Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 82, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 15, 2021, 3:30 PM AKDT. It was in force for 47 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2021, 3:30 PM AKDT (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2021, 2:03 PM AKDT
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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248 FZAK51 PAFG 152330 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 330 PM AKDT Thu Apr 15 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. PKZ298-161415- 330 PM AKDT Thu Apr 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A weather front in the Western Bering Sea will move along the West Coast of Alaska Fri morning, to Wainwright to the Yukon Delta by 4pm Fri, and to Deadhorse north by 4am Fri. $$ PKZ225-161415- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 330 PM AKDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. .FRI...S winds 45 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...S winds 35 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...SW winds 5 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ230-161415- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 330 PM AKDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt becoming S 25 kt. .FRI...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...SW winds 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ235-161415- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 330 PM AKDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...S winds 25 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-161415- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 330 PM AKDT Thu Apr 15 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 5 kt. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-161415- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 330 PM AKDT Thu Apr 15 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. $$ Apr 21
5 follow-up statements
982 FZAK51 PAFG 161335 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 535 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 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. PKZ298-170300- 535 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 998 mb low 400 NM northwest of Wrangel Island will move northeast. A weather stretching from this low to St Lawrence Island will move to Utqiagvik to the Yukon Delta by 4pm Fri, then to Barter Island north by 4am Sat, then move east. $$ PKZ225-170300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 535 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 45 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ230-170300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 535 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ235-170300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 535 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 10 kt increasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-170300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 535 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-170300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 535 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. $$ Apr 21
681 FZAK51 PAFG 161344 CCA CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska...CORRECTED National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 544 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 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. PKZ298-170300- 544 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 998 mb low 400 NM northwest of Wrangel Island will move northeast. A weather front stretching from this low to St Lawrence Island will move to Utqiagvik to the Yukon Delta by 4pm Fri, then to Barter Island north by 4am Sat, then move east. $$ PKZ225-170300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 544 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 45 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ230-170300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 544 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ235-170300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 544 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 10 kt increasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-170300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 544 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-170300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 544 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. $$ Apr 21
789 FZAK51 PAFG 162306 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 306 PM AKDT Fri Apr 16 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. PKZ298-171415- 306 PM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 991 mb low 300 NM west of Wrangel Island will move north into Saturday. A weather front stretching from a low 600 nm northwest of Wrangel Island near Utqiagvik to the Yukon Delta this evening will continue to move to near Barter Island by Saturday morning. $$ PKZ225-171415- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 306 PM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. .WED...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-171415- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 306 PM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .MON...W winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-171415- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 306 PM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-171415- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 306 PM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-171415- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 306 PM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. $$ Apr 21
677 FZAK51 PAFG 171332 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 532 AM AKDT Sat Apr 17 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. PKZ298-180245- 532 AM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A weather front from Deadhorse north will move east of Demarcation Point Sat morning, then continue moving east. A 1005 MB low 100 NM west of Anadyr will move to 100 NM north of Wrangel Is as a 1005 mb low by 4pm Sat, then to 500 NM north of Utqiagvik as a 1010 mb low by 4am Sun, then continue northeast. A strong cold front over Russia will move to Wrangel Island on Sun, then move east across the North Slope of Alaska on Mon. $$ PKZ225-180245- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 532 AM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. .WED...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-180245- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 532 AM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-180245- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 532 AM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .WED...S winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-180245- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 532 AM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. .WED...S winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-180245- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 532 AM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 35 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. $$ Apr 21
480 FZAK51 PAFG 172203 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 203 PM AKDT Sat Apr 17 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. PKZ298-181430- 203 PM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A weather front from Deadhorse north will move east of Demarcation Point Sun morning. A strong cold front over Russia will move to Wrangel Island on Sun, then move east across the North Slope of Alaska on Mon. $$ PKZ225-181430- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 203 PM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .WED...S winds 15 kt. .THU...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-181430- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 203 PM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...SW winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-181430- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 203 PM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...S winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ240-181430- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 203 PM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. .WED...S winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-181430- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 203 PM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...W winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 20 kt. $$ Apr 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 5:12 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Apr 15, 5:13 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:30 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr |
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