NWS Anchorage AKGL.W 9474October 1, 2026
Gale Warning: Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM
The National Weather Service office in Anchorage issued a gale warning for Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM, which was in force until 5:00 a.m. local time on October 3. It was the 9,474th gale warning the NWS office in Anchorage issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 24 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Anchorage AK
- Area
- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:22 p.m. AKDT, October 1, 2026
- In force from
- 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 2, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 a.m. AKDT, October 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- PAFC GL.W 9474
- 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...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
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