Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 25, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2011, 9:05 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 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
- Jan 5, 2011, 9:05 AM AKST (18:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
295 FZAK51 PAJK 051800 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 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. PKZ098-060100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW W OF THE CHARLOTTES WILL MOVE N TO NEAR CAPE DECISION BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INLAND THROUGH CENTRAL SE ALASKA AND WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ PKZ011-060100- GLACIER BAY- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-060100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-060100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-060100- ICY STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-060100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-060100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-060100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-060100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-060100- FREDERICK SOUND- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-060100- SUMNER STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND TO 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WIND NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-060100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
728 FZAK51 PAJK 051807 CCA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 910 AM AKST WED JAN 5 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. PKZ098-060100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW W OF THE CHARLOTTES WILL MOVE N TO NEAR CAPE DECISION BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INLAND THROUGH CENTRAL SE ALASKA AND WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ PKZ011-060100- GLACIER BAY- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-060100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-060100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-060100- ICY STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-060100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-060100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-060100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-060100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 910 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 CORRECTED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-060100- FREDERICK SOUND- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-060100- SUMNER STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND TO 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WIND NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-060100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
697 FZAK51 PAJK 052234 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 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. PKZ098-060100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW W OF THE CHARLOTTES WILL MOVE N TO NEAR CAPE DECISION BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INLAND THROUGH CENTRAL SE ALASKA AND WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ PKZ011-060100- GLACIER BAY- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-060100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-060100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-060100- ICY STRAIT- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-060100- CROSS SOUND- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-060100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-060100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-060100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND TO 30 KT. EXCEPT NORTH OF PORT WALTER...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-060100- FREDERICK SOUND- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-060100- SUMNER STRAIT- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND TO 35 KT. EXCEPT EAST OF ZAREMBO ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WIND NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-060100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Jan 5, 6:07 AM AKST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 6:07 AM AKST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
607 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011
.SHORT TERM...TRICKY FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE
CURRENTLY DEVELOPING W OF THE CHARLOTTES WILL HEAD NWD BUT MODELS
DISAGREE GREATLY HOW FAR W THE LOW WILL TRACK. BASED ON
SAT/OBS...THINK THE LOW WILL BE HEADING TOWARD THE CAPE DECISION
AREA BY MIDDAY TODAY...THEN TURN MORE NNE THRU THE CENTRAL AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS FURTHER EAST THAN PREVIOUS
FORECAST HAD IT. THE MODELS CLOSEST TO THIS TRACK WERE THE 00Z
GEM/06Z GFS/06Z NAM...WITH 00Z UKMET AND EC KEEPING LOW FURTHER
W. BUT THE EC AND UKMET HAVE TRENDED SLIGHTLY EWD WITH THE 00Z
RUN WHILE OTHERS HAVE TRENDED WWD...CONVERGING ON A TRACK TO NEAR
CAPE DECISION. THIS LOW TRACK WAS BASIS FOR THE FORECAST THROUGH
TONIGHT.
WITH ABOVE IN MIND...MAIN CONCERNS WERE WINDS MAINLY ON S AND E
SIDE OF THE LOW...AND PTYPE ON W SIDE OF LOW TRACK ESPECIALLY
INLAND AREAS. ITS LOOKING LIKE A PERIOD OF ADVY LEVEL WINDS WILL
BE AFFECTING THE SRN AREA TODAY...WITH PEAK THREAT BETWEEN 17-21Z
AS LOW IS MOVING BY THEM TO THEIR W. HAVE ISSUED WIND ADVYS FOR
THE SRN THREE ZONES FOR THE 15Z-01Z PERIOD...AS THERE COULD ALSO
BE A BIT OF STRONGER WIND IN A WRAP AROUND BAND DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON. HAVE GALES FOR CLARENCE STRAIT FOR MOST OF THE DAY
TOO. WINDS MOST OTHER AREAS WILL SHIFT FROM SLY TO NLY EARLY
TODAY BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SCA OVER THE NRN HALF OF THE
AREA...WHILE REMAINING SRN AREAS GET SCA LEVEL E-SE WINDS TODAY.
AS LOW PULLS NWD AND INLAND WSW SCA LEVEL WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER
THE SE GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
AS FOR PTYPE...PAJN-PAGS-PAOH AREAS HAVE BEST CHANCE FOR
SNOW...AND IT IS PROBABLE THAT SNOW WILL OCCUR WITH WINDS
BECOMING LIGHT...AND PRECIP RATES AROUND .05 IN/HR LIKELY
ESPECIALLY PAJN/PAOH AREAS TONIGHT. WILL GO WITH RAIN AND SNOW
FOR THESE AREAS AS CONDITIONS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE ACROSS THE
ZONE. SNOW ACCUMS LOOK TO BE AROUND 3 INCHES AROUND PAJN WITH AN
INCH OR 2 IN THE PAGS AND PAOH AREAS. THERE IS A RISK OF HEAVIER
AMTS AROUND PAJN DUE TO FLOW LIKELY BECOMING SWLY BY LATE EVENING
AND UPSLOPE ENHANCING PRECIP RATES...BUT THIS WILL DEPEND ON
EXACT STRUCTURE/TRACK LOW TAKES WHICH REMAINS TRICKY AT THIS
POINT.
OTHERWISE...SHOULD SEE PRECIP OVER THE FAR NRN AREA DIMINISH
THIS MORNING AS FLOW BECOMES OFFSHORE...WITH THE PAYA AREA SEEING
THEIR PRECIP DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS OFFSHORE SHIFT OCCURS
THEN. ALL IN ALL...NOT VERY HIGH CONFIDENCE IN MANY ASPECTS OF
THE FORECAST...BUT SOMEWHAT CONFIDENT THAT ADVY LEVEL WINDS WILL
OCCUR OVER THE SRN AREA.
&&
.LONG TERM...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF MOVES ACROSS
SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY AND THEN DIGS SE FRIDAY. AT THE SURFACE
A LOW DIGS SE THURSDAY AS ARCTIC FRONT PUSHES SOUTH THROUGH
PANHANDLE. A DEVELOPING 500 MB HIGH BUILDS FROM THE WESTERN GULF
AND BECOMES AN IMPRESSIVE CLOSED OFF HIGH OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA BY
MONDAY AND NEARING 580 DM. THIS WILL KEEP THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
STATE DRY AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTENSE ARCTIC AIRMASS
AND 1055+ MB SURFACE HIGH OVER WETERN CANADA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. A RETROGRADING LOW FROM WESTERN CANADA TO NE GULF COULD
BE INTERESTING MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK BUT SINCE IT WAS A NEW
SOLUTION OPTED STAY THE DRY COURSE FOR NOW.
EXPECT PRECIP ACROSS SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF PANHANDLE THURSDAY-
THURSDAY NIGHT WITH JUST CHANCE TO THE NORTH. WILL SEE DRYING FROM
THE NORTH FRIDAY WITH PRECIP ENDING ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY
SATURDAY MORNING. WITH COLD AIR FILITERING IN WILL SEE PRECIP
CHANGE TO SNOW CENTRAL THU AND SOUTHERN FRI. WITH DRIER AIR
SPREADING SOUTH AS WELL LIMITED SNOW AMOUNTS TO THE 1 TO 3 INCH
RANGE.
SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER AIR MASS FOLLOWS BY LATE WEEKEND WITH
NORTHEAST GRADIENTS INCREASING. EXPECT SOLID GALES IN NORTHERN
INNER CHANNELS BY SAT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEK. FREEZING
SPRAY WILL ALSO BE A FACTOR. COASTAL AREA WILL SEE DECREASING
SWELL THU.
USED THE EC FOR GRIDS ALTHOUGH THE 06Z GFS AND NAM LOOKED REALLY
GOOD. HAD TO UP EC WINDS BY AT LEAST 5 KT. IN EARLY PERIODS HAD
TO INCREASE POPS BUT CUT BACK HPC POPS FOR LATER PERIODS. PLAYED
AROUND WITH DAYS 2-3 TEMPS AND LEFT REMAINDER UNCHANGED.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ027>029.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-033-041-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ022-043-051-052.
&&
RWT/MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 10 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:30 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AJK | 15 hr | |
| Jan 5, 9:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Jan 5, 1:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 2 hr |
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