Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 142, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 20, 2011, 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
- Feb 20, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2011, 1:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
259 FZAK51 PAJK 201247 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 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. PKZ098-210100- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE ACROSS SE AK THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE YUKON OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. $$ PKZ011-210100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-210100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-210100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-210100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-210100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE EARLY MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-210100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-210100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-210100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-210100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN MIXING WITH RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-210100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-210100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
402 FZAK51 PAJK 201905 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 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. PKZ098-210100- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE ACROSS SE AK THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE YUKON OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. $$ PKZ011-210100- GLACIER BAY- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-210100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-210100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-210100- ICY STRAIT- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-210100- CROSS SOUND- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...E 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-210100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-210100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-210100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-210100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN MIXING WITH RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-210100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-210100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
015 FZAK51 PAJK 202157 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 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. PKZ098-210100- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE ACROSS SE AK THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE YUKON OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. $$ PKZ011-210100- GLACIER BAY- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-210100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-210100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-210100- ICY STRAIT- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-210100- CROSS SOUND- 1 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 CORRECTED .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-210100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-210100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-210100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-210100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1 PM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN MIXING WITH RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-210100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-210100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1000 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 19, 2:15 PM AKST, 13 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 2:15 PM AKST, 13 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
215 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011
ONSET OF A NEW ARCTIC OUTBREAK IN A NE TO S SEQUENCE TONIGHT
AND EARLY SUN. HEAVY SNOW IS STILL TO OCCUR THIS EVENING FOR
MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE. THE ASSOCIATED WINTER STORM WARNINGS
ARE STILL IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE. NOTE THE LISTING
AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PRODUCT.
GOES VIS AND IR DISPLAY THE OCFNT THAT IS XTDG SSE FM THE VCNTY
OF PAYA AT THIS TIME. THE PARENT FEATURE FOR THIS OCFNT IS A
COMPLEX OF LOWS WI 100 NM OF PAYA HAVE CENTERS OF ABOUT 998 MB.
THE FROPA PAST A PAJN-PASI LN SHOULD OCCUR ABOUT 06Z THIS
EVENING ALBEIT SFC FNTS BECOME DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN THE
INNER CHANNELS.
TWO DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF COLD AIR ADVECTION ARE BEGINNING
TO OCCUR, THE FIRST IS THE COLD ADVECTION FM THE W BHND THE
OCFNT. THE SECOND IS AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK FM NW CAN. SHUTOFF
IN THE SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH THE ONSET OF THE ARCTIC
OUTBREAK IN A N TO S SEQUENCE FROM 06Z TO 18Z SUN.
MODELS: THE 06Z NAM AND THE 12Z GFS HAVE HAD THE BEST FIT
WITH SEVERAL FIELDS INCLUDING THE THICKNESS GRADIENT RETRIEVED
FROM THE BIORKA RADAR WIND SHEAR. 12Z NAM WAS TOO WEAK ON
THICKNESS GRADIENTS AND THAT MODEL RUN OF SFC WINDS IS TOO WEAK.
&&
.LONG TERM...
19/12Z OPERATIONS MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE SYNOPTIC SCALE AND
SELECTED HPC MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE GRAPHICS TO DRIVE THE WIND IN
THE LATER PERIODS. WITH AN UPR LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING FROM THE THE
WEST
A SURFACE HIGH CELL BETWEEN 1050 AND 1060 MB WILL BUILD OVER THE
SOUTHERN YUKON BY WED THEN WILL MOVE EASTWARD. EXPECT MODELS TO KICK
THIS OUT TOO RAPIDLY AS USUAL. SCREAMING MESSAGE IN GRIDS AND TEXT
WILL BE CLEAR WINDY AND COLD TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY AND PERHAPS EVEN
LONGER. CONFIDENCE HIGH SUN NITE THRU WED. THU THRU SAT MUCH LESS
CERTAIN.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUN AKZ020-025-026.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 AM AKST SUN AKZ018-019-021-022-024.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST SUN AKZ023.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AKST SUN AKZ028.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM AKST SUNDAY AKZ029.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-031>036-051-052.
&&In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 20, 1:50 AM AKST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
150 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM HEAVY SNOW YAKUTAT 59.54N 139.73W
02/19/2011 M6.0 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
WFO PAYA STORM TOTAL SNOW 3PM FRI-10AM SAT 6.0 INCHES.
1000 AM HEAVY SNOW 8 NE SKAGWAY 59.56N 135.17W
02/19/2011 M8.5 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
SKAGWAY CUSTOMS SNOW TOTAL 3PM FRI-9AM SAT 8.5 INCHES
SNOW.
1000 AM HEAVY SNOW 15 NE SKAGWAY 59.63N 135.03W
02/19/2011 E11.0 INCH XXX XX CO-OP OBSERVER
KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AT WHITE PASS 3116 FEET STORM TOTAL SNOW
3 PM FRI-9AM SAT E 11 INCHES. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4
MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND S15.
1000 AM HEAVY SNOW PELICAN 57.95N 136.21W
02/19/2011 E8.3 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
PELICAN COOP OBSERVER REPORTED 8.3 INCHES SNOW 3PM FRI-AM
SAT. PRECIP HAS MIXED WITH RAIN.
0145 AM HEAVY SNOW JUNEAU 58.30N 134.41W
02/20/2011 M10.2 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
24 HOUR TOTAL OF 10.2 INCHES OF SNOW AT WFO JUNEAU FOR
FEBRUARY 19TH.
0145 AM HEAVY SNOW JUNEAU 58.30N 134.41W
02/20/2011 M9.3 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
9.3 INCHES OF SNOW RECORDED AT JUNEAU AIRPORT FOR
FEBRUARY 19TH.
0145 AM HEAVY SNOW ELFIN COVE 58.19N 136.34W
02/20/2011 M10.5 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
10.5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT ELFIN COVE ON FEBRUARY 19TH.
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MJM/CVPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 3:50 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 19, 8:07 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Feb 19, 11:02 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 1:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 hr |
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