Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 84, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 30, 2011, 4:00 PM 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 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
588 FZAK52 PAJK 310011 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 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. PKZ099-311400- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL DRIFT N INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND OVER SE AK MON THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-311400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ042-311400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ043-311400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ051-311400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ052-311400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
601 FZAK52 PAJK 310815 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1115 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 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. PKZ099-311400- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL DRIFT N INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND OVER SE AK MON THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-311400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1115 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT LATE. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ042-311400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1115 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS TO 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ043-311400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1115 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ051-311400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1115 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ052-311400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1115 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND TO 45 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
654 FZAK52 PAJK 311216 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 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. PKZ099-010100- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT. A STRONG WARM FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL TRACK N MOVING OVER SE AK MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ041-010100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-010100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ043-010100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-010100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-010100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
773 FZAK52 PAJK 311538 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 645 AM AKST MON JAN 31 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. PKZ099-010100- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT. A STRONG WARM FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL TRACK N MOVING OVER SE AK MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ041-010100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-010100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ043-010100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-010100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-010100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 645 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
635 FZAK52 PAJK 311828 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 923 AM AKST MON JAN 31 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. PKZ099-010100- 923 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT. A STRONG WARM FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL TRACK N MOVING OVER SE AK MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ041-010100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 923 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-010100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 923 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ043-010100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 923 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-010100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 923 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-010100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 923 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
040 FZAK52 PAJK 312046 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1145 AM AKST MON JAN 31 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. PKZ099-010100- 923 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT. A STRONG WARM FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL TRACK N MOVING OVER SE AK MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ041-010100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1145 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-010100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 923 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ043-010100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 923 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-010100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1145 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-010100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1145 AM AKST MON JAN 31 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 30, 2:28 PM AKST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 2:28 PM AKST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
228 PM AKST SUN JAN 30 2011
.SHORT TERM...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE PANHANDLE
MOSTLY CLEAR OF ANY CLOUDS BUT THERE IS A LARGE AREA OF CLOUDS
OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN GULF. THESE CLOUDS ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTING NORTH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF
THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF
SLIDES TO THE EAST AND THE ONSHORE FLOW INCREASES. THE TROF WILL
BE WEAKENING AS IT DRIFTS NORTH SO THE PANHANDLE WILL REMAIN ON
THE DRY SIDE THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SOME SNOW OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AS THE UPPER
TROF LIFTS OVER HEAD. CURRENTLY THERE IS SOME WINDS OVER THE
INNER CHANNELS MAINLY NEAR PAGY WITH GUSTS TI 40 MPH AND MIN
SMALL CRAFT WINDS OVER THE WATER. THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM
TESLIN TO SKAGWAY RELAXES.
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC EXTENDING NORTH OVER THE
PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. AS THIS
HIGH BUILD IT WILL PUSH A SLUG OF VERY WARM AND MOIST FRONT
NORTHWARD THROUGH MON. THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF
PRECIP MAINLY OVER THE COASTAL AREAS AND OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
WITH STRONG MID LEVEL LIFTING AND DYNAMICS. AS THE PRECIP STARTS
IT WILL BE IN THE FROZEN FORM BUT TEMPS WILL RISE THROUGH THE DAY
ALONG WITH THE WET BULB TO MIX WITH RAIN LATE MON AFTERNOON.
THERE WILL NOT BE THAT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS BUT IF THERE IS
A LAG IN WHEN THE SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASE THERE MAYBE PLACES
OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS THAT MAY GET A FEW INCHES.
THE STRONG WARM FRONT WILL INCREASE THE WINDS OVER THE GULF TO
MAX GALE FROM THE SE BY MON AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER
LAND WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTHERN COASTAL AREAS WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE WARM FRONT APPROACHES.
THERE WILL ALSO BE STRONG WINDS FROM THE EAST AND WILL LIMIT THE
NORTHWARD MOVEMENT OF PRECIP. SO THERE WILL BE SOME STRONG WINDS
FROM INTERIOR PASSES OVER THE INNER CHANNELS. FOR THE MOST PART
WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 15 KT FROM THE NORTH OVER THE NORTHERN
HALF OF THE PANHANDLE WITH A BIT STRONGER IN THE CENTRAL BUT
20 KT OF LESS. SEAS OVER THE GULF WILL BUILD TO BE IN THE MID
TEENS AS THERE IS VERY LONG SOUTH FETCH TOO ALLOW THE SWELL TO
BUILD.
THERE IS ABOUT AVERAGE FORECASTER CONFIDENCE FOR THE NEXT 24HRS.
.LONG TERM...ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE AREA DURING MUCH OF
THE UPCOMING WEEK. LARGE SCALE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FAR ERN
PAC AND EXTEND INTO NW CANADA THRU MUCH OF THE PERIOD...WHILE
SEVERAL SYSTEMS MOVE NNE INTO THE GULF. MODELS DIFFER SOME ON
TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE SYSTEMS TO SOME DEGREE...BUT OVERALL IT
IS EXPECTED TO BE A WET AND MILD WEEK. ATTM...MADE MOST CHANGES TO
THE MON NIGHT INTO TUE PERIOD...AND LEFT TUE NIGHT ON OUT PRETTY
MUCH AS IS EXCEPT DID BUMP TEMPS UP TUE NIGHT. USED THE 12Z ECMWF
FOR THE MON NIGHT/TUE MORNING PERIOD.
WARM FRONT/INVERTED TROF WILL BE MOVING NWD THRU THE GULF MON
NIGHT. MOST PRECIP AND WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE OVER THE
GULF AND PAYA ZONES...BUT SOME PRECIP SHOULD OCCUR OVER THE MAIN
PANHANDLE AS WELL. BIGGER IMPACT IS EXPECTED WARMING TREND...WITH
TEMPS LIKELY RISING MON NIGHT INTO TUE MORNING. MAY HAVE SOME
SNOW DURING FIRST FEW HRS OF PRECIP BUT IT SHOULD GO OVER TO RAIN
DURING MON NIGHT. THE FAR NRN AREA MAY SEE A MORE PROLONGED
SNOWFALL AS THEY ARE IN DEEPER COLD AIR ATTM AND WILL PROBABLY
TAKE UNTIL DAYBREAK TUE TO MIX OR CHANGE TO RAIN. SNOW AMOUNTS
WILL BE TRICKY THOUGH WITH BEST LIFT LIKELY TO REMAIN TO THEIR
WEST...SO WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES FOR THE
PAHN AND PAGY AREAS MON NIGHT. IF CURRENT FORECAST IS CORRECT
WILL PROBABLY NEED WINTER WEATHER ADVY FOR THEN. STRONG WARM
ADVECTION MON NIGHT WILL PREVENT MUCH MIX DOWN OF STRONGER FLOW
ALOFT AND WILL NOT BE PUTTING OUT ANY PUBLIC WIND HEADLINES ATTM.
WILL HAVE GALES FOR MUCH OF THE GULF HOWEVER NEARER THE WARM
FRONT/INVERTED TROF AXIS MON NIGHT INTO TUE MORNING AT LEAST.
FURTHER OUT...DETAILS BECOME MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN
DUE TO THE MODEL DIFFERENCES...SO OTHER THAN THE UPWARD NUDGE TO
TEMPS TUE NIGHT WILL BE KEEPING FORECAST AS IS FROM TUE NIGHT ON
OUT. MAY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING ISSUE
AROUND PAYA LATER TUE INTO WED DURING HIGH TIDE AS FAIRLY STRONG
LONG FETCH ONSHORE LOW LEVEL FLOW MAY PILE WATER UP OVER THE NE
GULF COASTAL AREA...AND TIDES WILL BE NEAR THEIR MAX IN CURRENT
TIDAL CYCLE DURING THE TUE/WED PERIOD. THIS WILL ULTIMATELY
DEPEND ON HOW STRONG ANY SFC LOW WILL BE AS IT TRACKS NWD TO THE
W OF THE AREA. STAY TUNED...
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-021-031-033>035.
&&
ABJ/RWTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:29 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Jan 31, 9:23 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 2 hr | |
| Jan 31, 11:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 4 hr |
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