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Gale Warning 665, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 13, 2021, 3:45 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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The facts
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2021, 3:45 AM AKDT (11:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2021, 2:32 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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728 FZAK51 PAFC 131145 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 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. PKZ197-140045- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 mb low 130 nm southwest of Yakutat moves to 50 nm southeast of Yakutat at 989 mb Wed afternoon and then inland while dissipating Wed evening. A 989 mb low develops 50 nm south of Seward Wed afternoon and moves to 40 nm north of Middleton Island Thu morning and then into Prince William Sound Thu afternoon and dissipates Thu night. $$ PKZ119-140045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to W 25 kt toward morning. Near the coast, Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 30 kt except SE 20 kt near the coast. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ120-140045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind to 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ121-140045- Resurrection Bay- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TODAY...N wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-140045- Prince William Sound- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas building to 4 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ126-140045- Port Valdez- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TONIGHT AND THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-140045- Valdez Narrows- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-140045- Valdez Arm- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-140045- Passage Canal- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-140045- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT AND THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ131-140045- Barren Islands East- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ132-140045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S of Dangerous Cape, W wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. N of Dangerous Cape, W wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ136-140045- Chiniak Bay- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ137-140045- Marmot Bay- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ138-140045- Shelikof Strait- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ139-140045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind to 15 kt. Seas to 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt, becoming Variable 10 kt N of Anchor Point in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ140-140045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ141-140045- Kachemak Bay- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
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549 FZAK51 PAFC 132232 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 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. PKZ197-141130- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 mb low 35 nm east of the Barren Islands Wed afternoon moves to 40 nm northwest of Middleton Island at 990 mb Thu afternoon and then into Prince William Sound and dissipates Fri morning. A 998 mb low from the Bering moves to 165 nm south of Sitkinak at 994 mb Fri morning and reaches 320 nm southeast of Sitkinak at 996 mb Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ119-141130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ120-141130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ121-141130- Resurrection Bay- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-141130- Prince William Sound- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ126-141130- Port Valdez- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-141130- Valdez Narrows- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-141130- Valdez Arm- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-141130- Passage Canal- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...W wind 15 kt.Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-141130- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-141130- Barren Islands East- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ132-141130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ136-141130- Chiniak Bay- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ137-141130- Marmot Bay- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ138-141130- Shelikof Strait- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ139-141130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt, becoming Variable 10 kt N of Anchor Point in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ140-141130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ141-141130- Kachemak Bay- 232 PM AKDT Wed Oct 13 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 3:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 13, 3:47 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 13, 3:51 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 13, 3:51 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 13, 3:51 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 13, 2:32 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Oct 13, 3:39 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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