Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 324, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 7, 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
- Oct 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2011, 10:11 PM AKDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
578 FZAK52 PAJK 072318 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 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. PKZ099-081400- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING GALE FORCE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO DIXON ENTRANCE SATURDAY EVENING. A NEW STRONG LOW WILL BE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PACIFIC ALONG 50N INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-081400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. W SWELL. RAIN LATE. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-081400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN LATE. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-081400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-081400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-081400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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123 FZAK52 PAJK 080553 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA..UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 952 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 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. PKZ099-081400- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING GALE FORCE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO DIXON ENTRANCE SATURDAY EVENING. A NEW STRONG LOW WILL BE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PACIFIC ALONG 50N INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-081400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. W SWELL. RAIN LATE. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-081400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 952 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN LATE. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-081400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-081400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-081400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 952 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
266 FZAK52 PAJK 081145 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 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. PKZ099-090100- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND DEEPEN TO 980 MB OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF HAIDA GWAII SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA SATURDAY EVENING. A NEW STRONG LOW WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PACIFIC SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-090100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-090100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-090100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-090100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-090100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
982 FZAK52 PAJK 082120 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 120 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 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. PKZ099-091530- 120 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG LOW JUST WEST OF HAIDA GWAII WILL MOVE OVER PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND KUPREANOF ISLAND WEAKENING AS IT MOVES INTO NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA. A NEW STRONG LOW WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PACIFIC SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-091530- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 120 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-091530- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 120 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-091530- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 120 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-091530- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 120 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-091530- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 120 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
417 FZAK52 PAJK 082325 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 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. PKZ099-091400- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG LOW JUST WEST OF HAIDA GWAII WILL MOVE OVER PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND KUPREANOF ISLAND WEAKENING AS IT MOVES INTO NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA. A NEW STRONG LOW WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PACIFIC SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-091400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-091400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-091400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-091400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. SW SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-091400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
053 FZAK52 PAJK 090611 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1011 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 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. PKZ099-100015- 1011 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG LOW JUST WEST OF HAIDA GWAII WILL MOVE OVER PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND KUPREANOF ISLAND WEAKENING AS IT MOVES INTO NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA. A NEW STRONG LOW WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PACIFIC SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-100015- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1011 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-100015- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1011 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-100015- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1011 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-100015- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1011 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. SW SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-100015- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1011 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Oct 7, 2:13 PM AKDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 7, 2:13 PM AKDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
213 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011
.SHORT TERM...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA
WILL MOVE INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA FRIDAY NIGHT AS A DEVELOPING
STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO BE JUST WEST OF HAIDA GWAII SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE IN THE MID 980S. WIND FORECASTS
FOR THIS SYSTEM IS FOR STRONG GALES TO WEAK STORM FORCE FOR
HECATE STRAIT AND DIXON ENTRANCE REGION. AT THIS TIME ONLY HAVE
GALE FORCE WINDS FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
PANHANDLE...ALTHOUGH WILL NEED TO WATCH WHAT LINCOLN ROCK IS
DOING SO MAY NEED TO EXPAND THE STRONGER WINDS NORTH.
WITH THE GUSTY WINDS STARTING IN THE AFTERNOON WILL GO WITH
STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
LOCALLY GUSTY FEATURE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
SKAGWAY AREA HAS PROMPTED A SHORT STRONG WIND HEADLINE AS WELL
INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE THOSE WINDS SUBSIDE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF AND NORTHERN
PANHANDLE WILL PERSIST AND SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH TONIGHT AND
EARLY SATURDAY. INCOMING SYSTEMS RAIN SHIELD WILL START SATURDAY
MORNING OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF. DO EXPECT A FEW LOCAL AREAS OF
FOG TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY HOWEVER DO NOT IT HAVE WIDESPREAD
VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE.
&&
.LONG TERM...RAIN AND WIND WILL STILL BE PROBLEMS FOR THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AT THE START OF THE LONG RANGE PERIOD SAT
NIGHT. STRONG WINDS CONTINUE FOR THE SOUTHERN PUBLIC ZONES WITH
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH SAT EVENING. GALES ALSO CONTINUE FOR THE
SOUTHERN OUTSIDE WATERS AND CLARENCE STRAIT. WINDS WILL DIE OFF
AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND AND RAPIDLY WEAKENS. RAINS WILL ALSO
CONTINUE FOR THE PANHANDLE SAT NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN
EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
BE LESS FARTHER NORTH DUE TO EASTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS.
FARTHER OUT, THE NEXT PUNCH OF WIND AND RAIN COMES FOR SUN NIGHT
INTO MONDAY AS THE NEXT LOW HEADS EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF.
THE MAIN PUSH OF WIND AND RAIN WILL COME FROM THE INITIAL FRONT.
THE SOUTHERN ZONES WILL SEE STRONG WINDS ONCE AGAIN FROM THIS
SYSTEM AND GALES MAY REVISIT THE AREA AS WELL. RAIN WILL CONTINUE
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AS S TO SW FLOW AND VARIOUS SHORT WAVES
ROTATE AROUND THE LOW INTO LATE WEEK.
LONG RANGE MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE LARGE SCALE
FEATURES THROUGH AT LEAST WED NIGHT. THE DETAILS ARE STILL A BIT
SKETCHY. FOR THE LOW IN THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK, OPERATIONAL GFS
IS STILL GOING FOR ITS SOLUTION OF LETTING IT SIT AND SPIN IN THE
CENTRAL GULF UNTIL IT DISSIPATES AWAY. THE EC ON THE OTHER HAND
HAS IT HEADING UP INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND THEN HAVING IT
DISSIPATE AWAY. THE VARIOUS ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS ARE SHOWING MORE
SUPPORT FOR THE EC SOLUTION THAN THE GFS AT THIS POINT. DECIDED
TO GO WITH A GFS/EC BLEND THROUGH MON THEN FAVORED MORE EC AND
HPC AFTER THAT POINT. BIGGEST CHANGE PRODUCED WAS A FASTER
PROGRESSION OF THE LOW INTO THE NORTHERN GULF MID WEEK. FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS A LITTLE ABOVE AVERAGE TO ABOUT AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
AKZ027.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR AKZ018.
STRONG WIND FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
AKZ028.
STRONG WIND SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ029.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036-041-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-021-022-033-035.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ043-051-052.
&&
BEZENEK/EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Oct 8, 1:37 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 14 hr |
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