Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 76, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 8, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. 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
- Feb 8, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAJK 090037 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 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. PKZ098-091400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NW CANADA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL REMAIN ALONG OR JUST OFFSHORE SE ALASKA THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ011-091400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-091400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-091400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-091400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-091400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-091400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-091400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-091400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ034-091400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-091400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-091400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AST THU FEB 8 2007 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAJK 091206 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 9 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. PKZ098-100100- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER NW CANADA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL REMAIN ALONG OR JUST OFFSHORE SE ALASKA THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ011-100100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-100100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-100100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-100100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-100100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-100100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-100100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-100100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ034-100100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-100100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-100100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Feb 8, 6:30 AM AKST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 6:30 AM AKST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
1130 AM AST THU FEB 8 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
.SHORT RANGE...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE IS POSITIONED OVER THE
AREA...WITH LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA. THE BLOCKING
HIGH PRESSURE IS KEEPING THE LOWS TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA...WITH
ONLY WEAK SHORTWAVES ROTATING UP INTO THE PANHANDLE AND
DISSIPATING AS THEY DO SO. SOME LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW HAS BEEN THE
RESULT FOR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TODAY AND LAST NIGHT...WITH
THIS BAND STALLING OUT JUST SOUTH OF A SITKA TO WRANGELL LINE.
FOR TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW...A VERY WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL
ROTATE AROUND THE NORTH SIDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE
GULF. THIS SHORTWAVE HAS BROUGHT SOME LIGHT SNOW TO CORDOVA...AND
WILL HELP TO BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY AS THIS SHORTWAVE
OVERRIDES THE COLD AIR IN PLACE AT LOW LEVELS. THE KEY WORD HERE
IS LIGHT. LOCAL WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN CONCERN WITH
THE STRONG OFFSHORE GRADIENT. HOWEVER...THE GRADIENT WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
.LONG RANGE...NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE WX OVER THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
A GENERALLY STABLE PATTERN OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH...LOWER
PRESSURE SOUTH...AND DEFORMATION OVER THE PANHANDLE TENDS TO
RESULT IN CLOUDY BUT MORE OR LESS DRY WEATHER FOR SE AK.
WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS AT LEAST FOUR UPR VORT
CENTERS INTENSIFYING AND ROTATING CYCLONICLY AROUND A POINT NR 45
N 145W. GLOBAL MODELS AND ENSEMBLE MEAN ALL INDICATE SHORT WAVE
DYNAMICS AND MOISTURE WILL SWEEP N ALONG BC COAST THEN TURN
OFFSHORE OVER SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. THE REDIRECTION IS DUE TO THE
STUBBORN HIGH PRESSURE SFC/ALOF OVER SC AK AND YUKON.
PROBABLISTIC GUIDANCE FROM MESO MODELS SHOWS 30-60 PRECENT CHC OF
PRECIP OVER THE WEEKEND...HIGHER PROBABILITIES OVER SOUTHERN
ZONES... BUT VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF QUANTITY...SEVERAL
HUNDRETHS. TRANSLATION IS A DECENT CHANCE OF VERY LIGHT PRECIP.
EVEN SEAS STATE IS TRENDING FLATTER DAYS 2-5. THERE IS ONE ISSUE
TO WATCH FOR SUN-MON TIME FRAME WHICH IS THE POORLY INITIALIZED
SYSTEM CENTERED WEST OF N CALIF TODAY. THIS LOOKS STRONGER THAN
GFS SHOWS AND CERTAINLY HAS HI MOISTURE CONTENT BASED ON RAINFALL
IN NW CAL LAST NIGHT (1-3 INCHES). WILL WATCH IF THIS SYSTEM HAS
MORE PUNCH THAN CURRENTLY FCST WHEN IT APPROACHES SUN.
NO SIGFNT CHANGES TO PATTERN AND RESULTING WEATHER THROUGH ABOUT
WED. MODELS HINT THE HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH WILL FINALLY
WEAKEN LATE NEXT WEEK ALLOWING A WETTER SW FLOW TO RESTABLISH
OVER PANHANDLE. TA
.AJK...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY ZONES AND 18 19 AND 25.
MARINE...GALE WARNINGS ZONES 11 12 13 31.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ZONES 21 22 32 33 34 35 41 42 43.The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 18 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.