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Gale Warning 438, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 19, 2021, 10:54 AM AKDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- May 19, 2021, 10:54 AM AKDT (18:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2021, 3:51 PM AKDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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217 FZAK51 PAFC 191854 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 Updated Zones 121 125 129 132 138. Coastal waters forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-200315- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front moves through the Gulf of Alaska from southwest to northeast reaching the North Gulf Coast Thu morning and then Southeast Alaska Thu evening. $$ PKZ119-200315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-200315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-200315- Resurrection Bay- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-200315- Prince William Sound- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...SE wind to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-200315- Port Valdez- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-200315- Valdez Narrows- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-200315- Valdez Arm- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-200315- Passage Canal- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-200315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 50 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-200315- Barren Islands East- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ132-200315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-200315- Chiniak Bay- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-200315- Marmot Bay- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-200315- Shelikof Strait- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-200315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-200315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-200315- Kachemak Bay- 1054 AM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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569 FZAK51 PAFC 192351 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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. PKZ197-201245- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front moves through the Gulf of Alaska from southwest to northeast reaching the North Gulf Coast Thu Morning and then Southeast Alaska Thu evening. $$ PKZ119-201245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ120-201245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ121-201245- Resurrection Bay- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-201245- Prince William Sound- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-201245- Port Valdez- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-201245- Valdez Narrows- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-201245- Valdez Arm- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...Varaible wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-201245- Passage Canal- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-201245- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 50 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-201245- Barren Islands East- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ132-201245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ136-201245- Chiniak Bay- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-201245- Marmot Bay- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-201245- Shelikof Strait- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-201245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-201245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-201245- Kachemak Bay- 351 PM AKDT Wed May 19 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 3:25 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| May 19, 3:25 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| May 19, 3:25 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 19, 10:54 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| May 19, 3:51 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 19, 3:52 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 19, 3:56 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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