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Gale Warning 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2023, 2:04 PM AKST. It was in force for 38 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2023, 2:04 PM AKST (23:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2023, 4:29 AM AKST
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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589 FZAK51 PAFG 152304 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 204 PM AKST Wed Feb 15 2023 Arctic 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. PKZ298-161515- 204 PM AKST Wed Feb 15 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1034 mb area of high pressure over the northern Beaufort Sea will persist into Fri. A trough of low pressure along the Arctic Coast will persist into Thu. $$ PKZ225-161515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 204 PM AKST Wed Feb 15 2023 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 5 kt. $$ PKZ230-161515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 204 PM AKST Wed Feb 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 5 kt. $$ PKZ235-161515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 204 PM AKST Wed Feb 15 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-161515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 204 PM AKST Wed Feb 15 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...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 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. .MON...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ245-161515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 204 PM AKST Wed Feb 15 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 15 kt. $$ Feb 23
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867 FZAK51 PAFG 161254 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 354 AM AKST Thu Feb 16 2023 Arctic 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. PKZ298-170315- 354 AM AKST Thu Feb 16 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... A 1034 mb area of high pressure over the northern Beaufort Sea will persist into Fri. A trough of low pressure along the Arctic Coast will persist into Thu evening. $$ PKZ225-170315- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 354 AM AKST Thu Feb 16 2023 .TODAY...N winds 5 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ230-170315- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 354 AM AKST Thu Feb 16 2023 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ235-170315- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 354 AM AKST Thu Feb 16 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ240-170315- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 354 AM AKST Thu Feb 16 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-170315- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 354 AM AKST Thu Feb 16 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...W winds 20 kt. .MON...W winds 25 kt. $$ Feb 23
536 FZAK51 PAFG 162337 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 237 PM AKST Thu Feb 16 2023 Arctic 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. PKZ298-171600- 237 PM AKST Thu Feb 16 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure over the northern Beaufort Sea will persist, but slowly erode from the south through Friday. Low pressure along the Arctic Coast will slowly advance off shore through Saturday. $$ PKZ225-171600- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 237 PM AKST Thu Feb 16 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ230-171600- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 237 PM AKST Thu Feb 16 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ235-171600- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 237 PM AKST Thu Feb 16 2023 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ240-171600- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 237 PM AKST Thu Feb 16 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ245-171600- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 237 PM AKST Thu Feb 16 2023 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .MON...W winds 25 kt. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. $$ Feb 23
376 FZAK51 PAFG 171329 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 429 AM AKST Fri Feb 17 2023 Arctic 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. PKZ298-180300- 429 AM AKST Fri Feb 17 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... High pressure over the northern Beaufort Sea will persist. Low pressure over mainland Alaska will push over the nearshore waters. $$ PKZ225-180300- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- 429 AM AKST Fri Feb 17 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 20 kt increasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ230-180300- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- 429 AM AKST Fri Feb 17 2023 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ235-180300- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- 429 AM AKST Fri Feb 17 2023 .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ240-180300- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- 429 AM AKST Fri Feb 17 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .MON...W winds 20 kt. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ245-180300- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- 429 AM AKST Fri Feb 17 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .MON...W winds 25 kt. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. $$ SDB Feb 23
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 3:21 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:21 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 3 days | |
| Feb 14, 3:56 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 22 hr | |
| Feb 15, 2:46 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Feb 15, 1:51 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 14 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.