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- 1. an official notification of the approach of gale-force winds at sea or in coastal regions: "the National Weather Service has issued a gale warning for the coast"
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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. Gale warnings (and gale watches) allow mariners to take precautionary actions to ensure their safety at sea or to seek safe anchorage and ride out the storm on land. Though usually associated ... Wikipedia