Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 63, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 21, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
345 FZAK51 PAJK 211250 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 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. PKZ098-220100- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 989 MB LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WEST OF CAPE OMMANEY WILL TRACK TO THE EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD OVER THE PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-220100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-220100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT... WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE ...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-220100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-220100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT...BECOMING SW WEST OF GLACIER BAY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-220100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-220100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-220100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-220100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-220100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING EAST AND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-220100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-220100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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889 FZAK51 PAJK 211754 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 851 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 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. PKZ098-220100- 851 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 989 MB LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WEST OF CAPE OMMANEY WILL TRACK TO THE EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD OVER THE PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-220100- GLACIER BAY- 851 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-220100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 851 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT... WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE ...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-220100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 851 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-220100- ICY STRAIT- 851 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT...BECOMING SW WEST OF GLACIER BAY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-220100- CROSS SOUND- 851 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-220100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 851 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-220100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 851 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-220100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 851 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-220100- FREDERICK SOUND- 851 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING EAST AND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-220100- SUMNER STRAIT- 851 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-220100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 851 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
254 FZAK51 PAJK 211951 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1049 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 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. PKZ098-220100- 1049 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 989 MB LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WEST OF CAPE OMMANEY WILL TRACK TO THE EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD OVER THE PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-220100- GLACIER BAY- 1049 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-220100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1049 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT... WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE ...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-220100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1049 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-220100- ICY STRAIT- 1049 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT...BECOMING SW WEST OF GLACIER BAY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-220100- CROSS SOUND- 1049 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-220100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1049 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-220100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1049 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-220100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1049 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND TO 35 KT...STRONGEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-220100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1049 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING EAST AND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-220100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1049 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST IN WEST OF ZAREMBO ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-220100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1049 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
079 FZAK51 PAJK 212155 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1249 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 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. PKZ098-220100- 1249 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST GULF WHILE DEEPENING TO 980 MB BY EARLY SAT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA EARLY SAT. $$ PKZ011-220100- GLACIER BAY- 1249 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-220100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1249 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE ...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-220100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1249 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-220100- ICY STRAIT- 1249 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-220100- CROSS SOUND- 1249 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-220100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1249 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-220100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1249 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-220100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1249 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND TO 35 KT...STRONGEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-220100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1249 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING EAST AND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-220100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1249 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST IN WEST OF ZAREMBO ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-220100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1249 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 20, 2:49 PM AKST, 13 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 2:49 PM AKST, 13 hours 11 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 249 PM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .SHORT TERM...EARLY AFTERNOON SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS A WEAKENING TROUGH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE DRIFTING EAST WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS AND SNOW/RAIN MIX OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS. BEHIND THE WEAKENING TROUGH...WINDS ARE DIMINISHING. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE FAR WESTERN GULF MOVES NORTHEASTWARD AND PUSHES A FRONTAL BOUNDARY INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. AHEAD OF THE INCOMING FRONT...SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW SLOWLY INCREASES OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS WITH ROUGH SEAS. WITH DISSIPATING PRECIPITATION BEHIND THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE TROUGH...AREAS OF SHALLOW FOG FORMING SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE INNER CHANNELS AND REMAIN THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPING LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING MOVING NORTHEASTWARD TO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE FRIDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL DRIFT NORTHEAST AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT THEN ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY. REFRESHED THE INHERITED GRIDS WITH THE GFS DUE TO ITS BEST CONSISTENCY. THE WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST DOMAIN BUT NOT REACHING AS FAR NORTH TO THE SKAGWAY...HAINES AND YAKUTAT AREAS. WILL LOWER THE TEMPERATURES A BIT FOR THE NORTHERN ZONES AND KEEP SNOW FORECAST FOR LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. EXPECT YAKUTAT AREA WILL WARM UP A BIT THIS EVENING BUT COOLING DOWN OVERNIGHT BUT SKAGWAY AND HAINES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE FORECAST DOMAIN BEFORE THE PRE-FRONTAL BOUNDARY ARRIVES THE OUTSIDE COASTAL WATERS. STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST AND SPREADING ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. AGAIN...WARM AIR MASS WILL BRING ALL RAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BUT NORTHERN MOST ZONES WILL SEE SNOW ACCUMULATION LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BUT UP TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING SMALL CRAFT WINDS/SEAS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE COAST ON FRIDAY. && .LONG TERM...IN GENERAL EXPECT A MILD AND WET PATTERN THROUGH THIS LONG TERM. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL PACIFIC TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL KEEP JET STREAM ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC AND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA. A SERIES OF FAST MOVING SHORT WAVES MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THESE SYSTEMS GAIN MAXIMUM STRENGTH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF KODIAK THEN WEAKEN AS THEY MOVE NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND DIE AROUND YAKUTAT AREA. THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TIMING AND DETAILS OF THE INDIVIDUAL SHORTWAVES. THE 984 MB LOW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF JUST SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SATURDAY HAS A LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE THAT ORIGINATES NEAR HAWAII AND WILL LIKELY BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE AREA SATURDAY. SW GALES SPREAD INTO THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE SW SWELL AND HAVE SEAS AS HIGH AS 20 FT. PRESSURE GRADIENT ORIENTATION THROUGH THE INNER CHANNELS IS FAVORABLE FOR SE WINDS WITH MOST ZONES A SOLID SMCR ALTHO CANNOT RULE OUT A PRE FRONTAL SE GALE IN CLARENCE AND A POST FRONTAL SW GALES FOR CROSS SOUND. COULD STILL HAVE ENOUGH COLD AIR IN PLACE IN HAINES FOR SOME SNOW BUT THINK RAIN WILL BE MAIN PRECIP TYPE. A SIMILAR SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF EITHER SUNDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF GALES FOR THE EASTERN GULF AND SMCR WITH HEAVY RAIN FOR INNER CHANNELS. WITH UNCERTAINTY IN TIMING AND DETAILS OF INDIVIDUAL SHORT WAVES I DID NOT WANT TO MAKE ANY WHOLESALE CHANGES AND OPTED TO KEEP EXISTING GRIDS AND ONLY MAKE A FEW SMALL CHANGES. NO MODEL HAD A PREFERENCE. .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-022-033>036-041>043-051-052. && AHN/MM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 23 hr | |
| Jan 21, 1:29 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:12 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 61 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:56 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AJK | 10 hr | |
| Jan 21, 10:49 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr |
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