Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 22, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 22, 2021, 3:47 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 22, 2021, 3:47 AM AKST (12:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2021, 3:44 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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989 FZAK61 PAFC 221247 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 347 AM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W 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. PKZ399-230200- 347 AM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A front moves to the North Gulf Coast by Sat morning. A 1003 mb low forms on the front at 57N 152W Fri night and moves to 60N 147W at 1001 mb by Sun morning. $$ PKZ351-230200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 347 AM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 25 kt becoming SW 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 20 to 35 kt becoming 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. $$ PKZ352-230200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 347 AM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$
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254 FZAK61 PAFC 230053 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 353 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-231430- 353 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A front moves to the North Gulf Coast by Sun morning. A 1004 mb low forms on the front at 56N 152W Fri night and moves along the front to 59N 148W at 988 mb Sat afternoon, then shifts to 56N 140W at 1005 mb by Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ351-231430- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 353 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 23 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ352-231430- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 353 PM AKST Fri Jan 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt becoming W in the early morning. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 24 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
062 FZAK61 PAFC 231303 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 403 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W 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. PKZ399-240200- 403 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 996 mb low at 58N 151W moves to 59N 147W Sun morning then to 57N 141W at 1005 mb Sun evening and weakens by Mon morning. Its front moves along the North Gulf Coast through Sat evening. $$ PKZ351-240200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 403 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .MON...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .WED...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ352-240200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 403 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 24 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 to 40 kt diminishing to 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .WED...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
031 FZAK61 PAFC 240043 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 343 PM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-241415- 343 PM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 mb low at 60N 149W weakens to 1010 mb as it moves along its front and exits the southeastern Gulf Mon morning. A 990 mb low and front enter the southwestern Gulf for Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ351-241415- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 343 PM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt increasing to 25 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON...SE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ352-241415- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 343 PM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 to 40 kt diminishing to 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt becoming SW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$
173 FZAK61 PAFC 241238 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 338 AM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W 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. PKZ399-250245- 338 AM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 998 mb low at 59N 146W moves to 57N 141W at 1005 mb Sun evening as it weakens and then exits the Southeastern Gulf Mon morning. A 992 mb low enters the Southwestern Gulf at 55N 160W Mon morning and moves to 55N 149W Mon evening and exits the Southern Gulf by Tue morning. $$ PKZ351-250245- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 338 AM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ352-250245- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 338 AM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 to 40 kt diminishing to 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt becoming SW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$
505 FZAK61 PAFC 250044 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-251400- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 992 mb low enters the Southwestern Gulf at 55N 156W Mon morning and moves to 55N 149W at 993 mb Mon evening and exits the Southern Gulf by Tue morning. $$ PKZ351-251400- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ352-251400- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt becoming SW 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Rain. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 3:53 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:53 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Jan 21, 3:53 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:59 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:59 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 3:54 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 3:54 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:58 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:07 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 4:07 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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