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Gale Warning 36, NWS Juneau, AK

February 16, 2026

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 16, 2026, 3:44 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2026, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 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 16, 2026, 3:44 AM AKST (12:44 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2026, 6:00 PM AKST
Expired
Feb 17, 2026, 12:00 AM AKST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, 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 Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 15, 8:30 PM AKST, 7 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 8:30 PM AKST, 7 hours 14 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 3:44 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK62 hr
Feb 16, 3:44 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAJK53 hr
Feb 16, 11:51 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK21 hr
Feb 16, 11:51 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK42 hr
Feb 16, 12:23 PM AKSTCold Weather AdvisoryAJKHaines, Juneau City and, Ketchikan Gateway, Petersburg, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Sitka City and and 2 more45 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.