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A gale warning is an alert issued by national weather forecasting agencies around the world in an event that maritime locations currently or imminently experiencing winds of gale force on the Beaufort scale. [1] Gale warnings (and gale watches) allow mariners to take precautionary actions to ensure their safety at sea or to seek safe anchorage ...
A gale watch is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when there is an increased risk for a gale-force wind event, meaning sustained surface winds, or frequent gusts, of 34 to 47 knots (39 to 54 mph; 63 to 87 km/h), but the occurrence, location, and/or timing of the event is still uncertain.
The last group includes three Beaufort numbers, 14–16. The actual alerts can be categorized into three classes: maritime wind warnings, land wind warnings, and tropical cyclone warnings. Advisory-force and gale-force winds will not trigger a separate wind advisory or warning if a Blizzard warning is already in effect.
Mariners advised to avoid hazardous conditions by remaining in port, seeking safe harbor, altering course, or securing vessels for severe conditions.
A cold front may bring gale force winds to the region Saturday, with the possibility of scattered thunderstorms Saturday night over Gulf waters. Cold front arriving Saturday brings gale warning ...
Offshore, a gale warning is in effect until 2 a.m. Friday. Heavy winds and seas of 8 to 11 feet and a visibility of 1 to 3 nautical miles may create dangerous marine conditions.
A gale is a strong wind; the word is typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. The U.S. National Weather Service defines a gale as sustained surface wind moving at a speed between 34 and 47 knots (63.0 and 87.0 km/h; 17.5 and 24.2 m/s; 39.1 and 54.1 mph). [1] Forecasters typically issue gale warnings when winds of this strength are ...
In all three West Coast states, gale warnings and high wind warnings were issued, along with winter storm warnings in the California Cascades and Sierra Nevada. Rain and snow were continuing to ...