Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 69, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 27, 2021, 5:35 PM AKDT. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2021, 5:35 PM AKDT (01:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2021, 4:06 AM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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780 FZAK52 PAFG 280135 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 535 PM AKDT Sat Mar 27 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. PKZ299-281415- 535 PM AKDT Sat Mar 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 972 mb low over the Western Bering Sea will move to the Dateline Sun afternoon at 982 mb. The low will continue to St Lawrence Island Mon morning at 988 mb. A weather front associated with this low will move to St Lawrence Island Early Sun morning and to the Norton Sound Region by Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ200-281415- Norton Sound- 535 PM AKDT Sat Mar 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt becoming E. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Snow. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Snow. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-281415- Dall Point to Wales- 535 PM AKDT Sat Mar 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-281415- Kotzebue Sound- 535 PM AKDT Sat Mar 27 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...W winds 25 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-281415- Wales to Cape Thompson- 535 PM AKDT Sat Mar 27 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt becoming E. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. $$ Mar 21
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452 FZAK52 PAFG 281235 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 435 AM AKDT Sun Mar 28 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-290200- 435 AM AKDT Sun Mar 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 972 mb low in the Western Bering Sea will move to the Dateline this morning. A front associated with the low is near St Lawrence Island and will move to the Seward Peninsula and Lower Yukon Delta by this afternoon. The low will move near St Matthew Island at 982 mb this morning, the Seward Peninsula by Mon afternoon as it weakens to 992 mb, then slowly move into the Upper Kobuk by Tue afternoon at 1000 mb. High pressure will move over the Western Bering Sea Mon night and the Eastern Bering Sea and the Chukotsk Peninsula by Tue evening. $$ PKZ200-290200- Norton Sound- 435 AM AKDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-290200- Dall Point to Wales- 435 AM AKDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt becoming S. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-290200- Kotzebue Sound- 435 AM AKDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-290200- Wales to Cape Thompson- 435 AM AKDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. $$ SDB Mar 21
015 FZAK52 PAFG 282240 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 240 PM AKDT Sun Mar 28 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. PKZ299-291430- 240 PM AKDT Sun Mar 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 982 mb low in the Central Bering Sea will move St Lawrence Island Monday morning weakening to 986 mb and then to the Seward Peninsula as a 992 mb low by Monday night. A front associated with the low will move to the Seward Peninsula and Lower Yukon Delta this afternoon. High pressure will move over the Western Bering Sea Monday night and the Eastern Bering Sea and the Chukotsk Peninsula by Tuesday evening. $$ PKZ200-291430- Norton Sound- 240 PM AKDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-291430- Dall Point to Wales- 240 PM AKDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-291430- Kotzebue Sound- 240 PM AKDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-291430- Wales to Cape Thompson- 240 PM AKDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ Mar 21
604 FZAK52 PAFG 291206 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 406 AM AKDT Mon Mar 29 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-300200- 406 AM AKDT Mon Mar 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 984 mb low near St Lawrence Island continues to push E today and will move over the Seward Peninsula Mon afternoon, and Kotzebue Tue morning at 996 mb. High pressure is moving over the Central Bering Sea and Chukotka today and will move to the Eastern Bering Sea and the Chukotsk Peninsula with a 1027 mb high developing in Chukotka Tue night as low pressure persists over mainland Alaska. $$ PKZ200-300200- Norton Sound- 406 AM AKDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .TUE...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-300200- Dall Point to Wales- 406 AM AKDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. N winds 35 kt near the Bering Strait. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. N winds 35 kt near the Bering Strait. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 30 kt. N winds 35 kt near the Bering Strait. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-300200- Kotzebue Sound- 406 AM AKDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Snow. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-300200- Wales to Cape Thompson- 406 AM AKDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. $$ SDB Mar 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 5:35 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Mar 28, 3:46 AM AKDT | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:29 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Mar 28, 4:35 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:44 AM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Mar 28, 1:56 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 49 hr | |
| Mar 28, 2:39 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days |
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