Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 20, 2021, 4:01 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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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2021, 4:01 AM AKST (13:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2021, 3:54 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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520 FZAK62 PAFC 201301 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 401 AM AKST Wed Jan 20 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. PKZ499-210200- 401 AM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 mb low at 51N 177W will move to 64N 174W at 977 mb by Thu morning as it exits into the northern Bering. Its front crosses the Eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula through Thu morning. A 977 mb low at 55N 170E moves to 55N 174E at 988 mb Thu morning before weakening. A low with multiple centers moves to 48N 178W at 980 mb Thu afternoon then to 53N 173W by Fri morning. $$ PKZ411-210200- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 401 AM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 10 to 25 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU...E wind up to 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ412-210200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 401 AM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 30 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SE up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ413-210200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 401 AM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 to 40 kt becoming NW 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 18 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 40 kt becoming SW 10 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ414-210200- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 401 AM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft building to 10 to 18 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .THU...S wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SE up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$
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077 FZAK62 PAFC 210050 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 350 PM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-211400- 350 PM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 mb low at 55N 174W will exit through the Gulf of Anadyr at 998 mb Fri morning. Its front moves into Western Alaska Thu afternoon. A 970 mb North Pacific low moves to 55N 174W at 989 mb Fri afternoon. Its front moves over the Aleutians Thu afternoon into the Northern Bering by Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ411-211400- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 350 PM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...E wind up to 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ412-211400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 350 PM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 30 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 to 25 kt becoming S up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind up to 20 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ413-211400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 350 PM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 40 kt becoming SW 10 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .THU...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. $$ PKZ414-211400- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 350 PM AKST Wed Jan 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .THU...S wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SE up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SE 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. .FRI...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$
610 FZAK62 PAFC 211254 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 21 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. PKZ499-220145- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 978 mb low at 61N 174W will exit through the Gulf of Anadyr Thu evening. A 973 mb North Pacific low moves to 51N 174W at 987 mb Fri morning then to 59N 169W at 989 mb Sat morning. Its front moves over the Eastern Aleutians Thu evening and over the Eastern Bering through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ411-220145- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 .TODAY...E wind up to 10 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ412-220145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 .TODAY...SW wind 10 to 25 kt becoming S up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind up to 20 kt becoming NE 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. $$ PKZ413-220145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ414-220145- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 21 2021 .TODAY...S wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SE up to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SE 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. .FRI...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SUN...S wind up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 3:36 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:42 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:50 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:50 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:59 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 20, 4:08 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.