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Gale Warning 331, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 22, 2024, 2:54 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 22, 2024, 2:54 AM AKST (11:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2024, 2:20 PM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
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- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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248 FZAK52 PAFG 221154 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 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. PKZ299-230315- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure remains over the Chukchi Sea. A 960 mb low moves to Cold Bay Sunday morning. Strong N winds develop through the Bering Strait today and persist through early next week. $$ PKZ801-230315- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ802-230315- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ803-230315- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ804-230315- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 25 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ805-230315- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ806-230315- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...N winds 35 kt. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ807-230315- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...NW winds 30 kt. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ808-230315- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ809-230315- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ810-230315- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...N winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ816-230315- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ817-230315- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ850-230315- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 40 kt. .THU...N winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ851-230315- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ852-230315- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ853-230315- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 35 kt. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ854-230315- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ855-230315- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ856-230315- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...NW winds 30 kt. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. $$ Dec 24
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237 FZAK52 PAFG 222210 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 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. PKZ299-231515- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure remains over the Chukchi Sea. A 970 mb low moves into the Alaska Peninsula tonight. Strong N winds persist through the Bering Strait through early next week. $$ PKZ801-231515- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ802-231515- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ803-231515- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ804-231515- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .MON...N winds 35 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ805-231515- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. .MON...N winds 35 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ806-231515- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .MON...N winds 35 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. .WED...N winds 35 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ807-231515- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. .MON...N winds 35 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. .WED...N winds 30 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ808-231515- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ809-231515- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. .MON...NE winds 35 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ810-231515- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. .MON...N winds 35 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .WED...N winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ816-231515- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ817-231515- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ850-231515- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .THU...N winds 30 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ851-231515- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ852-231515- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. .MON...NE winds 35 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ853-231515- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 35 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ854-231515- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ855-231515- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ856-231515- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 110 PM AKST Sun Dec 22 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 40 kt. .MON...N winds 35 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .WED...N winds 30 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. $$ Dec 24
007 FZAK52 PAFG 231153 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 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. PKZ299-240400- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure remains over the Chukchi Sea. A 967 mb low just east of Kodiak Island becomes split over the Alaska Peninsula this afternoon. A 950 mb low from the N Pac will be 120 NM S of Unimak Island Tuesday. Strong N winds persist through the Bering Strait through the early week. $$ PKZ801-240400- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 30 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ802-240400- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ803-240400- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ804-240400- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ805-240400- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ806-240400- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. .WED...N winds 35 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ807-240400- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. .WED...N winds 35 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ808-240400- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ809-240400- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ810-240400- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. Seas calm. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas calm. $$ PKZ816-240400- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ817-240400- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ850-240400- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 30 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ851-240400- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ852-240400- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ853-240400- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ854-240400- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ855-240400- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ856-240400- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 253 AM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .WED...N winds 30 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .THU...NW winds 30 kt. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. $$ Dec 24
375 FZAK52 PAFG 232320 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 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. PKZ299-241545- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure remains over the Chukchi Sea but will weaken through Tuesday night. A 974 mb low in Shelikof Strait weakens overnight tonight. A 951 mb low moves to King Cove Tuesday afternoon. Strong N winds persist through the Bering Strait through early this week. $$ PKZ801-241545- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ802-241545- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ803-241545- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ804-241545- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ805-241545- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ806-241545- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ807-241545- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ808-241545- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...NW winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ809-241545- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ810-241545- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas calm. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas calm. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas calm. $$ PKZ816-241545- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ817-241545- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ850-241545- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ851-241545- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ852-241545- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ853-241545- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ854-241545- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ855-241545- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ856-241545- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Mon Dec 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. $$ Dec 24
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 21, 12:17 PM AKST, 14 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 12:17 PM AKST, 14 hours 37 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1217 PM AKST Sat Dec 21 2024
.SYNOPSIS...
Happy Solstice! The first day of astronomical winter comes in with
seasonable temperatures across the Interior and North Slope, and
above normal temperatures on the West Coast. Northerly winds will
be increasing from Point Hope to St. Lawrence Island with gusts of
60-75 mph expected tonight through Tuesday night before gradually
weakening thereafter. We will also be expecting a long duration
snow event from the Brooks Range to the Western Interior
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Key Weather Messages...
Central and Eastern Interior...
- Dry today with seasonably chilly temperatures. A more
significant warm up arrives tomorrow with an increase in clouds
and snow.
- Widespread snow blossoms over the Northern Interior tomorrow
evening from Fort Yukon to Allakaket.
- Areas of intermittent light snow possible from Eagle to Tanana
tomorrow night into Monday morning.
- Snow in the Northern Interior continues into Tuesday, then
shifts westward on Wednesday with most of the snow exiting to
the west.
- Snow totals over the 3 day stretch may be upwards of 6-12
inches in the Northern Interior, and 1-4 inches from Tanana to
Eagle.
West Coast and Western Interior...
- High wind warning from Point Hope to St. Lawrence Island
tonight through Tuesday night with gusts upwards of 60-75mph.
- The strongest winds are expected from Diomede to Gambell.
- Northerly wind continues past Tuesday, but will become
gradually weaker as the week progresses.
- Areas of light snow develop in the Western Interior as early as
Sunday afternoon from Shaktoolik to Shungnak. More widespread
snow is expected Monday afternoon and may be heavy at times from
Holy Cross north.
- The YK Delta, Seward Peninsula and NW Arctic Borough look to
miss out of the heaviest snow from Monday into Tuesday morning,
but the band of snow looks to progress west with widespread snow
moving into the YK Delta and Eastern Seward Peninsula Tuesday
afternoon.
- Snow continues from YK Delta to Ambler and east from there into
Wednesday with significant accumulations over 6 inches
possible.
- There is uncertainty with this! Guidance has been meandering
back and forth with the heaviest snow band, but it is looking
probable that portions of Western Alaska (especially the Yukon
Delta) get their first significant snow of the year.
North Slope and Brooks Range...
- Relatively benign weather for most of the area.
- Northeast winds strengthen in Point Hope today with gusts to 60
mph likely tonight through Monday afternoon.
- We'll be monitoring snow developing in the Brooks Range south
and east of Anaktuvuk Pass Sunday afternoon. Snow will continue
here through Wednesday afternoon.
- Heaviest axis of snow will be from the Dalton Highway east to
Arctic Village.
- Lighter snows are expected in Anaktuvuk Pass through Monday,
then there is a chance for heavy snow on Tuesday.
- This snow will expand northward to the Arctic Coast between
Deadhorse and Kaktovik Monday night to Wednesday.
- As of now there is still a lot of uncertainty with the exact
placement of the snow, but heavy snow is likely to occur in
some spots from Deadhorse to Kaktovik, south to Arctic Village
and the Dalton Highway.
Analysis and Forecast Confidence…
A 1028 mb arctic high pressure in Siberia will be interacting
with a 960 mb low moving into the southern Bering Sea. As the low
moves northwest, a pressure gradient will develop resulting in
very strong northerly winds from Point Hope to St. Lawrence
Island. There is high confidence that these winds will continue
through Monday in Point Hope and through Tuesday night from
Diomede to St. Lawrence Island. Otherwise, these features will
also form in a deformation zone over much of Northern Alaska,
resulting in some widespread, long duration snow. Chances for
heavy snow exist from the Yukon Delta to Kaktovik. The main axis
of snow initially develops from Fort Yukon to Allakaket with
lighter snow expected in the Brooks Range and from Tanana to
Eagle. The heaviest snow will will persist in the Northern
Interior and Eastern Brooks Range through Wednesday. The Western
Interior will get into the snow on Monday, then the West Coast on
Tuesday. There is lower confidence in where the snow sets up
across the Western Interior Monday and Tuesday, but anywhere from
Hooper Bay to Shageluk northward are in play for moderate to heavy
snow. The only spots that may completely miss out on the heavy
snow are the NW Arctic Borough and Central/Western Seward
Peninsula. There will be more details to come on this heavy snow
and where it sets up as we gain more confidence tonight and
tomorrow.
Extended Forecast Days 4-7...
Extended periods of snowfall will continue through the northern
portions of the interior. As the weekend rolls around cold arctic
air will rush down into the western interior as the front moves
through the state. There is significant model disagreements on the
intensity as well as the extent of the coldest temperatures. The
Canadian model is the most vigorous with 850 mb temperatures of
-35 to -40. While the GFS has -20 850mb temperatures. At the
surface low temperatures could approach -20 degrees at Nome and
-35 in the middle Yukon Valley. With limited snowfall currently on
the Seward Peninsula and much of the Y-K Delta there could be
concerns for frozen pipes.
Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...
Strong northerly winds in through the Bering Strait through
Tuesday night. Coastal erosion is the main concern at this time.
&&
.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AK...High Wind Warning for AKZ801.
Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ814>816-832.
High Wind Warning for AKZ820-821.
High Wind Warning for AKZ827.
PK...Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ801-807-816-817-851-854.
Gale Warning for PKZ801-802.
Gale Warning for PKZ803.
Gale Warning for PKZ804.
Gale Warning for PKZ805-852.
Gale Warning for PKZ806-856-857.
Gale Warning for PKZ807-811.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ808.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ809.
Gale Warning for PKZ810-850.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ812.
Storm Warning for PKZ816-817-854.
Storm Warning for PKZ851.
Gale Warning for PKZ853.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ855.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ858.
&&
Key Messages...BB
Analysis...BB
Extended...SDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 5:50 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | North Slope | 70 hr |
| Dec 22, 12:13 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | Northwest Arctic, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 3 days |
| Dec 22, 12:13 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | Kusilvak Census Area, Nome Census Area | 4 days |
| Dec 22, 12:21 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 72 hr |
| Dec 22, 1:10 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Dec 22, 1:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 14 hr |
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