Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 822, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 16, 2021, 3:39 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2021, 3:39 PM AKST (00:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2021, 4:02 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
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802 FZAK62 PAFC 170039 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 339 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 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. PKZ499-171345- 339 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 970 mb low near 55N 172E and moves to 59N 174W Fri afternoon and moves into western Alaska Sat morning. Its front pushes across the Bering through Fri. A new front pushes into the Bering Fri night with a low of 960 mb moving east of Kamchatka through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ411-171345- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 339 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...W wind 35 to 50 kt diminishing to 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 27 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt increasing to 35 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...S wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 15 to 30 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 19 to 30 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 18 to 27 ft. .MON...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 18 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. $$ PKZ412-171345- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 339 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. Rain with snow. .FRI...SW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 29 ft. Snow and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 to 45 kt becoming SW 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 to 28 ft. Snow. .SAT...S wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 22 to 30 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 18 to 28 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ413-171345- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 339 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 28 ft building to 20 to 28 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 26 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 16 to 28 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 20 to 29 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 26 ft. .MON...SW wind up to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ414-171345- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 339 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt becoming S 25 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .MON...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. $$
1 follow-up statement
802 FZAK62 PAFC 171302 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 402 AM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-180200- 402 AM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 971 mb low near 57N 178E and moves to 61N 165W Sat morning. Its front pushes across the Bering. Fri night with a low of 960 mb moving east of Kamchatka through Sat afternoon. Sun morning there will be a new Pacific 970 mb low at 51N 168E. The low will weaken and move to 55N 176E Mon morning. $$ PKZ411-180200- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 402 AM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 to 50 kt diminishing to 25 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 27 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt increasing to 35 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 20 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...S wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 14 to 29 ft building to 22 to 30 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 19 to 30 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .MON...S wind up to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ412-180200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 402 AM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 to 50 kt. Seas 15 to 29 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 28 ft. Snow. .SAT...S wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 to 30 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 27 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ413-180200- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 402 AM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 28 ft building to 20 to 28 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 26 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 28 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 35 to 45 kt. Seas 20 to 29 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 15 to 23 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ414-180200- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 402 AM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 21 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .MON...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 3:23 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:47 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:47 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:48 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:54 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:02 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 17, 2:52 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Dec 17, 2:53 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 17, 2:53 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr |
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