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Gale Warning 134, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 17, 2021, 3:24 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2021, 3:24 AM AKST (12:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2021, 3:53 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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549 FZAK62 PAFC 171224 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 324 AM AKST Wed Feb 17 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. PKZ499-180215- 324 AM AKST Wed Feb 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 mb low near 53N 166W moves to 58N 161W at 997 mb Wed evening and then moves inland while dissipating by Thu morning. A front extending from a North Pacific low moves into the Western Aleutians Wed night and continues moving across the Bering and Aleutians through Fri morning. $$ PKZ411-180215- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 324 AM AKST Wed Feb 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Freezing spray N of 56N in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ PKZ412-180215- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 324 AM AKST Wed Feb 17 2021 .TODAY...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind up to 15 kt becoming E 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. $$ PKZ413-180215- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 324 AM AKST Wed Feb 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SE 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ414-180215- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 324 AM AKST Wed Feb 17 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$
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207 FZAK62 PAFC 180019 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 319 PM AKST Wed Feb 17 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-181345- 319 PM AKST Wed Feb 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 996 mb low at 53N 162W moves to 52N 154W and dissipates Thu morning. A front pushes across to the Eastern Aleutians and Bering through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ411-181345- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 319 PM AKST Wed Feb 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind up to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. Snow. .FRI...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ412-181345- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 319 PM AKST Wed Feb 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind up to 15 kt becoming E 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .FRI...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. $$ PKZ413-181345- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 319 PM AKST Wed Feb 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SE 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ414-181345- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 319 PM AKST Wed Feb 17 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind up to 20 kt becoming E 15 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. $$
022 FZAK62 PAFC 181237 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 337 AM AKST Thu Feb 18 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. PKZ499-190200- 337 AM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 957 mb low near Kamchatka moves to 52N 168E at 975 mb by Sat morning. A 980 mb low develops Fri morning near 54N 171W and moves to 56N 165W at 974 mb by Sat morning. Another low develops near 56N 157W by Sat morning. $$ PKZ411-190200- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 337 AM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Freezing spray N of 56N. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. Snow. .FRI...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ412-190200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 337 AM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind up to 15 kt becoming E 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...E wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ413-190200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 337 AM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SE 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ414-190200- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 337 AM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind up to 20 kt becoming E 15 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$
563 FZAK62 PAFC 190048 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 348 PM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-191400- 348 PM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 954 mb low moves to 53N 179E at 980 mb Sat afternoon. Its front extends across the southern Bering to the Alaska Peninsula through Sat afternoon. A 986 mb low forms on the front near 55N 167W Fri afternoon and moves to 55N 158W at 970 mb by Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ411-191400- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 348 PM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Snow. .FRI...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. $$ PKZ412-191400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 348 PM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...N of 57N, SE wind 25 to 40 kt. S of 57N, S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .MON...E wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. $$ PKZ413-191400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 348 PM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. $$ PKZ414-191400- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 348 PM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind up to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$
306 FZAK62 PAFC 191253 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 353 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 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. PKZ499-200145- 353 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 960 mb low moves to 52N 171E at 973 mb Sat morning then to 54N 177W Sun morning. A 985 mb low forms near 54N 170W Fri morning and moves to 56N 163W at 970 mb Sat morning as it weakens. Another low moves to 51N 167W Sat morning then to 55N 158W by Sat evening as it exits into the Gulf. $$ PKZ411-200145- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 353 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 .TODAY...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .SAT...E wind up to 15 kt becoming NE 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ412-200145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 353 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. $$ PKZ413-200145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 353 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 .TODAY...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ414-200145- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 353 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 3:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:24 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 17, 3:33 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:33 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:09 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 7 hr |
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