{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.32c5e4eefeb58223eb78c5f2e279013b25577e26.009.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Gale Warning issued May 16 at 3:27AM AKDT until May 17 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.32c5e4eefeb58223eb78c5f2e279013b25577e26.009.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Anchorage AK"},"word_count":163,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Gale Warning: Gale Warning issued May 16 at 3:27AM AKDT until May 17 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Central and Eastern Prince William Sound\n**Issued by:** NWS Anchorage AK\n**Sent:** 2026-05-16T03:27:00-08:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-16T03:27:00-08:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-16T16:00:00-08:00\n\n## Description\nCoastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast\nup to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet.\n\nWind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction\nexpected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest\none-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.\n\n.TODAY...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas\n3 ft.\n.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas\n4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain.\n.SUN...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft.\nRain.\n.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.\n.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.\n.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.\n.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft."}