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Gale Warning 541, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 31, 2021

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 31, 2021, 4:13 PM AKDT. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 31, 2021, 4:13 PM AKDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired: Aug 31, 2021, 5:15 PM AKDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

536 
FZAK51 PAFC 010013
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 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.

PKZ197-010115-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 997 mb low 260 nm southwest of Kodiak City this afternoon will 
move across the Alaska Peninsula on Wednesday. A second 997 mb low
will develop 280 nm southeast of Kodiak City Wednesday afternoon 
and move 110 nm northeast of Kodiak City at 997 mb Thursday 
afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-010115-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ120-010115-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ121-010115-
Resurrection Bay-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-010115-
Prince William Sound-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-010115-
Port Valdez-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

.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 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-010115-
Valdez Narrows-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-010115-
Valdez Arm-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-010115-
Passage Canal-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-010115-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas
8 ft. Rain.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-010115-
Barren Islands East-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas
6 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain.
.WED...E wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
13 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ132-010115-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas building to 11 ft. Rain.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, E wind 25 kt
becoming S after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ136-010115-
Chiniak Bay-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft 
after midnight. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-010115-
Marmot Bay-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas
8 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Rain.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-010115-
Shelikof Strait-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas building to 11 ft. 
Rain.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft
subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-010115-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-010115-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-010115-
Kachemak Bay-
413 PM AKDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 31, 4:13 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	62 min
Aug 31, 4:16 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	74 min
Sep 1, 3:23 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	13 hr
Sep 1, 3:56 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Sep 1, 4:05 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Sep 1, 4:05 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Sep 1, 4:05 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr

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Sources

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