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Gale Warning 28, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 27, 2021, 3:54 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2021, 3:54 AM AKST (12:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2021, 3:19 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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390 FZAK61 PAFC 271254 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 354 AM AKST Wed Jan 27 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. PKZ399-280215- 354 AM AKST Wed Jan 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A front moves into the western Gulf Wed afternoon. A low forms along the front at 57N 153W at 993 mb Thu morning. The low moves to 58N 148W at 980 mb Fri morning. $$ PKZ351-280215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 354 AM AKST Wed Jan 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ352-280215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 354 AM AKST Wed Jan 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$
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381 FZAK61 PAFC 280023 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 323 PM AKST Wed Jan 27 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-281315- 323 PM AKST Wed Jan 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1003 mb low at 55N 159W moves to 58N 149W at 980 mb for Fri afternoon. Its front moves across the Gulf through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ351-281315- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 323 PM AKST Wed Jan 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ352-281315- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 323 PM AKST Wed Jan 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. $$
876 FZAK61 PAFC 281227 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 327 AM AKST Thu Jan 28 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. PKZ399-290200- 327 AM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 mb low at 56N 155W moves to 58N 148W at 978 mb Fri morning. The low then moves to 56N 147W at 988 mb Sat morning. $$ PKZ351-290200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 327 AM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S to SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S to W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...S to W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...W wind up to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ352-290200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 327 AM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE to SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
258 FZAK61 PAFC 290009 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 309 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-291415- 309 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 982 mb low at 58N 158W exits the Southern Gulf by Sat afternoon. Its front moves across the Gulf through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ351-291415- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 309 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PKZ352-291415- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 309 PM AKST Thu Jan 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
757 FZAK61 PAFC 291236 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 336 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 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. PKZ399-300215- 336 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 mb low at 58N 148W will move to 56N 146W at 985 mb Sat morning. This low will then move south out of the Gulf as gusty outflow winds set up on Sun morning. $$ PKZ351-300215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 336 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N to E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. $$ PKZ352-300215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 336 AM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
529 FZAK61 PAFC 300013 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 313 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-301415- 313 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 980 mb low at 58N 147W will exit the southern Gulf Sat morning. Gusty outflow winds will develop Sun morning. $$ PKZ351-301415- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 313 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind up to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. $$ PKZ352-301415- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 313 PM AKST Fri Jan 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
062 FZAK61 PAFC 301218 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 318 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 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. PKZ399-310215- 318 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 987 mb low at 56N 146W exits the Gulf of Alaska and into the North Pacific Sat morning. A 987 mb low at 58N 139W moves to 57N 145W at 1009 mb by Sat night and dissipates. $$ PKZ351-310215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 318 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 .TODAY...NE to NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE to NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ352-310215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 318 AM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE to NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .TONIGHT...N to NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
567 FZAK61 PAFC 310019 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-311345- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1000 mb low at 59N 144W dissipates in the central Gulf Sun morning. $$ PKZ351-311345- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ352-311345- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 30 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...S wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 3:36 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 26, 3:55 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:36 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:36 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 27, 3:36 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:36 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:38 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 27, 3:53 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:53 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:53 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 35 hr |
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