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Gale Warning 206, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 27, 2026, 2:37 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 27, 2026, 2:37 PM AKST (23:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2026, 3:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 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, 4:51 AM AKST, 9 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 4:51 AM AKST, 9 hours 46 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 3:01 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:01 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:23 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:23 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:23 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 26, 7:43 PM AKST | Cold Weather Advisory | AFC | Anchorage Municipality, Chugach Census Area, Copper River Census Area, Kenai Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna | 5 days |
| Feb 27, 3:17 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:17 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:17 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:17 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 27, 3:17 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:15 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:15 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:37 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.