Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 616, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 11, 2021, 3:27 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2021, 3:27 AM AKDT (11:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2021, 3:52 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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462 FZAK62 PAFC 111127 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 327 AM AKDT Mon Oct 11 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea 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. PKZ499-120130- 327 AM AKDT Mon Oct 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 989 mb low at 59N 164W moves to 59N 158W Mon afternoon. The low continues weakening as it moves onshore and inland in Bristol Bay. A 983 mb low at 54N 163E moves to 56N 172E at 981 mb Mon afternoon. The low continues to 58N 165W at 986 mb Tue afternoon and then meanders to 58N 160W at 988 mb Tue night. $$ PKZ411-120130- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 327 AM AKDT Mon Oct 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ412-120130- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 327 AM AKDT Mon Oct 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 15 to 30 kt becoming SE 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ413-120130- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 327 AM AKDT Mon Oct 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ414-120130- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 327 AM AKDT Mon Oct 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$
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222 FZAK62 PAFC 112348 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 348 PM AKDT Mon Oct 11 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-121300- 348 PM AKDT Mon Oct 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 992 mb low at 59N 158W dissipates Tue morning. A 980 mb low at 56N 173E elongates as it moves to 58N 163W at 985 mb Tue afternoon. This low tracks to 58N 154W at 989 mb Wed afternoon. A 997 mb low develops near 58N 175E Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ411-121300- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 348 PM AKDT Mon Oct 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt becoming NW 30 to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 to 35 kt diminishing to 10 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ412-121300- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 348 PM AKDT Mon Oct 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ413-121300- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 348 PM AKDT Mon Oct 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .WED...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ414-121300- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 348 PM AKDT Mon Oct 11 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 8 ft. $$
827 FZAK62 PAFC 121145 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 345 AM AKDT Tue Oct 12 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea 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. PKZ499-130100- 345 AM AKDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...An elongated 983 mb low at 57N 174W moves to 58N 160W at 984 mb Tue afternoon and then crosses the Aleutian Range to the Gulf of Alaska Tue evening. A 999 mb low at 58N 170E Wed morning moves to 58N 175W at 994 mb Wed night. $$ PKZ411-130100- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 345 AM AKDT Tue Oct 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 35 kt becoming NW up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 to 19 ft subsiding to 13 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming SW 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. $$ PKZ412-130100- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 345 AM AKDT Tue Oct 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ413-130100- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 345 AM AKDT Tue Oct 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 to 40 kt becoming NW 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .WED...W wind 10 to 20 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ414-130100- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 345 AM AKDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .TODAY...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$
989 FZAK62 PAFC 122352 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 352 PM AKDT Tue Oct 12 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-131515- 352 PM AKDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 985 mb low at 58N 164W moves to 58N 158W at 988 mb early Wed morning and then crosses the Aleutian Range into the Gulf of Alaska late Wed morning. An elongated 999 mb low at 57N 170E Wed morning moves to 56N 163W at 995 mb Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ411-131515- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 352 PM AKDT Tue Oct 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming SW 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ412-131515- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 352 PM AKDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ413-131515- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 352 PM AKDT Tue Oct 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 35 kt becoming W 30 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NW wind 30 to 50 kt becoming NW 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ414-131515- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 352 PM AKDT Tue Oct 12 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .WED...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 3:33 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 11, 3:35 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 11, 3:41 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 11, 3:41 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 11, 3:22 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 11, 3:23 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 11, 3:50 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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