Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 84, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 15, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAJK 161256 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 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. PKZ098-170100- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... LOW PRESSURE IN THE N PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO THE SE GULF SAT...THEN MOVE E ACROSS SOUTHERN SE ALASKA SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE N INTO NORTHERN SE ALASKA SAT AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE THERE LATE SAT NIGHT. OUTLOOK...A LOW WILL MOVE E TO THE EASTERN GULF BY LATE MON THEN STALL THERE THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ011-170100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-170100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY AND LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-170100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-170100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...LIGHT WIND BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-170100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...LIGHT WIND BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ031-170100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-170100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-170100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT... EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. W SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN LATE. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ034-170100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-170100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN LATE. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-170100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAJK 170026 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 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. PKZ098-171630- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHPACIFIC WILL MOVE N INTO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE SATURDAY BEFORE WEAKENING. OUTLOOK...A LOW WILL MOVE E TO THE EASTERN GULF BY LATE MON THEN STALL THERE THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ011-171630- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N GALE 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ012-171630- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N BY 9 PM AND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-171630- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N BY 9 PM AND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-171630- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-171630- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ031-171630- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-171630- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N BY MIDNIGHT AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-171630- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N BY MIDNIGHT AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN LATE. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ034-171630- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-171630- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 16 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-171630- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAJK 171325 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 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. PKZ098-180100- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT MORNING WILL LIFT OVER SE AK THROUGH TODAY. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE GULF AND LIFT OVER THE PANHANDLE SUN NIGHT...THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF BY MON. $$ PKZ011-180100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW...THEN SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ012-180100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...THEN SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-180100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW...THEN SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-180100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING THEN SUBSIDING. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW...THEN SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-180100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON MAINLY AS SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 8 FT MAINLY AS SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT MAINLY AS SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-180100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW...THEN SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-180100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT IN THE MORNING THEN SUBSIDING. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW...THEN SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-180100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT... EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ034-180100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-180100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-180100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AST SAT FEB 17 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 15, 6:00 AM AKST, 17 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 6:00 AM AKST, 17 hours before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION 1100 AM AST THU FEB 15 2007 .SYNOPSIS... .SHORT RANGE...AN EAST WEST ORIENTED TROUGH IS LOCATED AROUND 57N OR 58N AND IS INCHING NORTHWARD. A COUPLE OF WEAK LOW CENTERS ARE POSITIONED ALONG THIS TROUGH. PREFER THE NAM MODEL FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT AND POSITION OF THESE MESOSCALE LOWS. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW IS PRESENT ACORSS THE PANHANDLE WITH MOIST ONSHORE FLOW. ONLY YAKUTAT IS ESCAPING THE PRECIPITATION. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WILL BE WHERE THE RAIN SNOW LINE SETS UP. BEST BET AT THIS POINT IS FOR A RAIN SNOW MIX ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL PANHANDLE...WITH SNOW NORTH OF THE TROUGH AXIS AND RAIN SOUTH. AS THE TROUGH AXIS INCHES NORTHWARD...PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH OVER TO PRETTY MUCH ALL RAIN BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF THE FAR NORTHERN ZONES AND OF COURSE THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY TOMORROW WITH WEAK COLD ADVECTION ALOFT. DRIER AIR WILL GRADUALLY MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH A BRIEF BREAK IN THE ACTION LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON OR EVENING BEFORE A STRONG OCCLUSION APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH. GOING MOSTLY WITH THE GFS FOR TIMING OF THE NEXT FRONT OVER THE NAM/WRF. .LONG RANGE...FORCAST PACKAGE THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY WILL CHANGE LITTLE...INCLUDING TEMPERATURES FROM NEAR FREEZING TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE WITH MOST FORECAST PERIODS IN CENTRAL SOUTHEAST ALASKA HAVING BOTH SNOW AND RAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MODEL CONSENSUS FOR THE LONG RANGE IS GOOD AND THE GFS 40 KM RESOLUTION WILL BE USED AS PRIMARY GUIDANCE...MODELS DISCUSSED BELOW. MOST IMPORTANT TREND IS WED AND THU...WITH THE DETERMINISTIC MODELS DEPICTING A COLD OUTBREAK. THIS OUTBREAK IS PLAUSIBLE GIVEN A LARGE SCALE HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE ALOFT OVER THE DATELINE TUE MOVING EAST OVER BRISTOL BAY...HOWEVER THE RIDGE WOULD ONLY HAVE TO BE EITHER SLOWER OR OF ANY LESS AMPLITUDE TO DELAY THE COLD OUTBREAK. SOLN WILL BE TO LIMIT THE COOLING UNTIL SUCCESSIVE RUNS COME IN THAT COULD VERIFY THE TREND...IE...WE HAVE LEAST CONFIDENCE FURTHEST OUT IN THE FUTURE. MODELS...GFS 12Z RUN HAS A HIGH INTERNAL CONFIDENCE...IN OTHER WORDS IT HAS LITTLE DIFFERENCE FROM THE ENSEMBLE MEAN AND THE ENSEMBLE HAS LITTLE SPREAD AT 500 MB THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY. EUROPEAN HAS SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT. .AJK...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ZONES 34 35 36 41 42 43 52 310. TF JT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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