Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 68, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 22, 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 22, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 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.
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. $$ PKZ052-230100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
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. $$ PKZ052-240100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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, 4:05 PM AKST, 11 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 4:05 PM AKST, 11 hours 55 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
405 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011
.SHORT TERM... AT 2000 UTC THE SMALL 990 MB SURFACE LOW THAT HAD
MOVED TO CENTRAL SOUTHEAST ALASKA WAS IN THE PROCESS OF
REDEVELOPING TO THE EAST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COAST MOUNTAINS
IN CANADA. ONLY A TROUGH REMAINED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE.
THE LOW HAD CAUSED WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST IN NORTHERN
SECTIONS BUT THE RISING PRESSURES BEHIND THE TROUGH HAS PRODUCED
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY GALES ALONG THE OUTER COAST SOUTH OF SITKA.
ADVISORIES LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN ZONES 27 AND 28 WITH THESE
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLIES. THE TROUGH SHOULD CONTINUE NORTHWARD
SHIFTING WINDS TO THE SOUTH ALL THE WAY UP LYNN CANAL BY LATE
TODAY. THIS WILL ALSO HELP TO RELAX THE GRADIENT IN THE SOUTH AND
DIMINISH THE WINDS THERE.
THE PRECIPITATION TYPE IS PRIMARY RAIN HOWEVER SNOW SHOULD
CONTINUE IN THE EXTREME NORTH UNTIL THE SURFACE TROUGH MOVES
NORTH OF THE AREA LATE TODAY. THE SWITCH TO THE SOUTHERLY
DIRECTION WILL HELP SCOUR OUT THE REMIANING COLD POCKETS.
ANOTHER SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN THE PACIFIC WILL BE MOVING INTO THE
AREA TONIGHT. RAIN AND WIND SHOULD INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS A LOW
AND ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST GULF. HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE
PANHANDLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER IN SOUTHERN
SECTIONS EARLY SATURDAY BUT WILL BE INCREASING IN NORTHWARD
CHANNELS AS THE LOW MOVES CLOSE THE THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST AND
THEN REDEVELOPS INLAND.
&&
.LONG TERM...DUE TO PERSONNEL CONSIDERATIONS THE LONG TERM
DISCUSSION WAS NOT UPDATED THIS AFTERNOON. A SLIGHTLY EDITED MORNING
DISCUSSION FOLLOWS.
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 610 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011/
WE ARE TO REMAIN WET AND UNSEASONABLY WARM.
OUR GENERAL PATTERN IS TO CHANGE LITTLE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK: ONE FRONTAL
ZONE WAVE AFTER ANOTHER MOVING NE ACROSS THE GULF AND INTO SE AK. CONFIDENCE
IS ABOVE AVERAGE, WITH THE ONLY SGFNT ISSUES BEING ASSOCIATED WITH
TIMING OF EACH FRONTAL WAVE. MODEL CHOICES FOR THIS ARE DISCUSSED
BELOW.
LONG WAVE 500 MB TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND S FROM OVER THE
CHUKCHI SEA TO OVR ADAK. A BROAD LONG WAVE RIDGE ALOFT WILL
PERSIST JUST TO OUR EAST FROM SEATTLE TO AT LEAST BANKS ISLAND.
THE STRONGER FRONTAL WAVES WILL TEND TO REMAIN WEST OF OUR
FORECAST AREA AND THE LARGE SCALE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW OVER US
SUPPRESSES CYCLOGENEIS. ALSO THE RIDGE PLACEMENT TO OUR EAST WILL
BLOCK ANY RETURN OF ARCTIC AIR THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
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 THEREAFTER, WITH THE NE TRACK OF FRONTAL ZONE WAVES
INTO THE PANHANDLE.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ034-036-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-013-021-022-031>033-035-051-052.
&&
CFD/ABJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 hr | |
| 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 | 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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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.