Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 248, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ052-201400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
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. $$ PKZ052-210100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
569 FZAK52 PAJK 202331 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM 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. PKZ099-211400- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE TO THE SE GULF WILL SLOWLY MOVE E AND EXIT THE SOUTHEAST PORTION EARLY SUN MORNING. WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE E INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING...THEN DRIFT TO THE CENTRAL GULF SUN. A COUPLE OF LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS WILL MOVE E THROUGH THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-211400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-211400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-211400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-211400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-211400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 19, 2:42 PM AKDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 2:42 PM AKDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
242 PM AKDT FRI AUG 19 2011
.SHORT TERM...980 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL SEND A STRONG AND VERY
MOIST OCCLUDED FRONT INTO THE NORTHWEST POTION OF THE PANHANDLE
LATE TONIGHT THEN SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA
SATURDAY...AND EXITING THE SOUTHEAST PORTION LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
A WAVE ALONG THE TRAILING FRONT MOVES NE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
SOUTHEAST ALASKA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
GALE FORCE BARRIER ENHANCED WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
DIMINISH THIS EVENING BUT GALE FORCE WINDS DEVELOP OVER THE
SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS IN ADVANCE OF STRENGTHENING FRONT LATER
TONIGHT THAT SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS ON SATURDAY.
SMCR WINDS FOR REMAINDER OF INNER CHANNELS SOUTH OF PAJN-CSP
LINE. LIGHT NORTH WINDS IN LYNN CANAL/GLACIER BAY TURN SOUTHERLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND ADVISORY EXPECTED FOR PUBLIC ZONES SOUTH
OF SUMNER ST SAT.
A LONG FETCH AND VERY MOIST 1.5 TO 1.7 PRECIPITABLE WATER
ASSOCIATED WITH A 100+ KT JET STREAM/140KT JET CORE THAT
TERMINATES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA ON SATURDAY. RAINFALL RATES
ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH 1 INCH IN 6 HRS OVER MUCH OF THE
PANHANDLE FOR 12 TO 18 HRS AND COULD EXCEED 2 INCHES IN 6 HRS FOR
WETTEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOCATION. AN AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
WILL BE ISSUED FOR ALL SOUTHEAST ALASKA XCP PAYA ZONE.
USED NAM EARLY ON BLENDING TO THE 12Z ECMWF BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
.LONG TERM...MAINLY FOCUSED ON THE 00Z SUN TO 00Z MON PERIOD FOR
THIS FORECAST ISSUANCE DUE TO HYDRO AND WIND HAZARDS. ENDED UP
USING THE 12Z ECMWF FOR THAT PERIOD AS IT WAS HANDLING THE KEY
SHORTWAVE THAT WILL TRIGGER SFC LOW PRES WAVE DEVELOPMENT ALONG
THE FRONT THE BEST. HOWEVER THE MODELS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THIS
DEVELOPMENT AS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VERY CONSISTENT WITH IT. SO
CONFIDENCE IN TIMING THE ENDING OF SPECIFIC HAZARDS IS NOT HIGH AT
THIS POINT. LEFT FORECAST AFTER 00Z MON AS IS.
BY 00Z SUN...HEAVY RAIN SHOULD BE FALLING GENERALLY SE OF A
PAJN-PASI LINE. EXPECT THIS HEAVY RAIN TO SHIFT SLOWLY EWD THROUGH
SAT NIGHT AS FRONT MOVES INLAND...AND THE HEAVY RAIN SHOULD BE
OUT OF THE SRN AREA BY DAYBREAK SUN. WINDS SHOULD DROP OFF A BIT
BEFORE THAT TIME FRAME SO THE WIND ADVY WILL BE ENDING SOONER THAN
THE FLOOD ADVY FOR THE SRN AREAS.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKDT SUNDAY FOR
AKZ026>029.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR AKZ026.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 12 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT SATURDAY NIGHT
FOR AKZ027-028.
AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR
AKZ018>025.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ033-035-036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-022-031-032-034-053.
&&
MM/RWTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Aug 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Aug 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 42 hr | |
| Aug 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 8 days |
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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.