Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 496, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 16, 2021, 3:51 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Aug 16, 2021, 3:51 PM AKDT (23:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2021, 3:34 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
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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. $$
1 follow-up statement
949 FZAK61 PAFC 171134 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 334 AM AKDT Tue Aug 17 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-180130- 334 AM AKDT Tue Aug 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1004 mb low at 58N 152W will move to 59N 147W Wed morning and then weaken to 1014 mb Wed afternoon. Its associated front will stretch across the Gulf through Wed afternoon. $$ 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. $$ PKZ352-180130- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 334 AM AKDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 3:50 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Aug 16, 3:50 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Aug 16, 4:04 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 16, 3:46 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 16, 3:46 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 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.