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Gale Warning 466, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 15, 2026

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 15, 2026, 4:06 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 15, 2026, 4:06 PM AKDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2026, 4:25 AM AKDT
In force
12 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 15, 5:28 AM AKDT, 10 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 5:28 AM AKDT, 10 hours 38 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 4:06 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC70 hr
Aug 15, 4:13 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC70 hr
Aug 16, 4:21 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC58 hr
Aug 16, 4:25 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Aug 16, 5:40 AM AKDTWind AdvisoryAFCAnchorage Municipality19 hr
Aug 16, 12:33 PM AKDTFlood WatchAFCMatanuska-Susitna51 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.