Gale Warning 12/24/2024 16:52 for areas

Headline: 
Gale Warning issued December 24 at 3:52PM AKST until December 26 at 5:00AM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK
Event: 
Gale Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
December 24, 2024 - 4:52pm
Expires: 
December 25, 2024 - 5:45am
Description: 
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...N wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, N wind 40 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.
Area Description: 
Saint Matthew Island Waters
Forcast Office: 
NWS Anchorage AK