Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 151, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 14, 2014, 4:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Mar 14, 2014, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2014, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
506 FZAK51 PAJK 141145 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 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. PKZ098-150100- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL PUSH ACROSS THE PANHANDLE AND MOVE INLAND FRI. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH FRI EVENING. A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF SAT AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-150100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-150100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-150100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-150100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-150100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-150100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-150100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-150100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-150100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-150100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-150100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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782 FZAK51 PAJK 142020 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1220 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 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. PKZ098-151400- 1220 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AS A WEATHER FRONT EXITS SE ALASKA TO THE NORTHEAST... A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND PANHANDLE FRI NIGHT. A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF ON SAT...PUSHING THE RIDGE OUT OF THE PANHANDLE. $$ PKZ011-151400- GLACIER BAY- 1220 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-151400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1220 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-151400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1220 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-151400- ICY STRAIT- 1220 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-151400- CROSS SOUND- 1220 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-151400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1220 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND SOUTH OF TAKU INLET. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-151400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1220 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-151400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1220 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-151400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1220 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-151400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1220 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-151400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1220 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
513 FZAK51 PAJK 142336 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 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. PKZ098-151400- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AS A WEATHER FRONT EXITS SE ALASKA TO THE NORTHEAST... A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND PANHANDLE FRI NIGHT. A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF ON SAT...PUSHING THE RIDGE OUT OF THE PANHANDLE. $$ PKZ011-151400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-151400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. HIGHER GUSTS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-151400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-151400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-151400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-151400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-151400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-151400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING THEN RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-151400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-151400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 18 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-151400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES AND SOUTHERN PORTION. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Mar 13, 4:31 PM AKDT, 11 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 4:31 PM AKDT, 11 hours 29 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
431 PM AKDT THU MAR 13 2014
.SHORT TERM...PREVIOUS FORECAST LARGELY ON TRACK. FRONT MOVING
NE GULF THIS EVENING AND INTO SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT.
WINDS ARE ALREADY RISING IN HYDABURG/PRINCE OF WALES AND WILL
LIKELY GET STRONGER FOR PORT ALEXANDER LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
OUTSIDE BUOYS HAVE ALREADY COME UP TO GALE. ALSO RAINING OVER THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...A LITTLE MORE MEASURABLY WITH THE APPROACHING FRONT
THAN HERE IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE...MORE ON THAT LATER.
DID TRIM BACK POPS FOR SOME AREAS OF NORTH, PARTICULARLY LYNN
CANAL/JUNEAU. AS THE FRONT PUSHES NORTHWARD...PRESSURE GRADIENTS
AND WINDS AT MID LEVELS GO A LITTLE MORE OFFSHORE. STILL EXPECTING
WINDS TO TURN NORTH. ACROSS NORTHERN LYNN CANAL, BUT GIVEN THE
SOUTHERLIES BLOWING WITH A LITTLE MORE GUSTO INTO THE AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PASSAGES, EDGED ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION WITH
THOSE MID-LEVEL WINDS BLOWING 25 KT FROM THE SOUTH. THUS WENT
LIGHT SOUTHERLY, RATHER THAN LIGHT NORTH FOR STEPHENS/SOUTHERN
LYNN. WITH THE WEAK OFFSHORE COMPONENT UP NORTH, HAVE TRIED TO
LIMIT POPS BOTH IN QUANTITY...GOING DOWN TO LIKELY...AS WELL AS
DESCRIPTION...GOING LIGHT IN THE FORECAST FOR
JUNEAU/GUSTAVUS/HOONAH/HAINES/SKAGWAY. YAKUTAT MAY RAIN A LITTLE
LONGER IN THE EVENING BEFORE THEY GO LIGHTER.
TEMPERATURES DIFFICULT TO PREDICT AS DIURNAL CHANGE NEGLIBLE.
LIKELY VERY CLOSE TO CURRENT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABLY ACTUAL
LOWS WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER THAN PRESENTED...BUT DID TRY TO KEEP
SNOW AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES OUT OF THE FORECAST. SOME
DISCUSSION ON WHETHER SNOW WOULD MIX IN LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT THINK MODELS ARE SLOWER BRINGING IN THE LOWER
THICKNESSES SO LEFT IT OUT GIVEN TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER/MIDDLE
40S...EVEN WITH SOME COOLING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
USED ECMWF AS MODEL OF CHOICE...AS IT INITIALIZED FEATURES BEST.
CONFIDENCE AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...NO CHANGE TO FORECAST THINKING. PROGRESSIVE HIH
AMPLITUDE PATTERN AFFECTING SE AK INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT
IN HIGH DAY TO DAY VARIABILITY OF WEATHER AND WIND. NATIONAL MODEL
CENTER RECOMMENDATION TODAY IS TO LEAN TOWARD ENSEMBLE MEAN
SOLUTIONS OVER DETERMINISTIC SOLUTION OF ANY PARTICULAR MODEL. AS
A RESULT ID DI NOT ADJUST GRIDDED FORECASTS BEYOND SUNDAY. USED
BLEND OF 12Z EC SREF AND GEM NUMERICAL MODELS TO UPDATE THE EARLY
PART OF THE MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST. THESE THREE MODELS WERE WERE
EXCEPTIONALLY SIMILAR TODAY SO FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IN THE FRI
NIGHT-SUN WEATHER IS SOMEWHAT ABOVE AVERAGE. ONLY NOTEWORTHY
ADJUSTMENT THAT RESULTS FROM THIS IS THE PRECIP SHIELD SPREADING
NORTH OVER PANHANDLE LATER SAT INTO SUN SLOWS DOWN A BIT. GREATEST
PRECIP AMOUNTS SHOULD STAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM KLAWOCK TO HYDER.
HIGH PRESSURE AND COOLER AIR SFC AND ALOFT...COOL ENOUGH FOR
SNOW...SPREADS EAST OVER PANHANDLE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. PRECIP FROM
A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT LINED UP SE-NW OVER THE PANHANDLE FRI
NIGHT WILL DIMINISH SO SNOW AMTS WILL BE LIGHT IF AT ALL AT THE
START OF THIS TEMPORARY COOLER PERIOD. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT
CURRENTLY SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AT NEAR
40N BETWEEN 160W AND 170W IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN CONSIDERABLY
OVER THE NEXT 48 HRS AND LIFT INTO DIXON ENTRANCE AND THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE SAT NIGHT AND SUN. THIS STORM BEARS WATCHING FOR POTENTIAL
GALE FORCE WIND AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...PROBABLY STARTING IN THE
FORM OF SNOW SAT INTO SUN. PRESENT INDICATIONS THIS SYSTEM WILL
AFFECT SOUTHERN PANAHNDLE MORE THAN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. A SW
JETSTEAM AIMED AT THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND BRITISH COLUMBIA
COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL LIKELY STEER ONE MORE STRONG WEATHER
FRONT INTO OUR AREA. THEN HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING SFC AND ALOFT
LATER NEXT WEEK INDICATES A GRADUAL DRYING TREND AFTER MID WEEK.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 1 AM AKDT FRIDAY FOR AKZ023-027.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-021-022-031-033>036.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ053.
&&
JWA/TAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Mar 14, 12:20 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 16 hr |
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