Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 729, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 24, 2021, 3:49 AM AKST. 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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The facts
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2021, 3:49 AM AKST (12:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 26, 2021, 3:53 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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462 FZAK61 PAFC 241249 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 349 AM AKST Wed Nov 24 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. PKZ399-250200- 349 AM AKST Wed Nov 24 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 986 mb low at 59N 141W this morning will move to 60N 147W at 983 mb Thursday morning. The low then remains nearly stationary and weakens to 998 mb Friday morning. $$ PKZ351-250200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 349 AM AKST Wed Nov 24 2021 .TODAY...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ352-250200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 349 AM AKST Wed Nov 24 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
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837 FZAK61 PAFC 250023 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 323 PM AKST Wed Nov 24 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-251615- 323 PM AKST Wed Nov 24 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 987 mb low at 60N 149W moves to 60N 147W at 988 mb Thu evening. The low remains nearly stationary and weakens to 1000 mb Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ351-251615- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 323 PM AKST Wed Nov 24 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray W of 148W after midnight. .THU...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. Freezing spray W of 148W. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ352-251615- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 323 PM AKST Wed Nov 24 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray W of 148W after midnight. .THU...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Freezing spray W of 148W. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 18 ft. $$
095 FZAK61 PAFC 251255 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 355 AM AKST Thu Nov 25 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. PKZ399-260130- 355 AM AKST Thu Nov 25 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 983 mb low at 60N 148W will remain nearly stationary and weaken to 1001 mb by Saturday morning. $$ PKZ351-260130- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 355 AM AKST Thu Nov 25 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW to NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. $$ PKZ352-260130- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 355 AM AKST Thu Nov 25 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Freezing spray mainly W of 149W. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. Freezing spray mainly W of 148W. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Freezing spray mainly W of 147W. .FRI NIGHT...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$
701 FZAK61 PAFC 260027 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 327 PM AKST Thu Nov 25 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-261615- 327 PM AKST Thu Nov 25 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 983 mb low at 60N 148W will remain nearly stationary and weaken to 994 mb by Saturday afternoon. $$ PKZ351-261615- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 327 PM AKST Thu Nov 25 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. $$ PKZ352-261615- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 327 PM AKST Thu Nov 25 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. $$
882 FZAK61 PAFC 261253 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 353 AM AKST Fri Nov 26 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. PKZ399-270145- 353 AM AKST Fri Nov 26 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...A 997 mb low at 60N 147W this morning will move to 59N 150W at 998 mb Saturday morning. The low then moves to 59N 143W at 994 mb Sunday morning. $$ PKZ351-270145- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 353 AM AKST Fri Nov 26 2021 .TODAY...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ352-270145- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 353 AM AKST Fri Nov 26 2021 .TODAY...W wind 30 to 40 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 17 ft. Freezing spray mainly W of 147W. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 3:13 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 23, 3:24 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 23, 3:24 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 23, 3:54 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Nov 23, 3:54 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:17 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:17 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:50 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 24, 3:50 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 24, 3:50 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:50 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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