{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.657ab8af6990be9a2831a9f1a1697a544ea95cda.003.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Gale Warning issued May 18 at 2:43PM AKDT until May 19 at 5:00AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.657ab8af6990be9a2831a9f1a1697a544ea95cda.003.1","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 18 at 2:43PM AKDT until May 19 at 5:00AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM\n**Issued by:** NWS Anchorage AK\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T14:43:00-08:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T14:43:00-08:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-19T03:00:00-08:00\n\n## Description\nCoastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The\nAlaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out.\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.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt early increasing to 35 kt...then becoming SW\n25 kt after midnight. Seas building to 15 ft.\n.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.\n.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight.\nSeas 8 ft.\n.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.\n.WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.\n.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.\n.FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.\n.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft."}