Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 243, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 14, 2011, 8:33 PM AKDT. It was in force for 19 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 14, 2011, 8:33 PM AKDT (04:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
297 FZAK51 PAJK 150434 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 833 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 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. PKZ098-152245- 833 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT SE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-152245- GLACIER BAY- 833 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-152245- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 833 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-152245- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 833 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-152245- ICY STRAIT- 833 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-152245- CROSS SOUND- 833 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-152245- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 833 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-152245- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 833 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-152245- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 833 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-152245- FREDERICK SOUND- 833 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-152245- SUMNER STRAIT- 833 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-152245- CLARENCE STRAIT- 833 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
063 FZAK51 PAJK 150544 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 943 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 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. PKZ098-152345- 943 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT SE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-152345- GLACIER BAY- 943 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-152345- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 943 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-152345- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 943 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-152345- ICY STRAIT- 943 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-152345- CROSS SOUND- 943 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-152345- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 943 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-152345- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 943 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-152345- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 943 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-152345- FREDERICK SOUND- 943 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-152345- SUMNER STRAIT- 943 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-152345- CLARENCE STRAIT- 943 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
807 FZAK51 PAJK 151150 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 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. PKZ098-160100- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 999 MB LOW IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT EAST THROUGH TUESDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL DRIFT E ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-160100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-160100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-160100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-160100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-160100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-160100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-160100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-160100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-160100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-160100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-160100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
638 FZAK51 PAJK 152130 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 126 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 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. PKZ098-161530- 126 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 995 MB LOW IN THE NE GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT SE OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH TUE. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ011-161530- GLACIER BAY- 126 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-161530- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 126 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-161530- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 126 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-161530- ICY STRAIT- 126 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-161530- CROSS SOUND- 126 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-161530- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 126 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-161530- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 126 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-161530- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 126 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-161530- FREDERICK SOUND- 126 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-161530- SUMNER STRAIT- 126 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-161530- CLARENCE STRAIT- 126 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
928 FZAK51 PAJK 152339 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 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. PKZ098-161400- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 995 MB LOW IN THE NE GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT SE OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH TUE. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ011-161400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-161400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-161400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-161400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-161400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-161400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-161400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-161400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-161400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-161400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-161400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT.... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR LINCOLN ROCK IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 14, 3:13 PM AKDT, 5 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 3:13 PM AKDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
313 PM AKDT SUN AUG 14 2011
.SHORT TERM...EARLY AFTERNOON SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS A DEVELOPING
LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WITH A COLD FRONT ORGANIZING AND
STRETCHING SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW CENTER ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF.
A DISSIPATING LOW JUST SOUTH OF HAIDA GWAII MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD
WITH A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDED NORTH TO NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE. A BRIEF
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WIND OCCURRED ACROSS CLARENCE STRAIT ALONG THE
TROUGH AXIS. SEA BREEZE HAS BEEN ENHANCED OVER THE NORTHERN INNER
CHANNELS WITH SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BLOWING
OVER SKAGWAY AND HAINES AREAS. AHEAD OF THE INCOMING FRONTAL
PASSAGE...RAIN STARTED IN YAKUTAT AREA BY MID MORNING AND
EXTENSIVE MID CLOUDS SPREAD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN TWO
THIRDS OF THE FORECAST DOMAIN.
MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE LOW MOVES INTO THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
DRIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA
THROUGH TONIGHT. REFRESHED THE INHERITED GRIDS WITH THE NAM AND
ECMWF FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY. LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL POPS OVER THE
NORTHWESTERN PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND SOUTHEASTWARD TO
SITKA AND JUNEAU TONIGHT. SOUTHERN AREAS WILL SEE A BIT DELAYED
ARRIVAL OF THE RAIN BAND BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SREF HINTS
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND THUS WILL MENTION THE RAIN HEAVY AT
TIMES. ALONG WITH THE INCOMING SYSTEM...LOCAL WIND WAVES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS UP TO 6 FEET TONIGHT AND
REMAIN AT 4 TO 6 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. SOLID SMALL CRAFT SOUTHEAST
TO SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS WELL ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS AND
INNER CHANNELS WITH OCEAN ENTRANCES.
&&
.LONG TERM.../ MON NIGHT TO SUNDAY / THE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF WILL LIFT INTO THE PANHANDLE AREA AND DISSIPATE BY LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A RESIDUAL LOW REMAINING NEAR THE COOK INLET
REGION AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC TO BRITISH
COLUMBIA COAST. THE MODELS STILL TRYING TO RESOLVE THE BREAK OFF
LOW FROM THE FRONTAL BAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW NEAR THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THIS LOW MOVES ACROSS THE GULF WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALTHOUGH I EXPECT THIS LOW TO BE WEAKENING AS IT
TRIES TO MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
LATER PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST SEEMED TO BE A FAIRLY SIMILAR TO
WHAT THE NEW HPC GUIDANCE WAS FOR PRESSURE SO DID LITTLE CHANGES
TO THE EXTENDED...BUT I MAY HAVE TWEAKED THE POPS AND WEATHER A
LITTLE FOR THE WEEKEND WEATHER. TREND HAS A LARGER LOW (MID 980
MB) MOVING TO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF BY SATURDAY. WHICH THEY ARE
SUGGESTING A WIDESPREAD RAIN FALL PATTERN AND BASED ON STRENGTH
AND LOCATION OF THE LOW SOME BREEZIER CONDITIONS THAN HAS BEEN
SEEN SINCE SPRING OVERALL.
GENERAL FORECAST IDEA IS DAMP TO WET THROUGH THE WEEK WITH NO
MAJOR CHANGE EXPECTED INTO NEXT WEEK.
CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE TO GOOD FOR THE PORTION OF THE FORECAST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THEN A SLOW DECAY OF THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND...TO SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE FOR
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-012-021-022-033-035-036-041>043-
051-052.
&&
AHN/BEZENEKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Aug 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Aug 14, 8:25 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 20 hr | |
| Aug 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Aug 15, 10:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Aug 15, 1:26 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 23 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.