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Gale Warning 835, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 25, 2021, 3:16 PM 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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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2021, 3:16 PM AKST (00:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2021, 3:07 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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134 FZAK61 PAFC 260016 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 316 PM AKST Sat Dec 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. PKZ399-261445- 316 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... High pressure will continue across the western Gulf. A weak low will the develop across the northern Gulf Sat morning and move into the eastern Gulf and weakens Sun morning. Another weak low develop over the northern Gulf Sun afternoon and weakens as it moves into eastern Gulf Sun night. $$ PKZ351-261445- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 316 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt increasing to 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. $$ PKZ352-261445- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 316 PM AKST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. $$
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224 FZAK61 PAFC 261257 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 357 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-270200- 357 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... High pressure persists across the western Gulf. A weak low develops across the northern Gulf Sat night and moves into the eastern Gulf and weakens Sunday night. Another weak low develops over the northern Gulf Sun afternoon and weakens as it moves into eastern Gulf Sun night. $$ PKZ351-270200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 357 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ352-270200- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 357 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
518 FZAK61 PAFC 270041 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 341 PM AKST Sun Dec 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. PKZ399-271400- 341 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... High pressure will continue across the western and southern Gulf. A weak low will the develop across the northern Gulf Sun evening and move into the eastern Gulf Sunday night. A weak trough will persist across the northern Gulf Mon and Tue. $$ PKZ351-271400- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 341 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .MON...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ352-271400- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 341 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 to 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$
809 FZAK61 PAFC 271301 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 401 AM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-280215- 401 AM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A weak low over the eastern Gulf will move southeastward today. A trough will persist across the northern Gulf tonight and Tue. $$ PKZ351-280215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 401 AM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...SW wind up to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. $$ PKZ352-280215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 401 AM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. $$
528 FZAK61 PAFC 280111 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 411 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 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. PKZ399-281545- 411 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A trough will persist across the northern Gulf through Tue. The trough strengthens to a 1004 mb low at 59N 144W Wed morning and moves to the eastern Gulf by Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ351-281545- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 411 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 to 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt becoming W 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind up to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 9 ft. .THU...SW wind up to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ352-281545- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 411 PM AKST Mon Dec 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .TUE THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind up to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 16 to 25 ft. $$
468 FZAK61 PAFC 281255 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 355 AM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-290215- 355 AM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A trough will persist across the northern Gulf through Tue. A 1005 mb forms at 59N 143W Wed morning. Then the low moves southeastward and exits the Gulf by Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ351-290215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 355 AM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt increasing to 25 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. $$ PKZ352-290215- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 355 AM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 .TODAY...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 24 ft. $$
181 FZAK61 PAFC 290034 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 334 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 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. PKZ399-291430- 334 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A trough will persist across the northern Gulf through Wed morning. A 1006 mb low forms at 59N 144W Wed morning and moves to the Southeastern Peninsula by Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ351-291430- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 334 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt increasing to 20 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 10 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...S wind up to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 13 to 21 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ352-291430- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 334 PM AKST Tue Dec 28 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 19 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 17 to 24 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 20 ft. $$
205 FZAK61 PAFC 291249 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 349 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 Offshore waters forecast for the Gulf of Alaska West of 144W Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ399-300145- 349 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A weak ridge builds over the western Gulf through today. A 1008 mb low forms near 57N 148W and tracks eastward across the Gulf on Thu. $$ PKZ351-300145- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 349 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 to 35 kt diminishing to 15 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind up to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 17 ft. $$ PKZ352-300145- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 349 AM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 .TODAY...W wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. $$
181 FZAK61 PAFC 300007 OFFAER Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 307 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 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. PKZ399-301500- 307 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A weak ridge builds over the western Gulf through today. A 1008 mb low forms near 57N 133W and tracks southeastward across the Gulf coast Thursday afternoon. A 1008 mb low develops at 55N 142W Thursday afternoon and moves across the east Gulf coast Friday afternoon. A 993 mb low forms at 59N 148W Friday morning and moves to 60N 146W by Friday afternoon. $$ PKZ351-301500- Gulf of Alaska Offshore North of 57N and West of 144W- 307 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming SW up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .THU...SE wind up to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 15 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 18 ft. $$ PKZ352-301500- Gulf of Alaska Offshore South of 57N North of 55N and West of 144W- 307 PM AKST Wed Dec 29 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 to 45 kt. Seas 14 to 22 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 to 15 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 3:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 3:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 3:49 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:01 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:01 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:01 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:44 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:44 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:44 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:57 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 26, 3:57 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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