Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 261, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 11, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAJK 112329 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM ADT THU OCT 11 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF TONIGHT WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 973 MB OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SPREAD GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS OVER EASTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-121400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM ADT THU OCT 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-121400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM ADT THU OCT 11 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-121400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM ADT THU OCT 11 2007 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-121400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM ADT THU OCT 11 2007 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-121400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM ADT THU OCT 11 2007 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING... THEN RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAJK 121106 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-130100- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL SPREAD GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-130100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ042-130100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-130100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-130100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-130100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 122332 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... THE STRONG LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DEEPEN TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL SPREAD STRONG GALE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY EVENING AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE GULF SAT. $$ PKZ041-131400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-131400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ043-131400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-131400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-131400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...STORM WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING... THEN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 130415 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 815 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... THE STRONG LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DEEPEN TO 973 MB AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL SPREAD STRONG GALE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY EVENING AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR SE GULF SAT. $$ PKZ041-131400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-131400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ043-131400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 815 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 UPDATED FOR WIND ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-131400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 815 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 UPDATED FOR WIND ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-131400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 815 PM ADT FRI OCT 12 2007 UPDATED FOR WIND ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 131154 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-140100- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 973 MB LOW IN THE NORTHWEST GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THERE BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ALL BUT THE FAR SE CORNER OF THE PANHANDLE BY THIS AFTERNOON. A LOW PRESSURE WAVE WILL MOVE NE ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH SOUTHERN SE ALASKA LATE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ041-140100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-140100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. RAIN EARLY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ043-140100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-140100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ052-140100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM ADT SAT OCT 13 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Oct 11, 6:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 11, 6:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
1100 AM ADT THU OCT 11 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
.SHORT RANGE...THE CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE PANHANDLE
UNDER CLOUDY SKIES WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS MOVING ONSHORE AS
INDICATED BY BIORKA RADAR. THESE SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MOST OF THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT AS A MOIST ONSHORE FLOW WILL
REMAIN OVER THE FORECAST AREA. THE SOUTHERN AREAS MAY SEE SOME
DRIER CONDITIONS LATER ON TONIGHT AS ONCE A UPPER TROF LIFTS OVER
THE AREA THIS EVENING THE SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED WITH
A WEAK UPPER RIDGE OVER THEM. THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT WINDS ACROSS
THE PANHANDLE THIS MORNING ARE OVER THE FAR NORTHERN INNER
CHANNELS NEAR PAGY REACHING ADV LEVEL. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL
SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND BY TONIGHT THE WINDS
WILL BE LESS THAN 15 MPH.
THE BIGGEST SHORT TERM PROBLEM THIS MORNING IS THE ONSET OF A
VERY STRONG LOW MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI. A WAVE
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA ATTM WILL SPIN UP TONIGHT AND DEEPEN TO
AROUND 975MB AND ROTATE INTO THE NW GULF BY FRI AFTERNOON. THE
STRONG ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL PUSH EAST INTO THE FAR
EASTERN GULF BY THE AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL INCREASE WINDS
OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COASTAL WATERS TO MIN GALES BY THE
LATE AFTERNOON. OVER THE NORTHERN HALF A BARRIER JET DEVELOPING
BY THE AFTERNOON OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF AND NEAR THE
FAIRWEATHER GROUNDS TO INCREASE THE WINDS TO STORM FORCE 50KT.
THE INSIDE WATERS WILL SEE THE WINDS IN EAST/WEST CHANNELS
INCREASE TO MIN GALES OVER THE NORTHERN ARES AND TO MAX SMALL
CRAFT OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS. THE NORTH/SOUTH CHANNELS WILL SEE
THE WINDS INCREASE TO 25KT BY THE AFTERNOON THE ONLY EXCEPTION
WILL BE IN NORTHERN LYNN CANAL AND THE GRADIENT IS NOT FAVORABLE
FOR STROM WINDS DURING THIS TIME FRAME.
AS FOR THE LAND AREAS...THE WIND WILL INCREASE NEAR PAYA IN THE
MORNING AND BY THE NOON WINDS SHOULD BE NEAR WIND ADV LEVELS.
THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS AND BY
MID AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS WILL BE ADV LEVEL OVER ZONES 22 AND 23.
THE REST OF THE PANHANDLE WILL SEE THE WINDS INCREASE THROUGH THE
DAY TO BECOME BREEZY BUT IT WILL NOT HIT ITS FULL STRENGTH UNTIL
THE EVENING...SEE LONG TERM FOR MORE DETAILS.
THE RAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN OVER PAYA TONIGHT AND SPREAD
SE OVER THE REST OF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN RATES
WILL BE ON THE HIGH SIDE AS THIS SYSTEM PICKUP TROPICAL MOISTURE
AS IT CAME ACROSS THE PACIFIC. ALSO THERE IS VERY GOOD JET
DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT SO RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
AS THE FRONT COMES ASHORE IN THE AFTERNOON.
.LONG RANGE...CURRENTLY EXPECT THE FRONT TO EXTEND ALL THE WAY
DOWN TO THE DIXON ENTRANCE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A WELL DEFINED WAVE
COMING ASHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
THIS WAVE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY A STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY JET STREAK
LYING OVER CAPE DECISION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THAT WILL SLIDE
SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AT THIS POINT...NO FOLLOW ON
CYCLOGENESIS IS EXPECTED OUT OF THIS WAVE INSOFAR AS IT WILL
IMPACT THE WEATHER OVER THE PANHANDLE.
A BARRIER JET FROM CAPE SPENCER NORTH WILL GENERATE GALE FORCE
WINDS IN COASTAL WATERS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG RANGE PERIOD
BUT WILL EASE CONSIDERABLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE COASTAL
PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. STRONG SOUTH WINDS
WILL LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE DIXON ENTRANCE...DECREASING TO
SMALL CRAFT DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. BASED ON THE ORIENTATION OF
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT...THE EAST-WEST ORIENTED INNER CHANNELS
SHOULD SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS AND SO THINK THAT GALES ARE LIKELY
IN ICY STRAIT...CROSS SOUND...FREDERICK SOUND...AND SUMNER
STRAIT. AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ORIENTATION BECOMES MORE
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BY SATURDAY MORNING...CLARENCE STRAIT WILL
LIKELY SEE SOUTHEAST GALES AS WELL. LYNN CANAL AND NORTHERN
CHATHAM ARE LOOKING LIKE THEY WILL PEAK AT SMALL CRAFT DURING THE
NIGHT. BIGGEST QUESTION IS HOW STRONG THE WINDS WILL GET IN
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT. SMALL CRAFT FOR SURE BUT MINIMAL GALE
SOUTH OF FREDERICK SOUND POSSIBLE.
WIND ADVISORIES LIKELY FOR MOST ZONES EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT.
ANTICIPATE THAT BY SATURDAY MORNING ADVISORIES WILL STILL BE IN
PLACE FOR ZONES 27...28...AND 29.
VERY LITTLE CHANGE TO THE RAINFALL FORECAST WITH MOST LOCATIONS
RECEIVING 1 INCH OR MORE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONSIDERABLY MORE IN
THE SOUTHERN ZONES. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT IN NORTHERN GLACIER BAY...ZONE 28...AND ZONE 29.
RIGHT NOW...NO SNOWFALL EXPECTED AT LOW ELEVATIONS BUT 1 TO 3
INCHES IS LIKELY ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY.
.AJK...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PUBLIC...WIND ADV...AKZ18 TODAY
WIND ADV...AKZ17...22...23 FRI
MARINE...STORM...PKZ52 51 43
GALE...PKZ42 41 22 21 33
SCA...PKZ13 31 32 34 35 36
ABJ/FCFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 6:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Oct 10, 10:16 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AJK | 15 hr | |
| Oct 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 35 hr | |
| Oct 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 11, 10:37 AM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AJK | 51 hr | |
| Oct 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Oct 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Oct 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 28 hr |
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