Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 133, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2021, 3:50 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2021, 3:50 PM AKST (00:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2021, 3:36 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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815 FZAK62 PAFC 160050 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 350 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-161515- 350 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 mb low near 54N 173W drifts to 53N 171W at 988 mb Tue afternoon, then moves to 53N 160W at 997 mb Wed afternoon. A second 996 mb North Pacific low near 54N 160W Tue morning moves to 58N 163W at 992 mb late Tue night, then becomes nearly stationary. $$ PKZ411-161515- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 350 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ412-161515- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 350 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Freezing spray. and rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind up to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ413-161515- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 350 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ414-161515- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 350 PM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$
2 follow-up statements
851 FZAK62 PAFC 161243 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 343 AM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-170215- 343 AM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 980 mb low at 54N 173W moves to 53N 166W at 992 mb Wed morning, then moves to 53N 160W at 997 mb as it weakens Wed afternoon. A second 997 mb low near 54N 160W Tue morning moves to 58N 162W at 992 mb by Wed morning, then moves inland over Southwest Alaska by Thurs morning. Another North Pacific low extends a front into the Western Aleutians by Thurs morning. $$ PKZ411-170215- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 343 AM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...S wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ412-170215- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 343 AM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind up to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .THU...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ413-170215- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 343 AM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind up to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SAT...E wind up to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ414-170215- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 343 AM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$
414 FZAK62 PAFC 170036 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 336 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-171415- 336 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 988 mb low near 53N 171W moves to 58N 161W at 997 mb Wed evening and then moves inland while dissipating. A front associated with a North Pacific low moves into the Western Aleutians Wed evening and continues moving across the Bering through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ411-171415- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 336 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ412-171415- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 336 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ413-171415- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 336 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ414-171415- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 336 PM AKST Tue Feb 16 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt becoming up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 3:23 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:50 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:59 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 15, 3:59 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 16, 3:49 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:10 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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