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Gale Warning 477, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 27, 2026, 4:12 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Aug 27, 2026, 4:12 AM AKDT (12:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2026, 7:12 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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024 FZAK51 PAFC 271212 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 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. PKZ197-280115- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front over the western Gulf Thu night moves across the Gulf through Sat morning. A 1010 mb low develops Fri morning 60 nm S of Seward and moves 20 nm N of Middleton Island Sat morning. $$ PKZ710-280115- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-280115- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-280115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ715-280115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-280115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ714-280115- Resurrection Bay- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-280115- Northwest Prince William Sound- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-280115- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-280115- Southwest Prince William Sound- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-280115- Port of Valdez- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-280115- Valdez Narrows- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt becoming NE wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-280115- Valdez Arm- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-280115- Passage Canal- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-280115- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ731-280115- Barren Islands East- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ733-280115- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ732-280115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-280115- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-280115- Chiniak Bay- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-280115- Marmot Bay- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-280115- Shelikof Strait- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ742-280115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-280115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-280115- Kachemak Bay- 412 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt except S 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
1 follow-up statement
947 FZAK51 PAFC 271512 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-280330- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1013 mb low 110 nm S of Yakutat moves into the North Pacific Thu morning. A front from a 990 mb Bering low moves into the western Gulf and Cook Inlet late Thu evening. $$ PKZ710-280330- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ711-280330- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-280330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ715-280330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-280330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ714-280330- Resurrection Bay- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .THU...N wind 15 kt becoming S wind 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-280330- Northwest Prince William Sound- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-280330- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-280330- Southwest Prince William Sound- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-280330- Port of Valdez- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ721-280330- Valdez Narrows- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt becoming SW wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-280330- Valdez Arm- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-280330- Passage Canal- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-280330- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ731-280330- Barren Islands East- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ733-280330- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ732-280330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ734-280330- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-280330- Chiniak Bay- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-280330- Marmot Bay- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-280330- Shelikof Strait- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-280330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .THU...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-280330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-280330- Kachemak Bay- 712 AM AKDT Thu Aug 27 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Aug 26, 5:38 PM AKDT, 10 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 5:38 PM AKDT, 10 hours 34 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 538 PM AKDT Wed Aug 26 2026 .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: This afternoon through Saturday afternoon)... Key Messages: - Mostly clear skies through tomorrow afternoon/evening, then rain and winds return as a low pressure system moves across Southcentral through Saturday afternoon. - For Susitna Valley, 48-hour rain totals around 0.5 to 1.5 inches will allow for rises on many small streams and rivers, and localized ponding in low-lying or poor drainage areas. - Winds pick through Cook Inlet and along Prince William Sound by late Thursday, with localized gusty southeasterly gap winds through Anchorage and Copper River Valley. Discussion: A drier, cooler air mass has led to clear skies for most of Southcentral Alaska this afternoon. With clear skies forecast to persist through tonight, there could be a return of fog early tomorrow morning. Current thinking is that abundant sunshine today will have helped mix out some low level moisture, leading to lower dew points. This may mean that it will be a bit too dry in some areas for the lower levels to saturate and produce fog. Still, patchy fog remains possible from Mat-Su down to Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula, with fog chances greater around bodies of water and wetlands. Though most areas will likely see overnight lows remain in the 40s (especially where fog develops), one other thing to watch for is the potential for temperatures to plummet into the high 30s overnight. This will be most likely for locations that tend to lean cooler, like Soldotna, East Anchorage (near Campbell Tract), and Willow. We'll get a continuation of benign weather through the first half of tomorrow, and then clouds will filter in ahead of an elongated low moving into Norton Sound. As its front pushes eastward into Southcentral, expect rain to move in from west to east beginning as early as tomorrow afternoon for Susitna Valley, and reaching Prince William Sound by early Friday morning. With the system being quite progressive, the heaviest rain will likely move through within about 12 or so hours, limiting the potential for sustained, heavy rain and flooding concerns. Still, with river levels still high from our rain earlier this week, parts of Susitna Valley will likely see minor impacts as the watershed absorbs this additional rainfall. -KC && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: This afternoon through Saturday evening)... Key Messages: * A Wind Advisory has been issued for the Kuskokwim Delta, Western Capes, and Northern Bristol Bay coast from 10AM Thursday to 4PM Friday. South to southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph are expected. * Moderate to heavy rain across Southwest Alaska Thursday afternoon through Thursday night. Tapers to showers through Friday. * Drying trend across Southwest Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula Saturday. * Another system moves into the Bering Saturday. Discussion: Satellite imagery reveals an upper-level about to emerge into the extreme western Bering Sea this afternoon while the attendant surface low move eastward out ahead of it. A moist, warm, and tropical airmass continues to surge northward through the Bering the rest of today and into Thursday. Rain, moderate to heavy at times will work from the Western Aleutians this afternoon to the Pribilof Islands this evening and will make it to the Kuskokwim Delta Coast by early Thursday morning. Southerly to southeast winds along the coast Thursday morning will turn southwesterly by Thursday afternoon. Expect gale-force winds along the Kuskokwim Delta Coast Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening. Southwest gusts into Bethel will also be strong at times Thursday afternoon and evening. The corridor of gale-force winds moves south into Bristol Bay as well by Thursday evening. With this, a Wind Advisory has been issued for the Kuskokwim Delta Coast, Interior Kuskokwim Delta, the Western Capes, and the Northern Bristol Bay Coast from 10 AM AKDT Thursday through 4 PM AKDT Friday to address the gusty southerly to southwesterly winds. Additionally, due to the tropical nature of the airmass accompanying this system and strong jet dynamics, a few lightning strikes will be possible (10 to 30% chance) along the Aleutian Chain marine zones this evening and Thursday, as well as the Bristol Bay waters by Thursday evening. The fetch of southwesterly winds into Kuskokwim Bay and Bristol Bay will be long. Wave heights in Kuskokwim Bay will build through Thursday with peak heights around 5 to 7 ft near the coast with 8 to 11 ft away from the coast. Peak heights should occur Thursday afternoon through evening before slowly subsiding through Friday. Wave heights across Bristol Bay will be similar with peak wave heights occurring Thursday evening and night before slowly subsiding through Friday. Aside from the winds and rough seas along the Southwest Coast, the other main theme with this system will be the heavy rain that it brings. As mentioned previously, rain begins at the Kuskokwim Delta Coast Thursday morning and spreads across the rest of Southwest through the rest of the day. Rain picks up in intensity Thursday afternoon through Thursday night as a strong shortwave moves over the area and 850mb winds increase. Heavy rain tapers to showers across the Kuskokwim Delta by Thursday evening as heavy rain pushes east into the Kuskokwim Valley, Bristol Bay, and along the Western Alaska Range Thursday evening. The surface low tracks into Norton Sound by Friday morning as the main upper-level trough begins to move into Southwest from the Bering. This will keep steady rain going across the mountain ranges aided by southwesterly upslope flow. Colder air moves into Southwest from the Bering and creates more of a showery regime across the rest of the area. Showers will taper off from west to east through Saturday afternoon as the area finally begins to see a drying trend. When all is said and done, about 0.50 to 2.5 inches of rain will fall across Southwest from early Thursday morning through early Saturday morning. The highest totals will be along the Western Alaska Range with the help of the southwesterly upslope flow. The lower totals look to fall across Interior Bristol Bay when flow turns west-southwest Thursday evening and night will help downslope some of the higher moisture content. Another push of warm, moist, tropical air moves into the southern Bering from the North Pacific Saturday morning through Saturday evening. The setup for this system will be similar but not the same for the system coming up for tomorrow/Thursday into Friday. Another upper-level low will track across Kamchatka Saturday morning and move into the extreme western Bering through Saturday evening. Both the upper-level system and surface low look to be weaker Saturday in contrast to the system for Thursday/Friday. Nonetheless, rain will move into Shemya by Saturday morning and advance north and eastward across the Bering to near the Pribilof Islands by Saturday evening. Sustained winds with this system look to be small-craft or less at this time. Stay tuned for forecast updates as the stormy pattern across the Bering continues to unfold. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Sunday through Wednesday)... The progressive pattern looks to continue into early next week as multiple systems move through Southern Alaska. This will generally bring periods of active weather, with some lulls between systems. Troughing exits Southcentral early Sunday morning with the surface low moving into the northern Gulf. This will increase northwesterly winds through the Barren Islands and around Kodiak Island/the AKPen to small-craft force Sunday into Monday. A shortwave ridge moves through Southern Alaska on Sunday. A few shortwaves may ride the periphery of the ridge, which may induce isolated to scattered showers in higher elevations of Southwest and Southcentral, otherwise Sunday looks to be mostly calm inland. By Sunday evening, an Arctic low dives south into the western interior. This low continues southeastward through Southcentral and into the Alaska Panhandle by Wednesday. Models diverge with exact timing but agree on features with this low. As the low moves south, temperatures will cool. This will especially be the case for Southwest as many locations may struggle to get above the mid 50s Monday-Wednesday. Lowest elevations of Southcentral will be slightly warmer, though likely struggle to reach 60. Scattered showers will continue across eastern portions of Southwest and much of Southcentral as the upper low passes through. Cooler temperatures will drop snow levels to around 4000-5000 ft. Some termination dust (snowfall) may be seen on the highest peaks of the Chugach Front Range and Kenai Mountains, as well as some lower portions of the Alaska Range by the middle of next week. A surface low looks to develop in the Gulf Monday into Tuesday and maintain small-craft northwesterly winds around Kodiak Island, the AKPen, and through the Barren Islands into the Gulf through Wednesday morning. For the southern AKPen, the Aleutians, and the Bering, most models agree with a flat ridge persisting overhead through Tuesday, but diverge on surface features below. Some precipitation looks likely Monday-Tuesday in the AKPen as northwest winds upslope against the mountains. Other than that, there are major differences between models regarding potential systems moving into the Bering. Even with these differences, areas of rain and small- craft winds are possible throughout the Bering and Aleutians through Wednesday. If a system is able to track through the Bering and reach the coast, Southwest may receive additional rainfall Tuesday into Wednesday. Details will become more clear in the coming days. - PA && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist. While patchy fog near the airport early Thursday morning cannot be fully ruled out, it looks unlikely at this time. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 4:03 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:12 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:15 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:15 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 27, 7:12 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 101 min | |
| Aug 27, 8:08 AM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFC | Bethel Census Area | 32 hr |
| Aug 27, 8:53 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Aug 27, 8:53 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Aug 27, 3:34 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 27, 3:34 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Aug 27, 3:47 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 27, 3:47 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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