Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 72, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 30, 2021, 4:18 AM AKDT. It was in force for 25 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 30, 2021, 4:18 AM AKDT (12:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2021, 4:48 AM AKDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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840 FZAK52 PAFG 301218 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 30 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. PKZ299-310200- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... The 984 mb low that was near St Lawrence Island yesterday has moved over Kotzebue this morning at 995 mb, and a 998 mb low has developed in Norton Sound. High pressure will move over the Eastern Bering Sea extending N from the Pribilofs over the Gulf of Anadyr to a 1027 mb high in Chukotka. A 1011 mb low will move into the Northern Bering Sea Wed morning. Wed the high over Chukotka will move to the Gulf of Anadyr at 1025 mb with high pressure extending SE over Nunivak Island and Bristol Bay, and the low in the Bering Sea will dive S over the Pribilofs at 1014 mb. $$ PKZ200-310200- Norton Sound- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 30 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-310200- Dall Point to Wales- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 30 kt. NW winds 35 kt near the Bering Strait. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. NW winds 35 kt near the Bering Strait. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-310200- Kotzebue Sound- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 30 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-310200- Wales to Cape Thompson- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 30 kt. NW winds 35 kt near the Bering Strait. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. NW winds 35 kt near the Bering Strait. 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 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. $$ SDB Mar 21
2 follow-up statements
600 FZAK52 PAFG 302322 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 322 PM AKDT Tue Mar 30 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-311500- 322 PM AKDT Tue Mar 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1001 mb low over the western Brooks Range will drift inland tonight as ridging builds over the eastern Bering Sea. A 1011 mb low will move southeast across the central Bering Sea and pass south of St. Matthew Island early Wednesday. $$ PKZ200-311500- Norton Sound- 322 PM AKDT Tue Mar 30 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...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. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-311500- Dall Point to Wales- 322 PM AKDT Tue Mar 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 35 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-311500- Kotzebue Sound- 322 PM AKDT Tue Mar 30 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 25 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. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-311500- Wales to Cape Thompson- 322 PM AKDT Tue Mar 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. $$ Mar 21
390 FZAK52 PAFG 311248 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 448 AM AKDT Wed Mar 31 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. PKZ299-010200- 448 AM AKDT Wed Mar 31 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1004 mb low over the Western Books Range will weaken as low pressure over mainland Alaska slides E today. High pressure lies over the Eastern Bering Sea to a 1027 mb high in Chukotka. A 1010 mb low in the Northern Bering Sea will dive SE to Cold Bay this afternoon at 1014 mb. The high in Chukotka will move to the Gulf of Anadyr Wed evening, and over Nunivak Island by Thu morning with high pressure extending N over the Chukchi Sea. A 992 mb low will develop over Kamchatka with a front extending to the Pribilofs Thu morning. $$ PKZ200-010200- Norton Sound- 448 AM AKDT Wed Mar 31 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .FRI...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Snow. .SAT...W winds 25 kt. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-010200- Dall Point to Wales- 448 AM AKDT Wed Mar 31 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 25 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-010200- Kotzebue Sound- 448 AM AKDT Wed Mar 31 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. .SUN...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-010200- Wales to Cape Thompson- 448 AM AKDT Wed Mar 31 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW 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 30, 4:12 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Mar 30, 2:47 PM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 42 hr | |
| Mar 30, 2:47 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 42 hr |
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