Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 421, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 16, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Nov 16, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
338 FZAK52 PAJK 170030 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 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. PKZ099-171400- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY. A STRONG OUTBREAK OF ARCTIC AIR FROM THE NORTH WILL SPREAD SOUTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-171400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-171400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. SNOW. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-171400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT LATE. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-171400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ052-171400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
311 FZAK52 PAJK 170713 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1010 PM AKST WED NOV 16 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. PKZ099-180115- 1010 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY. A STRONG OUTBREAK OF ARCTIC AIR FROM THE NORTH WILL SPREAD SOUTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-180115- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1010 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-180115- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1010 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. SNOW. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-180115- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1010 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-180115- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1010 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ052-180115- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1010 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
864 FZAK52 PAJK 171256 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 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. PKZ099-180100- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY SOUTH THROUGH THU. A STRONG OUTBREAK OF ARCTIC AIR FROM THE NORTH WILL SPREAD SOUTH THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ041-180100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. W SWELL IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-180100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. W SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ043-180100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-180100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ052-180100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
937 FZAK52 PAJK 172127 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1227 PM AKST THU NOV 17 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. PKZ099-180100- 1227 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY SOUTH THROUGH THU. A STRONG OUTBREAK OF ARCTIC AIR FROM THE NORTH WILL SPREAD SOUTH THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ041-180100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1227 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. W SWELL IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-180100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1227 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. W SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ043-180100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1227 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-180100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1227 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ052-180100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1227 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
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 Nov 16, 3:30 PM AKST, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 3:30 PM AKST, 30 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
330 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011
.SHORT TERM...980 MB LOW 200 NM S OF PACV IS TRACKING SSE IN A
CYCLONIC INTERACTION WITH A SECOND 980 MB LOW THAT IS ABOUT 100 NM
S OF PAKT AT THIS TIME. BOTH OF THESE LOWS WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT
LEAVING A BROAD AND RELATIVELY WEAK LOW PRESSURE FIELD OVER THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE EARLY THU.
THE GOES IR IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FIRST LOW BEING A WEAKENING
PARENT FEATURE WITH THE SECOND LOW A TRAVELING WV ON THE
ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT IS APPROACHING THE SRN PNHDL FM
THE S.
THE ARCTIC OUTBREAK HAS MOVED INTO THE NRN PANHANDLE. AN EARLY
SIGN IN THE NRN PANHANDLE SHOWED UP AT PRT WITH AN 8F TEMPERATURE
FALL FROM 15Z TO 17Z. A BLIZZARD IS OCCURRING IN THE PAHN VCNTY
THAT IS THE RESULT OF A SECTION OF THE FRONTAL BNRY QSTNRY INVOF
PAHN, AS WELL AS THE ARCTIC AMS MOVING UNDERNEATH AND LIFTING THE
AIR COLUMN.
&&
.LONG TERM...MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGHOUT THE LONG
TERM FORECAST PERIODS. REFRESHED THE INHERITED FORECAST PACKAGE
WITH THE ECMWF TO MAINTAIN A MAXIMUM CONSISTENCY. THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM NEAR HAIDA GWAII WILL WEAKEN AND EXIT TO THE SOUTH THROUGH
FRIDAY WHILE ARCTIC HIGH MAINTAINS ITS TERRITORY NORTH OF THE
PANHANDLE. THE COLD AIR OUTBREAK WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH STRONG NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT.
STORM FORCE WINDS WILL EASE DOWN TO GALE OVER NORTHERN LYNN
CANAL TOWARDS WEEKEND WITH FREEZING SPRAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
INNER CHANNELS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
YAKUTAT...HAINES AND SKAGWAY AREAS ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND LAST A
BIT LONGER FOR SKAGWAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. MARGINAL TAKU WIND
IS STILL IMPOSING DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
GENERALLY DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AND RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL
ENHANCE THE OVERNIGHT LOWS ACROSS THE FORECAST DOMAIN THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP 20 TO
25 BELOW OVER NORTHERN MOST PANHANDLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WILL
PUSH A FRONTAL PASSAGE INTO THE EASTERN GULF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE BY
MIDDAY SUNDAY AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. THE
EMBEDDED AIR MASS LOOKS RELATIVELY WARM...BUT THE RESIDING
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FROM THE ARCTIC OUTBREAK FOR SNOW
ACROSS THE NORTHERN ZONES.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST THURSDAY FOR
AKZ025.
STRONG WIND FROM 3 AM AKST THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
AKZ022.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 3 AM AKST THURSDAY FOR AKZ020.
STRONG WIND FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
FOR AKZ019.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ019.
STRONG WIND THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018.
STRONG WIND THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ011-012-051-053.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ013-021-022-031-032-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ033>036-052.
&&
JBT/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 16, 10:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 12:36 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Nov 17, 12:36 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.