Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 83, NWS Fairbanks, AK
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
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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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 12:57 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Apr 16, 1:10 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Apr 16, 5:19 AM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 30 hr | |
| Apr 16, 3:09 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 14 hr |
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