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Gale Warning 189, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 23, 2026

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 23, 2026, 3:31 AM AKST. It was in force for 25 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 23, 2026, 3:31 AM AKST (12:31 UTC)
Expired
Feb 24, 2026, 4:02 AM AKST
In force
25 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 22, 4:23 PM AKST, 11 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 4:23 PM AKST, 11 hours 8 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 3:23 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 22, 3:23 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC37 hr
Feb 22, 3:23 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Feb 22, 3:23 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 22, 3:23 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Feb 23, 3:36 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC72 hr
Feb 23, 3:43 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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