Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 308, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 30 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 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2011, 9:35 PM AKDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
501 FZAK52 PAJK 252330 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 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 SUN SEP 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER SE AK WILL DRIFT NE INTO CANADA THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE N PACIFIC WILL DRIFT NE TO BE OVER THE HAIDA GWAII BY MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS OVER THE SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-261400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-261400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND BECOMING 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-261400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-261400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-261400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
367 FZAK52 PAJK 260318 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 718 PM AKDT SUN SEP 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- 718 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL DRIFT NE INTO CANADA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL DRIFT NE TO BE OVER THE HAIDA GWAII BY MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS OVER THE SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-261400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 718 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-261400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 718 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND BECOMING 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-261400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 718 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-261400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 718 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-261400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 718 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
913 FZAK52 PAJK 261130 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 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 MON SEP 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL DRIFT NE TO BE OVER THE FAR SE GULF BY MON EVENING. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS OVER THE SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS LATER MON NIGHT AND TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ041-270100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-270100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-270100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-270100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-270100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
204 FZAK52 PAJK 261627 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 826 AM AKDT MON SEP 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- 826 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL DRIFT NE TO BE OVER THE FAR SE GULF BY MON EVENING. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS OVER THE SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS LATER MON NIGHT AND TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ041-270100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 826 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-270100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 826 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-270100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 826 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-270100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 826 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-270100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 826 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
487 FZAK52 PAJK 261945 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1145 AM AKDT MON SEP 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- 1145 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL DRIFT NE TO BE OVER THE FAR SE GULF BY MON EVENING. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS OVER THE SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS LATER MON NIGHT AND TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ041-270100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1145 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-270100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1145 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-270100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1145 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-270100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1145 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-270100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1145 AM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
412 FZAK52 PAJK 262330 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-271400- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW DRIFTING NE OVER THE FAR SE GULF MON EVENING WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS OVER THE SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS LATER MON NIGHT AND TUE MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-271400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-271400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT EARLY THIS EVENING DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ043-271400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ051-271400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ052-271400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
509 FZAK52 PAJK 270535 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 935 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-271400- 935 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW DRIFTING NE OVER THE FAR SE GULF MON EVENING WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS OVER THE SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS LATER MON NIGHT AND TUE MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-271400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 935 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-271400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 935 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ043-271400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 935 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ051-271400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 935 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ052-271400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 935 PM AKDT MON SEP 26 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 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 25, 2:35 PM AKDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 2:35 PM AKDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
235 PM AKDT SUN SEP 25 2011
.SHORT TERM...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE PANHANDLE
UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH FARE WEATHER CU DEVELOPING FROM AN
UPPER TROF MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS AN AREA OF ALTO-CU
FROM CROSS SOUND EASTWARD TO JUNEAU BUT ONCE THE SUN SETS THESE
CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE LIKE THE REST OF THE CLOUDS OVER THE
NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE PANHANDLE TO BE MOSTLY CLEAR. THERE
MAY BE SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING OVER THE SOUTHERN
THIRD FROM THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVING OVER THE AREA THIS
EVENING. WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SWITCHING
FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE AREA AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW DRIFTING NE OUT OF THE
NORTH PACIFIC. WINDS SPEEDS WILL BE LESS THAN 15 KT. THE RIDGE
WILL DRIFT NE INTO CANADA THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND THE WINDS OVER
THE INNER CHANNELS WILL BACK AROUND TO THE NORTH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.
AS THE CLOUDS DISSIPATE THIS EVENING TEMPS WILL COOL INTO THE
LOWER 40S TO LOWER 30 OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS. SO WITH
THAT SAID A FROST ADVY WILL BE ISSUED FOR ZONES 17,20,21 AND
25 WITH TEMPS FALLING BELOW 32 IN AREAS AWAY FROM THE WATER.
THE BIGGEST WEATHER ISSUE IN THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WILL BE THE
LOW LIFTING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC. THERE HAS BEEN GOOD MODEL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NAM AND EC THAT THE LOW WILL DEEPEN TO
970MB BEFORE IT BEGINS TO FILL IN THE AFTERNOON SW OF HAIDA
GWAII. THIS LOW WILL SPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE SE GULF
THROUGH MON FROM THE ESE WITH SMALL CRAFTS WINDS FROM THE NE OVER
THE REST OF THE EASTERN GULF. OVER THE INNER CHANNELS THE WINDS
WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH TO BE SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THE DAY
WITH HIGH GUSTS FROM THE EASTERLY GAPS ALONG THE COAST MOUNTAINS.
FURTHER SOUTH...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES FROM THE OVER
SUMNER AND CLARENCE STRAIT BY THE AFTERNOON. OVERLAND WINDS WILL
INCREASE OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS THROUGH THE MORNING WITH ESE
WINDS 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WHILE THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE
WILL SEE MORE LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS IN EASTERLY EXPOSED AREAS.
THE SCATTERED TO ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
FORECAST AREA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE WEAK UPPER
RIDGE MOVES OVER THE AREA AND STABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE. STEADY
RAIN WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS THE WEATHER
FRONT LIFTS NORTH WITH STRONG MID AND UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS. THE
RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ONCE IT STARTS. THE NORTHERN
TWO THIRDS WILL REMAIN ON THE DRY SIDE AS THERE WILL BE
SIGNIFICANT EASTERLY DOWN SLOP AT ALL LEVELS.
&&
.LONG TERM...MODELA ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH A GALE FORCE
LOW NEAR HAIDA GWAII MOVES OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE MONDAY
NIGHT AND WEAKENS AS IT DRIFTS FARTHER NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY.
EXPECT STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AREAS WILL DIMINISH ON
MONDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES ONSHORE. CATEGORICAL POPS WILL
PREVAIL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONES THROUGH TUESDAY. A WEAK RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST
ALASKA UNTIL A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF LATE TUESDAY
MOVING OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. THE LOW IN
THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF WILL BE ABSORBED BY ANOTHER DEVELOPING LOW
IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC MOVING INTO THE FAR SOUTHEAST GULF BY
THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE NAM AND ECMWF MADE A BETTER CONSENSUS AND WERE USED TO
REFRESH THE INHERITED GRIDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE GFS HAS
BEEN SHOWING RUN-TO-RUN INCONSISTENCY. FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE
WEEK...THE HPC OUTPUTS WERE USED. THE HPC WENT HEAVILY WITH THE
ECMWF AND ITS ENSEMBLE APPROACH. THIS SCENARIO BRINGS THE
DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC INTO THE FAR SOUTHEAST
GULF BY EARLY THURSDAY NIGHT THEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
FRIDAY MORNING AND WEAKENS AS IT FARTHER DRIFTS
NORTHEAST...FOLLOWED BY A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
ACROSS THE FORECAST DOMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CONTINUED ONSHORE
FLOW UNDERNEATH THE RIDGE WILL MAINTAIN THE FORECAST DOMAIN
GENERALLY WET WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES. ANOTHER
DEEPENING LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND
WILL GENERATE INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ027>029.
FROST ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AKDT MONDAY FOR
AKZ017-020-021-025.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ035-036-041-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-022-031>034-043.
&&
ABJ/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 30 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 29 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 9 days | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Sep 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 23 hr |
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