Gale Warning for Valdez Arm
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Valdez Arm
- Effective
- Ends or expires
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Likely
What is happening
Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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...SE wind 40 kt...
What the bulletin says to do
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Full official description
Bulletin details
Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. 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...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 60 kt in the evening. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
Official geometry where available
Alert boundary
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Gale Warning issued October 30 at 2:52PM AKDT until October 31 at 5:00AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Anchorage AK. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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