Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 240, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 2, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- Aug 2, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
722 FZAK52 PAJK 021138 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 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. PKZ099-030100- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG THE PANHANDLE WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED. A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL SEND A WEATHER FRONT INTO THE EASTERN GULF WED WED NIGHT AND OVER THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-030100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-030100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-030100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-030100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-030100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
777 FZAK52 PAJK 021832 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1030 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 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. PKZ099-030100- 1030 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG THE PANHANDLE WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED. A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL SEND A WEATHER FRONT INTO THE EASTERN GULF WED WED NIGHT AND OVER THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-030100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1030 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-030100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1030 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-030100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1030 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-030100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1030 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-030100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1030 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
408 FZAK52 PAJK 022332 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 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. PKZ099-031400- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG THE PANHANDLE WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED. A GALE FORCE LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL SEND A WEATHER FRONT INTO THE EASTERN GULF WED AND OVER THE PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-031400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S SWELL. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-031400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-031400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-031400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-031400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
985 FZAK52 PAJK 031139 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 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. PKZ099-040100- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF HAS SENT A WEATHER FRONT INTO THE EASTERN GULF. THIS FRONT WILL REACH THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO CANADA THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ041-040100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-040100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-040100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ051-040100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-040100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
567 FZAK52 PAJK 032332 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 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. PKZ099-041400- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF HAS SENT A WEATHER FRONT INTO THE EASTERN GULF. THIS FRONT WILL REACH THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO CANADA THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ041-041400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-041400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-041400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ051-041400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-041400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
682 FZAK52 PAJK 041127 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 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. PKZ099-050100- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THURSDAY AND INTO CANADA BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ041-050100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-050100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-050100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL LATE. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-050100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-050100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Aug 1, 2:31 PM AKDT, 13 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 2:31 PM AKDT, 13 hours 29 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
231 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011
.SHORT TERM...THE WEATHER OVER THE PANHANDLE REMAINS MOSTLY
QUIET FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE ONLY WEATHER OF ANY REAL NOTE IS
THE WINDS IN NORTHERN LYNN CANAL AND SKAGWAY. THE INTERACTION
BETWEEN A BUILDING SURFACE RIDGE ALONG THE PANHANDLE AND A
THERMAL TROUGH IN THE YUKON HAVE CREATED SMALL CRAFT WINDS TO
30 KT AT ELDRED ROCK AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT SKAGWAY THIS
MORNING. OTHER WISE WINDS REMAIN MOSTLY LESS THEN 20 KT OVER MOST
OF THE PANHANDLE AND MARINE AREAS. AS FOR PRECIP, NORTHERN
PANHANDLE IS ONCE AGAIN IN THE FIRING LINE FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT
RAIN TODAY AS MID LEVEL ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES. FARTHER SOUTH,
MID LEVEL FLOW HAS TURNED MORE WEST BRINGING MORE CLOUDS INTO
THAT AREA.
FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, THE FORECAST WILL MAINLY BE DOMINATED
BY A MID LEVEL TROUGH THAT IS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE EASTERN
GULF. YAKUTAT IS JUST STARTING TO FEEL THE AFFECTS OF IT. THE
RESULTS OF THIS WILL BE LOT OF RAIN FOR THE YAKUTAT AREA TONIGHT
AS THE TROUGH MOVES BY. FARTHER EAST THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE
PANHANDLE IS GOING TO LIMIT THE RAIN MOSTLY TO THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE. HOWEVER, ONCE THE TROUGH MOVES BY NW MID LEVEL FLOW
BEHIND IT IS GOING TO START DRYING PARTS OF THE PANHANDLE OUT.
THIS WILL PARTICULARLY BE TRUE FOR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WHERE
POPS DROP BELOW SLIGHT CHANCE BY TOMORROW. IN THE NORTH, LIKELY
POPS HANG ON INTO TUES MORNING AS A SLIGHT ON SHORE FLOW STILL
LINGERS. HIGHEST POPS WILL MOST LIKELY REMAIN NEAR THE HIGH
TERRAIN IN PLACES LIKE JUNEAU, GUSTAVUS AND YAKUTAT.
WINDS WILL ALSO START BE BECOME A PROBLEM IN THE OUTSIDE WATERS
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS A WEAK FRONT STALLS OUT IN THE FAR WESTERN
PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE WESTERN PART OF THE OFFSHORE AND
MARINE ZONE 52 WILL HAVE SOME SMALL CRAFT WINDS TO 25 KT BY
TOMORROW. THE OTHER WINDY SPOT REMAINS NORTHERN LYNN CANAL AND
SKAGWAY WHERE SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN PRESENT INTO
TOMORROW.
MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM THROUGH THE
GFS WAS A BIT OFF WITH THE SURFACE RIDGE POSITION. DECIDED TO USE
A BLEND OF THE NAM AND EC FOR FORECAST UPDATES. FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS A LITTLE ABOVE AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES OVER THE PANHANDLE TUESDAY
NIGHT....WEAKENS WEDNESDAY...AND SHIFTS EAST OF THE AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT. UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY TUESDAY EVENING MOVES OVER
THE SOUTHWEST GULF WEDNESDAY THEN LIFTS NE AND OPENS UP INTO A
TROUGH ON THURSDAY. A 990 MB SURFACE LOW WILL BE AT ITS DEEPEST
NEAR KODIAK TUE EVENING...TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN GULF AND
OPENS UP INTO A TROUGH THROUGH THURSDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEAKENING
OCCLUDED FRONT WILL BE IN THE CENTRAL GULF TRAILING BACK TO THE SW
TUESDAY EVENING. A WAVE ALONG THE TRAILING FRONT TAKES OVER ON
WEDNESDAY AS IT CURVES NE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF. FRONT MOVES
TO OUR COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN SLOWLY PUSHES
OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY.
CLOUDS WILL DECREASE FROM THE SOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SKIES
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY SOUTH OF A PAJN-PASI LINE WHILE NORTHERN
SOUTHEAST ALASKA KEEPS A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH LIKELY POPS
CONTINUING FOR PAYA INTO WEDNESDAY. TEMPS SHOULD BE A FEW DEGREES
WARMER FOR THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS WITH MORE SUNSHINE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
THE LEAD WEAKER FRONT WILL KEEP RAIN GOING FOR YAKUTAT TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. AS WAVE TAKES OVER GRADIENTS BETWEEN KODIAK
LOW AND SRN PNHDL RIDGE TIGHTEN UP GALE FORCE WIND DEVELOP IN THE
NORTH CENTRAL GULF TUE NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR ZONES
PKZ052 AND POSSIBLY PKZ051. FRONT WEAKENS AS IT MOVES ONSHORE
WEDNESDAY EVENING AND WINDS DROP OFF TO SMCR. RAIN SPREADS ACROSS
THE NORTHERN THIRD WED NIGHT AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS ON
THURSDAY.
A FLAT RIDGE BUILDS BACK INTO PANHANDLE FRIDAY AND IS OVER SE
CORNER OF PANHANDLE SAT WHERE EXPECT PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS
WHILE WEAK ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN AND WILL KEEP A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
DECENT AGREEMENT IN SHORT RANGE BUT DIFFERENCES IN TIMING AND
AMPLITUDE OF INDIVIDUAL SHORTWAVES LOWER CONFIDENCE FROM FRI ON.
USED A NAM BLEND THROUGH WED AND TRANSITIONED TO HPC BEYOND.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ051.
&&
EAL/MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr |
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