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Gale Warning 488, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 18, 2021, 3:41 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jul 18, 2021, 3:41 AM AKDT (11:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2021, 2:55 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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161 FZAK52 PAFC 181141 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 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. PKZ199-190015- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 mb low 240 nm northeast of Attu will move north and get absorbed by a new 998 mb low at 200 nm northeast of St Matthew Island Tue Morning. Its front will move across the Aleutians and Bering through Tue afternoon. High pressure persists over the eastern Bering through Sun night. $$ PKZ150-190015- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-190015- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-190015- Bristol Bay- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-190015- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt except variable 10 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt except variable 10 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-190015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ171-190015- Unalaska Bay- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-190015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ173-190015- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ174-190015- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft.Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ175-190015- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ176-190015- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ177-190015- Adak to Kiska- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ178-190015- Kiska to Attu- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ179-190015- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-190015- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-190015- North and West of Nunivak Island- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-190015- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 341 AM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
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918 FZAK52 PAFC 182255 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 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. PKZ199-191200- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 mb low complex spread over the Western Bering merges to form a 1001 mb low 265 nm west of St Matthew Island Mon afternoon. This low then moves into the Chukchi Sea at 998 mb for Tue afternoon. Its front moves into Western Alaska by Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ150-191200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-191200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ160-191200- Bristol Bay- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-191200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind up to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...S wind 25 kt, except 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-191200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ171-191200- Unalaska Bay- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. Areas of fog. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-191200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ173-191200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ174-191200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ175-191200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ176-191200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ177-191200- Adak to Kiska- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ178-191200- Kiska to Attu- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ179-191200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ180-191200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-191200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-191200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 255 PM AKDT Sun Jul 18 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind up to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 3:41 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jul 18, 2:55 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr |
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