Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2021
Storm Warning 13, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 13, 2021, 3:42 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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
- Dec 13, 2021, 3:42 PM AKST (00:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2021, 3:42 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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247 FZAK52 PAFG 140042 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 342 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 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. PKZ299-141515- 342 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A weather front over the southeast Bering Sea will move east tonight. A strong storm southeast of Shemya will move into the Western Bering Sea on Tue, and to the Central Bering Sea on Wed. A weather front associated with this storm will move to the Central Bering Sea on Tue, and over the Eastern Bering Sea on Wed, then over the West Coast of Alaska Wed night. $$ PKZ200-141515- Norton Sound- 342 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-141515- Dall Point to Wales- 342 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ215-141515- Kotzebue Sound- 342 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt becoming W. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-141515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 342 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. $$ Dec 21
3 follow-up statements
406 FZAK52 PAFG 141325 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 425 AM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-150345- 425 AM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A strong 960 mb low is to the west of Anadyr this morning. A weather front stretching from this low will move from the southwest Bering Sea to the northeast today. The weather front will reach the Bering Strait Wed morning. $$ PKZ200-150345- Norton Sound- 425 AM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Snow. .THU NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-150345- Dall Point to Wales- 425 AM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-150345- Kotzebue Sound- 425 AM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-150345- Wales to Cape Thompson- 425 AM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. $$ Dec 21
695 FZAK52 PAFG 150100 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 400 PM AKST Tue Dec 14 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. PKZ299-151545- 400 PM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A strong low in the Western Bering Sea will move to the Central Bering Sea as a 974 mb low by 3pm Wed, then to 100 NM west of Gambell as a 989 mb low by 3pm Thu, and to the southern Chukchi Sea as a 100 MB low by 3pm Fri. A trailing low will move into the southern Bering Sea on Thu, and to the Eastern Bering Sea as as 985 mb low Fri. $$ PKZ200-151545- Norton Sound- 400 PM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt becoming E 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-151545- Dall Point to Wales- 400 PM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-151545- Kotzebue Sound- 400 PM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt. .WED...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ220-151545- Wales to Cape Thompson- 400 PM AKST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. $$ Dec 21
367 FZAK52 PAFG 151242 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 342 AM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-160345- 342 AM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 972 mb low 250 nm west of St Matthew Island this morning will move to 150 nm northwest of St Matthew Island tonight as a 978 mb low. The low will then move to 150 nm west of St Lawrence Island by Thurs AM as a 985 mb low. $$ PKZ200-160345- Norton Sound- 342 AM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .THU NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-160345- Dall Point to Wales- 342 AM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SE winds 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-160345- Kotzebue Sound- 342 AM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ220-160345- Wales to Cape Thompson- 342 AM AKST Wed Dec 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Snow. .FRI...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. $$ Dec 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 3:06 PM AKST | Wind Chill Warning | AFG | 46 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:13 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 56 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:13 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:23 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:25 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:43 AM AKST | Wind Chill Watch | AFG | 11 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.