Tue Jan 12 2021 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Snow. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-130315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 403 AM AKST Tue Jan 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Snow. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. $$ Jan 21
650 FZAK52 PAFG 130009 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 309 PM AKST Tue Jan 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. PKZ299-131530- 309 PM AKST Tue Jan 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1028 mb high over the high Arctic will slowly move south towards the coast through Wed. An area of low pressure over the Interior will shift west to the YK Delta Wed. $$ PKZ200-131530- Norton Sound- 309 PM AKST Tue Jan 12 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-131530- Dall Point to Wales- 309 PM AKST Tue Jan 12 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-131530- Kotzebue Sound- 309 PM AKST Tue Jan 12 2021 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Snow. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-131530- Wales to Cape Thompson- 309 PM AKST Tue Jan 12 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Snow. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. $$ Jan 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 3:55 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 58 hr | |
| Jan 9, 2:06 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 47 hr |
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