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Gale Warning 83, NWS Fairbanks, AK

April 16, 2021

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 16, 2021, 5:38 AM AKDT. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 2021, 5:38 AM AKDT (13:38 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2021, 3:09 PM AKDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted.

554 
FZAK52 PAFG 161338
CWFWCZ

Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
538 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 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.

PKZ299-170300-
538 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST 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. 

$$

PKZ200-170300-
Norton Sound-
538 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021

.TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. 
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 kt. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. 
.MON...N winds 20 kt. 
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt.  

$$

PKZ210-170300-
Dall Point to Wales-
538 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 
NM or less. 
.SAT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. 
.SUN...N winds 15 kt. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. 
.MON...N winds 20 kt. 
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt.  

$$

PKZ215-170300-
Kotzebue Sound-
538 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021

.TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. 
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. 
.MON...NW winds 15 kt. 
.TUE...E winds 10 kt.  

$$

PKZ220-170300-
Wales to Cape Thompson-
538 AM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Freezing fog and 
blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.SAT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. 
.SUN...SE winds 15 kt. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. 
.MON...NW winds 15 kt. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt.  

$$

Apr 21
1 follow-up statement
870 
FZAK52 PAFG 162309
CWFWCZ

Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
309 PM AKDT Fri Apr 16 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.

PKZ299-171415-
309 PM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1037 mb high pressure system over the southern Bering Sea will
push north and east as a 1003 mb low in the Western Bering Sea
pushes north into Eastern Siberia on Saturday.

$$

PKZ200-171415-
Norton Sound-
309 PM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. 
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 kt. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. 
.MON...N winds 15 kt. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. 
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt. 
.WED...NE winds 10 kt.  

$$

PKZ210-171415-
Dall Point to Wales-
309 PM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and fog. 
.SAT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. 
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. 
.MON...N winds 15 kt. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. 
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt. 
.WED...NE winds 10 kt.  

$$

PKZ215-171415-
Kotzebue Sound-
309 PM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. 
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. 
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. 
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. 
.WED...E winds 5 kt.  

$$

PKZ220-171415-
Wales to Cape Thompson-
309 PM AKDT Fri Apr 16 2021

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. 
.SAT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. 
.SUN...S winds 15 kt. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. 
.MON...N winds 10 kt. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. 
.WED...S winds 10 kt.  

$$

Apr 21

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 12:57 AM AKDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG35 hr
Apr 16, 1:10 AM AKDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG35 hr
Apr 16, 5:19 AM AKDTWinter Storm WarningAFG30 hr
Apr 16, 3:09 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG14 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.