Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 271, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 4, 2011, 4:00 PM 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
- Sep 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 11:12 PM AKDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
259 FZAK52 PAJK 042325 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 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. PKZ099-051400- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING STORM FORCE LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT WILL TRACK NE TO NEAR KODIAK THROUGH TUE MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE EASTERN GULF MON AND ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ041-051400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-051400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-051400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-051400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. SW SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-051400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .MON...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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469 FZAK52 PAJK 050609 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1009 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 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. PKZ099-051400- 1009 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING STORM FORCE LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT WILL TRACK NE TO NEAR KODIAK THROUGH TUE MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE EASTERN GULF MON AND ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ041-051400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1009 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-051400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1009 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-051400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1009 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-051400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1009 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-051400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1009 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
897 FZAK52 PAJK 051131 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 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. PKZ099-060100- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING STORM FORCE LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL TRACK NE TO NEAR KODIAK THROUGH TUE MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE EASTERN GULF MON AND ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ041-060100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-060100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-060100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING 45 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-060100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-060100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
397 FZAK52 PAJK 052334 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 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. PKZ099-061400- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 955 MB LOW SE OF KODIAK TONIGHT WILL TRACK NW AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 985 MB OVER AK PENINSULA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NE ACROSS SE AK THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-061400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-061400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-061400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING 45 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-061400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-061400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
543 FZAK52 PAJK 060450 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 850 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 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. PKZ099-061400- 850 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 955 MB LOW SE OF KODIAK TONIGHT WILL TRACK NW AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 985 MB OVER AK PENINSULA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NE ACROSS SE AK THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-061400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 850 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-061400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 850 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-061400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 850 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-061400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 850 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 24 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-061400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 850 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 28 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
388 FZAK52 PAJK 060716 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1112 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 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. PKZ099-061400- 1112 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 955 MB LOW SE OF KODIAK TONIGHT WILL TRACK NW AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 985 MB OVER AK PENINSULA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NE ACROSS SE AK THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-061400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1112 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-061400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1112 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-061400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1112 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-061400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1112 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-061400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1112 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 4, 5:10 AM AKDT, 10 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 5:10 AM AKDT, 10 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
510 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011
.SHORT TERM...MAP ANALYSIS: A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG
COAST MOUNTAINS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA TO THE SOUTHWEST YUKON
TERRITORY. A LOW OVER THE EASTERN BRISTOL BAY WITH A FORMING ONE
SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND. A
SECOND LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA OVER THE UPPER LEVEL. A
WEAK TROUGH IS JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. A WEAK
FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS SPREAD ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL GULF.
FORECAST REASONING: THE LOWS MOVING FROM THE BERING SEA TO THE
WESTERN GULF AS LOW DEEPENS TO THE UPPER 960 MB RANGE...SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST AND INTO CENTRAL
GULF. THE LOW FROM THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL BE BRINGING IN A
LARGE CHUNK OF ENERGY AND MOISTURE INTO THE DEVELOPING LOW. USING
SOME OF THE SPECIAL CHANNEL ON SATELLITES... MEASURES PRECIPITAL
WATER INTO THE THIS DEVELOPING SYSTEM ARE SHOWING A VERY MOISTURE
RICH ATMOSPHERE WITH UPWARDS OF 2 INCHES OF WATER... WHICH IS
120 TO 200% OF NORMAL AMOUNTS.
WINDS WITH THIS NEW DEVELOPING SYSTEM WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT FROM THE GULF ALASKA TO THE
COASTAL WATERS. EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE JUST STARTING TO
SPREAD INTO THE OFFSHORE WATERS AT THE END OF THE FIRST 24 HOURS.
&&
.LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY IS STILL LOOKING VERY WET
AND WINDY. MODELS HAVE COME TOGETHER NICELY FOR THIS SYSTEM OVER
THE PAST 24 HOURS. THE MAIN SURFACE LOW STILL REMAINS OVER THE
WESTERN GULF AND ALASKA PENINSULA FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE
ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL SLAM INTO THE PANHANDLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
ONE OF THE MAIN RESULTS WILL BE LOTS OF WIND. A STORM FORCE
BARRIER JET WILL SET UP IN THE NORTHERN GULF MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT WHILE MOST OTHER AREAS IN THE GULF WILL EXPERIENCE GALE
FORCE WINDS AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. LAND AND INNER CHANNEL
AREAS WILL SEE SOME WINDY CONDITIONS OUT OF THIS AS WELL MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUES AS THE 850 MB WINDS REACH INTO THE 60 KT AREA.
EXPECTING SURFACE GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH SOME
AREAS ALONG THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OUTER COAST REACHING FOR
50 MPH GUSTS BEFORE FRONTAL PASSAGE. NOT EXPECTING MUCH FOR SW
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT APPEARS THAT THE LOW IS FAR ENOUGH
WEST THAT ANY SECOND WRAP WILL BE HEADING TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND RATHER THAN AREAS FARTHER EAST.
THE SECOND MAJOR CONCERN IS THE RAIN. THE SYSTEM HAS A DECENT
SHOT OF TROPICAL MOISTURE THAT WAS STRIPPED FROM A FORMER
TYPHOON. OPERATIONAL MODELS ARE SUGGESTING A VERY DECENT SOAKING
FOR MOST OF THE PANHANDLE FROM THIS SYSTEM. SUGGESTED 6-HOUR QPF
AMOUNTS ARE REACHING INTO THE HALF INCH TO THREE-QUARTER INCH
CATEGORY OR HIGHER MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. WITH THESE
AMOUNTS THE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS LIKE MONTANA CREEK, AND
STANEY CREEK, ARE GOING TO RESPOND RATHER MARKEDLY MONDAY NIGHT.
THE LARGER RIVER SYSTEMS WILL HAVE A SLOWER RESPONSE TIME BUT MAY
STILL HAVE NOTICEABLE RISES INTO TUESDAY.
HYDROLOGY MATTERS ARE FURTHER COMPLICATED BY AN ATMOSPHERIC
RIVER THAT SHOWS ITSELF TOWARD THE LATTER PART OF TUESDAY
TERMINATING IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND WILL SLOWLY DRIFT
SOUTHWARD THROUGH WED. MODELS ARE STILL DEBATING HOW FAR SOUTH
THE RIVER WILL DRIFT THROUGH THE WEEK WITH THE EC TAKING IT ALL
THE WAY OUT OF THE PANHANDLE BY WED NIGHT. BOTH GFS AND EC BRING
IT BACK NORTH BY LATE WEEK.
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK THE REST OF THE PANHANDLE IS DEALING
WITH CONTINUED SHOWERS FROM SW FLOW AND WEAK TROUGHS FROM THE
BROAD UPPER TROUGH TO THE WEST. SO CHANCE POPS REMAIN THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS GOOD THROUGH MID WEEK
THEN FALLS OFF TO ABOUT AVERAGE TO BELOW AVERAGE BY LATE WEEK.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041-042.
&&
BEZENEK/EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 31 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 30 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 19 hr | |
| Sep 5, 1:07 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 15 hr |
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