Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 48, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 14, 2011, 4:00 AM 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
- Jan 14, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
923 FZAK52 PAJK 141246 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 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. PKZ099-150100- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NW CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY BUILD THROUGH FRIDAY. A LOW IN THE PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-150100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW LATE. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-150100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-150100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-150100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-150100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. STRONGEST WIND SOUTHERN HALF. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
158 FZAK52 PAJK 142016 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1114 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 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. PKZ099-150115- 1114 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NW CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY BUILD THROUGH FRIDAY. A LOW IN THE PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-150115- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1114 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 UPDATED TODAY ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW LATE. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-150115- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1114 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 UPDATED TODAY ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-150115- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1114 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 UPDATED TODAY ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-150115- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1114 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 UPDATED TODAY ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-150115- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1114 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. STRONGEST WIND SOUTHERN HALF. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
054 FZAK52 PAJK 150016 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 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. PKZ099-151400- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NW CANADA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. A LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WILL WEAKEN AS A SECOND LOW IN THE PACIFIC MOVES TO NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-151400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-151400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ043-151400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-151400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ052-151400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
312 FZAK52 PAJK 151347 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 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. PKZ099-160100- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NW CANADA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. A LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WILL WEAKEN AS A SECOND LOW IN THE PACIFIC MOVES TO NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL DRIFT EAST INTO CANADA BY SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-160100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-160100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ043-160100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-160100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-160100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SE SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 Jan 13, 4:09 PM AKST, 11 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 4:09 PM AKST, 11 hours 51 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
409 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011
.SHORT TERM...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS CONFIRM THAT HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO SLOWLY BUILD IN THE YUKON WHILE AT THE SAME TIME
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A LOW IN THE PACIFIC WITH A DEEPENING
MOISTURE STREAM THAT EXTENDS TO THE B.C. COAST. MODELS PROJECT
THE LOW WILL MOVE EASTWARD TOWARD DIXON ENTRANCE THROUGH FRIDAY
WHICH WILL TIGHTEN AN ALREADY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS
SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
WINDS ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE FOR STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS IN
MANY SOUTHEAST ALASKA ZONES WHILE A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TAKU
WINDS IN THE JUNEAU AREA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH NOON
FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES ARE CONTINUING TO LOWER TO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN
MANY NORTHERN INTERIOR ZONES WITH SOME WIND SHELTERED LOCATIONS
DIPPING BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE WIND CHILLS DOWN TO MINUS 35 IN THE
SKAGWAY AREA OVERNIGHT. AS A RESULT AN ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR THAT ZONE.
WITH THE ADVANCING MOISTURE TO THE SOUTH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO
SPREAD OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE
OF SNOW LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
&&
.LONG TERM...WILL BE UNDERGOING A SYNOPTIC CHANGE DURING THE
COURSE OF THE WEEK AS BLOCKING HIGH OVER NORTHWEST AK MOVES OFF TO
WEST AND IS REPLACED BY MEAN UPPER TROUGH. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER
THE PANHANDLE DISSIPATES AS A NEW RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS NORTH PAC
WITH RIDGE AXIS SOUTH OF PANHANDLE ALLOWING SW JET BACK OVER THE
AREA BY LATE NEXT WEEK.
NEXT LOW WEAKENS AS IT APPROACHES DIXON ENTRANCE FRIDAY EVENING THE
OPENS UP INTO A TROUGH ACROSS SOUTHEAST GULF AND SOUTHERN
SOUTHEAST AK SATURDAY. NEW RUNS A BIT SLOWER AND FARTHER SOUTH
WITH MOISTURE. WILL STILL KEEP WARNING LEVEL SNOW IN 27-28 BUT
LOOKS LIKE BIGGEST AMOUNTS FALL IN ZONE 29. FARTHER SOUTH TRACK
KEEPS BULK OF PRECIP SOUTH OF ZONE 26.
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA IN
WESTERLY FLOW ON MON WITH SNOW LIKELY ACROSS MOST OF THE PANHANDLE
MON-TUE. SOUTHERN ZONES WILL GRADUALLY WARM EARLY WEEK AND WILL
SEE SNOW TRANSITION TO RAIN ALONG IMMEDIATE COAST AND INLAND AREAS
LATER IN THE WEEK.
WINDS REMAIN AT ADVISORY LEVELS ON FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY ACROSS
FAR NORTH THROUGH SUNDAY THEN TRENDING DOWN THROUGH THE WEEK AND
PROBABLY GOING TO S BY END OF LONG TERM.
MODELS HAVE SOME DISAGREEMENT IN EARLIER PD. OPERATION GFS WAS AN
OUTLIER FROM THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN WHICH WAS CLOSE TO EC SO USED
EC FOR GRIDS THROUGH DAY 3 THEN TRANSITIONED TO HPC THROUGH DAY
8.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST FRIDAY NIGHT FOR AKZ017-019-
020-022-026.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR AKZ027-028.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL NOON AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ025.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AKST FRIDAY FOR
AKZ023.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ029.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR AKZ029.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ021-022-032-034-035.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ043-051.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-031.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-022-031.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ021-032>036-042-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ041.
&&
CFD/MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 3 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 69 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 4 days | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 5:06 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 65 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.