Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2026

Gale Warning 185, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 21, 2026

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 21, 2026, 3:41 AM 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

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 21, 2026, 3:41 AM AKST (12:41 UTC)
Expired
Feb 21, 2026, 3:22 PM AKST
In force
12 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 20, 5:52 AM AKST, 21 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 5:52 AM AKST, 21 hours 49 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 20, 3:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 20, 3:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Feb 20, 3:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC13 hr
Feb 20, 3:21 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 20, 3:21 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 21, 3:09 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 21, 3:41 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2026Every gale warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.