Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 280, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 23, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 23, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAJK 232320 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY 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. PKZ098-241415- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 989 MB LOW WILL TRACK NE ACROSS SOUTHERN PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND THIS EVENING THEN INTO CANADA TONIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF WED AND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-241415- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-241415- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-241415- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-241415- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-241415- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-241415- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-241415- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-241415- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ034-241415- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-241415- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-241415- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT...THEN BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAJK 232333 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA ...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY 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. PKZ098-241415- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 989 MB LOW WILL TRACK NE ACROSS SOUTHERN PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND THIS EVENING THEN INTO CANADA TONIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE GULF WED AND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-241415- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 UPDATED .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-241415- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-241415- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-241415- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 UPDATED .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-241415- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 UPDATED .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ031-241415- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-241415- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 UPDATED .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-241415- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ034-241415- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-241415- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-241415- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT...THEN BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN...THEN RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAJK 241132 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM ADT WED OCT 24 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY 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. PKZ098-250100- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A TROUGH ALONG THE PANHANDLE WILL MOVE EAST TO CANADA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF TODAY AND TONIGHT. OUTLOOK...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THU AND THU NIGHT AND ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE FRI. $$ PKZ011-250100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM ADT WED OCT 24 2007 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-250100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM ADT WED OCT 24 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-250100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM ADT WED OCT 24 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-250100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM ADT WED OCT 24 2007 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-250100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM ADT WED OCT 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-250100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM ADT WED OCT 24 2007 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING LATE. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-250100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM ADT WED OCT 24 2007 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-250100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM ADT WED OCT 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ034-250100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM ADT WED OCT 24 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-250100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM ADT WED OCT 24 2007 .TODAY...W 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-250100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM ADT WED OCT 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 23, 6:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 6:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
1100 AM ADT TUE OCT 23 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
.SHORT RANGE...MAIN FORECAST CONCERN THROUGH THE SHORT RANGE WILL
CENTER AROUND A LOW MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE
QUEEN CHARLOTTE AREA. MODELS ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME
LOCATING THE CENTER OF THE LOW AND ARE NOT COMING INTO GOOD
CONSENSUS AS TO THE TRACK AND STRENGTH. LOOKING AT THE LATEST
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...ALL MODELS ARE TOO FAR NORTH AND EAST BY
VARYING DEGREES. RIGHT NOW THE CLOSEST MODELS APPEAR TO BE THE
UKMET AND THE GFS...WITH THE UKMET SLIGHTLY FARTHER SOUTH AND
THEREFORE PREFERRED. THE CLOSEST OBSERVATION LOCATION...BOUY
46208...IS SEEING SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE SCA RANGE. MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL IS FALLING IN THE PANT/PAKT AREA.
CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE LOW CENTER WILL TRACK OVER THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND THEN JUST NORTH OF
KETCHIKAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CURRENT PACKAGE BRINGS ADVISORY
LEVEL WINDS UP INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF ZONE 29 - MISTY
FJORDS AREA. HOWEVER...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF A SLIGHTLY MORE
NORTHERN LOW TRACK...WILL LIKELY ADD WIND ADVISORY TO ZONE 28
THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE 3 PM TO 9 PM TIME FRAME.
ELSEWHERE...A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK TROUGH IN
THE NORTHERN GULF IS STREAMING ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF ZONE
17. EARLIER...A FEW ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES FIRED ALONG THE
COAST NEAR ICY BAY. WILL KEEP ISOLATED TSTORMS FOR WESTERN 17
AND MARINE 52 THIS MORNING WITH THE SHOWER CLUSTER EXITING THE
AREA TO THE NORTH. OTHERWISE WILL KEEP SHOWERS IN THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF AREA NEAR THE TROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL WILL
SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
THE LOW MOVING INLAND...HOWEVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS
SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY UNDER OFFSHORE FLOW.
.LONG RANGE...MODEL RUNS THROUGH THE MID RANGE LOOK TO BE IN FAIR
AGREEMENT. WILL BE USING THE GFS40 AS BASIS FOR ADJUSTMENTS INTO
THE WEEKEND. SURFACE/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVING ACROSS THE GULF OF
ALASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY.
FRONT FROM STRONG 980-ISH PARENT LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND IN
THE BERING SEA SPREADS INTO THE EASTERN GULF THURSDAY EVENING
WITH GALE FORCE WINDS...LOOKING AT PROBABLY 40 TO 45 KT FOR THE
OFFSHORE AND COASTAL WATERS MARINE FORECASTS FOR THURSDAY
NIGHT/FRIDAY. THE FRONT SHOULD PUSH THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA
FRIDAY. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF COASTAL ZONES HAD ADVISORY
LEVEL GUSTS FROM THE FROM MOVING IN.
ALSO EXPECTING SOME SOLID RAIN FALL AMOUNTS AS THE FRONT COMES
IN...HEAVIER AMOUNTS SHOULD BE OVER EASTERN GULF COAST AND
NORTHERN PANHANDLE ... DONT ANTICIPATE ANY HYDRO PROBLEM BUT
WILL BE SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON.
BEHIND THE FRONT A SECONDARY LOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THE
CENTRAL/NORTHERN GULF SATURDAY. LOCATION OF THIS STARTS TO FALTER
A BIT IN THE MODEL CONSESUS...EXPECT THE LOW TO MOVE TO THE
NORTHERN/NORTHEASTERN GULF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
FROM THERE ON THE FLOW NEAR THE SURFACE AND ALOFT LOOK TO BE
RATHER ZONAL. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT INTO EARLY NEXT WILL
WILL LIKELY KEEP THE SEAS UP AS THE SWELL WILL BUILD.
.AJK...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PUBLIC...WIND ADVSRY...SOUTHERN ZONE 29 6PM-MIDNIGHT
MARINE...SCA...PKZ012-22-31-33-35-36-42-43-51-52
GALE..PKZO41
KJH / BMBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 22, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Oct 22, 11:43 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Oct 23, 4:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 9:55 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Oct 23, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 14 hr | |
| Oct 23, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 14 hr |
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