Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 306, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
378 FZAK51 PAJK 231118 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 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. PKZ098-240100- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 975 MB LOW IN CENTRAL SOUTHEAST ALASKA THIS MORNING IS RAPIDLY MOVING NORTH AND WILL DEVELOP IN CANADA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NORTH INTO THE EASTERN GULF AS WELL AS NORTH ALONG THE PANHANDLE TODAY. $$ PKZ011-240100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-240100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-240100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-240100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-240100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-240100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-240100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-240100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE... SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-240100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-240100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-240100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
324 FZAK51 PAJK 231839 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1036 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 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. PKZ098-240100- 1036 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 975 MB LOW IN CENTRAL SOUTHEAST ALASKA THIS MORNING IS RAPIDLY MOVING NORTH AND WILL DEVELOP IN CANADA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NORTH INTO THE EASTERN GULF AS WELL AS NORTH ALONG THE PANHANDLE TODAY. $$ PKZ011-240100- GLACIER BAY- 1036 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-240100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1036 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-240100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1036 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-240100- ICY STRAIT- 1036 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-240100- CROSS SOUND- 1036 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-240100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1036 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-240100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1036 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-240100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1036 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-240100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1036 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-240100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1036 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-240100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1036 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
973 FZAK51 PAJK 232041 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1240 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 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. PKZ098-240100- 1240 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA AND RIDGE NORTHWEST ALONG THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. A WEAK LOW WILL PERSIST IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF. $$ PKZ011-240100- GLACIER BAY- 1240 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-240100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1240 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-240100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1240 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-240100- ICY STRAIT- 1240 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-240100- CROSS SOUND- 1240 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-240100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1240 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-240100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1240 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-240100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1240 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-240100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1240 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-240100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1240 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-240100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1240 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
130 FZAK51 PAJK 232140 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 139 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 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. PKZ098-240100- 139 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA AND RIDGE NORTHWEST ALONG THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. A WEAK LOW WILL PERSIST IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF. $$ PKZ011-240100- GLACIER BAY- 139 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-240100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 139 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .REST OF TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-240100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 139 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .REST OF TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-240100- ICY STRAIT- 139 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-240100- CROSS SOUND- 139 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-240100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 139 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-240100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 139 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-240100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 139 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-240100- FREDERICK SOUND- 139 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-240100- SUMNER STRAIT- 139 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-240100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 139 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
861 FZAK51 PAJK 232315 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 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. PKZ098-241400- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA AND RIDGE NORTHWEST ALONG THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. A WEAK LOW WILL PERSIST IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF. $$ PKZ011-241400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-241400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. LIGHT RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-241400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. LIGHT RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-241400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-241400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SW WIND BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. LIGHT RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-241400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-241400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. LIGHT RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-241400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-241400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-241400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. LIGHT RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-241400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 22, 4:34 PM AKDT, 11 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 4:34 PM AKDT, 11 hours 26 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 434 PM AKDT THU SEP 22 2011 .SHORT TERM...A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN GULF AS OF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IS THE FOCUS OF THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT APPROACHES THE OUTER COAST NEAR CAPE DECISION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION IS BEING WELL SUPPORTED BY AN OPTIMALLY PLACED JET STREAK UP THROUGH LANDFALL. BAROCLINIC CLOUD SHIELD WITH A PRONOUNCED COMMA HEAD IS ALREADY OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND A DEVELOPING DRY SLOT SUPPORTS CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND INTENSIFICATION AS WELL. MORNING MODELS INDICATING A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF AROUND 965 MB. LOW LEVEL WIND MAXIMA AT 850 MB ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THIS LOW FORECAST TO BE 70 TO 80 KT AND TRACKS OVER PUBLIC ZONES 26, 27, AND 28. FOR THIS REASON, HAVE EXPANDED THE EXISTING HIGH WIND WARNING TO INCLUDE ZONE 26, TO INCLUDE THE CITIES OF PETERSBURG, KAKE, AND WRANGELL. AS THE STORM APPROACHES THE COAST, NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY OVER SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT AND THE EASTERN SHORE OF BARANOF ISLAND WILL FEEL THE BRUNT OF THESE WINDS. HAVE THEREFORE ALSO INCLUDED ZONE 23 IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO COVER THE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF BARANOF ISLAND, TO INCLUDE LITTLE PORT WALTER AND PORT ALEXANDER. HAVE STORM WARNINGS OUT FOR SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT, SUMNER STRAIT, AND CLARENCE STRAIT. CAPPED WINDS AT A HIGH GALE FOR STEPHENS PASSAGE AND FREDERICK SOUND, BUT GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES WILL BE EASILY AT STORM FORCE. FARTHER NORTH, A SOUTHERLY WIND STILL BLOWS OVER UPPER AND LOWER LYNN CANAL, BUT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS FORECAST TO ABRUPTLY SHIFT NORTHERLY LATER THIS EVENING WITH THE ZERO ISALLOBAR BISECTING THE PANHANDLE FROM JUNEAU WEST TO ELFIN COVE AS OF 1 PM. FORECAST NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE CANAL RUNNING BETWEEN 4 AND 6 DEPENDING ON THE MODEL. GAVE UPPER LYNN CANAL A MAX GALE FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING WITH A SOLID GALE FOR LOWER LYNN FOR THE SAME TIME FRAME, BUT THIS MAY BE CONSERVATIVE IF THE ACTUAL PRESSURE GRADIENT WINDS UP BEING CLOSER TO 6. PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE LOW TO MID LEVEL WIND REGIME BECOMES ONSHORE. CURRENT AMSU IMAGERY IS INDICATING AS MUCH AS 200 PERCENT OF THE NORMAL PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES. HAVE HEAVY RAIN OVER LARGE PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MAIN FORECAST CONCERN AND AREA OF GREATEST UNCERTAINTY IN THE SHORT TERM FORECAST IS THE TIMING OF THE WIND SHIFT AND ASSOCIATED WIND SPEED INCREASES EXPECTED OVER LYNN CANAL. THE OTHER AREA OF CONCERN IS THE RESULTING WIND PATTERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW ITSELF. THE STORM IS QUITE COMPACT AND, WITH SUCH AN INTENSE WIND FIELD, MINOR DEPARTURES FROM THE FORECAST TRACK MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON THE RESULTANT WIND DIRECTIONS. THE ONE THING THAT SEEMS QUITE CERTAIN IS THAT IT WILL BE EXTREMELY WINDY LATE TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING. USED A BLEND OF ECMWF AND GFS FOR PRESSURE AND WIND. BLENDED GFS AND NAM FOR POP AND QPF. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE. .LONG TERM...BY FRI EVENING THE STORM LOW PRESSURE WILL BE FILLING INTO 980S AND LOSING ITS DEFINITION OVER NORTHERN HALF OF INNER CHANNELS. SURFACE PRESSURE RISES WILL DRIVE SOUTH WIND ESP EARLY FRI NIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING BY SAT MORNING. MAY NEED TO WATCH LYNN CANAL WIND TO POSSIBLY BECOME BRIEFLY STRONGER FRI NIGHT THAN THE 25 KT CURRENTLY FCST. SAT NIGHT AND SUN AN UPPER TROUGH AT 500 MB IS CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GULF. WIND ALOFT OVER SE AK WILL BE LIGHT SLY AND DIFLUENT AS MAIN WIND ENERGY LOOPS AROUND BOTTOM OF TROUGH WELL TO OUR SOUTH AND INTO PAC NW. ASSOCIATED COOLING ALOFT MAY KEEP SHOWERS PERSISTING ESP OVER MOUNTAINS BUT GENERAL TREND WILL BE DRYING OUT LATE SAT THROUGH MON. A BUBBLE SFC HIGH PRESSURE CENTER IN NRN BC...MAYBE DUE IN PART TO COOLING TEMPS IN CANADA...COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR SOME EAST GAP WINDS ALONG NORTHER OUTER COAST SUN TO MON. BY TUES ANOTHER DEEP SURFACE LOW CENTER IS FCST TO SWING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF AND UP THE OUTER COAST WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN MID NEXT WEEK. MODELS SHOW THIS AS A SLOW MOVER AND THE CENTER STAYS OFFSHORE. IF THAT IS HOW IT ENDS UP THAN MORE WINDY CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP IN DIXON ENTRANCE AND SOUTHERN OUT COAST ABOUT TUES. USED SREF MODEL TO BLEND INTO EXISTING FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT FCST. AFTER THAT ADJUSTMENTS WERE MINOR AND INTERPOLATED TOWARD NATIONAL CENTER GUIDANCE FOR AK. FORECAST CONFIDENCE OF OVERAL TREND IS AT OR ABOVE AVERAGE. LOCALLY HIGHER WIND EFFECTS NEAR TERRAIN IS WHAT BEARS WATCHING SAT THROUGH SUN PERIODS. && .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM AKDT FRIDAY FOR AKZ023-026. HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM AKDT FRIDAY FOR AKZ027. HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM AKDT FRIDAY FOR AKZ028. MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ033-035-036-041. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-031-034-042. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-022-032-043-051-052. && FRITSCH/TA
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 23, 1:56 AM AKDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
156 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0155 AM NON-TSTM WND GST HYDABURG 55.21N 132.82W
09/23/2011 M64 MPH AK ASOS
64 MPH GUSTS AT 1256 AM AND 0116 AM. ALSO A 60 MPH JUST
CAME IN AT 0136 AM.
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JBTLocal storm report, Sep 23, 3:59 AM AKDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
359 AM AKDT FRI SEP 23 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0357 AM NON-TSTM WND GST KETCHIKAN 55.34N 131.65W
09/23/2011 M64 MPH AK ASOS
GUST 64 MPH AT 3 AM. GUSTS 60 MPH AT 4 AM.
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JBTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 19 hr | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 19 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Sep 23, 10:13 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 54 hr | |
| Sep 23, 10:36 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Sep 23, 10:36 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 11 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.