Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2021
Storm Warning 9, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 4, 2021, 5:20 AM AKST. It was in force for 33 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2021, 5:20 AM AKST (14:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2021, 2:49 PM AKST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
029 FZAK52 PAFG 041420 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 520 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 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. PKZ299-050330- 520 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A strong weather front along the West Coast of Alaska will weaken and move east today. A low just west of Shemya will move to the Western Bering Sea as a 966 MB low by 3pm Sat, to 150 NM west of Gambell as a 956 mb low by 3pm Sun, and to near Cape Lisburne as a 975 mb low by 3pm Mon. $$ PKZ200-050330- Norton Sound- 520 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ210-050330- Dall Point to Wales- 520 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ215-050330- Kotzebue Sound- 520 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ220-050330- Wales to Cape Thompson- 520 AM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 35 kt becoming S 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. $$ Dec 21
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797 FZAK52 PAFG 050033 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 333 PM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-051530- 333 PM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A low currently in the Western Bering Sea will deepen rapidly tonight and move northeast passing to the West of St Lawrence Island as a west 952 mb low Sunday afternoon and through the Bering Strait as a 965 mb low on Monday. $$ PKZ200-051530- Norton Sound- 333 PM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt increasing to 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ210-051530- Dall Point to Wales- 333 PM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .THU...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ215-051530- Kotzebue Sound- 333 PM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .WED...E winds 10 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ220-051530- Wales to Cape Thompson- 333 PM AKST Sat Dec 4 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. $$ Dec 21
326 FZAK52 PAFG 051415 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 515 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 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. PKZ299-060315- 515 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 950 MB low 150 NM west of Gambell will move to Provideniya as a 950 mb low by 3pm Sun, to near Cape Lisburne as a 969 MB low by 3pm Mon, and to near Wainwright as a 981 mb low by 3pm Tue. $$ PKZ200-060315- Norton Sound- 515 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ210-060315- Dall Point to Wales- 515 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 45 kt decreasing to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...N winds 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ215-060315- Kotzebue Sound- 515 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 10 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ220-060315- Wales to Cape Thompson- 515 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 55 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 30 kt. $$ Dec 21
630 FZAK52 PAFG 052349 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 249 PM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ299-061515- 249 PM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 950 MB low 150 NM west of Gambell will move to Provideniya as a 950 mb low by 3pm Sun, to near Cape Lisburne as a 969 MB low by 3pm Mon, and to near Wainwright as a 981 mb low by 3pm Tue. $$ PKZ200-061515- Norton Sound- 249 PM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 30 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ210-061515- Dall Point to Wales- 249 PM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt becoming W. Seas 19 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...N winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ215-061515- Kotzebue Sound- 249 PM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt decreasing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ220-061515- Wales to Cape Thompson- 249 PM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...N winds 30 kt. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. $$ Dec 21
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 3:48 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:57 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:57 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 5:17 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 6:40 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 71 hr | |
| Dec 4, 6:46 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 56 hr | |
| Dec 4, 6:46 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 62 hr | |
| Dec 4, 6:46 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 70 hr | |
| Dec 4, 6:54 AM AKST | Coastal Flood Watch | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Dec 4, 6:58 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 5 hr | |
| Dec 4, 6:58 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 56 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:52 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Dec 4, 12:12 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Warning | AFG | 51 hr | |
| Dec 4, 12:12 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AFG | 69 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.