Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 96, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 24, 2007, 11:00 AM 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 24, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAJK 250020 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 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. PKZ099-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... AN ARCTIC HIGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE YUKON THROUGH TUE. A STRONG LOW SOUTH OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES SAT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THERE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER DIXON ENTRANCE MON MORNING AND LIFT OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH THE DAY. $$ PKZ041-251400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-251400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-251400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-251400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-251400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR ICY BAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR ICY BAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAJK 250318 CCA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 618 PM AST SAT FEB 24 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. PKZ099-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... AN ARCTIC HIGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE YUKON THROUGH TUE. A STRONG LOW SOUTH OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES SAT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THERE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER DIXON ENTRANCE MON MORNING AND LIFT OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH THE DAY. $$ PKZ041-251400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-251400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-251400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-251400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-251400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 618 PM AST SAT FEB 24 2007 CORRECTED TO REMOVE HEADLINE .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR ICY BAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR ICY BAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 251227 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 320 AM AST SUN FEB 25 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. PKZ099-260630- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... AN ARCTIC HIGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE YUKON THROUGH TUE. A LOW SOUTH OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY AND THEN AND LIFT A WEAKER LOW NORTH OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MONDAY. $$ PKZ041-260630- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 320 AM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. NW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. NW SWELL. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ042-260630- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 320 AM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. NW SWELL. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-260630- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 320 AM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-260630- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 320 AM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-260630- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 320 AM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 260018 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 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. PKZ099-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... AN ARCTIC HIGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE YUKON THROUGH WED. A LOW SOUTH OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES SUN EVENING WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY AND THEN LIFT A WEAKER LOW NORTH OVER DIXON ENTRANCE AND THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-261400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. NW SWELL. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. NW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-261400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-261400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND AND INTERIOR PASSES. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AND CROSS SOUND. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AND CROSS SOUND. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AND CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-261400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .MON NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT.GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-261400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 24, 6:00 AM AKST, 5 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 6:00 AM AKST, 5 hours before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
1100 AM AST SAT FEB 24 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
.SHORT RANGE...THE CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK THROUGH
SUNDAY. THE ARCTIC HIGH OVER THE YUKON WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY AS LOW PRESSURE LINGERS NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES AND
NORTHEAST PACIFIC.
THE LOW WILL BRING LIKELY POPS FOR RAIN AND SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE PANHANDLE EARLY TONIGHT AS A WEAK UPPER TROUGH/VORT
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. OTHERWISE CHANCE TO SLIGHT CHANCE POPS
FOR RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE CONFINED TO THE FAR SOUTHERN THIRD LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. CLOUD COVER WILL BE THE TRICKY PART OF
THE FORECAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PANHANDLE. MID CLOUD COVER
WILL LIKELY KEEP SKIES ON THE MOSTLY CLOUDY SIDE THROUGH SUN
MORNING WITH A FEW BREAKS AT TIMES. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE
THE NORTHWEST PANHANDLE (ZONES 17 AND 22) WHERE CURRENT VISIBLE
SATELLITE AND OBS SHOW SIGNIFICANT CLEARING HAS OCCURRED WITH MID
AND HIGH CLOUDS POSSIBLY BRINGING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AT TIMES
THROUGH SUN. THIS CLEARING AREA MAY SPREAD INTO THE NORTH-CENTRAL
PANHANDLE SUN AFTERNOON. ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHERN
HALF OF THE PANHANDLE WILL KEEP TEMPS WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH
SUN.
A SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
PANHANDLE WILL ALLOW THE WIND ADVISORY GUSTS TO CONTINUE THROUGH
SUN IN ZONE 18...ZONE 19 NEAR LYNN CANAL...AND ZONE 17 OUT OF
PASSES...SO THE WIND ADVISORIES WILL BE EXTENDED. WINDY
CONDITIONS AND VERY COLD TEMPS (AROUND 13 BELOW) WILL ALSO
PERSIST ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY...SO THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY
WILL ALSO BE EXTENDED THROUGH SUN. GALES AND SMALL CRAFT WINDS
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE INSIDE WATERS THROUGH SUN WITH MODERATE TO
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INNER
CHANNELS. STRONG WINDS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE NORTHERN OUTSIDE WATERS.
.LONG RANGE...THERE WILL BE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE CURRENT
FORECAST PACKAGE AS THERE IS NO BIG SPREADS BETWEEN THE ENSEMBLE
MEMBERS AND THE OPERATION MODEL RUNS. THERE IS HIGH FORECASTER
CONFIDENCE THAT THE VERY COLD AND LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MID WEEK AS THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE BERING AND
THE UPPER TROF OVER THE EASTERN PART OF AK WILL NOT CHANGE THAT
MUCH.
A UPPER TROF WILL DIG INTO THE NORTH GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND BEGIN
TO SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND CONTINUE TO DIG INTO THE EASTERN
GULF THROUGH MON. THE TROF WILL BECOME MORE NEGATIVELY TILTED
THROUGH TUE AS IT LIFTS OVER THE PANHANDLE AND CONTINUE INTO
CANADA THROUGH WED. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST COAST OF THE
ARCTIC WILL BEGIN TO SAG SOUTHWARD THROUGH LATE WEEK TO ALLOW
MORE OF A ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. THERE IS LOW
CONFIDENCE IN THIS SOLUTION AS THE ENSEMBLE MEAN AND THE ECMWF
ARE OUT OF PHASE WITH THE OPERATIONAL GFS SO AT THIS TIME DID NOT
MAKE ANY CHANGES AFTER WED AFTERNOON.
AT THE SURFACE...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTHWEST OF THE QUEEN
CHARLOTTES AND AN INVERTED TROF OVER THE GULF SUN NIGHT WILL KEEP
THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS IN NORTH/SOUTH CHANNELS AND THROUGH
INTERIOR GAPS. WITH THIS IN MIND WILL KEEP MODERATE TO HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY AND STRONG OUT FLOW WINDS OVER THE NORTH AND
CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS AND NORTHERN GULF WATERS. AS MENTIONED IN
THE SHORT TERM SECTION WILL EXTEND THE WIND ADVISORIES AND WIND
CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS THE TEMPS WILL STAY VERY COLD
AND THE WINDS WILL NOT RELAX. THINK WITH THE UPPER TROF DROPPING
SOUTH INTO THE GULF A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH MID-WEEK. THE MAIN PART OF THE
SURFACE LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES WILL DROP SOUTH BUT A WEAK
LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER DIXON ENTRANCE AND LIFT OVER THE FAR
SOUTHERN AREAS MON THROUGH TUE. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THE
WEEK BUT IT WILL NOT MOVE THAT MUCH AND WILL KEEP THE TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS THROUGH THE WEEK.
THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR PRECIP WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS
THROUGH FIRST PART OF THE WEEK WITH THE SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING
THERE AND THE UPPER TROF SWING THROUGH THE AREA MON THROUGH TUE.
P-TYPE WILL BE MIXED OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS AND SNOW OVER
THE CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS. THERE MAY BE SOME PREICP THAT MAKES
ITS WAY INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL PANHANDLE BUT THE MODELS ARE
INDICATING THAT THE TROF MOVING OVER THE AREA WILL NOT BRING THAT
MUCH PRECIP WITH IT. SO FOR RIGHT NOW WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF
PRECIP THROUGH MID WEEK.
.AJK...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PUBLIC...WND ADV 17 18 19
WND CHILL ADV 18
MARINE...GALES 11 12 13 51
SCA 21 22 31-34 36 41-43The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 10:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 49 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 2 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.