Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 182, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 28, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Jul 28, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2008, 3:40 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAJK 281132 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 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. PKZ098-290100- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... THE REMNANTS OF A LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF WILL CONTINUE NORTHWEST AND DISSIPATE MONDAY. A GALE FORCE LOW DEVELOPING IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL DEEPEN TO 987 MB JUST WEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN THERE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-290100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-290100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-290100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-290100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-290100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-290100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-290100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-290100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-290100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-290100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-290100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAJK 281932 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1130 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 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. PKZ098-290100- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... THE REMNANTS OF A LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF WILL CONTINUE NORTHWEST AND DISSIPATE MONDAY. A GALE FORCE LOW DEVELOPING IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL DEEPEN TO 987 MB JUST WEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN THERE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-290100- GLACIER BAY- 1130 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-290100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1130 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-290100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1130 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-290100- ICY STRAIT- 1130 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 UPDATED .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-290100- CROSS SOUND- 1130 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 UPDATED .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-290100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1130 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-290100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1130 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-290100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1130 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-290100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1130 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-290100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1130 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-290100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1130 AM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAJK 282326 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 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. PKZ098-291400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NE PACIFIC WILL DEEPEN TO 986 MB AND MOVE TO JUST W OF THE CENTRAL QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS THIS EVENING...THEN REMAIN THERE AND SLOWLY WEAKEN LATE TONIGHT AND TUE. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER DIXON ENTRANCE WILL MOVE N THROUGH THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE BY TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE LATER TUE. $$ PKZ011-291400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-291400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-291400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-291400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-291400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-291400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-291400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-291400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-291400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-291400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-291400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON JUL 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
000 FZAK51 PAJK 291140 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 340 AM AKDT TUE JUL 29 2008 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. PKZ098-300100- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 992 MB LOW AT W OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND WILL DIMINISH OVER QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLAND THU MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-300100- GLACIER BAY- 340 AM AKDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-300100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 340 AM AKDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-300100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 340 AM AKDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-300100- ICY STRAIT- 340 AM AKDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-300100- CROSS SOUND- 340 AM AKDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-300100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 340 AM AKDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-300100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 340 AM AKDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-300100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 340 AM AKDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-300100- FREDERICK SOUND- 340 AM AKDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-300100- SUMNER STRAIT- 340 AM AKDT TUE JUL 29 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-300100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 340 AM AKDT TUE JUL 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
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 Jul 27, 12:19 PM AKDT, 15 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 12:19 PM AKDT, 15 hours 41 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1219 PM AKDT SUN JUL 27 2008
.SHORT TERM...UPPER LOW OVER THE ERN GULF WILL MOVE NE ACROSS
THE NRN AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN BE N OF THE AREA
LATE TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED SFC LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE NE GULF
AND DISSIPATE THERE BY THIS EVENING. A LOW DEVELOPING ABOUT
400 NM S OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO JUST W OF THE CHARLOTTES
BY LATE MON AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY TO AROUND 990 MB BY THEN.
ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL BE JUST S OF THE SRN PANHANDLE BY
LATE MON AFTERNOON.
MAIN FORECAST ISSUE WILL BE PRECIP. ATTM...MUCH OF THE CENTRAL
PANHANDLE AREA AND ERN GULF IS GETTING SHOWERS THIS MORNING.
THESE SHOULD CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER
SHOWERS AS MORE FAVORABLE FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE N-CENTRAL AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND A COUPLE OF EMBEDDED VORT MAXIMA
MOVE THRU THE AREA. THE SRN AREA WILL LIKELY SEE SOME SHOWERS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS TAIL END OF MAIN VORT LOBE
MOVES THRU THEM. ONCE THE UPPER LOW MOVES NE OF THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT...THE SHOWERS SHOULD DIMINISH.
HOWEVER...NOT SURE HOW LONG THE BREAK WILL LAST AS PRECIP
ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT LOW AND FRONT WILL BE SPREADING RAPIDLY
NNE INTO THE FAR SRN AREA LATER TONIGHT...AND REACH THE S-CENTRAL
AREA MON. THE ONE BIG CONCERN IS THE MODEL QVEC FIELDS SHOW
MODERATE DEEP LAYER QVEC CONVERGENCE OVER THE SRN AREA LATER
TONIGHT AND SPREAD THIS TO THE N-CENTRAL AREA BY LATE MON. THE
NRN AREA WILL HAVE A STRONGER LOW LEVEL ELY FLOW WHICH MAY LIMIT
THE PRECIP HERE TO THOSE AREAS THAT UPSLOPE ON ELY WINDS. WILL GO
WITH CHANCE POPS FOR THE N-CENTRAL AREA MON TO HANDLE THIS
DILEMMA...WHICH IS A BIT HIGHER THAN WHAT IS OUT NOW.
OTHERWISE...WILL SEE THE SCA LEVEL WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST
TO THE FAIRWEATHER GROUNDS WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AS UPPER LOW
MOVES INLAND AND SFC LOW FILLS. WINDS ON INNER CHANNELS WILL
REMAIN AROUND 15-20 KT THRU THIS EVENING. AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES
IN...WILL SEE WINDS PICK UP TO GALES OVER THE SRN OUTER WATERS
MON MORNING...WITH SCA FOR ADJACENT AREAS. NRN AREA WILL SEE
WINDS GENERALLY 15 KT OR LESS MON.
.LONG TERM...FORECASTER CONFIDENCE FOR THE COMING WEEK INTO THE NEXT
WEEKEND IS HIGH COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS DAYS. THE MODELS ARE IN
GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEK WITH THE MEAN UPPER TROF OVER THE
GULF THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK AND THEN SLIDING EAST INTO CANADA BY
FRIDAY. A BLOCKY LOOKING UPPER HIGH BUILDING OVER THE BERING
THROUGH THE WEEK DRIFTS OVER THE GULF NEXT WEEKEND. SO THIS MEANS
THAT THE COOL AND UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EARLY HALF OF THE WEEK BEFORE TURNING WARMER AND DRIER. WILL USE A
BLEND OF THE 00Z ECMWF AND 12Z GFS FOR THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
THE SURFACE LOW SW OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES MON NIGHT WILL SLOWLY
LIFT NORTH OVER DIXON ENTRANCE BEFORE DISSIPATING THROUGH WED AS
LOW BECOMES VERTICALLY STACKED. THE STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE LOW WILL DIMINISH THROUGH MON NIGHT. AS FOR THE RAIN...THE
COLD FRONT WILL NOT MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN AREAS UNTIL AROUND
EARLY TUE MORNING. SO THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MON
NIGHT AS THERE WILL BE STRONG MID AND UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT OVER THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE. THE NORTHERN AREAS WILL BE SPARED
MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN BUT THERE WILL REMAIN A CHANCE OF SOME RAIN/SHOWERS
COMING FROM THE E/SE FROM MON NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW SLOWLY LIFTS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE.
THE SOUTHERN AREAS WILL REMAIN UNDER THE UPPER LOW SO SHOWERS WILL
BE LIKELY THROUGH THURSDAY.
AS MENTIONED BEFORE THE ENTIRE UPPER LEVEL TROF COMPLEX WILL
SLOWLY MOVE EAST OF SE AK BY FRIDAY AS A UPPER RIDGE MOVES OVER
THE GULF AND A SURFACE HIGH BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE AND GULF. THIS
WILL INCREASE THE NW WINDS ALOFT AND OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IN ON THE HIGH SIDE AS IN THE PAST
COUPLE OF DAYS THE ECMWF HAS BEEN SHOWING THIS SOLUTION FOR THE
WEEKEND AND NOW THE GFS AND ENSEMBLES ARE NOW IN AGREEMENT. WITH
THIS CONSENSUS ON THE PATTERN CHANGES SE AK COULD SEE NEAR NORMAL
TEMPS AND DRY WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ041-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ031>036-043.
&&
RWT/ABJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 35 hr | |
| Jul 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jul 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jul 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jul 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jul 28, 4:42 AM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AJK | 28 hr |
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