Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 66, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 24, 2021, 6:21 AM AKDT. It was in force for 8 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 24, 2021, 6:21 AM AKDT (14:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2021, 2:14 PM AKDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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288 FZAK51 PAFG 241421 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 621 AM AKDT Wed Mar 24 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. PKZ298-250230- 621 AM AKDT Wed Mar 24 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1001 mb low 500 NM north of Utqiagvik will move northeast today. A 985 mb low in the Bering Strait will move to Point Hope as a 992 mb low by 4pm Wed, then move to 100 NM northeast of Barter Island as a 1000 mb low by 4pm Thu, then move east. $$ PKZ225-250230- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 621 AM AKDT Wed Mar 24 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 35 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-250230- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 621 AM AKDT Wed Mar 24 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-250230- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 621 AM AKDT Wed Mar 24 2021 .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ240-250230- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 621 AM AKDT Wed Mar 24 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-250230- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 621 AM AKDT Wed Mar 24 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .THU...SE winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. $$ Mar 21
1 follow-up statement
462 FZAK51 PAFG 242214 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 214 PM AKDT Wed Mar 24 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. PKZ298-251415- 214 PM AKDT Wed Mar 24 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 997 mb low near Point Hope will move east into the Brooks Range this evening, then to Barter Island as a 1000 mb low Thursday afternoon. A 1026 mb high will build east across the Chukchi Sea and be centered near Wrangel Island Friday evening. $$ PKZ225-251415- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 214 PM AKDT Wed Mar 24 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ230-251415- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 214 PM AKDT Wed Mar 24 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-251415- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 214 PM AKDT Wed Mar 24 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-251415- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 214 PM AKDT Wed Mar 24 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-251415- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 214 PM AKDT Wed Mar 24 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ Mar 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 4:54 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Mar 24, 6:21 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Mar 24, 6:26 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Mar 24, 6:26 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 8 hr | |
| Mar 24, 2:14 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 15 hr |
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