Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 75, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 7, 2021, 2:31 PM AKDT. It was in force for 14 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
- Apr 7, 2021, 2:31 PM AKDT (22:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2021, 4:26 AM AKDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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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. $$ SDB Apr 21
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787 FZAK52 PAFG 081226 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 426 AM AKDT Thu Apr 8 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-090215- 426 AM AKDT Thu Apr 8 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure is building E over the Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait, and Eastern Bering Sea. A 1042 mb high will develop over the Gulf of Anadyr this morning and move over the Seward Peninsula by Fri morning at 1040 mb. $$ 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 7, 2:58 AM AKDT | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:16 AM AKDT | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 56 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:02 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Apr 7, 2:02 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 45 hr | |
| Apr 7, 2:21 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 14 hr |
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