Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 56, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 16, 2011, 11:15 PM AKST. It was in force for 17 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 16, 2011, 11:15 PM AKST (08:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
474 FZAK51 PAJK 170811 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1115 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 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. PKZ098-180100- 946 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL WEAKEN WHILE THE LOW IN DIXON ENTRANCE MOVES INTO CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA THIS EVENING. THIS ALLOWS THE STRONG NORTHERLY OUTFLOW WINDS THROUGH THE INNER CHANNELS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT AND DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE MONDAY. $$ PKZ011-180100- GLACIER BAY- 946 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-180100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 946 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-180100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 946 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-180100- ICY STRAIT- 946 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 15 K. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-180100- CROSS SOUND- 1115 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NW SWELL. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-180100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 946 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-180100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 946 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-180100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 946 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-180100- FREDERICK SOUND- 946 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-180100- SUMNER STRAIT- 946 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-180100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 946 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING AND BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
956 FZAK51 PAJK 171302 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 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. PKZ098-180100- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF MON AFTERNOON AND DRIFT EAST OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE MONDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD TO BE OVER NORTHERN BC BY TUE. $$ PKZ011-180100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-180100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-180100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-180100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-180100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-180100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-180100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-180100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-180100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-180100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-180100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
375 FZAK51 PAJK 171946 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1045 AM AKST MON JAN 17 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. PKZ098-180100- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF MON AFTERNOON AND DRIFT EAST OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE MONDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD TO BE OVER NORTHERN BC BY TUE. $$ PKZ011-180100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-180100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1045 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-180100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-180100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-180100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-180100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1045 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-180100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1045 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-180100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1045 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-180100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-180100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1045 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-180100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1045 AM AKST MON JAN 17 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 16, 3:36 PM AKST, 7 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 3:36 PM AKST, 7 hours 39 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 336 PM AKST SUN JAN 16 2011 .SHORT TERM...THE BIG NEWS IS THAT THE STRONG NORTHERLY OUTFLOW WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 989 MB LOW IN DIXON ENTRANCES MOVES EAST INTO CENTRAL B.C. WHILE THE HIGH OVER THE YUKON WEAKENS. STILL HAVE GALE AND HVY FREEZING SPRAY FOR NRN LYNN CANAL BUT THIS WILL DIMINISH BELOW SMCR BY MORNING. FRONTAL PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIXON ENTRANCE LOW CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTHERN ZONE AND SOME OF THIS MOISTURE HAS BEEN PICKED UP BY A AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT IS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST AND IS PRODUCING SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS NOW. HEAVIEST PRECIP WILL WILL ALONG SOUTHERN COAST MT'S WHERE IT WILL FALL AS SNOW AND STILL HAVE WSW IN EFFECT FOR 26 AND 29 TIL MIDNIGHT. ALONG THE SOUTHERN COASTAL ZONES TEMPS ARE ABOVE FREEZING WITH RAIN. SHOULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES OF SNOW OVER NORTHERN AREAS TONIGHT AND 4 TO 8 INCHES IN 26 AND 29 BY MIDNIGHT. HAVE ENDED FZ RA ADVISORY WITH COLD ARE SOUTH OF ARCTIC FRONT NOW MIXED OUT. THERE IS A LOW MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THAT DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN PANHANDLE MONDAY. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. WILL SEE A BIT OF CCA LATER TONIGHT BUT SHORT LIVED. BEHIND THIS THROUGH NW WINDS INCREASE AND REACH GALE FORCE IN COASTAL WATERS. A SECOND TROUGH PUSHES TO NE GULF MON AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY SPREAD SNOW TO THE COAST BY MORNING AND INTO INNER CHANNELS BY LATE AFTERNOON. .LONG TERM...THE PERIOD OF WINDY ARCTIC COLD OVER THE NORTHERN 2/3 OF THE PANHANDLE IS ENDING. WARMER AIR ALREADY OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD AND INLAND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE DURING THE WEEK AHEAD. THERE WILL BE INCREASING EPISODES OF PRECIPITATION THIS WEEK AND BY ABOUT THUR PRECIP SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN AT SEA LEVEL EVERYWHERE EXCEPT PERHAPS SKAGWAY. CONSENSUS OPINION IS THE LAST TWO GFS AND ECMWF MODEL RUNS ARE SIMILAR AND ACCEPTED FOR HANDLING THE PATTERN EVOLUTION THIS WEEK. GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS PRETTY CONSISTENT TOO. MOS TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE SHOWS WARMING ALL AREAS BUT ENSEMBLE TEMPS WED COVER BROAD RANGE. THIS IS THE PERIOD OF MOST UNCERTAINTY IN THE DETAILS OF TEMPS AND PRECIP TYPE /RAIN VS SNOW/ ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF PANHANDLE BECAUSE THE IMPACTS OF CHANGING TO FROZEN TO LIQUID PRECIP MAY BE SIGNIFICANT. VERY DEEP STORM SFC/ALF WEST OF THE DATELINE AT 45N TODAY WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST THIS WEEK. AHEAD OF THIS STORM SEVERAL SMALL FEATURES MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND MAINTAIN A COOL NW FLOW ALOFT AND KEEP THE RAIN/SNOW LINE NEAR FREDERICK SOUND THROUGH TUE NIGHT. BY WED THE DEEPER STORM APPRCHG FROM THE DATELINE WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BEGIN STEERING A WARMER SW JETSTREAM AND SFC WARM FRONT INTO THE ERN GULF. BASED ON GFS MODEL PREDICTED UPPER AIR SOUNDINGS THE RAIN/SNOW LINE WILL BEGIN LIFTING N ACROSS ENTIRE PANHANDLE LATER TUES BUT THE WARM LAYER MAY BE SHALLOW. THE UNCERTAINTY COMES FROM WHETHER THE WARM FRONT STALLS FOR A WHILE OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE. THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF SNOW TUE NIGHT AND WED ALONG AND NORTH OF A JNU-CAPE SPENCER LINE...OR WORSE...LOCALIZED FRZG RAIN. STILL BELIEVE THE ONSHORE FLOW ALFT WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH THUR-FRI TO WARM SFC TEMPS ABOVE FREEZING CLEAR INTO NORTHERN LYNN CANAL. SNOW LEVELS PREDICTED TO RISE BY FRI TO ABOVE 4000 FT FAR SRN PANHANDLE TO AROUND 1500 FT JNU AND 1000 FEET FAR NORTHERN ZONES. .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ026-029. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ027- 028. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ017-019-020-022-025. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ018. MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-031. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-021-022-031>035-041. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ036-042-043-051-052. && MM/TA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 9:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Jan 16, 9:55 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Jan 16, 10:42 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:57 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 28 hr |
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