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Gale Warning 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 2025, 4:20 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 21, 2025, 4:20 AM AKST (13:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2025, 4:23 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
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- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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452 FZAK52 PAFG 211320 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 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. PKZ299-220330- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 988 mb low near Sand Point will move to Bristol Bay at 986 mb this afternoon and to Nome at 991 mb Wed AM. A 983 mb low will move to St. Matthew Island Wednesday night. A strong low will move into the Western Bering on Thursday. $$ PKZ801-220330- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt becoming N 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...S winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ802-220330- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...S winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ803-220330- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow with rain. Freezing spray. .WED...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...S winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ804-220330- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Seas calm. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas calm. $$ PKZ805-220330- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ806-220330- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 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...NE winds 20 kt. Snow. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ807-220330- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 35 kt. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ808-220330- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Snow. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Snow. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. .SAT...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ809-220330- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Snow. .WED...S winds 15 kt. Snow. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ810-220330- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ816-220330- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Snow. .THU NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SW winds 30 kt. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ817-220330- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Snow. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ850-220330- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Snow. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...S winds 35 kt. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ851-220330- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Snow. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ852-220330- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. Snow. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...S winds 35 kt. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ853-220330- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Snow. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...S winds 35 kt. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ854-220330- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ855-220330- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Snow. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Snow. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ856-220330- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 420 AM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt becoming E. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. .SAT...W winds 25 kt. $$ Jan 25
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649 FZAK52 PAFG 212235 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 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. PKZ299-221530- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 988 mb low near Sand Point will move to Bristol Bay at 986 mb this afternoon and to Nome at 991 mb Wed AM. A 983 mb low will move to St. Matthew Island Wednesday night. A strong low will move into the Western Bering on Thursday. $$ PKZ801-221530- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ802-221530- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ803-221530- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt becoming SE. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Snow with rain. Freezing spray. .WED...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...S winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ804-221530- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...S winds 35 kt. Seas calm. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas calm. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas calm. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas calm. $$ PKZ805-221530- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Snow with rain. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Snow and rain. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ806-221530- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 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...NE winds 20 kt. Snow. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Snow. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. .SUN...NW winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ807-221530- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Snow. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. .SUN...NW winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ808-221530- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Snow. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Snow. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 25 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. .SAT...W winds 25 kt. .SUN...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ809-221530- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Snow. .WED...S winds 15 kt. Snow. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. .SUN...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ810-221530- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Snow. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ816-221530- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Snow. .THU NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SW winds 30 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ817-221530- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Snow. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. .SUN...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ850-221530- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Snow. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...S winds 35 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. .SUN...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ851-221530- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Snow. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. .SUN...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ852-221530- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Snow. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...S winds 35 kt. Snow with rain. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Snow and rain. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ853-221530- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Snow. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...S winds 35 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. .SUN...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ854-221530- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. .SUN...NW winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ855-221530- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Snow. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Snow. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ856-221530- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 135 PM AKST Tue Jan 21 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. .SAT...W winds 25 kt. .SUN...NW winds 35 kt. $$ Jan 25
549 FZAK52 PAFG 221323 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 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. PKZ299-230345- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 983 mb low will move to St. Matthew Island Wednesday night. A A 985 mb low will move to St. Paul Island Thursday afternoon, then to Point Hope at 986 mb by Friday morning. High pressure in the Gulf of Alaska will build to 1047 mb by Friday afternoon. $$ PKZ801-230345- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 20 kt becoming SE. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ802-230345- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt becoming SW. Seas building to 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow with rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .FRI...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ803-230345- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow with rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ804-230345- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt becoming SW. Seas building to 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ805-230345- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt becoming SW. Snow. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...W winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ806-230345- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 25 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ807-230345- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ808-230345- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 kt becoming W. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ809-230345- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt becoming SE. Snow. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ810-230345- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ816-230345- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ817-230345- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Snow. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ850-230345- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ851-230345- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Snow. .FRI...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ852-230345- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt becoming SW. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...SW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ853-230345- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt becoming NW. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ854-230345- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ855-230345- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ856-230345- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ Jan 25
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 Jan 20, 1:59 PM AKST, 14 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 1:59 PM AKST, 14 hours 21 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
159 PM AKST Mon Jan 20 2025
.SYNOPSIS...
A series of storms will impact the west coast through the week. A
strong front will set up over the west coast Tuesday into
Wednesday. A heavy band of snow will set up from the Y-K Delta to
the Kobuk Valley. Winter Storm Warnings have been issued for the
west coast. A stronger storm will impact the west coast Thursday
into Friday bringing high winds, heavy snow, and some mixed
precipitation south of the Seward Penn. Chances for snow increase
over the Western and Central Interior this weekend, then turning
much colder towards the end of the month over much of the area.
.DISCUSSION...
Key Weather Messages:
Central and Eastern Interior...
- Temperatures are beginning to warm in the Interior this morning.
The highs throughout the week will be in the 20s.
- Southerly gap winds will ramp up again through Isabell Pass
Tuesday into Wed. There could be gusts up to 60 mph and gusts
to 40 mph near Delta Junction. Wind Advisories are in effect.
- Fairbanks picked up 1-2" of snow overnight. Snowfall will
tapering off this afternoon.
West Coast and Western Interior...
- A strong front will set up over the west coast Tuesday into
Wednesday. A heavy band of snow will set up from the Y-K Delta
to the Kobuk Valley. Winter Storm Warnings have been issued for
portions of the west coast, including the Seward Penn. Snow
totals could be up to a foot in some spots depending on snow
ratios. Winter Storm Warnings have been issued for these areas.
- The system on Tuesday looks to northeasterly wind gusts up to 35
mph from the Seward Peninsula to the Y-K Delta. We could see
significant visibility restrictions in areas that are receiving
the heaviest snow as well as gusty winds.
- After this next system moves out of the area Wednesday morning,
there will be another more impactful system Thursday and Friday.
This system looks to be bring strong winds and heavy snow
initially, then mixed precipitation as it moves northeast
through Saturday. Gusts over 60 mph are possible along the
coast. Another foot of snow is possible along the Nulato Hills,
Seward Penn and Kobuk Valley.
North Slope and Brooks Range...
- Well above normal temperatures continue today from the Brooks
Range to the Arctic Coast. Expect temperatures mainly in the
20s, with colder air filtering back in from west to east through
Wednesday.
- Falling snow along with southerly gap winds through the Brooks
Range passes up to 40 mph will cause blowing snow and low
visibility through Tuesday. A Winter Weather Advisory is in
effect.
Forecast Analysis and Confidence...
Upper level pattern shows an upper level low near Wrangel Island
will continue to track to the NE over the Arctic. Another upper
low will move into Bristol By on Tuesday. Southwestly flow will
set up over the west coast and Interior Thursday and into the
weekend.
A strong front will set up over the west coast Tuesday into
Wednesday. There will be rapid frontogenesis along this boundary
creating a very narrow band of heavy snowfall. Heavy band of snow
has shifted slightly to the west to include the Seward Penn. Have
upgraded the last of the watches to warnings. We are trending to
the ECMWF solution as the ECMWF/GFS ensemble support that solution
as well as the Nam. Snow totals will be 8 to 12" of snow along
this boundary. Models are also in disagreement on the timing of
the Thursday/Friday system over the west coast as well as the
timing of the precip moving across the western Interior and
Central Interior over the weekend.
Extended Forecast Days 4-8...
A major pattern shift is likely by the end of the week as flow
turns more southwesterly and a number of strong low pressure
systems enter the Bering Sea. While the exact tracks of these lows
are still uncertain, the overall pattern is favorable to bring an
abundance of warm air and precipitation northward over western
Alaska and possibly into the central and eastern Interior. Expect
a strong storm with high winds across the West Coast on Thursday
and Friday, with increasing chances for heavy precipitation in the
Interior Friday through Sunday as well as gusty winds over higher
terrain of the Interior. Models indicate an increasing probability
for very cold temperatures early next week behind this system.
Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...Impactful storm will
produce near Storm-force winds offshore as well as possible water
moving over the ice along the coastlines of the Y-K Delta and
Norton Sound.
&&
.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AK...Wind Advisory for AKZ847-849.
Winter Storm Warning for AKZ813-819.
Winter Storm Warning for AKZ816-822-823.
Winter Storm Warning for AKZ824>826-829-830.
Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ809.
PK...Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ801.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ801.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ802.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ802.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ803-817.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ804-805-816-851-852.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ806.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ811.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ812-813.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ814.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ815-861.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ850.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ853.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ854.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ857.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ858-859.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ860.
&&
JKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 3:05 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 5 days | |
| Jan 20, 3:05 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 62 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:20 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Jan 21, 4:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:20 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 1:22 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 15 hr | |
| Jan 21, 1:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 39 hr |
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