Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 331, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 6, 2008, 4:00 PM 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
- Nov 6, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAJK 070012 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 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. PKZ099-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW ABOUT 300 MILES S OF YAKUTAT IS TRACKING NW AND SHOULD REACH MIDDLETON ISLAND BY FRIDAY MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE FRI. OUTLOOK. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL TRACK EAST TOWARD THE B.C. COAST SAT. $$ PKZ041-071400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-071400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ043-071400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ051-071400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-071400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAJK 070140 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 445 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 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. PKZ099-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW ABOUT 300 MILES S OF YAKUTAT IS TRACKING NW AND SHOULD REACH MIDDLETON ISLAND BY FRIDAY MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE FRI. OUTLOOK. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL TRACK EAST TOWARD THE B.C. COAST SAT. $$ PKZ041-071400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-071400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ043-071400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ051-071400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-071400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 070534 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 830 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 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. PKZ099-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW ABOUT 300 MILES S OF YAKUTAT IS TRACKING NW AND SHOULD REACH MIDDLETON ISLAND BY FRIDAY MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE FRI. OUTLOOK. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL TRACK EAST TOWARD THE B.C. COAST SAT. $$ PKZ041-071400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 830 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-071400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ043-071400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 830 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ051-071400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 830 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-071400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 830 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 070832 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1130 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 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. PKZ099-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW ABOUT 300 MILES S OF YAKUTAT IS TRACKING NW AND SHOULD REACH MIDDLETON ISLAND BY FRIDAY MORNING. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE FRI. OUTLOOK. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL TRACK EAST TOWARD THE B.C. COAST SAT. $$ PKZ041-071400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 830 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-071400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1130 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ043-071400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1130 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING 25 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ051-071400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1130 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-071400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 830 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 071239 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 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. PKZ099-080100- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH FRI. A WEAK FRONT WILL DRIFT OVER DIXON ENTRANCE AND THE FAR SOUTHERN PANHANDLE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. $$ PKZ041-080100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WIND BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-080100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WIND BECOMING 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-080100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. SW SWELL. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ051-080100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ052-080100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
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 Nov 6, 1:23 PM AKST, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 1:23 PM AKST, 2 hours 37 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
123 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008
.SHORT TERM...CYCLOGENETIC 982 MB LOW SYSTEM CENTERED 300 NM W
OF PASI IS TRACKING NW. DEVELOPMENT WAS DELAYED BY POOR ACCESS
TO COLD AIRMASS FM THE NW. THE GOES IR AND WV INDICATED
AN OLD AND WEAK OCCLUSION BETWEEN THE LOW AND THE COLD AMS
MOVG S ACRS THE AK PEN. THE MODELS HAVE CAUGHT UP WITH THIS
DELAY AND HAVE GOOD AGREEMENT THAT IS ACPTD MINOR ADJUSTMENTS.
NOTE AMDS TO WINDS IN MARINES SPCLY FOR NRN HLF OF PNHDL
THIS AFTN DUE TO THE RENEWED CYCLOGENEIS.
THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR HAINES LOOKS RIGHT WITHOUT ANY ADJUSTMENTS.
SKAGWAY HAS HAD THE ONSET OF SNOW BUT SHOULD RECEIVE A LESSER
AMOUNT AND LOCATIONS SOUTH OF HAINES WILL BE TOO WARM.
THE SNOW LEVEL IN JUNEAU IS DOWN TO ROUGHLY 600 FEET BUT WILL
RISE OVERNIGHT AS THE WARM SIDE OF THE LOW DELIVERS INCREASING
WARM ADVECTION TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM...
A CHANGE IN THE LONG WAVE PATTERN IS STILL EXPECTED AS THE MEAN
TROUGH RETROGRADES OVER THE AKPEN BY SAT. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT AS
IT WILL HELP TO KEEP SFC LOW TRACKS OVER THE WESTERN GULF.
ASSOCIATED FRONTS WITH THESE LOWS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE
EASTERN GULF AND PANHANDLE BUT WILL NOT BE AS INTENSE AS THE LOW
CENTER WILL BE WELL FURTHER WEST.
A 990 MB LOW APPROXIMATELY 400 NM S OF THE CHARLOTTES FRI NIGHT
WILL MOVE E AND INTO SOUTHERN BC SAT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL
MOVE N ACROSS THE PANHANDLE FRI NIGHT AND SAT MORNING BRINGING
RAIN TO THE SOUTHERN ZONES. A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL
PANHANDLE WILL ALLOW OFFSHORE FLOW TO KEEP PRECIP CHANCES LOWER
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL
GULF SAT WILL MOVE E AND OVER THE PANHANDLE SUN.
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FROM
THERE...THEY DIVERGE ON TIMING AND INTENSITY OF THE NEXT FRONT
WHICH IS SCHEDULE TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON/TUE. WENT
WITH 12Z ECMWF TO TOUCH UP THE INHERITED GRIDS THROUGH SAT AND
THEN USED HPC GUIDANCE TO DO THE SAME MON. OTHERWISE...NO MAJOR
CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE GRIDS.
SEAS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT LEVELS ALONG THE OUTER
WATERS BEFORE DIMINISHING SAT MORNING. SMALL CRAFTS RETURN TO THE
OUTER WATERS MON AS A FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
GULF. GALES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF AS BARRIER FLOW
IS EXPECTED TO SET UP BY MON NIGHT.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ027.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ022.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ023.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR
AKZ019.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-021-022-033-035-041>043-051.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ031-032-034-036-052.
JBT/MAMIn the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 6, 3:41 PM AKST, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
341 PM AKST THU NOV 06 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0337 PM NON-TSTM WND GST HYDABURG 55.21N 132.82W
11/06/2008 M39 MPH AK AWOS
AT 256 PM WINDS WERE SE25G39MPH
0337 PM TSTM WND GST CRAIG 55.48N 133.12W
11/06/2008 M50 MPH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
PEAK WIND BETWEEN 8 AND 10 AM WAS 50 MPH. SUSTAINED WINDS
THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WERE SE 20 TO 30
MPH.
&&
KAVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | ||
| Nov 6, 4:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Nov 6, 8:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 20 hr | |
| Nov 6, 11:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:50 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr |
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