{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.c5ca12d8cb2a8687ab3e9f44902237a1c338da9d.008.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Gale Warning issued May 16 at 3:31AM AKDT until May 17 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau 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.c5ca12d8cb2a8687ab3e9f44902237a1c338da9d.008.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Juneau AK"},"word_count":143,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Gale Warning: Gale Warning issued May 16 at 3:31AM AKDT until May 17 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM\n**Issued by:** NWS Juneau AK\n**Sent:** 2026-05-16T03:31:00-08:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-16T03:31:00-08:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-16T21:45:00-08:00\n\n## Description\nSoutheast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to\nCape Suckling out 100 NM\n\nWind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction\nexpected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest\none-third of the combined windwave and swell height.\n\n.TODAY...Light winds. Seas 5 ft.\n.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 6 ft.\n.SUN...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 16 ft in the\nafternoon. Rain.\n.SUN NIGHT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.\n.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.\n.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.\n.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft."}