{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.657ab8af6990be9a2831a9f1a1697a544ea95cda.004.1","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.004.1","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":157,"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:** Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 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...SW wind 20 kt early increasing to 35 kt...then\ndiminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas building to 11 ft.\n.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.\n.TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.\n.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.\n.WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.\n.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.\n.FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.\n.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft."}