Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 831, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 21, 2021, 4:33 PM AKST. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2021, 4:33 PM AKST (01:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2021, 3:56 AM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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288 FZAK62 PAFC 220133 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 433 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 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. PKZ499-221315- 433 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 mb low at 56N 172E moves to 64N 161W at 1011 mb then inland for Thu morning. Its front extends across the Northern Bering through Thu afternoon. High pressure moves into the Southern Bering by Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ411-221315- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 433 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 24 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 to 40 kt diminishing to 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 21 ft. .THU...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ412-221315- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 433 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 20 ft. .THU...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 17 to 25 ft. $$ PKZ413-221315- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 433 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ414-221315- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 433 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. Snow and freezing rain. .WED...SW wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. $$
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348 FZAK62 PAFC 221253 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-230145- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 976 mb low at 57N 168E moves to 62N 174W at 1009 mb by Wednesday night, and then moves inland by Thursday night. Its associated front extends across the Northern Bering through Thursday night. A ridge of high pressure begins to build into the Southern Bering by Thursday night. $$ PKZ411-230145- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 16 to 22 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 21 ft. .THU...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ412-230145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 to 40 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .THU...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ413-230145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. $$ PKZ414-230145- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$
048 FZAK62 PAFC 230043 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 343 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 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. PKZ499-231400- 343 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 989 mb low at 60N 175E moves to 63N 159W at 1013 mb Thu morning. A 996 mb North Pacific low Thu afternoon moves over the Western Aleutians near northern Kamchatka at 999 mb Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ411-231400- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 343 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...S wind up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ412-231400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 343 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. .THU...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ413-231400- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 343 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ414-231400- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 343 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .THU...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...S wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$
549 FZAK62 PAFC 231256 OFFALU Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 356 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 Offshore Waters Forecast for the Bering Sea Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ499-240145- 356 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1009 mb low at 62N 175E moves to 63N 159W at 1016 mb Thursday night. A 995 mb North Pacific low moves over the Western Aleutians near northern Kamchatka Thursday night, and then moves to 57N 176E at 994 mb Friday night. $$ PKZ411-240145- Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Dateline- 356 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .TODAY...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ412-240145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N- 356 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .TODAY...S wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ413-240145- Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N- 356 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 to 25 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ414-240145- Bering Sea Offshore East of 171W- 356 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .TODAY...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...S wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 16 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 3:57 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:12 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:12 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:12 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:32 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:54 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:54 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:54 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:54 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:30 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 7 hr |
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