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Gale Warning 189, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 28, 2023

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 28, 2023, 5:37 AM AKST. It was in force for 46 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 28, 2023, 5:37 AM AKST (14:37 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2023, 3:51 AM AKST
In force: 46 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 27, 6:56 PM AKST, 10 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 6:56 PM AKST, 10 hours 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 28, 5:37 AM AKST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 27, 3:57 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	3 days
Feb 27, 4:30 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	47 hr
Feb 27, 4:30 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	71 hr
Feb 27, 4:30 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	47 hr
Feb 27, 4:30 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	5 days
Feb 27, 4:53 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	50 hr
Feb 27, 4:53 PM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	52 hr
Feb 28, 2:46 AM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	6 hr
Feb 28, 3:34 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Feb 28, 3:42 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Feb 28, 3:42 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Feb 28, 3:42 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 28, 4:11 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Feb 28, 4:11 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Feb 28, 4:11 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	72 hr
Feb 28, 4:13 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	59 hr
Feb 28, 5:25 AM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	49 hr

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Sources

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