Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 495, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 15, 2021, 2:46 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Aug 15, 2021, 2:46 PM AKDT (22:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2021, 3:14 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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053 FZAK61 PAFC 152246 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 246 PM AKDT Sun Aug 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. PKZ399-161245- 246 PM AKDT Sun Aug 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A weak trough elongates across the Northern Gulf through Tues afternoon. The front transits into the Northern Gulf trough Tues afternoon. A 1004 mb low forms at 56N 157W Mon afternoon and moves to 59N 148W Tues afternoon. $$ PKZ351-161245- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 246 PM AKDT Sun Aug 15 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. $$ PKZ352-161245- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 246 PM AKDT Sun Aug 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
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113 FZAK61 PAFC 161145 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 345 AM AKDT Mon Aug 16 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-170100- 345 AM AKDT Mon Aug 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A weak trough elongates across the northern Gulf through Tue afternoon. A 1005 mb low will develop at 57N 152W tonight and move to 59N 146W at 1003 mb Tue morning. The low will then move to 60N 145W at 1007 mb Wed morning. $$ PKZ351-170100- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 345 AM AKDT Mon Aug 16 2021 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 7 to 12 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind up to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PKZ352-170100- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 345 AM AKDT Mon Aug 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. $$
853 FZAK61 PAFC 162351 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 351 PM AKDT Mon Aug 16 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. PKZ399-171330- 351 PM AKDT Mon Aug 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A trough across the northern Gulf dissipates Tues morning. A front enters the western Gulf tonight and stretches across the Gulf Wed afternoon. A 1004 mb low develops at 58N 152W Tues morning and moves to 59N 144W and weakens to 1014 mb Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ351-171330- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 351 PM AKDT Mon Aug 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 7 to 12 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .WED...W wind up to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW wind up to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ352-171330- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 351 PM AKDT Mon Aug 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
949 FZAK61 PAFC 171134 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 334 AM AKDT Tue Aug 17 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-180130- 334 AM AKDT Tue Aug 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1004 mb low at 58N 152W will move to 59N 147W Wed morning and then weaken to 1014 mb Wed afternoon. Its associated front will stretch across the Gulf through Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ351-180130- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 334 AM AKDT Tue Aug 17 2021 .TODAY...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ352-180130- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 334 AM AKDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$
830 FZAK61 PAFC 172314 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 314 PM AKDT Tue Aug 17 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. PKZ399-181300- 314 PM AKDT Tue Aug 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1005 mb low at 60N 147W moves to 59N 140W Thurs afternoon weakening to 1022 mb. Its front stretches across the northern Gulf through Thurs afternoon. $$ PKZ351-181300- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 314 PM AKDT Tue Aug 17 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ352-181300- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 314 PM AKDT Tue Aug 17 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind up to 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 4:04 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Aug 15, 2:31 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Aug 15, 2:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr |
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