{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.a35eacb525f0119debea2f5886876b5cbde4357b.015.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Gale Warning issued May 18 at 2:49PM 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.a35eacb525f0119debea2f5886876b5cbde4357b.015.1","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 2:49PM AKDT until May 19 at 5:00AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay\n**Issued by:** NWS Anchorage AK\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T14:49:00-08:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T14:49:00-08:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-19T04:15:00-08:00\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.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight.\nSeas 6 ft building to 11 ft after midnight.\n.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the\nafternoon.\n.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.\n.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.\n.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.\n.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.\n.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.\n.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft."}