Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 61, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 13, 2021, 2:47 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 13, 2021, 2:47 PM AKST (23:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2021, 4:22 AM AKDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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284 FZAK51 PAFG 132347 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 247 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 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. PKZ298-141530- 247 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC 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. A 1038 mb high near Banks Island will move east and weaken through Tue. $$ PKZ225-141530- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 247 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-141530- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 247 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-141530- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 247 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .WED...S winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-141530- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 247 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-141530- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 247 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ Mar 21
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305 FZAK51 PAFG 141226 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 426 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 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. PKZ298-150230- 426 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC 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 1037 mb high over the Canadian Archipelago will weaken in place through Mon AM. $$ PKZ225-150230- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 426 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...SE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ230-150230- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 426 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-150230- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 426 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-150230- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 426 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-150230- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 426 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. $$ Mar 21
621 FZAK51 PAFG 142244 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 244 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 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. PKZ298-151415- 244 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 988 mb low in the Gulf of Anadyr will move over the Bering Strait and weaken to 1006 mb by Mon afternoon, leaving a broad area of low pressure over the Chukchi Sea through Tue. A 1036 mb high over the Canadian Archipelago will gradually drift west over the Arctic Ocean through Tue. $$ PKZ225-151415- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 244 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ230-151415- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 244 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-151415- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 244 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ240-151415- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 244 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-151415- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 244 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...E winds 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. $$ Mar 21
757 FZAK51 PAFG 151222 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 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. PKZ298-160230- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 998 mb low over the Bering Strait will weaken to 1005 mb by afternoon, leaving a broad area of low pressure over the Chukchi Sea through Tue. A 1028 mb high over the Canadian Archipelago will gradually drift west over the Arctic Ocean through Tue. $$ PKZ225-160230- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-160230- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-160230- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-160230- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .THU...SW winds 10 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ245-160230- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 422 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. $$ Mar 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 4:44 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 33 hr | |
| Mar 13, 5:26 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days |
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