Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 810, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 5, 2021, 3:47 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 5, 2021, 3:47 AM AKST (12:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2021, 4:06 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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371 FZAK61 PAFC 051247 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 347 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 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. PKZ399-060200- 347 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1022 mb low at 56N 152W moves northeastward and over the Kenai Peninsula on Sunday evening. A 982 mb low develops along the front near 58N 152W Monday afternoon and moves to 60N 149W Tuesday morning at 981 mb. $$ PKZ351-060200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 347 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ352-060200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 347 AM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .MON...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. $$
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566 FZAK61 PAFC 060010 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-061500- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 1022 mb low at 56N 152W moves northeastward and over the Kenai Peninsula this evening. A 982 mb low develops along the front near 58N 152W Monday afternoon and moves to 60N 149W Tuesday morning at 981 mb. $$ PKZ351-061500- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 19 to 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft. .WED...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 19 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ352-061500- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .MON...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. $$
152 FZAK61 PAFC 061254 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 354 AM AKST Mon Dec 6 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. PKZ399-070200- 354 AM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A front over the western Gulf develops into a 975 mb low at 59N 152W this evening. This low will move to 59N 144W and weaken to 980 mb midday Tue. The low moves into the eastern Gulf Tue evening. $$ PKZ351-070200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 354 AM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 to 30 kt increasing to 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 10 ft building to 8 to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 21 to 24 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 24 ft. .WED...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. $$ PKZ352-070200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 354 AM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 19 to 24 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 23 ft. .WED...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 27 ft. $$
910 FZAK61 PAFC 070045 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 345 PM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-071515- 345 PM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 977 mb low at 58N 154W moves to 57N 134W at 991 mb by Wed afternoon. A weak trough forms over the Northern Gulf through Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ351-071515- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 345 PM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 24 ft. .WED...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ352-071515- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 345 PM AKST Mon Dec 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 19 to 24 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 23 ft. .WED...W wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 18 to 27 ft. $$
411 FZAK61 PAFC 071244 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 344 AM AKST Tue Dec 7 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. PKZ399-080215- 344 AM AKST Tue Dec 7 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 974 mb low at 60N 148W moves to 59N 140W at 986 mb by Wed morning. Cyclonic flow will persist over the Gulf through Thursday morning. $$ PKZ351-080215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 344 AM AKST Tue Dec 7 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 21 to 25 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 18 to 24 ft. .WED...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 27 ft. $$ PKZ352-080215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 344 AM AKST Tue Dec 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 19 to 25 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 23 ft. .WED...W wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 15 to 27 ft. $$
615 FZAK61 PAFC 080023 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 323 PM AKST Tue Dec 7 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-081515- 323 PM AKST Tue Dec 7 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 974 mb low at 60N 148W moves to 59N 140W at 986 mb by Wed morning. Cyclonic flow will persist over the Gulf through Thursday morning. $$ PKZ351-081515- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 323 PM AKST Tue Dec 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 25 ft. .WED...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 to 40 kt diminishing to 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .THU...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 13 to 27 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. $$ PKZ352-081515- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 323 PM AKST Tue Dec 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .WED...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 17 to 27 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 23 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 21 to 27 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. $$
421 FZAK61 PAFC 081252 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 352 AM AKST Wed Dec 8 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. PKZ399-090215- 352 AM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... Cyclonic flow persists over the Gulf through Thu morning. A 955 mb low in Bristol Bay Thu afternoon crosses the Alaska Peninsula and reaches 59N 151W at 963 mb Fri morning. $$ PKZ351-090215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 352 AM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .THU...S wind 15 to 25 kt increasing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Rain with snow. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ352-090215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 352 AM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 15 to 29 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 18 to 25 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. $$
548 FZAK61 PAFC 090106 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 406 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-091415- 406 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A 994 mb low at 60N 146W moves to 58N 137W and dissipates Thu afternoon. A 962 mb low forms near 57N 156W and moves to 58N 146W at 961 mb for Fri afternoon. Its front spreads across the Gulf through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ351-091415- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 406 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .THU...S wind 15 to 25 kt increasing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Rain with snow. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 29 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 17 to 27 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .MON...S wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. $$ PKZ352-091415- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 406 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 17 to 32 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 19 to 29 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 20 to 24 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 19 to 25 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .MON...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 4:23 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:23 PM AKST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:33 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:33 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Dec 4, 4:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 4, 4:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 4, 4:40 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:47 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 5, 3:47 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 5, 4:04 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:04 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:04 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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