Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 166, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 24, 2014, 4:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Mar 24, 2014, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2014, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
427 FZAK52 PAJK 241122 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 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. PKZ099-250100- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHWEST CANADA THROUGH MID WEEK. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC THROUGH TUE WHILE A WEAKENING FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-250100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-250100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ043-250100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-250100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. .TUE...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ052-250100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
772 FZAK52 PAJK 242332 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 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. PKZ099-251400- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHWEST CANADA THROUGH MID WEEK. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC THROUGH TUE WHILE A WEAKENING FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-251400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ042-251400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT...HIGHEST SEAS OVER SOUTHERN PORTION. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...HIGHEST SEAS OVER SOUTHERN PORTION. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-251400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-251400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ052-251400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SE SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
282 FZAK52 PAJK 251125 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 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. PKZ099-260100- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHWEST CANADA THROUGH MID WEEK. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC THROUGH TUE NIGHT WHILE A WEAKENING FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUE. $$ PKZ041-260100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ042-260100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-260100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ051-260100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHEST WINDS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. HIGHEST WINDS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ052-260100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
816 FZAK52 PAJK 252332 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 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. PKZ099-261400- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHWEST CANADA THROUGH MID WEEK. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE OUT OF THE AREA TO THE SOUTHEAST ON WED. $$ PKZ041-261400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-261400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-261400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-261400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ052-261400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WIND SOUTHEAST PORTION. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
803 FZAK52 PAJK 260102 CCA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 500 PM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 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. PKZ099-261400- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHWEST CANADA THROUGH MID WEEK. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE OUT OF THE AREA TO THE SOUTHEAST ON WED. $$ PKZ041-261400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 500 PM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 CORRECTED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-261400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-261400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-261400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ052-261400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WIND SOUTHEAST PORTION. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
104 FZAK52 PAJK 261158 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 26 2014 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. PKZ099-270100- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST CANADA WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA THROUGH THU. A LOW WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PACIFIC NEARING HAIDA GWAII ON FRI. $$ PKZ041-270100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ042-270100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ043-270100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ051-270100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ052-270100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 23, 3:39 PM AKDT, 12 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 3:39 PM AKDT, 12 hours 21 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
339 PM AKDT SUN MAR 23 2014
.SHORT TERM...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN THE YUKON CONTINUES TO
DOMINATE THE WEATHER OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
THE ONE DIFFERENCE IN THE WEATHER WILL BE A FRONT APPROACHING THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THIS EVENING AND INTO MONDAY. THIS FRONT
COMBINED WITH THE HIGH TO THE NORTH WILL RESULT IN A TIGHTENING
NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
WITH THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN IN PLACE, EXPECT THE USUAL OUTFLOW
AREAS TO CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY. AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS
OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN. HAVE KEPT
STRONG WIND HEADLINES IN THE SKAGWAY AND HAINES AREAS BEGINNING
LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT
TERM PERIOD. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO REDEVELOP IN THE DOWNTOWN
JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS AREA LATE TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN
THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. CROSS BARRIER FLOW WILL BE IN THE
30 TO 40 KT RANGE WITH THE CRITICAL LEVEL HANGING AROUND 600 MB.
WINDS SHOULD REDEVELOP AS THE INVERSION SETS UP AGAIN LATER THIS
EVENING. CROSS BARRIER FLOW BEGINS TO STRENGTHEN LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON REACHING 50 TO 55 KTS. THE CRITICAL LEVEL ALSO RISES
SLIGHTLY TO AROUND 500 MB WHICH IS THE IDEAL LEVEL FOR THE TAKU
WINDS. THEREFORE HAVE UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND
WARNING BEGINNING AT 4 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AS FAR AS THE MARINE WINDS, EXPECT SMALL CRAFT
TO GALE WINDS IN THE INNER CHANNELS. HAVE INCLUDED SOME LIGHT
FREEZING SPRAY IN LYNN CANAL AND NEAR TAKU INLET FOR TONIGHT AND
MONDAY MORNING.
THE APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS TO THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE. THESE CLOUDS ARE CURRENTLY
SPREADING INTO THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS ON VISIBLE SATELLITE
IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PREVENT MUCH OF
THE PRECIPITATION FROM ADVANCING NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA BUT
DO HAVE CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND INTO
MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERNMOST ZONES. SOME SNOW MAY MIX AT TIMES
LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING BUT LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 40S MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE COULD SEE SOME HIGH THIN CIRRUS
FROM THE FRONT BUT EXPECT ANOTHER NICE SUNNY DAY ON MONDAY.
USED THE ECMWF FOR UPDATES TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST AS IT BEST
INITIALIZED THE PRESSURE PATTERN OVER THE PANHANDLE. CHANGES WERE
SMALL AND MAINLY LIMITED TO LOCAL EFFECTS. FORECASTER CONFIDENCE
IS ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
.LONG TERM...COOL, DRY, WINDS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
PANHANDLE. CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL FOR SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE. BLOCKY PATTERN MEANS THAT LITTLE OR NO CHANGE TO THE
WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE END OF THE LONG TERM FORECAST PERIOD
NEXT WEEKEND.
THE START OF THE LONG TERM FORECAST PERIOD WILL FEATURE A 1040 MB
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MACKENZIE MOUNTAINS INTO THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES. MEANWHILE, A BROAD AREA OF SUB-1000 MB LOW PRESSURE IS
SITUATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN. THE LOW CENTER IS
CURRENTLY TRAVELING SOUTHEAST, BUT SHOULD START HEADING NORTHEAST
AND HAVE A REDEVELOPED CENTER JUST OFF THE COAST FROM HAIDA GWAII
ISLAND BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. NUMERICAL MODELS ARE PROJECTING THE
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THIS LOW TO DROP TO THE MID-980S MB. COMBINED
WITH THE 1040 MB HIGH OVER YUKON, THIS IS GOING TO CREATE VERY
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. THIS WILL CREATE
VERY STRONG OUTFLOW WIND ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE
FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THERE ARE THREE MAIN INGREDIENTS FOR TAKU WIND EVENT TO HAPPEN IN
DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS. FIRST IS CROSS BARRIER FLOW, OR WIND
FLOWING PERPENDICULAR TO THE MOUNTAINS, DOWN THE TAKU INLET AND UP
AGAINST SALISBURY RIDGE. SECOND, INVERSION, OR A STABLE LAYER OF
AIR A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THE MOUNTAINS SUCH THAT THE COLD AIR WILL
RISE NO HIGHER. THIRD, THERE NEEDS TO BE A CRITICAL LEVEL, A
LEVEL AT WHICH THE WIND WILL REVERSE DIRECTION.
ALL THREE FACTORS WILL BE PRESENT. THERE WILL BE CROSS BARRIER
FLOW OF AROUND 70 TO 80 MPH FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE INVERSION WILL STRENGTHEN AFTER SUNSET ON
MONDAY. THE INVERSION WILL REMAIN IN PLACE DURING THE DAY ON
TUESDAY AS WARMER AIR ALOFT MOVES INTO THE AREA AND MAINTAIN THE
INVERSION. THE CRITICAL LEVEL WILL REMAIN AT 500 MB FOR THE EVENT.
USING HIGHER RESOLUTION MOUNTAIN WAVE MODEL, DECIDED TO GO WITH
WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WITH PEAK WINDS UP TO 80 MPH FOR THE
EVENT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS
AND ALSO OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS REPLACED
BY THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE VALID FROM
4 PM MONDAY UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME
UNCERTAINTIES ON THE END TIME OF THE WARNING. THE TAKU WIND
INGREDIENTS MAY REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE TAKU WIND EVENT TO LAST
LONGER THAN THE CURRENT WARNING.
AS STRONG OUTFLOW TRANSPORTS COLDER AIR OUT OF THE INTERIOR, THERE
WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING SPRAY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR GLACIER BAY, LYNN CANAL, AND NEAR TAKU INLET.
DUE TO STRONG OUTFLOW WIND BRINGING IN COOL AND DRY CONTINENTAL
AIR INTO THE AREA, THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE SHOULD SEE
LITTLE CLOUD COVER. DIURNAL TEMPERATURE RANGE REMAIN LARGE FOR THE CENTRAL TO
NORTHERN PANHANDLE DUE TO LITTLE SKY COVER. ON THE OTHER HAND, AS
THE LOW APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE, THERE WILL BE CLOUDS
AND HIGHER PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL. HOWEVER, PRECIPITATION SHOULD
REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE, AS THE CONTINENTAL AIRMASS IS WINNING
OUT THE BATTLE.
MODEL OF CHOICE REMAINS AS ECMWF, AS THEY TEND TO BE THE FORECAST
CONFIDENCE REMAINS ABOVE AVERAGE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH
CONFIDENCE ON THE GENERAL SYNOPTIC PATTERN OF OUTFLOW WINDS. THERE
ARE UNCERTAINTIES WITH THE MAGNITUDE OF LOCAL WIND EVENTS.
CONFIDENCE DROP TO BELOW AVERAGE AS MODELS DIVERGE IN OPINION ON
THE POSITION AND MAGNITUDE OF INCOMING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR
AKZ025.
STRONG WIND FROM 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR AKZ025.
STRONG WIND FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR AKZ018-
019.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-022-031-035-041-043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-032>034-036-042-051-053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ052.
&&
TPS/RCLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 days | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr |
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