Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 217, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 23 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
- Apr 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2011, 2:57 AM AKDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
064 FZAK52 PAJK 071140 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 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. PKZ099-080100- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL REACH THE EASTERN GULF BY THURSDAY EVENING...AND BE EAST OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY FRIDAY EVENING. A WEAKENING LOW WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ041-080100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY THE MID EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-080100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-080100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-080100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-080100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
503 FZAK52 PAJK 072316 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 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. PKZ099-081400- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REACH THE EASTERN GULF THIS EVENING...AND MOVE EAST PAST THE PANHANDLE BY FRIDAY EVENING. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ041-081400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-081400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-081400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-081400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-081400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
321 FZAK52 PAJK 080056 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 456 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 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. PKZ099-081900- 456 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REACH THE EASTERN GULF THIS EVENING...AND MOVE EAST PAST THE PANHANDLE BY FRIDAY EVENING. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ041-081900- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 456 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-081900- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 456 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-081900- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 456 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-081900- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 456 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-081900- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 456 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
081 FZAK52 PAJK 081140 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 257 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 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. PKZ099-090500- 257 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PANHANDLE WILL MOVE EAST PAST THE PANHANDLE BY FRIDAY EVENING. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ041-090500- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 257 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-090500- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 257 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-090500- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 257 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-090500- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 257 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-090500- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 257 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Apr 6, 2:35 PM AKDT, 13 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 2:35 PM AKDT, 13 hours 25 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
235 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011
.SHORT TERM...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD OCCUR IN PUBLIC ZONE
17 AND ALONG THE OUTER COAST INTO ZONE 22 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO THIS EVENING. OTHER THAN THESE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THE
CHANGES TO THE SHORT RANGE FORECAST ARE SMALL. 18Z THU AN
OCCLUSION WILL EXTEND SSE FM PAWD THAT WILL MOVE NE PAST PAMD ABT
00Z. THIS OCFNT IS ASSOCD WITH GALE FORCE WINDS SPREADING INTO
OUR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY THU. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM MODELS WERE
USED.
500H TROUGH ALOFT EXTENDS SSE FM OVER PABR T0 PAFA TO PACV AT
THIS TIME. THIS TROUGH ALOFT WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN BEFORE
REACHING A PAJN TO PASI LINE TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
SHOULD OCCUR IN THE ZONE 17 AND ALONG THE OUTER COAST INTO ZONE 22
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. THE 12Z PAYA RAOB, THE
SFC TEMPERATURES TO OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON, AND THE DIFFLUENCE
OF THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW DO SUPPORT THUNDERSTORMS, HOWEVER THE
CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGY IS NOT HIGH AND THIS LIMITS
HOW STRONG DEEP CONVECTION CAN BE.
THE OCFNT MENTIONED ABOVE IS A STRONG FEATURE AND THE UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT WILL, BEGINNING THU, GENERATE STRONG PRESSURE FALLS IN
SOUTHERN YUKON TRRTY AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. NOTE THAT WIND
INCREASES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE HAND OFF FROM THE THE SHORT
RANGE FORECAST TO THE LONG RANGE, I.E. FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO
THURSDAY EVENING. THIS TREND OF FURTHER WIND INCREASES WILL BE
ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THE PANHANDLE N OF FREDERICK SOUND. PLEASE SEE
THE LONG RANGE SECTION BELOW.
&&
.LONG TERM...A STRONG OCCLUDED FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH SOUTHEAST
ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT WITH A SECONDARY TROUGH MOVING THROUGH ON
FRIDAY. A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF BY FRIDAY NIGHT WITH FAIRLY DEEP ONSHORE SOUTHWEST FLOW AND
WILL ROTATE A SERIES OF TROUGHS INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA OVER THE
WEEKEND. BY MONDAY ENERGY SHIFTS TO SOUTHERN GULF WHICH TURNS FLOW
OFFSHORE FOR NORTHERN WHILE REMAINING ONSHORE FOR SOUTHERN.
EXPECT SMCR TO GALE FORCE WINDS WITH OCCLUDED FRONT THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR INSIDE WATERS. WILL START OFF WITH A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
(-18 MB PAHN-CYDB) BETWEEN RIDGE TO SE AND LEE TROUGH ACROSS
SOUTHERN YUKON. THIS WEAKENS OVERNIGHT. GALES IN THE COASTAL
WATERS ALSO DROP OFF IN THE EVENING. RAIN WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
ACROSS NORTHERN HALF AND WILL SPREAD TO SOUTHERN HALF BY FRIDAY
MORNING. THERE STILL IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT MAY START OUT AS
SNOW FOR THE HAINES AREA BUT WITH MODERATE SLY WILL GO TO ALL
RAIN. AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER AN INCH IN THE WETTER LOCATIONS AND
PROBABLY APPROACHING 1 INCH ELSEWHERE.
A SECOND ROUND OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE FRIDAY WITH
SECONDARY TROUGH WITH AMOUNTS EQUALLY AS PLENTIFUL. STILL HAVE
FAVORABLE SE GRADIENTS THROUGH INNER CHANNELS AND WILL BE LOCALLY
BREEZY WITH SMCR CONTINUING.
CAA BEGINS IN ERNEST FRIDAY NIGHT WITH ATMO BECOMING MORE UNSTABLE
SO WILL SWITCH PRECIP OVER TO SHOWERS. BY SATURDAY NIGHT TEMPS WILL
COOL AND BE MARGINAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS NORTHERN HALF BUT DONT SEE
ANY ACCUMS. AS ENERGY SHIFTS TO SOUTHERN GULF POPS DROP OFF ACROSS
THE NORTH BUT STAY LIKELY FOR SOUTHERN AREAS.
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE TIMING AND
POSITIONAL DIFFERENCES START. USED GFS FRESHEN GRIDS THROUGH DAY 4
THEN OPTED TO MAKE NO CHANGES BEYOND.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ022-041-042.
&&
JBT/MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 35 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 32 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:40 AM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AJK | 25 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.