NWS Anchorage AKGL.W 9685October 21, 2026
Gale Warning: Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM
The National Weather Service office in Anchorage issued a gale warning for Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM, in force until 5:00 a.m. local time on October 23. It was the 9,685th gale warning the NWS office in Anchorage issued in 2026.
Warning
Issued3:42 p.m. AKDT, October 21, 2026
In force from5:00 p.m. AKDT, October 22, 2026
Expires5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 23, 2026
In force for 12 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Anchorage AK
- Area
- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:42 p.m. AKDT, October 21, 2026
- In force from
- 5:00 p.m. AKDT, October 22, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 23, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- PAFC GL.W 9685
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
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