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Gale Warning 427, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 7, 2021, 4:01 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- May 7, 2021, 4:01 AM AKDT (12:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2021, 4:03 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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018 FZAK52 PAFC 071201 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-080045- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... There is a 987 mb low 70 nm south of Adak Fri morning and then moves to 150 nm southeast of Atka at 990 mb Fri afternoon. This low will continue to weaken rapidly. A second low of 991 mb will be over King Cove Fri afternoon. Sat morning the second low weaken to 993 mb and be located at 100 NM north of Dutch Harbor. $$ PKZ150-080045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ155-080045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ160-080045- Bristol Bay- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. $$ PKZ165-080045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt except E 30 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt except E 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ170-080045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ171-080045- Unalaska Bay- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. $$ PKZ172-080045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ173-080045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ174-080045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ175-080045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ176-080045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ177-080045- Adak to Kiska- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ178-080045- Kiska to Attu- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ179-080045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ180-080045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ181-080045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ185-080045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 401 AM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$
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775 FZAK52 PAFC 080003 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-081300- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A complex 991 mb low 50 nm southeast of Cold Bay moves to 113 nm northeast of Atka at 996 mb Sat evening and then continues to 100 nm northwest of Dutch Harbor at 1001 mb Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ150-081300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ155-081300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-081300- Bristol Bay- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-081300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. From Port Moller E, E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-081300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ171-081300- Unalaska Bay- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-081300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-081300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ174-081300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-081300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ176-081300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ177-081300- Adak to Kiska- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ178-081300- Kiska to Attu- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ179-081300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ180-081300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ181-081300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ185-081300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 403 PM AKDT Fri May 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 4:04 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 6, 4:04 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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