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Gale Warning 508, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 10, 2021, 3:46 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
- Aug 10, 2021, 3:46 AM AKDT (11:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2021, 3:59 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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128 FZAK51 PAFC 101146 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 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. PKZ197-110315- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 mb low 30 nm south of Seward will move into Prince William Sound and then inland this afternoon. A 1005 mb low 125 nm southwest of Sitkinak Wed morning will move to 50 nm southwest of Cordova Wed night and then inland Thu morning. $$ PKZ119-110315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt except E wind 40 kt near the coast in the early morning. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-110315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-110315- Resurrection Bay- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-110315- Prince William Sound- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-110315- Port Valdez- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-110315- Valdez Narrows- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-110315- Valdez Arm- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-110315- Passage Canal- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier during the morning. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-110315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-110315- Barren Islands East- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-110315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-110315- Chiniak Bay- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-110315- Marmot Bay- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-110315- Shelikof Strait- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-110315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-110315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-110315- Kachemak Bay- 346 AM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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086 FZAK51 PAFC 102359 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 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. PKZ197-111245- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 mb low over Prince William Sound moves inland this evening. A 1005 mb low 70 nm east of Chignik Wed morning will move to 50 nm southeast of Homer at 1007 mb Thu morning and then moves inland Thu afternoon. Its front crosses the Gulf through Wed evening. $$ PKZ119-111245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-111245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-111245- Resurrection Bay- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-111245- Prince William Sound- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-111245- Port Valdez- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-111245- Valdez Narrows- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-111245- Valdez Arm- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-111245- Passage Canal- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt this evening near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-111245- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-111245- Barren Islands East- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-111245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. NE wind 20 kt near the coast early. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-111245- Chiniak Bay- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-111245- Marmot Bay- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-111245- Shelikof Strait- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-111245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-111245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-111245- Kachemak Bay- 359 PM AKDT Tue Aug 10 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 3:44 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Aug 10, 3:50 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 10, 3:59 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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