Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 246, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
071 FZAK52 PAJK 182311 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 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. PKZ099-191400- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A GALE FORCE FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND OVER THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY. OUTLOOK...ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND SLOWLY ACROSS THE PANHANDLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-191400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-191400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-191400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-191400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-191400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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079 FZAK52 PAJK 191140 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 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. PKZ099-200100- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A FRONT MOVES OVER THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY WITH GALES DEVELOPING. ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND SLOWLY ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-200100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-200100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-200100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-200100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-200100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
540 FZAK52 PAJK 191936 AAA CWFAEG CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1136 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 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. PKZ099-200100- 1136 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A FRONT MOVES OVER THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY WITH GALES DEVELOPING. ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND SLOWLY ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-200100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1136 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-200100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1136 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-200100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1136 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-200100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1136 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-200100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1136 AM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
235 FZAK52 PAJK 192320 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 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. PKZ099-201400- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 980 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL SEND A STRONG AND VERY MOIST WEATHER FRONT INTO THE NORTHWEST PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT THAT SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA SATURDAY AND EXITS THE SOUTHEAST PORTION LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-201400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-201400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-201400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-201400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-201400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
983 FZAK52 PAJK 200722 CCA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1125 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 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. PKZ099-201400- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 980 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL SEND A STRONG AND VERY MOIST WEATHER FRONT INTO THE NORTHWEST PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT THAT SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA SATURDAY AND EXITS THE SOUTHEAST PORTION LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-201400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-201400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-201400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1125 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 CORRECTED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-201400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-201400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
146 FZAK52 PAJK 201144 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 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. PKZ099-210100- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG AND VERY MOIST WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHWEST PANHANDLE WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA SATURDAY AND EXIT THE SOUTHEAST PORTION LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-210100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-210100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-210100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-210100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-210100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 18, 2:03 PM AKDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 2:03 PM AKDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
203 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2011
.SHORT TERM...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE PANHANDLE TODAY WILL
CONTINUING MOVING EAST AND WILL BE EAST OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY
MORNING. UPPER LEVEL FLOW REMAINS ZONAL BUT IS EXPECTED TO GAIN A
LITTLE AMPLITUDE THIS EVENING BUT OPENS UP INTO A LONG FETCH OF
SW FLOW BY LATER TONIGHT. A LOW IS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP NEAR
KODIAK THAT IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN TO AROUND 983 MB BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. A WARM FRONT IS MOVING INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF THAT
WILL MOVE NE AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY.
SATELLITE SHOWS MAINLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.
THERE AREA A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS IN LEE OF HIGHER WESTERLY
RIDGES. AN ENHANCED AREA OF MARINE CLOUDS IS CURRENTLY PUSHING
INTO SOUTHERN ZONES THAT WILL SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST
ALASKA BY FRIDAY MORNING. INCREASING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ARE ALSO
MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. A VERY MOIST AIR MASS WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
PERCEPTIBLE WATER VALUES INCREASING TO BETWEEN 1.0 AND 1.5 INCHES
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
HAVE ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. RADAR INDICATING LEAD PRECIP AHEAD OF WARM FRONT
ALREADY INTO COASTAL WATERS AT THIS TIME. RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO
SOUTHERN COASTAL AREAS THIS EVENING AND WILL BE LIKELY FOR ALL
PANHANDLE BY FRIDAY MORNING. CATEGORICAL RAIN IS IN STORE FOR ALL
PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY AS WARM FRONT PUSHES INLAND. RAINFALL RATES
COULD BE MODERATE ALONG COAST MOUNTAINS IN THE MORNING.
SE WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE IN COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND
THROUGH SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF INNER CHANNELS FRIDAY. SE WINDS
INCREASE TO SMCR THIS EVENING AND TO GALE FORCE WITH BARRIER
EFFECTS FOR PKZ51 BY FRIDAY MORNING. A SOLID SMCR REMAINDER OF
COASTAL WATERS. FAVORABLE GRADIENT ORIENTATION WITH FRONTAL
TROUGH EXPECTED TO PUSH SE WINDS TO 25 KT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN
AND CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS ON FRIDAY. IN THE NORTH HAVE A SMCR
SLY IN LYNN CANAL NOW THAT WILL DIMINISH IN ADVANCE OF FRONTAL
TROUGH TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. WILL SEE SUSTAINED WIND OF
15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS PUSHING 35 MPH FOR PUBLIC ZONES ON
FRIDAY. SEAS WILL BE ON THE RISE AND FORECAST TO BE 7-10 FEET BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
NO MODEL ISSUES IN SHORT TERM WITH GOOD AGREEMENT. USED 12Z
NAM12 TO UPDATE GRIDS WHICH WAS A BIT FASTER WITH THE ONSET OF
PRECIP TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM...A VERY WET AND WINDY PERIOD IS IN STORE FOR THE AREA
FRI NIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT...AS A STRONG AND JUICY FRONTAL SYSTEM
MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS THE AREA. A LOW PRESSURE WAVE WILL DEVELOP ON
THE FRONT AND MOVE NE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE SAT EVENING.
THE FRONT SHOULD FINALLY MOVE E OF THE AREA BY LATE SAT NIGHT.
OLD PARENT LOW WILL SWING INTO THE SW GULF SAT...THEN WEAKEN TO A
TROF AS IT MOVES INTO THE ERN GULF SUN. WILL ALSO HAVE A LOW
REMAIN OVER THE NW GULF THROUGH SUN AT LEAST. ENDED UP USING A
BLEND OF THE 12Z NAM AND 00Z ECMWF 00Z SAT TO 00Z MON...THEN WENT
WITH HPC PRESSURE AND WINDS FOR 12Z MON ON OUT.
WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER THE GULF AHEAD OF THE FRONT FRI NIGHT
AND SAT...WITH INNER CHANNEL WINDS STRONGEST DURING LATE FRI NIGHT
THRU SAT EVENING ESPECIALLY OVER THE SRN AREA. WIND GUSTS MAY GET
TO 40-50 MPH OVER THE SRN AND COASTAL AREAS LATE FRI NIGHT THRU
LATE SAT EVENING. CLARENCE STRAIT WINDS WILL GET RATHER STRONG SAT
INTO SAT EVENING...WITH 40-45 KT SE WINDS LIKELY THERE. WINDS
SHOULD SETTLE DOWN IN MOST AREAS ONCE FRONT MOVES THRU THE AREA
SAT NIGHT.
FOR SUN ON OUT...ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST AND WILL SEE SEVERAL
SHORTWAVES MOVE THRU THE AREA SUN INTO MIDWEEK. WILL KEEP POPS ON
THE HIGH SIDE FOR THIS PERIOD BUT INDICATE A GRADUAL DECREASE THRU
THE PERIOD AS TIMING OF THE SHORTWAVES BECOMES TRICKY FURTHER
OUT.
.HYDROLOGY...LOOKING LIKE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ESPECIALLY OVER THE
SRN HALF OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT INTO SAT NIGHT. SHOULD SEE A
GENERAL 1-3 INCH RAINFALL OVER THE N AND 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE S
DURING THIS TIME...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER 8 INCHES POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY ALONG S-SW FACING SLOPES...WITH PRECIP WATER VALUES OVER
1.5 INCHES ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE SLOW MOVING FRONT. AFTER COORD
WITH APRFC...AM ISSUING A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ZONES S OF FREDERICK
SOUND FROM 12Z SAT TO 12Z SUN. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ZONE 25 MAY
NEED AN URBAN/SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVY FOR FRI NIGHT AND SAT
ALSO...BUT THIS IS A LOWER CONFIDENCE FORECAST THAN FOR AREAS
FURTHER S.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
FOR AKZ026>029.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-021-022-033>036-041>043-051.
&&
MM/RWTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Aug 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 55 hr | |
| Aug 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Aug 19, 4:37 AM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AJK | 43 hr | |
| Aug 19, 2:55 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AJK | 25 hr | |
| Aug 19, 3:04 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AJK | 37 hr |
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