Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 269, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 3, 2011, 12:40 AM AKDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Sep 3, 2011, 12:40 AM AKDT (08:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2011, 6:35 AM AKDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
450 FZAK51 PAJK 030841 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1240 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 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. PKZ098-031400- 1240 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW MOVE OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND LIFT OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SAT. $$ PKZ011-031400- GLACIER BAY- 1240 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-031400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1240 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-031400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1240 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-031400- ICY STRAIT- 1240 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-031400- CROSS SOUND- 1240 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-031400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1240 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-031400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1240 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-031400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1240 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-031400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1240 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-031400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1240 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-031400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1240 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
259 FZAK51 PAJK 031129 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 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. PKZ098-040100- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW MOVE OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND LIFT OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SAT. A STORM FORCE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-040100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-040100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-040100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-040100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-040100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-040100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-040100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-040100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-040100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-040100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-040100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
040 FZAK51 PAJK 031436 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 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. PKZ098-040100- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW MOVE OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND LIFT OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SAT. A STORM FORCE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-040100- GLACIER BAY- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-040100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-040100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-040100- ICY STRAIT- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-040100- CROSS SOUND- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-040100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-040100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-040100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-040100- FREDERICK SOUND- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-040100- SUMNER STRAIT- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-040100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Sep 2, 5:37 AM AKDT, 19 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 5:37 AM AKDT, 19 hours 3 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
537 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011
.SHORT TERM...RAIN SPREADING E TODAY AND EXTEND TO OUR ENTIRE
AOR THIS EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE MAXIMUM GALES IN PKZ51
AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH IN PUBLIC ZONE 17. MOST NOTABLE
CHANGE TO THE SHORT RANGE FORECAST IS THE EXTENDING THE GALES
FOR THE COASTAL WATERS TO INCLUDE PKZ 42. OTHER CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST PACKAGE ARE RELATIVELY SMALL. THE CONFIDENCE IN THE
FORECAST IS ABOVE AVERAGE.
A 988 MB LOW ABOUT 120 NM SE OF PADQ IS THE CENTER OF A LARGE-SCALE
CYCLOGENETIC SYSTEM THAT ALREADY MATTERS TO THE WHOLE GULF. THIS
SYSTEM HAS AMPLIFIED A RIDGE ALOFT THAT AT THE 500H EXTENDS N TO
OVER A PASI-PAGY LN. THAT RIDGE ALOFT IS MOVG E AND WILL PASS THE
COASTAL MTN RANGE BY 00Z. A FRONTAL TRIPLE POINT SHOULD BE
OCCURRING AT ABOUT 200 NM S OF PACV AT THIS TIME, WITH THE
MATURING OCFNT MOVING ONSHORE THE OUTER COAST ABOUT 06Z.
THE ONSET OF RAIN THIS MORNING SHOULD SPREAD E TO A PAJN - PASI
LINE ABOUT 21Z, AND FINALLY REACH OUR ENTIRE AOR THIS EVENING.
THE ASSOCD WINDS SHOULD REACH GALE FOR ALL OF OUR OUTSIDE WATERS
EXCEPT S OF CAPE DECISION, ALBEIT THE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL NOT
REACH THE OUTER COAST LINE FROM PASI S. NOTE THE BARRIER FLOW
ENHANCEMENT FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST.
&&
.LONG TERM...THE LOW IN THE GULF MOVES NORTHEAST TO SOUTH OF KENAI
PENINSULA. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BAND WILL BE THROUGH MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
ALASKA BUT THE TAIL END OF THE FRONT IS EXPECTED BE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SATURDAY. A DEVELOPING WAVE ALONG THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE AREAS
THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY IS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN BRITISH
COLUMBIA REGION. A SECOND SHORT WAVE IN THE MID TO UPPER LEVEL LOW
WILL BRING A BAND OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND ONSHORE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.
A STRONGER SHORT WAVE ALOFT WILL MOVE FROM THE FAR EAST OF RUSSIAN
INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND SPIN UP A NEW LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND ON SUNDAY THAT LOOKS TO BE QUASI-STATIONARY IN THE WESTERN
GULF BUT ROTATING ABOUT THAT REGION THROUGH EARLY PORTION OF THE
WEEK. THIS IS MAINLY DUE TO THE LARGE CLOSED LOW BECOMES
VERTICALLY STACKED IN THAT AREA. THE SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO
BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER 950S. A FRONTAL BAND WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL
IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS AND ZONES ON MONDAY.
IN THE FAR LONG RAN FOR THE MIDDLE TO END OF THE WEEK. ESSENTIALLY
USED HPC GUIDANCE WITH A BIT OF THE ECMWF AND GFS IN THE FORECAST
PLANNING. ALL IN ALL THE WET PATTERN IS NOT EXPECTED TO GIVE WAY
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.
HYDRO...WE ARE STILL KEEPING AN EYE ON THE HYDROLOGICAL SITUATION
AS RIGHT NOW 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH BEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE SOUTHERN AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PANHANDLE. HAVE INCLUDED HEAVY AT TIMES WORDING IN
THE ZONES FOR A FAIR PORTION OF THE PANHANDLE. WHEN THE SECOND
LOWS FRONT MOVES IN FOR MONDAY THIS SYSTEM AS WELL MAY HAVE TAPPED
INTO TO SOME MID TROPIC MOISTURE SO ANOTHER GOOD SOAKING POSSIBLE
THEN TOO.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... AND DROPS
TO BELOW AVERAGE FROM SUNDAY ONWARD.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING
FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ042-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-033>036-041.
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JBT/BEZENEKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Sep 2, 9:08 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 43 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Sep 3, 6:35 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Sep 3, 11:35 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 13 hr |
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