Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2021, 3:30 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 5, 2021, 3:30 AM AKST (12:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2021, 3:38 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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890 FZAK61 PAFC 051230 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 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. PKZ399-060200- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 961 mb low at 53N 139W moves to 59N 144W at 962 mb Tue evening before moving inland and dissipating. Another 947 mb low at 53N 152W moves to 58N 153W at 966 mb by Wed morning before moving inland by Wed night. $$ PKZ351-060200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ352-060200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 30 kt becoming S 25 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .WED...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 26 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .SAT...E wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
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025 FZAK61 PAFC 060053 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 353 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-061400- 353 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 948 mb low at 54N 151W moves to 59N 154W at 969 mb Wed afternoon before moving inland Wed night. A series of lows will move across the Gulf through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ351-061400- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 353 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ352-061400- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 353 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 30 kt becoming S 25 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 26 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. Rain showers. .THU...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$
739 FZAK61 PAFC 061245 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 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. PKZ399-070215- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 955 mb low at 56N 151W moves inland across Bristol Bay by this evening. Another low moves out of the north Pacific Wednesday and moves to 56N 147W Thursday morning, then to 59N 151W by Friday morning. $$ PKZ351-070215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 to 35 kt becoming SE 10 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 19 to 25 ft. $$ PKZ352-070215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 27 ft. .TONIGHT...S to E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Rain. .THU...N to E wind 10 to 25 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 17 to 24 ft. $$
356 FZAK61 PAFC 070038 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 338 PM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-071530- 338 PM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 965 mb low at 58N 153W will move northwest through tonight. A 975 mb north Pacific low Thu morning will move to 57N 147W at 979 mb Thu afternoon and to 59W 151W at 986 mb Thu night. $$ PKZ351-071530- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 338 PM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 to 35 kt becoming SE 10 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 19 to 25 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ352-071530- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 338 PM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind up to 20 kt becoming SW 10 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. $$
666 FZAK61 PAFC 071258 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 358 AM AKST Thu Jan 7 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. PKZ399-080145- 358 AM AKST Thu Jan 7 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 974 mb low at 55N 150W moves to 57N 151W at 979 mb Friday morning and moves to 58N 154W at 999 mb Saturday morning. $$ PKZ351-080145- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 358 AM AKST Thu Jan 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 to 45 kt diminishing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 to 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 19 to 27 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ352-080145- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 358 AM AKST Thu Jan 7 2021 .TODAY...N to E wind 15 to 30 kt becoming S to W in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S to W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. $$
881 FZAK61 PAFC 080006 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 306 PM AKST Thu Jan 7 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-081445- 306 PM AKST Thu Jan 7 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 974 mb low at 56N 149W moves to 59N 151W at 991 mb Friday afternoon and then falls apart over Southern Cook Inlet by Saturday morning. A North Pacific 977 mb low Saturday morning moves to 55N 148W at 969 mb by Saturday afternoon. $$ PKZ351-081445- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 306 PM AKST Thu Jan 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 29 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 19 to 27 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ352-081445- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 306 PM AKST Thu Jan 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt becoming SW 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. $$
280 FZAK61 PAFC 081238 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 338 AM AKST Fri Jan 8 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. PKZ399-090200- 338 AM AKST Fri Jan 8 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 982 mb low at 56N 149W moves to 59N 154W at 1000 mb Saturday morning and then moves inland midday Saturday. A 977 mb low over the North Pacific Saturday morning moves to 56N 154W at 958 mb by Sunday morning. $$ PKZ351-090200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 338 AM AKST Fri Jan 8 2021 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 to 30 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 to 40 kt increasing to 35 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 20 to 27 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 19 to 25 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ352-090200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 338 AM AKST Fri Jan 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 22 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 3:17 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:17 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:11 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 4, 9:06 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:08 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:14 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:14 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:36 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:36 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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