Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 241, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 13, 2021, 3:06 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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
- Mar 13, 2021, 3:06 PM AKST (00:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2021, 3:54 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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674 FZAK61 PAFC 140006 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 306 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 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. PKZ399-141415- 306 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... Weak low pressure lingers in the northern Gulf through Sun morning. A 1000 mb low at 58N 151W on Sun moves to 60N 146W at 990 mb on Mon. $$ PKZ351-141415- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 306 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind up to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt increasing to 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ352-141415- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 306 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$
3 follow-up statements
490 FZAK61 PAFC 141145 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 345 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-150030- 345 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 1005 mb low at 57N 156W moves to 59N 147W at 990 mb Mon morning then to 61N 147W at 1000 mb Tue morning. $$ PKZ351-150030- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 345 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind up to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SE to SW wind 15 to 30 kt becoming W 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$ PKZ352-150030- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 345 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TODAY...S to W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind up to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
741 FZAK61 PAFC 142331 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 331 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 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. PKZ399-151430- 331 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 995 mb low at 59N 146W on Mon weakens and moves onshore Tue morning. Weak low pressure lingers across the Gulf on Tue. $$ PKZ351-151430- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 331 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt becoming W 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...W wind 20 to 35 kt diminishing to 10 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TUE...W wind up to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ PKZ352-151430- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 331 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind up to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind up to 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$
617 FZAK61 PAFC 151154 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 354 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-160115- 354 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 992 mb low at 60N 146W moves to 61N 147W at 999 mb Mon evening and remains nearly stationary as it weakens through Tue afternoon. Weak low pressure lingers over the northern Gulf through Wed morning. $$ PKZ351-160115- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 354 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TODAY...W wind 15 to 30 kt diminishing to up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. $$ PKZ352-160115- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 354 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TODAY...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...W wind up to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 3:24 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:24 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 13, 3:27 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:29 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:29 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 13, 3:29 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:54 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:01 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 14, 3:19 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:19 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:19 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Mar 14, 3:59 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | 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.