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Gale Warning 236, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 9, 2026

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 9, 2026, 4:02 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
Mar 9, 2026, 4:02 AM AKDT (12:02 UTC)
Expired
Mar 11, 2026, 3:32 PM AKDT
In force
60 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 Mar 8, 4:46 PM AKDT, 11 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 4:46 PM AKDT, 11 hours 16 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 4:02 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Mar 9, 4:02 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC71 hr
Mar 9, 4:22 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC71 hr
Mar 9, 4:22 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 9, 4:22 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC59 hr
Mar 9, 3:10 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Mar 9, 3:10 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 9, 3:10 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr

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.