Gale Warning 40, NWS Juneau, AK

Issued

Jan 11, 2011, 12:05 PM AKST (21:05 UTC)

Expired

Jan 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Juneau, AK

019 
FZAK51 PAJK 112109 AAB
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1205 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 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.

PKZ098-120100-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER NW CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH WED.
A WEAK INVERTED TROUGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE OUTSIDE COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH WED. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
AREA TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK. 

$$

PKZ011-120100-
GLACIER BAY-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-120100-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1205 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-120100-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-120100-
ICY STRAIT-
1205 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-120100-
CROSS SOUND-
1205 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

UPDATED 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-120100-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
1205 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-120100-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1205 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-120100-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1205 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 

UPDATED

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-120100-
FREDERICK SOUND-
850 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-120100-
SUMNER STRAIT-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-120100-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
850 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT
OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 11, 5:51 AM AKST, 6 hours 14 minutes earlier.

SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
551 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.SHORT TERM...EARLY MORNING SATELLITE LOOP REVEALS A WEAKENING
INVERTED TROUGH ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST WITH PERSISTING HIGH
PRESSURE OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA. A MID TO UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE
TROUGH DIGGING SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE PANHANDLE SPILLS SOME MIDDLE
TO HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE.
TIGHTENED NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES TO GENERATE GUSTY
WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE SKAGWAY AREA...AND OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. ALONG WITH THE SHORTWAVE
TROUGH...ENTRAINMENT OF COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS CONTINUES ACROSS THE
FORECAST DOMAIN. MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH HIGH PRESSURE
OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA CONTINUING TO BUILD THROUGH TONIGHT AND
THE WEAK INVERTED TROUGH REMAINING ACROSS THE OUTSIDE COASTAL
WATERS. REFRESHED THE INHERITED GRIDS WITH THE NAM FOR TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

 AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHWESTERN CANADA REBUILDS
TODAY...OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BECOME STRONGER ACROSS THE PANHANDLE
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. ADVISORY
LEVEL WIND GUSTS WILL BE DEVELOPING BY MID MORNING TODAY FOR MOST
INTERIOR ZONES AND STRONG TAKU WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED FOR
DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
EVENING HOURS. KEPT WIND ADVISORIES FOR YAKUTAT...GUSTAVUS...ELFIN
COVE AREAS AS THEY ARE AND ADDED PETERSBURG AND HYDER ZONES. ALSO
ISSUED HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TAKU WIND SCENARIO. A COLD AIR
ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. THE WIND ADVISORIES FOR
SKAGWAY AND HAINES AREAS WERE COMBINED WITH WIND CHILL ADVISORIES
AND ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THEM. ACROSS THE MARINE
ZONES...GALES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS
TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT. GALE FORCE
OUTFLOW WILL ALSO LIKELY TO EXPAND INTO THE NORTHERN OUTSIDE
COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE REMAINING OF
THE COASTAL WATERS AND INNER CHANNELS WILL SEE SMALL CRAFT WINDS
WITH FREEZING SPRAY ACROSS STEPHENS PASSAGE AND FREDERICK SOUND.

&&

.LONG TERM...THE WIND EVENT THAT BEGINS IN THE SHORT TERM FORECAST
PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO REACH PEAK INTENSITY EARLY ON IN THE
EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST PERIOD ON WEDNESDAY. INGREDIENTS FOR A
SIGNIFICANT TAKU WIND EVENT ARE ALL THERE...WITH FAVORABLE TO VERY
FAVORABLE NUMBERS FOR CRITICAL LEVEL...CROSS BARRIER FLOW...AND
INVERSION FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS
WIND EVENT WILL TAPER OFF SLOWLY AND ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS WILL
CONTINUE THEREAFTER IN ZONE 25 AS WELL AS THE OTHER ZONES UNDER
ADVISORIES INTO THURSDAY.

VERY COLD AIR FROM CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO SPILL OVER THE COAST
MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH INTERIOR PASSES AS WELL DURING THE EXTENDED
RANGE FORECAST PERIOD DRIVING DOWN DAYTIME HIGHS AND LOWS TO WELL
BELOW NORMAL VALUES. COLD TEMPS AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE
FREEZING SPRAY OVER MUCH OF THE INNER CHANNELS AS WELL AS THE
COASTAL MARINE WATERS FROM CAPE EDGECUMBE TO ICY BAY. OVER
LAND...WIND CHILL WILL BE AN ISSUE AS WELL. HAVE CHILL TEMPS DOWN
TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AT TIMES...WHICH
IS JUST SHORT OF WARNING CRITERIA. REGARDLESS...WINDS...WIND
CHILL...AND FREEZING SPRAY WILL PRESENT SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS TO ALL
FORMS OF TRAVEL AND INDIVIDUALS EXPOSED OUT OF DOORS.

THE NORTHEAST PRESSURE GRADIENT BEING CREATED BY HIGH PRESSURE
OVER WESTERN CANADA AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH AT LEAST THE WEEKEND...SO COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL BE WITH US FOR A WHILE.

USED A BLEND OF NAM AND ECMWF FOR UPDATES TO GRIDS THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN STRONG WINDS AND WELL BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THAT TIME IS ABOVE AVERAGE.

.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR
 	 AKZ026.
	 HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM AKST THURSDAY
	 FOR AKZ025.
	 WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM AKST
 	 THURSDAY FOR AKZ017-022-029.
 	 WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST THURSDAY FOR
	 AKZ020.
	 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM AKST
	 THURSDAY FOR AKZ018-019.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011-012.
	 GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-031-043-051.
	 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-022-032-034>036-042-052.

&&

AHN/FRITSCH

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every gale warning in 2011

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