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Gale Warning 457, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 2, 2026

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 2, 2026, 4:46 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
Aug 2, 2026, 4:46 AM AKDT (12:46 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2026, 4:16 AM AKDT
In force
24 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 Aug 1, 7:31 PM AKDT, 9 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 7:31 PM AKDT, 9 hours 15 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 4:35 PM AKDTHigh Surf AdvisoryAFCBethel Census Area50 hr
Aug 1, 4:50 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC47 hr
Aug 1, 4:52 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC59 hr
Aug 2, 4:16 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Aug 2, 4:46 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC47 hr
Aug 2, 11:21 AM AKDTWind AdvisoryAFCAnchorage Municipality47 hr
Aug 2, 11:24 AM AKDTWind AdvisoryAFCBethel Census Area22 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.