Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 74, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 6, 2021, 3:06 PM AKDT. 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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- Issued
- Apr 6, 2021, 3:06 PM AKDT (23:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2021, 4:26 AM AKDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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313 FZAK52 PAFG 062306 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 306 PM AKDT Tue Apr 6 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. PKZ299-071400- 306 PM AKDT Tue Apr 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure building across the Chuckhi Sea and over the Bering Strait will persist. A 1010 mb low in the Western Bering Sea will move to Kuskokwim Bay by Wed afternoon at 1000 mb, then dives SE to the Gulf of Alaska by Thu morning at 990 mb. A 1040 mb high will move out of Siberia and into the Gulf of Anadyr by Thu morning. $$ PKZ200-071400- Norton Sound- 306 PM AKDT Tue Apr 6 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-071400- Dall Point to Wales- 306 PM AKDT Tue Apr 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .WED...NE winds 30 kt. Winds increasing to 35 kt S of St Lawrence Island by afternoon. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. .SAT...NE winds 40 kt. .SUN...N winds 40 kt. $$ PKZ215-071400- Kotzebue Sound- 306 PM AKDT Tue Apr 6 2021 .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-071400- Wales to Cape Thompson- 306 PM AKDT Tue Apr 6 2021 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. $$ SDB Apr 21
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147 FZAK52 PAFG 071202 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 402 AM AKDT Wed Apr 7 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-080230- 402 AM AKDT Wed Apr 7 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1000 mb low in the central Bering Sea will track east, passing south of St. Matthew Island Wednesday afternoon, then reaching the Kuskokwim Delta Wednesday evening. High pressure will then build across the eastern Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea Thursday. $$ PKZ200-080230- Norton Sound- 402 AM AKDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-080230- Dall Point to Wales- 402 AM AKDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NE winds 40 kt. .SUN...N winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ215-080230- Kotzebue Sound- 402 AM AKDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-080230- Wales to Cape Thompson- 402 AM AKDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. $$ Apr 21
962 FZAK52 PAFG 072231 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 231 PM AKDT Wed Apr 7 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. PKZ299-081400- 231 PM AKDT Wed Apr 7 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1000 mb low near Nunivak Island will dive SE into the Gulf of Alaska. High pressure is building E over the Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait, and Eastern Bering Sea. A 1042 mb high will develop over the Gulf of Anadyr Thu morning and move over the Seward Peninsula by Fri morning at 1040 mb. $$ PKZ200-081400- Norton Sound- 231 PM AKDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ210-081400- Dall Point to Wales- 231 PM AKDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. .SUN...N winds 35 kt. .MON...N winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-081400- Kotzebue Sound- 231 PM AKDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-081400- Wales to Cape Thompson- 231 PM AKDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. $$ SDB Apr 21
787 FZAK52 PAFG 081226 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 426 AM AKDT Thu Apr 8 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-090215- 426 AM AKDT Thu Apr 8 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure is building E over the Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait, and Eastern Bering Sea. A 1042 mb high will develop over the Gulf of Anadyr this morning and move over the Seward Peninsula by Fri morning at 1040 mb. $$ PKZ200-090215- Norton Sound- 426 AM AKDT Thu Apr 8 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-090215- Dall Point to Wales- 426 AM AKDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 40 kt. .MON...N winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-090215- Kotzebue Sound- 426 AM AKDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-090215- Wales to Cape Thompson- 426 AM AKDT Thu Apr 8 2021 .TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. $$ Apr 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 6:51 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Apr 6, 2:44 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Apr 6, 3:06 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr |
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