Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 66, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
035 FZAK52 PAJK 220018 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 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. PKZ099-221400- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE 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. $$ PKZ041-221400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ042-221400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ043-221400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND BECOMING 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ051-221400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ052-221400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
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208 FZAK52 PAJK 221220 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 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. PKZ099-230100- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE JUST WEST OF YAKUTAT TODAY. THIS LOW WILL REDEVELOP NORTH OF THE PANHANDLE THIS EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN. $$ PKZ041-230100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ042-230100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT LATE. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ043-230100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ051-230100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ052-230100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
847 FZAK52 PAJK 222058 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1157 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 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. PKZ099-230115- 1157 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND SE AK SUN MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL ENTER THE EASTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE SUN NIGHT INTO MON. $$ PKZ041-230115- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1157 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 UPDATED TODAY ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ042-230115- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1157 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 UPDATED TODAY ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT LATE. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ043-230115- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1157 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 UPDATED TODAY ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ051-230115- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1157 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 UPDATED TODAY ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ052-230115- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1157 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 UPDATED TODAY ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .THIS AFTERNOON...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
918 FZAK52 PAJK 230029 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 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. PKZ099-231400- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND SE AK SUN MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL ENTER THE EASTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE SUN NIGHT INTO MON. $$ PKZ041-231400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-231400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ043-231400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-231400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-231400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
964 FZAK52 PAJK 230433 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 730 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 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. PKZ099-231400- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND SE AK SUN MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL ENTER THE EASTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE SUN NIGHT INTO MON. $$ PKZ041-231400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 730 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-231400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 730 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ043-231400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 730 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-231400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 730 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-231400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 730 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
637 FZAK52 PAJK 231234 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 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. PKZ099-240100- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SEND A STRONG WEATHER FRONT TO THE EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL FOLLOW MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-240100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-240100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-240100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-240100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ052-240100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
572 FZAK52 PAJK 231826 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 924 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 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. PKZ099-240100- 924 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SEND A STRONG WEATHER FRONT TO THE EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL FOLLOW MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-240100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 924 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-240100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 924 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-240100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 924 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-240100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 924 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ052-240100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 924 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FEET BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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 21, 6:10 AM AKST, 9 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 6:10 AM AKST, 9 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
610 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011
.SHORT TERM...A COMPACT LOW WITH A VERY WELL DEFINED BAROCLINIC
CLOUD SHIELD LIES OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND PANHANDLE THIS
MORNING. THE LOW HAS BEEN INTENSIFYING AS IT APPROACHED THE GULF
BUT WILL TRACK INLAND AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN BEFORE IT POSES TOO
MUCH OF A WIND THREAT TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT HAS BEEN IMPACTING THE PANHANDLE ALL NIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD
LIGHT PRECIP. RADAR HAS BEEN PAINTING LARGE AREAS OF 40 TO 50 DBZ
REFLECTIVITY HOWEVER THE HEAVIEST PRECIP APPEARS TO HAVE REMAINED
OFFSHORE THUS FAR. WARM LOW LEVEL AIR IN ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT
HAINES HAVE RESULTED IN RAIN RATHER THAN SNOW.
THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE TONIGHT HAS BEEN HAINES...WHICH HAS
REMAINED WELL BELOW FREEZING WITH A NORTHWEST WIND COMING DOWN THE
CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY FROM CANADA. WARM LOW LEVEL AIR ALOFT HAS
RESULTED IN PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT IN THE HAINES
ZONE. AT TIMES WHEN WIND SPEEDS HAVE PICKED UP AND MIXED THE COLD
AIR UP...THE FREEZING RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW. UPPER AIR MODEL
GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THIS CONDITION WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. HOWEVER...RISING SURFACE TEMPS EARLY THIS MORNING AND A
PRESSURE GRADIENT SHIFT LATER TODAY SHOULD CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT
AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ONCE THAT
HAPPENS...ENOUGH VERTICAL MIXING SHOULD OCCUR OVER THE CHILKAT
RIVER VALLEY TO ELIMINATE THE THE THREAT OF ANY MORE FREEZING
RAIN. WITH THAT IN MIND...HAVE LET FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR ZONE
18 EXPIRE AT 5 AM THIS MORNING. PRECIP TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO
PROVIDE ENOUGH EVAPORATIVE COOLING IN THIS REGION TO DECREASE THE
TEMPERATURES ALOFT ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE RAIN TO SNOW AND SO HAVE
INCLUDED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY.
ELSEWHERE...A LOW LEVEL JET MAXIMA BETWEEN 60 AND 65 KTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW APPROACHING THE OUTER COAST AND THOROUGH
VERTICAL MIXING OF THE LOWER LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE
ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A SHORT LIVED WIND ADVISORY FOR ZONES 27 AND 28
THIS MORNING. ALSO...ONCE THE SOUTHERLY PRESSURE SETS UP OVER THE
FAR NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS OVER LYNN
CANAL WILL SET UP AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER ZONE 18.
PRESSURE GRADIENT GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THIS MAY TURN INTO A WIND
ADVISORY AS WELL BUT DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE IN THOSE
NUMBERS SO HAVE DECIDED TO LIMIT THE GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
FOR TONIGHT...ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE PANHANDLE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. QPF VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL RESULT IN
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER MOST OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
PANHANDLE AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 26.
USED A BLEND OF NAM AND EC FOR PRESSURE AND WINDS. BLENDED IN GFS
FOR POP. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...WE ARE TO REMAIN WET AND UNSEASONABLY WARM.
OUR GEN PATN IS TO CHANGE LITTLE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK: ONE POLAR
FRONT ZONE WAVE AFTER ANOTHER MOVING TO THE NE ACRS OUR AOR AND
NO ACCESS TO ARCTIC AIR. CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE, WITH THE
ONLY SGFNT ISSUES BEING ASSOCD WITH TIMING OF EACH FNTL WV, AND
THE MODEL CHOICES FOR THIS ARE DISCUSSED BELOW.
LONG WV 500H TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND S FM OVR THE CHUKCHI SEA
TO OVR PADK, AND A BROAD LONG WAVE RIDGE ALOFT WILL PERSIST
NW FM OVR THE KSEA VCNTY TO AT LEAST BANKS ISLAND. THIS TROUGH-TO
-RIDGE PAIRING IS ON A LARGE SCALE AND MATTERS FOR A COUPLE OF
REASONS: FIRST THE STRONGER POLAR FRONT ZONE WAVES WILL TEND TO
REMAIN W OF OUR AOR AND THE LARGE SCALE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW OVER US
SUPPRESSES CYCLOGENEIS ON THE POLAR FRONT ZONE WAVES. SECOND, THE RIDGE
IS TOO FAR DOWNSTREAM AND TOO BROAD TO SUPPORT AN ARCTIC AMS
ANYWHERE NEAR OUR AOR.
MODELS: THE NAM AND ECMWF HAVE A GOOD CONSENSUS AND HAVE INITIALIZED
WELL. THE FORECASTS FOLLOW THIS GUIDANCE CLOSELY THROUGH 12Z MON.
THE GENERAL CONSENSUS OVER A WIDER RANGE OF MODELS IS USED THRFTR,
WITH THE NE TRACK OF POLAR FRONT ZONE WAVES INTO THE PNHDL, AND THE
LACK OF ARCTIC AMS, ARE WELL REPRESENTED.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR AKZ027-028.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036-041-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-022-031>035-043-051-052.
&&
FRITSCH/JBTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 20 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 7:11 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Jan 22, 10:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Jan 22, 10:45 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:57 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Jan 22, 12:26 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 28 hr |
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