Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 149, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 23, 2011, 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
- Feb 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2011, 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.
349 FZAK51 PAJK 240031 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 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. PKZ098-241400- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE IN THE YUKON MOVES SE LATE WED NIGHT OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO BUILD. OUTLOOK. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE SAT. ANOTHER STRONG RIDGE WILL REBUILD OVER YUKON AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE SUN. $$ PKZ011-241400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-241400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-241400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-241400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-241400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-241400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-241400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-241400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-241400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-241400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-241400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES DEVELOPING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
503 FZAK51 PAJK 240407 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 705 PM AKST WED FEB 23 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. PKZ098-241400- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE IN THE YUKON MOVES SE LATE WED NIGHT OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO BUILD. OUTLOOK. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE SAT. ANOTHER STRONG RIDGE WILL REBUILD OVER YUKON AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE SUN. $$ PKZ011-241400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-241400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-241400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-241400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-241400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-241400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-241400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-241400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-241400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-241400- SUMNER STRAIT- 705 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-241400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES DEVELOPING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
897 FZAK51 PAJK 241227 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 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. PKZ098-250100- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK INVERTED TROUGH WILL REMAIN JUST OFFSHORE THE OUTER COAST AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF. OUTLOOK. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE SAT. $$ PKZ011-250100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-250100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-250100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-250100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-250100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-250100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-250100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-250100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-250100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-250100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-250100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 23, 1:44 PM AKST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 1:44 PM AKST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
144 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011
.SHORT TERM...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND
NORTHWEST CANADA THE DOMINATE WEATHER FEATURES THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...AND BEYOND. A WEAK INVERTED THROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE
BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST NORTHWEST ALONG THE PANHANDLE TOWARD
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. ON VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY NEARLY CLEAR
SKIES OVER THE PANHANDLE WITH A LARGE REGION OF CLOUD STREETS
FROM DIXON ENTRANCE WEST NORTHWEST TO THE CENTRAL GULF. A SMALL
LOW LEVEL LOW IS BEGINNING TO FORM JUST SOUTHWEST OF ICY BAY OVER
NORTHERN GULF...JUST SOME STRATUS FORMING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
OVER THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE STATE CIRRUS DECK FROM THE TRAIN
OF LOWS OVER THE WESTERN BERING TO THE CHUKCHI SEA AND ACROSS THE
ARCTIC OCEAN.
PRESSURE GRADIENTS OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE RELAXING AS THE
BUBBLE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE YUKON MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH
NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA...AND MOVING THE AREA OF GUSTY OUTFLOWS
FURTHER TO THE SOUTH FOR THE STIKINE VALLEY...BEHM AND PORTLAND
CANALS. WILL STILL SEE SOME LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS BUT NOT EXPECTED
MORE FREQUENT GUSTS TO WARRANT AN ADVISORY AND THINK MOST WILL BE
LESS THAN 40 MPH ANYWAY.
WILL BE STARTING WITH GALE FORCE WINDS IN NORTHERN LYNN CANAL
AND CROSS SOUND AREA FOR THIS EVENING BUT THEY WILL BE
DIMINISHING BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. OLD TEMPERATURES LEADING TO SOME
AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY INTO THURSDAY THAT WILL BE SUBSIDING AS
WINDS DO ON THURSDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM...MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT IN SYNOPTIC SCALE
WITH AN UPPER HIGH ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVING SLIGHTLY SOUTH
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS AN UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING
SOUTHEAST FROM ALASKAN INTERIOR. THIS SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL
CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE FORECAST DOMAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY NEXT
WEEK BEFORE MOVING SOUTHEAST ON THURSDAY. AN OMEGA BLOCK PATTERN
WILL RETURN TO THE WESTERN ALASKA OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT
WEEK AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WORK WEEK...BLOCKING ANY STORM
SYSTEMS COMING INTO ALASKA. AT THE LOWER LEVELS...SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE IN THE GULF WILL ALSO MOVE SLIGHTLY SOUTH THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...ALLOWING A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH A
LOW TRACKING SOUTH ACROSS THE PANHANDLE FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. RELATIVELY WARM AIR MASS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT
WITH SNOW LINE MOSTLY CONFINED NORTH OF A LINE FROM GUSTAVUS TO
JUNEAU AND EASTERN PANHANDLE NEAR COAST MOUNTAIN WITH NO
CONSIDERABLE SNOW ACCUMULATION. REGENERATED GRIDS WITH THE NAM12
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT THEN BLENDED 50/50 OF THE GFS AND ECMWF
THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD.
THE LOW WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER DIXON ENTRANCE AND
NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES ON SUNDAY THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE SLIGHTLY
SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION BAND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY
WITH CLEARING OUT ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AS EARLY AS LATE
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. AS THE LOW CONTINUES MOVING
SOUTHWEST...SOUTHERN AREAS WILL ALSO CLEARING OUT BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
AN INVERTED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL EXTEND NORTHWESTWARD FROM
THE LOW IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH
INCREASING CLOUDS ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST AND SOUTHERN HALF OF
SOUTHEAST ALASKA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE INTERIOR AND
YUKON OVER THE WEEKEND WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST THROUGH TUESDAY WITH
INCREASING NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH COLD OUTFLOW ACROSS THE
FORECAST DOMAIN...SUPPRESSING PRECIPITATION WITH STRONG
SUBSIDENCE. NORTH TO NORTHEAST GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PREVAIL
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AND ADVISORY LEVEL WIND GUSTS WILL WIDELY
SPREAD ACROSS THE INNER CHANNELS WITH POSSIBLE STRONG TAKU
SCENARIO AND WARNING LEVEL WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011-012-031.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ013.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-012-022.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ013-021-031-032-034>036-041>043.
&&
BEZENEK/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 19 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 hr |
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