Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 188, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. 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
- Mar 5, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
705 FZAK51 PAJK 060012 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 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. PKZ098-061400- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 987 MB GALE FORCE LOW IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT TO THE WEST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL STALL JUST OFFSHORE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS ACROSS NORTHWEST CANADA. $$ PKZ011-061400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-061400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-061400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-061400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-061400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-061400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-061400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-061400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-061400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-061400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-061400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
679 FZAK51 PAJK 061230 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 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. PKZ098-070100- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 990 MB GALE FORCE LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL STALL JUST OFFSHORE SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS ACROSS NORTHWEST CANADA. $$ PKZ011-070100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-070100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-070100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-070100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-070100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-070100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-070100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-070100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-070100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-070100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-070100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
196 FZAK51 PAJK 061919 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1016 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 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. PKZ098-070100- 1016 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 990 MB GALE FORCE LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL STALL JUST OFFSHORE SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND DISSIPATE THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS ACROSS NORTHWEST CANADA. $$ PKZ011-070100- GLACIER BAY- 1016 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-070100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1016 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-070100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1016 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-070100- ICY STRAIT- 1016 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-070100- CROSS SOUND- 1016 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-070100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1016 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-070100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1016 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-070100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1016 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-070100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1016 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-070100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1016 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-070100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1016 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...SE WIND TO 20 KT...STRONGEST NEAR THE DIXON ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Mar 5, 12:42 PM AKST, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 12:42 PM AKST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1242 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011
.SHORT TERM...MORNING SATELLITE IMAGES REVEAL A SLOWLY WEAKENING
LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF THAT IS DRIFTING TO THE WEST. THE FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH IT IS CURRENTLY HEADING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE SPREADING SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS AS IT GOES.
WINDS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CALMED DOWN SINCE YESTERDAY WITH ONLY A
FEW LOCALIZED BREEZY AREAS LEFT ALONG THE PANHANDLE. THE
EXCEPTIONS ARE SOME OF THE OUTFLOW AREAS LIKE SKAGWAY, LYNN
CANAL, AND CROSS SOUND, WHERE A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS UP AND MIN
GALE TO HIGH SMALL CRAFT WINDS RESPECTIVELY HAVE BEEN BLOWING
MOST OF THE MORNING.
FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT TO
BREEZY IN MOST LAND AREAS WITH SMALL CRAFT WINDS IN THE MARINE
AREAS. LYNN CANAL AND SKAGWAY WILL HAVE AN INCREASE IN WIND THIS
EVENING AS A WEAK WAVE MOVES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THINKING THAT
WINDS WILL AGAIN BE GUSTING TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER IN SKAGWAY LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW SO THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS UP TILL
EARLY TOMORROW. LYNN CANAL WILL AGAIN INCREASE TO GALE FORCE
TONIGHT AS WELL.
AS FOR PRECIP, SHOWERS WILL BE DIMINISHING THROUGH TONIGHT AND
BY TOMORROW MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL BE CONCENTRATED ALONG A FRONT
THAT WILL STALLED OFFSHORE. HAVE PUT SOME CHANCE POPS ALONG THE
SOUTHERN OUTER COAST TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT MAY MAKE
ENOUGH HEADWAY TO POSE A THREAT FOR PRECIP THERE. FARTHER NORTH
CONTINUED WEAK OUTFLOW WILL KEEP THAT AREA MOSTLY DRY.
MODEL AGREEMENT WAS VERY GOOD THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. DECIDED TO
USE THE NAM FOR ITS GOOD INITIALIZATION AND ITS DETAILS OVER THE
PANHANDLE. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...MAIN ISSUE IN LONG RANGE IS WHERE THE UPPER HIGH OVER
THE WRN PART OF AK GOES THIS WEEK. IMPORTANCE OF THIS IS WHERE
DOWNSTREAM TROF DEVELOPS. THE GFS IS ON ITS OWN TRYING TO TAKE THE
UPPER HIGH EWD INTO ERN INTR AK BY LATE WEEK...WHILE THE
ECMWF/UKMET/CANADIAN ALL KEEP IT OVER THE FAR WRN PART OF THE
STATE OR EVEN OUT OVER THE BERING SEA. STUCK WITH THE CONSENSUS
SOLUTION OF KEEPING HIGH FURTHER WEST...BUT EVEN THE MINOR DIFFS
AMONGST THE WESTERN SOLUTIONS MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE. IF
UPPER HIGH SETS UP ALONG OR JUST WEST OF 170W...THE DOWNSTREAM
TROF WILL DEVELOP FURTHER WEST OVER THE GULF...WHEREAS IF THE HIGH
SETS UP CLOSER TO 160-165W...TROF WILL BE FURTHER EAST. THIS COULD
MEAN A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WET PATTERN OR A DRY ONE. AT THIS
POINT...WITH HPC USING AN ENSEMBLE APPROACH USED THEIR SOLUTION
FOR THE MIDWEEK PERIOD ON OUT. PRIOR TO THAT USED THE 12Z NAM12 AS
AN EXTENSION TO SHORT RANGE FOR FIRST 24 HRS OF LONG TERM...THEN
DID INCREASING BLEND WITH THE 00Z ECMWF UNTIL THE HPC GRIDS
STARTED AT 12Z WED.
WHAT THESE CHANGES DID IS TO BRING IN A SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE FOR
PRECIP OVER THE S SUN NIGHT INTO MON WITH WEAKENING OCCLUDED FRONT
DYING ALONG THE SRN COAST DURING THAT TIME. ALSO MODERATED TEMPS A
BIT ESPECIALLY OVER THE S SUN NIGHT INTO TUE WITH THE OFFSHORE
FLOW SLOWLY WARMING THE LOW LEVEL AIRMASS. DID BRING IN BETTER
PRECIP THREAT MAINLY TO THE S TUE NIGHT INTO WED AS A LOW MOVES
NWD TOWARD THE SE GULF AND THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES IN. EVEN
FURTHER OUT...HAD A GRADUAL NWD SHIFT IN THE PRECIP POTENTIAL FOR
LATE WEEK AS SHOWN BY HPC POP FIELDS. IT DOES LOOK LIKE ANOTHER
SHOT OF COLDER AIR WILL GET INTO THE NRN AREAS WED OR THU BUT IT
DOES NOT LOOK TO BE AS COLD AS IT WAS WITH THIS PAST COLD BLAST.
THIS COLD AIRMASS THOUGH COULD LEAD TO A SNOW EVENT TOWARD LATE
WEEK ONCE UPPER TROF GETS BETTER ESTABLISHED OFFSHORE AND
MID-UPPER LEVEL FLOW BECOMES S-SW. STAY TUNED...
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-021-022-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ031>036.
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EAL/RWTIn the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 5, 1:15 PM AKST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
115 PM AKST SAT MAR 05 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0442 PM NON-TSTM WND GST JUNEAU 58.30N 134.41W
03/04/2011 M65.00 MPH AK MESONET
MESONET SITE AT DOUGLAS HARBOR MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST
OF 65 MPH AT 342 PM MARCH 4TH. THE LAST GUST ABOVE 60 MPH
OCCURRED AT 1002 PM.
0616 PM NON-TSTM WND GST JUNEAU 58.30N 134.41W
03/04/2011 M63.00 MPH AK MESONET
MAYFLOWER ISLAND MESONET SITE REPORTED PEAK WIND GUST OF
63 MPH.
0915 AM NON-TSTM WND GST CANYON ISLAND 58.55N 133.68W
03/05/2011 M69.00 MPH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
CANYON ISLAND COOP OBSERVER REPORTED PEAK WIND GUST OF 69
MPH.
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CVPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 7:04 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AJK | 20 hr |
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Sources
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