Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 87, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 7, 2014, 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
- Feb 7, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2014, 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.
034 FZAK51 PAJK 080030 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 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. PKZ098-081400- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL BUILD TO THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE YUKON THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-081400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-081400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-081400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-081400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. HIGHEST WINDS WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. HIGHEST WINDS WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT...STRONGEST OVER WESTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT...STRONGEST OVER WESTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-081400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-081400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. HIGHEST WINDS NORTHERN HALF. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. HIGHEST WINDS NORTHERN HALF. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-081400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-081400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-081400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-081400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-081400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
899 FZAK51 PAJK 081256 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 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. PKZ098-090100- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE YUKON THROUGH SUNDAY. A WEAK LOW WILL FORM IN THE NORTHEAST GULF SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. OUTLOOK. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MONDAY. $$ PKZ011-090100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...STRONGEST WINDS OVER NORTHERN AREAS. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OVER NORTHERN AREAS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SOUTHERN PORTION...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-090100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-090100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-090100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-090100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-090100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-090100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-090100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-090100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-090100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-090100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
278 FZAK51 PAJK 082051 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 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. PKZ098-090100- 1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE YUKON THROUGH SUNDAY. A WEAK LOW WILL FORM IN THE NORTHEAST GULF SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. OUTLOOK. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MONDAY. $$ PKZ011-090100- GLACIER BAY- 1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...STRONGEST WINDS OVER NORTHERN AREAS. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OVER NORTHERN AREAS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SOUTHERN PORTION...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-090100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-090100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-090100- ICY STRAIT- 1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-090100- CROSS SOUND- 1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-090100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-090100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-090100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-090100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-090100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-090100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1151 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 UPDATED .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Feb 7, 3:39 PM AKST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 3:39 PM AKST, 21 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
339 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014
.SHORT TERM...COLD AND LOCALLY WINDY FORECAST ACROSS THE
PANHANDLE IS THE MAIN WEATHER HEADLINE TODAY. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPS
GOT DOWN INTO THE LOW TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS IN MANY PLACES WITH
A FEW AREAS IN THE NORTH FLIRTING WITH ZERO. ONE OF THE FEW
PLACES THAT DIDN'T GET THAT COLD WAS YAKUTAT BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE
THEY HAD CLOUD COVER AND SOME LIGHT SNOW TO DEAL WITH OVER NIGHT
FROM THE LOW THAT DEVELOPED IN THE NW GULF YESTERDAY EVENING.
SNOW ACCUMULATION ONLY AMOUNTED TO AROUND AN INCH THERE
OVERNIGHT. IT HAS SINCE STOPPED AND THE CLOUDS ARE STARTING TO
BREAK UP. AS FOR THE WINDS, SKAGWAY AND LYNN CANAL HAVE HAD
INCREASING WINDS ALL MORNING AS THE YUKON HIGH BUILDS UP. SKAGWAY
HAS SEEN WINDS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WHILE ELDRED ROCK HAS BUILT UP
TO GALE FORCE THIS AFTERNOON.
INTO SATURDAY, THE SITUATION IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE ALL THAT
MUCH. THE NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL NOT CHANGE ASIDE FROM
IT SPREADING INTO THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE A BIT MORE AS MORE ARCTIC
AIR FLOWS IN. OTHERWISE THE YUKON HIGH WILL BE BUILDING AT ABOUT
THE SAME RATE AS THE NW GULF LOW PULLS AWAY. AS SUCH GALE FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN LYNN CANAL WITH STRONG WIND
GUSTS IN SKAGWAY. TAKU INLET WILL ALSO SEE SOME GUSTY WINDS WHILE
CROSS SOUND AND STEPHENS PASSAGE WILL SEE SOME SMALL CRAFT WINDS
THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS WELL. MOST OF THE REST OF THE
PANHANDLE WILL SEE WINDS LESS THEN 20 KT.
THE SITUATION FOR TAKU WINDS THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS NOT
THAT GREAT. WHILE THERE IS AN INVERSION BUILDING UP, THE CRITICAL
LEVEL IS A BIT TOO LOW AROUND 700 MB RATHER THEN THE OPTIMUM 500
MB. ALSO THE CROSS BARRIER FLOW IS ONLY AROUND 10 TO 15 KT RIGHT
NOW AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO GET MUCH HIGHER THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.
SO AT MOST ONLY EXPECTING POSSIBLY 20 TO 25 KT GUSTS AROUND
DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND SOUTH DOUGLAS MOSTLY ON SAT.
THE REST OF THE FORECAST CAN BASICALLY BE DESCRIBED WITH FIVE
WORDS: DRY, COLD, AND MOSTLY CLEAR. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL AGAIN DROP
INTO THE TEENS MAYBE SINGLE DIGITS AS SKIES REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR
OVER MOST OF THE AREA. AREAS THAT ARE WIND SHELTERED HAVE THE BEST
CHANCE OF SEEING THESE REALLY LOW TEMPS. AREAS THAT HAVE A LITTLE
WIND WILL NOT BE QUITE AS COLD AS LAST NIGHT AS THE BIT OF WIND
PROVIDES ENOUGH MIXING TO BREAK UP THE INVERSION. HIGHS TOMORROW
WILL REBOUND AGAIN INTO THE 20S AND LOW 30S.
SHORT RANGE MODELS WERE IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE NEXT 24
HOURS HOWEVER THEY WERE CONSISTENTLY PUTTING TOO MUCH OF THE
NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THIS SIDE OF THE COAST MOUNTAINS
WHILE REALITY STILL HAS MOST OF THAT GRADIENT NORTH OF SKAGWAY.
GENERALLY DID LOCAL CHANGES WHERE NEEDED BUT USED ECMWF AND NAM
FOR ANY OVERALL CHANGES.
.LONG TERM...GENERAL THINKING IN THE LONG TERM REMAINS THE SAME
BUT MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH CHANGE TO A MORE ACTIVE
WEATHER PATTERN NEXT WEEK. THE BLOCKING PATTERN WITH THE HIGH OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC AND INTO THE BERING SEA WILL BEGIN TO BREAKDOWN
WITH A LARGE SCALE TROUGH SETTING UP OVER MUCH OF THE STATE AND
INTO THE GULF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED CHANCES OF
PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA. HOWEVER, DETAILS ARE FAR FROM
BEING PINNED DOWN AT THIS POINT AS MODELS CONTINUE TO FLIP FLOP
WITH EACH MODEL RUN. THEREFORE, LIMITED CHANGES TO ONGOING
FORECAST UNTIL THERE IS BETTER MODEL CONSENSUS.
OUTFLOW WINDS STRENGTHEN LATER SATURDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
AS MULTIPLE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TRACK JUST SOUTH OF THE
PANHANDLE. THE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP TO GALE FORCE
OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS. WITH ARCTIC AIR
STILL IN PLACE WILL SEE AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR A TAKU WIND EVENT BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AS CROSS BARRIER FLOW INCREASES TO 50-55
KTS AND A STRONG INVERSION EXISTS. THE CRITICAL LEVEL IS PROGGED
TO BE A BIT BELOW THE PRIME REGION OF 500 MB, BUT WOULD STILL BE
SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS. A STRONG WIND HEADLINE
WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN LATER SHIFTS AND A SLIGHTLY HIGHER
CRITICAL LEVEL COULD WARRANT THE CONSIDERATION OF A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH.
LATEST GUIDANCE SUGGEST PRECIPITATION WITH THE INITIAL SYSTEM
ON MONDAY WILL REMAIN MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
PANHANDLE SO LIMITED PRECIPITATION CHANCES ACROSS THE NORTH. SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO BE THE PRECIPITATION TYPE ACROSS THE SOUTH WITH
SOME AREAS REACHING NEAR ADVISORY CRITERIA OF 3-4 INCHES IN 12
HOURS MONDAY. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK, CHANCE TO LIKELY
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WERE KEPT IN THE FORECAST WITH LITTLE MODEL
AGREEMENT. IT DOES APPEAR THAT TEMPERATURES WILL BE GRADUALLY
WARMING THROUGH THE WEEK WITH RAIN BEGINNING TO MIX IN BY MID WEEK
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AREAS.
USED THE 12Z ECMWF FOR UPDATES FOR THE FORECAST THROUGH DAY 4
BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO THE NEW WPC GUIDANCE. FORECASTER
CONFIDENCE DECREASES THROUGH NEXT WEEK AS MODELS CONTINUE TO
STRUGGLE WITH CHANGE TO A MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031-051-052.
&&
EAL/TPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 19 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr |
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