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What is a Gale Warning?
Sustained non-tropical winds of 34 to 47 knots are forecast or occurring in the marine area.
What to do
Use the live bulletin first
- Check the current marine bulletin and local coastal waters forecast before departure.
- Delay travel or reach safe harbor when the bulletin or your vessel limits require it.
- Secure the vessel and account for locally higher gusts and seas described in the warning.
Collected NWS data
Active Gale Warning alerts
Gale Warning for Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm
Coastal waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA out 10 nm, Coastal waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA out 10 nm, Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm and 1 more
Gale Warning for Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM
Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm, Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas California out to 10 nm, Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM and 1 more
Gale Warning for Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm
Coastal waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA out 10 nm, Waters from Cape Blanco OR to Pt. St. George CA from 10 to 60 nm
Gale Warning for North and West of Nunivak Island
Gale Warning for Kiska to Attu Bering Side
Gale Warning for Kiska to Attu Pacific Side
Gale Warning for Adak to Kiska Bering Side
Gale Warning for Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM
Gale Warning for Adak to Kiska Pacific Side
Gale Warning for Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and North of 56N
Gale Warning for Bering Sea Offshore 171W to 180 and South of 56N
Gale Warning for Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Date Line
Bering Sea Offshore West of 180 and East of the International Date Line
Reviewed sources
Reviewed 2026-07-21. This guide is maintained by Weather Alert Watch from official sources.
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