Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 430, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 9 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
- Dec 23, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2009, 12:50 PM AKST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAJK 231228 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 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. PKZ099-240100- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 983 MB LOW EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR KENAI PENINSULA LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING INLAND TONIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL DRIFT NORTH ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. $$ PKZ041-240100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-240100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-240100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-240100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND BECOMING 25 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-240100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...STORM WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND BECOMING 25 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. .THU...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAJK 232151 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1250 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 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. PKZ099-240100- 1250 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 983 MB LOW EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 995 MB NEAR KENAI PENINSULA LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING INLAND TONIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL DRIFT NORTH ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. $$ PKZ041-240100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1250 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-240100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1250 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-240100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1250 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-240100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1250 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND BECOMING 25 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-240100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1250 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2009 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND BECOMING 25 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. .THU...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:40 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AJK | 35 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 21 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 12:50 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Dec 23, 12:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Dec 23, 1:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 hr |
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Sources
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