Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 623, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 18, 2021, 3:41 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Oct 18, 2021, 3:41 AM AKDT (11:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2021, 3:53 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
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338 FZAK61 PAFC 181141 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 341 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 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. PKZ399-190045- 341 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 975 mb low near 57N 151W drifts to 59N 151W at 979 mb Tue night. $$ PKZ351-190045- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 341 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 23 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 16 to 25 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .WED...SW wind up to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ352-190045- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 341 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .TODAY...E wind up to 20 kt becoming NW 10 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind up to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. $$
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581 FZAK61 PAFC 182336 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-191245- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 988 mb low will develop near 57N 143W this evening and will move to 58N 160W at 979 mb Tuesday afternoon. The low then moves inland Wednesday morning. A second 986 mb low will move to 57N 142W Wednesday afternoon. $$ PKZ351-191245- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 30 to 45 kt becoming S 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt diminishing to up to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .WED...W wind up to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ352-191245- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt diminishing to up to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .WED...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU...NW wind up to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$
608 FZAK61 PAFC 191150 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 350 AM AKDT Tue Oct 19 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. PKZ399-200045- 350 AM AKDT Tue Oct 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 982 mb low near 58N 47W moves to 59N 150W at 979 mb Tue afternoon. The low then moves inland through Tue night. A 984 mb low develops near 56N 152W Tue night, then moves to 59N 149N at 996 mb Wed night. $$ PKZ351-200045- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 350 AM AKDT Tue Oct 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind up to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...SE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ352-200045- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 350 AM AKDT Tue Oct 19 2021 .TODAY...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .WED...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$
880 FZAK61 PAFC 192353 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 353 PM AKDT Tue Oct 19 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-201315- 353 PM AKDT Tue Oct 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 977 mb low at 59N 150W this afternoon will move inland tonight. A second 982 mb low at 57N 141W Tuesday night will move to 60N 146W at 987 mb Wednesday afternoon. The low then moves inland Wednesday evening. A front enters the western Gulf Thursday afternoon. $$ PKZ351-201315- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 353 PM AKDT Tue Oct 19 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind up to 20 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .WED...NE wind up to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind up to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ352-201315- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 353 PM AKDT Tue Oct 19 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .WED...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU...NE wind up to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 3:18 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 18, 3:18 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Oct 18, 3:55 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 18, 4:06 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 18, 3:36 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Oct 18, 3:36 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Oct 18, 3:46 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 18, 3:46 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Oct 18, 3:46 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr |
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