Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 73, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 22, 2014, 11:57 AM AKST. It was in force for 16 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, 2014, 11:57 AM AKST (20:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
825 FZAK51 PAJK 222057 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1157 AM AKST WED JAN 22 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. PKZ098-231500- 1157 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WARM FRONT WILL DRIFT NORTH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SE AK BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND STALL THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-231500- GLACIER BAY- 1157 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-231500- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1157 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-231500- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1157 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-231500- ICY STRAIT- 1157 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-231500- CROSS SOUND- 1157 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-231500- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1157 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-231500- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1157 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-231500- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1157 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. WIND GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-231500- FREDERICK SOUND- 1157 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-231500- SUMNER STRAIT- 1157 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-231500- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1157 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
249 FZAK51 PAJK 230039 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 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. PKZ098-231400- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WARM FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED OVER THE OUTER COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE WAVE WILL TRACK NORTH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-231400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-231400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-231400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-231400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-231400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-231400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-231400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-231400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-231400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-231400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-231400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
695 FZAK51 PAJK 230616 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 916 PM AKST WED JAN 22 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. PKZ098-240030- 916 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WARM FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED OVER THE OUTER COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE WAVE WILL TRACK NORTH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-240030- GLACIER BAY- 916 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-240030- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 916 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-240030- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 916 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-240030- ICY STRAIT- 916 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-240030- CROSS SOUND- 916 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-240030- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 916 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-240030- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 916 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-240030- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 916 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-240030- FREDERICK SOUND- 916 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-240030- SUMNER STRAIT- 916 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-240030- CLARENCE STRAIT- 916 PM AKST WED JAN 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
607 FZAK51 PAJK 231226 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 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. PKZ098-240100- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STATIONARY FRONT WILL PERSIST IN THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT WHILE A WEAK LOW PRESSURE WAVE WILL TRACK NORTH ALONG IT THU NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ011-240100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-240100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-240100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-240100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-240100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-240100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-240100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-240100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-240100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-240100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-240100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 22, 6:22 AM AKST, 5 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 6:22 AM AKST, 5 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
622 AM AKST WED JAN 22 2014
.SHORT TERM...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR 160W/45N WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG WARM FRONT
WITH AMPLE AMOUNT OF SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVING NORTH INTO THE
SOUTHERN GULF. A VERY STRONG UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC
EXTENDING NORTHWARD OVER THE FORECAST AREA. THE WARM FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTH THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD AND SLAM
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER IS EVIDENT ON THE CIRA
TOTAL LAYERED TPW PRODUCT AND THIS PLUME OF MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE
6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. RIVER LEVELS
IN THE YAKUTAT AREA WILL RISE TO BE NEAR BANKFUL BY LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WARM FRONT WILL ALSO BRING SOME HEAVY RAIN TO
THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST AND INTO THE ICY STRAIT AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT AS THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS NORTHWARD THE
HEAVIER PRECIP RATES WILL DRIFT TO THE WEST. THE REST OF THE
FORECAST AREA WILL SEE RAIN DEVELOP THROUGH TODAY WITH FOR THE
MOST PART PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH RAIN AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1
TO 2 INCHES. THE SOUTHERN AREAS WILL SEE THE RAIN DIMINISH LATE
TONIGHT AS THE HIGH BUILDS NORTHWARD WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS
OF FOG TO DEVELOP.
WIND WISE...THERE IS SMALL CRAFT WINDS OVER THE GULF THIS MORNING
WITH SEAS HEIGHT RANGING FROM 11 TO 14 FEET. AS THE WARM FRONT
LIFTS NORTH THE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES OVER THE
EASTERN AND NORTHERN GULF WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR CAPE
SUCKLING FROM A BARRIER JET. THESE GALES TO SMALL CRAFT WINDS
WILL PERSIST AS THE FRONT WILL STALL THROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WINDS OVER THE INNER CHANNELS WILL
SLOWLY INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH TODAY AND RANGE FROM 25 KT
OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS TO 15 KT OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS. THESE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE
RIDGE BUILDS AND WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFTS IN N/S
CHANNELS OVER THE CENTRAL AREAS WITH GALES OVER NORTHERN LYNN AND
CROSS SOUND. THE LAND WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT TO
BE ON THE BREEZY SIDE OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA. WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO BE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN EXPOSED
AREAS FROM JUNEAU TO ELFIN COVE. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THERE WILL
BE SOME STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT WITH THE FRONT. THE FAR NORTHERN
AREAS NEAR HAINES AND SKAGWAY WILL SEE STRONG WINDS GUSTS FROM 40
TO 50 MPH DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY.
ALSO THE YAKUTAT AREA WILL SEE WINDS ALSO INCREASE THROUGH TODAY
FROM THE EAST AND WHEN THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE
TONIGHT THE GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO 40 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS
ALONG WITH THE HEAVY RAIN MAY TRIGGER MUD SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.
OVERALL THERE IS ABOVE AVERAGE FORECASTER CONFIDENCE AND USED A
BLEND OF THE 06Z GFS AND 00Z EC FOR THE SHORT TERM PERIOD.
.LONG TERM...MOST OF THE PANHANDLE WILL BE STARTING TO DRY OUT
THURS AS THE WARM FRONT THAT BROUGHT THE WET WEATHER PUSHES NORTH.
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE WILL STILL BE SEEING RAIN THURS
MORNING BUT EVEN THERE THE RAIN WILL BE ON THE DIMINISHING TREND
INTO THU AFTERNOON. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE YAKUTAT WHERE THE
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WILL BE AIMED AS THE MOISTURE RIDES NORTH ALONG
A STATIONARY FRONT IN THE GULF. QPF AMOUNTS LOOK TO BE IN THE 6 TO
9 INCH RANGE FOR YAKUTAT ITSELF THROUGH THURS NIGHT WHICH COULD
SPAWN SOME FLOODING ISSUES. YAKUTAT WILL START TO DRY OUT THU
NIGHT AS THE MOISTURE PLUME DRIFTS TO THE WEST. POINTS WEST OF
YAKUTAT COULD SEE QPF AMOUNT HIGHER THEN YAKUTAT AS THE PLUME
STICKS AROUND THE CAPE SUCKLING AREA THROUGH FRI NIGHT BEFORE
FINALLY WEAKENING AND MOVING OFF TO THE WEST.
WIND WILL ALSO BE A FACTOR ON THU IN THE WAKE OF THE WARM FRONT.
SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL BE ON THE RISE THU OVER THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE PROMPTING SOME GALE FORCE WINDS FOR LYNN CANAL
AND STRONG WINDS FOR HAINES AND SKAGWAY. THE REST OF THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE WILL ALSO SEE SOME BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS OUT OF THIS
ON THURS AS WELL BEFORE WINDS DIE DOWN AS A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS
INTO THE PANHANDLE. AS FOR THE GULF SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 25 TO
30 KT WINDS WILL PERSIST THERE THROUGH AT LEAST FRI BEFORE THEY
DIMINISH FRI AFTERNOON.
INTO THE WEEKEND THE FORECAST IS LOOKING MUCH DRIER FOR THE
PANHANDLE AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DRIFTS
WESTWARD. THIS WILL JUST BE ENOUGH TO BUILD A SURFACE RIDGE OVER
THE PANHANDLE AND KEEP MOST OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC STORMS WELL
TO THE WEST FOR THE WEEKEND. SKY COVER WILL BE THE MOST COMPLEX
PROBLEM IN THE FORECAST. THINKING IS THAT WHILE THE MID AND UPPER
LEVEL MAY CLEAR OUT, LOW LEVEL CLOUDS WILL STICK AROUND AS FLOW
WILL STILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. SO CLOUD COVER WILL
MOSTLY BE MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL
ALSO REMAIN WARM AS THICKNESS VALUES REMAIN RATHER HIGH FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR AND 850 MB TEMPS GET UP TO 6 TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO
C ON THE WEEKEND.
NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN COMES FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT MODELS STILL
DEBATING ON TIMING. THEN GENERALLY DO AGREE ON A FRONT BEING
SOMEWHERE IN THE GULF ON MONDAY BUT ARE AT ODDS ON HOW MUCH THE
RIDGE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL STALL IT. TEMPERATURES WILL STILL
BE TOO WARM FOR SNOW FOR MOST OF THE PANHANDLE HOWEVER SO ANY
PRECIP WILL BE RAIN OUT OF IT WHENEVER IT GETS HERE.
LONG RANGE MODELS WERE IN DECENT AGREEMENT OVER THE AREA.
GENERALLY FAVORED THE ECMWF FOR ANY UPDATES THROUGH SAT AS IT HAD
THE BEST CONSISTENCY IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD. USED WPC DATA FOR
LATER PERIODS TO EVEN OUT MODELS DIFFERENCES.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR
AKZ019.
STRONG WIND FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR
AKZ018.
STRONG WIND FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR
AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-022-041>043-051>053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-031>036.
&&
ABJ/EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr |
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