Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 253, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 25, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 31 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 25, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2011, 10:44 AM AKDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
809 FZAK52 PAJK 251145 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 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. PKZ099-260100- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THURSDAY. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-260100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-260100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-260100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-260100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-260100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
110 FZAK52 PAJK 252331 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 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. PKZ099-261400- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY THEN DISSIPATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ PKZ041-261400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-261400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-261400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ051-261400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-261400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
262 FZAK52 PAJK 260831 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1229 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 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. PKZ099-261400- 1229 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY THEN DISSIPATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ PKZ041-261400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1229 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-261400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1229 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-261400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1229 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ051-261400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1229 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-261400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1229 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
640 FZAK52 PAJK 261130 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 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. PKZ099-270100- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WEST CENTRAL GULF FRIDAY WILL DRIFT NW AND DISSIPATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ041-270100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-270100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-270100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-270100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-270100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
422 FZAK52 PAJK 261407 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 605 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 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. PKZ099-270100- 605 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WEST CENTRAL GULF FRIDAY WILL DRIFT NW AND DISSIPATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ041-270100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 605 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-270100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 605 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-270100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 605 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-270100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 605 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-270100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 605 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
065 FZAK52 PAJK 261845 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1044 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 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. PKZ099-270100- 1044 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WEST CENTRAL GULF FRIDAY WILL DRIFT NW AND DISSIPATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ041-270100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1044 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-270100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1044 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-270100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1044 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-270100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1044 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-270100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1044 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 24, 4:16 PM AKDT, 11 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 4:16 PM AKDT, 11 hours 44 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
416 PM AKDT WED AUG 24 2011
.SHORT TERM...WEATHER IS RATHER QUIET OVER THE PANHANDLE AS WE
ARE CURRENTLY IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS. THE REMAINS OF LAST NIGHTS
SYSTEM ARE JUST NOW MOVING OUT OF THE AREA. WE ARE LEFT WITH
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. NORTHERN PANHANDLE IS STILL UNDER
COMPLETELY OVERCAST SKIES WHILE THE SOUTH AND YAKUTAT ARE
ENJOYING SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER. WINDS HAVE MOSTLY DIED
DOWN FROM LAST NIGHTS SYSTEM BUT SOME BREEZY CONDITIONS HAVE
CROPPED UP IN LYNN CANAL AND SKAGWAY AS A RIDGE IS BUILDING
ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. ELDRED ROCK HAS COME IN WITH UPWARDS OF
30 KT WINDS WITH 40 KT GUSTS TODAY.
FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, THE REMAINING RAIN OVER THE AREA WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF OVER NIGHT AS THE REMAINING UPPER LEVEL LOW
MOVES INTO CANADA THIS EVENING. THURSDAY IS LOOKING TO BE A RATHER
DRY DAY OVER THE PANHANDLE AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT. CLOUD COVER WILL STILL BE A PROBLEM AS SW ONSHORE FLOW
CONTINUES AT MOST LEVELS, BUT MOST PLACES SHOULD HAVE MOSTLY TO
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TOMORROW. WITH THE BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS AND
THE ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE RECENT RAINS, THERE IS
ALSO THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOME FOG COULD FORM IN VARIOUS AREAS
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW.
WHILE RAIN WILL NOT BE MUCH OF A PROBLEM FOR THE PANHANDLE INTO
TOMORROW, THE WIND PARTICULARLY FOR THE GULF TOMORROW WILL BE A
PROBLEM. THE APPROACHING FRONT WILL NOT HAVE REACHED THE PANHANDLE
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF YAKUTAT, BUT THE GULF
WATERS WILL START FEELING THE BRUNT OF THE WINDS. I AM EXPECTING
GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE CENTRAL GULF BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH
SMALL CRAFT WINDS IN THE REST OF THE GULF. IN THE INNER CHANNELS
WINDS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY LESS THE 20 KT. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE
LYNN CANAL THIS EVENING AS STRONG SOUTHERLY SMALL CRAFT WINDS
CONTINUE. THOSE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MODEL AGREEMENT WAS GOOD THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WITH ONLY
A FEW DIFFERENCES IN DETAILS. DECIDED TO STICK WITH THE EC FOR
FORECAST UPDATES TODAY AS IT DID A BETTER JOB REPRESENTING THE
PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TODAY. FORECAST CONFIDENCE
IS ABOUT AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THRU WEDNESDAY/...
A GALE FORCE LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SPREAD RAIN INTO THE
PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS LOW WILL
INCREASE THE E-W PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH EASTERLY WINDS INCREASING
TO 30KT THROUGH CROSS SOUND. GALE FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS BUILDING
TO 14FT CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE OUTSIDE WATERS WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER
SEAS OFFSHORE FOR FRIDAY. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT FRIDAY AS THE
LOW DISSIPATES IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF...HOWEVER SEAS WILL
REMAIN ROUGH. RAINFALL WILL EASE INTO SATURDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES
OFF TO THE NORTH WITH JUST A CHANCE OF RAIN FOR MOST AREAS...HOWEVER
THIS WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO
THE GULF. THIS WILL KEEP SEAS ROUGH IN THE OUTSIDE WATERS. RAIN
FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND LATE SATURDAY...BECOMING HEAVY
AT TIMES...AND REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY. WHILE THIS LOW IS EXPECTED
TO BE WEAKER THAN FRIDAYS LOW...IT WILL MOVE IN CLOSER TO THE
PANHANDLE CAUSING CHANNELS OPEN TO THE SOUTH TO HAVE SOUTHERLY WINDS
INCREASING TO SMALL CRAFT LEVEL. AS THE SURFACE LOW DISSIPATES AND THE
MID AND UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTH AND EAST...RAIN
WILL DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH STARTING OVERNIGHT SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY. A RIDGE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN GULF
TUESDAY ALLOWING FOR A DRY DAY WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WEDNESDAY
THE RIDGE WEAKENS RESULTING IN A CHANCE OF RAIN ONCE AGAIN.
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK FOR EXPECTED
PRECIP...KEEPING CONFIDENCE LEVELS ABOVE AVERAGE. BY THE START OF NEXT
WEEK LATEST RUNS START TO HAVE DIFFERENCES SO TRENDED TOWARD HPC.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ042-043-051.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041.
&&
EAL/HANNONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Aug 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 43 hr | |
| Aug 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Aug 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 30 hr | |
| Aug 25, 4:48 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AJK | 4 hr |
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