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Gale Warning 2, NWS Juneau, AK

January 2, 2011

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 2, 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
Jan 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 3, 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.

928 
FZAK67 PAJK 030023
OFFAJK

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W

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.

PKZ398-031400-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER SE AK WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EAST INTO
CANADA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE EASTERN GULF MONDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST
ALONG THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST MOUNTAINS.  

$$

PKZ310-031400-
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES
WEST-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011 

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$
1 follow-up statement
403 
FZAK67 PAJK 031210
OFFAJK

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W

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.

PKZ398-040100-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL SPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS INTO THE EASTERN
GULF MONDAY AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN
BRITISH COLUMBIA BEGINS TO MOVE EAST. 

$$

PKZ310-040100-
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES
WEST-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK20 hr
Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK48 hr
Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK36 hr
Jan 3, 11:48 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK16 hr
Jan 3, 11:59 AM AKSTWind AdvisoryAJK17 hr
Jan 3, 12:03 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK4 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.