Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 84, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 17, 2021, 5:35 AM AKDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Apr 17, 2021, 5:35 AM AKDT (13:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2021, 2:05 PM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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849 FZAK52 PAFG 171335 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 535 AM AKDT Sat Apr 17 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. PKZ299-180245- 535 AM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... 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. A weather front stretching south from this low will weaken tonight and Sat. A strong cold front over Russia will move to Wrangel Island on Sun, then move east across the North Slope of Alaska on Mon. $$ PKZ200-180245- Norton Sound- 535 AM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-180245- Dall Point to Wales- 535 AM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ215-180245- Kotzebue Sound- 535 AM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-180245- Wales to Cape Thompson- 535 AM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. $$ Apr 21
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894 FZAK52 PAFG 172205 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 205 PM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-181415- 205 PM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A trough of low pressure over Wrangel Island will shift east Sunday and weaken. A low will move to the Gulf of Alaska on Sun and move to the E Aleutians on Mon. $$ PKZ200-181415- Norton Sound- 205 PM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ210-181415- Dall Point to Wales- 205 PM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .TUE...NE winds 30 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ215-181415- Kotzebue Sound- 205 PM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-181415- Wales to Cape Thompson- 205 PM AKDT Sat Apr 17 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. $$ Apr 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2:03 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Apr 17, 2:05 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 15 hr |
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