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Gale Warning 736, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 30, 2021, 4:03 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Nov 30, 2021, 4:03 AM AKST (13:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2021, 3:46 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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822 FZAK61 PAFC 301303 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 403 AM AKST Tue Nov 30 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. PKZ399-010230- 403 AM AKST Tue Nov 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 972 mb low at 58N 148W moves to 60N 148W at 976 mb Tue afternoon before moving inland over the Kenai Peninsula while continuing to weaken. A 986 mb low develops at 58N 150W Tue night and continues to 59N 142W at 999 mb Wed night. $$ PKZ351-010230- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 403 AM AKST Tue Nov 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 18 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Freezing spray W of 146W late. .WED...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Freezing spray W of 146W. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. $$ PKZ352-010230- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 403 AM AKST Tue Nov 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Freezing spray W of 147W. Snow showers. .WED...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. Freezing spray W of 148W. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 22 ft. .THU...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$
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373 FZAK61 PAFC 010003 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 303 PM AKST Tue Nov 30 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-011400- 303 PM AKST Tue Nov 30 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 974 mb low at 60N 147W moves inland tonight. A 991 mb low develops at 59N 145W Wednesday afternoon and remains nearly stationary weakening to 1004 mb Thursday afternoon. $$ PKZ351-011400- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 303 PM AKST Tue Nov 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Freezing spray W of 146W. .WED...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 16 ft. Freezing spray W of 146W. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Freezing spray W of 146W. Snow showers. .THU...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ352-011400- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 303 PM AKST Tue Nov 30 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Freezing spray W of 147W. Snow showers. .WED...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. Freezing spray W of 146W. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 22 ft. Freezing spray W of 146W. .THU...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
548 FZAK61 PAFC 011251 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 351 AM AKST Wed Dec 1 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. PKZ399-020245- 351 AM AKST Wed Dec 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 986 mb low at 60N 153W drifts to 59N 144W at 1001 mb Thu morning. This low then shifts to 58N 140W at 1011 mb Thu night. $$ PKZ351-020245- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 351 AM AKST Wed Dec 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Freezing spray W of 147W. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...S wind up to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$ PKZ352-020245- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 351 AM AKST Wed Dec 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. Freezing spray W of 148W. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .SUN...E wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. $$
440 FZAK61 PAFC 012354 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 254 PM AKST Wed Dec 1 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-021500- 254 PM AKST Wed Dec 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 992 mb low at 59N 146W this afternoon will move to 58N 145W at 1006 mb Thursday afternoon. The low then moves to 55N 141W at 1012 mb Friday afternoon. $$ PKZ351-021500- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 254 PM AKST Wed Dec 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. Freezing spray W of 146W. Snow showers. .THU...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .MON...S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ352-021500- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 254 PM AKST Wed Dec 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft. Freezing spray W of 145W. .THU...W wind 30 to 40 kt diminishing to 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 20 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 19 ft. $$
340 FZAK61 PAFC 021244 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 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. PKZ399-030215- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1000 mb low at 59N 145W drifts to 56N 138W at 1013 mb Fri afternoon. A trough of low pressure lingers over the Gulf through Sat morning. $$ PKZ351-030215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Freezing spray W of 147W. .FRI...NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind up to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ352-030215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Freezing spray W of 147W. .FRI...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Freezing spray W of 147W in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SAT...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$
337 FZAK61 PAFC 030046 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 346 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-031415- 346 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... An 1006 mb low at 58N 146W this afternoon will move to 55N 139W at 1013 mb Friday afternoon. A second 1019 mb low will move to 55N 152W Saturday afternoon. $$ PKZ351-031415- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 346 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Freezing spray W of 147W. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Freezing spray W of 147W. .SAT...W wind up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ352-031415- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 346 PM AKST Thu Dec 2 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. Freezing spray W of 147W in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray W of 147W. .SAT...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind up to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 3:05 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 29, 3:05 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Nov 29, 3:05 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 29, 3:23 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:06 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 29, 4:06 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Nov 30, 12:06 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:09 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:09 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:09 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:23 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:30 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 2:42 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 30, 2:55 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 10 hr |
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