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Gale Warning 209, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 28, 2026, 2:26 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 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, 2026, 2:26 PM AKST (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2026, 3:30 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 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 28, 5:21 AM AKST, 9 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 5:21 AM AKST, 9 hours 5 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 3:34 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 27, 7:55 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:09 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 8:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 28, 1:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:26 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:26 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 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.