What is Gale warning?
[[File:Gale Warning - Depoe Bay Oregon.jpg|thumb|right|Gale warning flags (USA)]] A '''gale warning''' is an advisory issued to warn people about forecast [[Beaufort scale|gale force]] winds. In the [[United States]], warnings are issued by the [[National Weather Service]] to areas that will have winds within the range of 39 to 54 miles per hour or 63 to 69&nbsp;km-h. ==Example== The following is an example of a Gale Warning issued by the National Weather Service office in [[North Webster|North Webster, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Gale Warning|url=http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/2010-O-NEW-KMFL-GL-W-0001.html#2010-O-NEW-KMFL-GL-W-0001|work=Iowa Environmental Mesonet NWS Product Archive|accessdate=20 May 2011|author=National Weather Service}}</ref> <pre> URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 901 PM EDT WED OCT 29 2014 LMZ043-046-300915- /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0014.141031T1200Z-141101T0900Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 901 PM EDT WED OCT 29 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY...VEERING NORTH TO 35 KNOT GALES WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOT GALES FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * WAVES..5 TO 8 FEET LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...BUILDING TO 14 TO 20 FEET FRIDAY...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE </pre> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/cd/brochures/warning_e.