Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 201, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 1, 2015, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Apr 1, 2015, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2015, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
893 FZAK52 PAJK 011139 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 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. PKZ099-020100- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE WED MORNING AS A STRONGER LOW MARCHES FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY THU. AN ASSOCIATED GALE FORCE WEATHER FRONT WILL REACH THE CENTRAL GULF WED AFTERNOON AND THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA COAST THU MORNING. $$ PKZ041-020100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-020100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ043-020100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-020100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-020100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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886 FZAK52 PAJK 011918 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1118 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 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. PKZ099-020100- 1118 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE WED MORNING AS A STRONGER LOW MARCHES FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY THU. AN ASSOCIATED GALE FORCE WEATHER FRONT WILL REACH THE CENTRAL GULF WED AFTERNOON AND THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA COAST THU MORNING. $$ PKZ041-020100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1118 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-020100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1118 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ043-020100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1118 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-020100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1118 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-020100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1118 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
597 FZAK52 PAJK 012332 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 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. PKZ099-021400- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A NEW LOW MARCHES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY THU. THE ASSOCIATED GALE FORCE WEATHER FRONT WILL REACH THE PANHANDLE COAST LATE ON THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF ON FRI. $$ PKZ041-021400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-021400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-021400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-021400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. SW SWELL EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN LATE. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-021400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
083 FZAK52 PAJK 020615 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1015 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 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. PKZ099-030015- 1015 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A NEW LOW WILL ENTER THE CENTRAL GULF BY THU. THE ASSOCIATED GALE FORCE WEATHER FRONT WILL REACH THE PANHANDLE COAST LATE ON THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF ON FRI. $$ PKZ041-030015- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1015 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-030015- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1015 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-030015- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1015 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-030015- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1015 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-030015- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1015 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
625 FZAK52 PAJK 021141 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2015 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. PKZ099-030100- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL STALL OFFSHORE OF THE SE ALASKA COASTLINE AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU. ITS PARENT LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL GULF TO THE SE GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-030100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-030100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-030100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ051-030100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-030100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
215 FZAK52 PAJK 022332 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2015 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. PKZ099-031400- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF THU NIGHT AND FRI TO A POSITION SOUTHWEST OF HAIDA GWAII ON FRI NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY TAKE OVER IN THE GULF NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOW THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ041-031400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-031400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-031400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. SW SWELL. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-031400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. SW SWELL. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-031400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 31, 3:27 PM AKDT, 12 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 3:27 PM AKDT, 12 hours 33 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
327 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2015
.SHORT TERM...AFTERNOON SATELLITE IMAGE REVEALS A WEAKENING
LOW...ABOUT 1001 MB...OVER THE EASTERN GULF WITH A TROUGH
STRETCHING SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE LOW CENTER TO NEAR HAIDA GWAII AND
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE. LARGE AREA OF RAIN SHOWERS WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW
OVER THE OPEN OCEAN. BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND THE LOW...SOUTHERLY
ONSHORE FLOW 10 TO 15 MPH PREVAIL OVER THE PANHANDLE WITH SMALL
CRAFT LEVEL WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN LYNN CANAL. ACROSS THE OUTER
WATERS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS PREVAIL WITH
ROUGH SMALL CRAFT LEVEL SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET DUE TO LONG PERIOD
SOUTHWEST SWELLS. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES RANGE IN THE LOWER TO MID
40S.
MODELS REMAIN IN GENERAL AGREEMENT FOR THE WEAKENING LOW IN THE
EASTERN GULF THIS EVENING DISSIPATES BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF ON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND PUSH THE RIDGE A LITTLE
TO THE EAST. REFRESHED THE INHERITED FORECAST WITH THE GFS AND NAM
FOR THEIR GOOD CONSENSUS.
AS THE RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD...THE SMALL CRAFT LEVEL SOUTHERLY
WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER NORTHERN LYNN CANAL WILL DIMINISH
THIS EVENING. EXPECT NO SMALL CRAFT LEVEL WINDS ACROSS THE OUTER
WATERS...BUT THE ROUGH SEAS WILL REMAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO
SWELLS. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH ACROSS SOUTHEAST
ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS
ON AND OFF BASES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. DUE TO ONGOING RAIN
SHOWERS AND CLOUD COVER...EXPECT SMALL DIURNAL TEMPERATURE
FLUCTUATIONS WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS MOSTLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S
AND WEDNESDAY HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.LONG TERM...AFTER A DAY OF RELATIVE AGREEMENT IN THE LONG RANGE
IN YESTERDAY'S AM PACKAGE...WE RETURN TO GENERAL MODEL
DISAGREEMENT AFTER 4-5 DAYS IN TODAY'S PACKAGE. MODERATE FRONT
APPROACHING THE COASTLINE AT 03Z THURS IS BEING PUSHED BY UPPER
CLOSED LOW BARGING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WITH 1000 MB LOW SURFACE
REFLECTION. THE SURFACE LOW...A TWEAK FASTER ON THE NEW MODEL
UPDATES...SLOWS RAPIDLY AFTER ABOUT 09Z AND THEN TAKES A TURN TO
THE SOUTHEAST AS IT BEGINS TO SLOWLY WEAKEN LATE ON THU. FRONT'S
MAIN IMPACT WILL BE A MODERATE EAST-WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT AND SCA-
LEVEL SE WINDS OVER MOSTLY THE SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS DURING THE
DAY ON FRI WHILE MUCH OF THE ADJACENT OUTER WATERS WILL HAVE WINDS
IN VICINITY OF 30KT SUSTAINED FOR A PERIOD EARLY ON THURSDAY
BEFORE THE WEAKENING TAKES OVER. THIS INCLUDES A BRIEF BARRIER JET
ENHANCEMENT OVER THE NORTHWESTERN MARINE AREA. INLAND/COASTAL WINDS
WILL LIKELY BE SUB- STRONG WIND LEVEL THROUGH THE EVENT. MEANWHILE ON
THU MODERATE RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
PANHANDLE WHILE LIGHTER PRECIP WILL COVER MUCH OF THE NORTH. WITH
THE NAM AMOUNTS APPEARING TO BE OVERDONE STILL HAVE TOTAL VALUES
WELL OVER AN INCH TO 2 INCHES OVER FAVORABLE AREAS OF THE SOUTH.
EC/NAM COMBO UTILIZED FOR MUCH OF THESE EARLY UPDATES THOUGH MODEL
DIFFERENCES WERE MINOR. THESE INCLUDED BUMPING HI TEMPS UPWARDS ON
THU BY A COUPLE DEGREES F. THE LOW IS SLOW TO MOVE OUT TO THE
SOUTHEAST ON FRI AND SHOWERS APPEAR LIKELY TO LINGER OVER MOSTLY
THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE...ESPECIALLY IF THE PERSISTENT
RETENTION OF ENERGY TO THE SOUTH ADVERTISED BY THE GFS VERIFIES.
SATURDAY APPEARS TO BE POTENTIALLY MOSTLY DRY FOR ALL BUT SOUTHERN
AREAS ON THE CURRENT GUIDANCE AS UPPER RIDGING GENERALLY TAKES
OVER THE GULF...HOWEVER THIS IS WHERE MODEL GUIDANCE BEGINS TO
DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY. THE EC BRINGS A MODERATE WAVE
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE PANHANDLE WITHIN THE NW FLOW
ALOFT SUN/SUN PM...ALTHOUGH WEAKER THAN PREVIOUS RUNS. THE GEM
SOLUTION IS FOR A TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF
WITH A STRONGER WAVE. YET ANOTHER SOLUTION IS THE GFS...WHICH
SHOWS A WEAKENING WAVE AND FRONT MOVING INTO THE PANHANDLE FROM
THE WNW BY SUNDAY NIGHT AS STRONG TROUGHING BUILDS INTO THE
ALEUTIANS. THE LATTER IS THE ONE COMMON GENERAL THREAD AMONGST ALL
OF THE GUIDANCE... THE TIMING IS MODEL DEPENDENT BUT GENERALLY
FASTER THAN PREVIOUS RUNS. AN ENTRENCHED TROUGH SEEMS LIKELY BY
MON PM/TUES. ANYWAYS, THE DETAILS OF THE LATE WEEKEND/MONDAY WAVE
ARE THUS STILL UP IN THE AIR. GIVEN THE MODEL TEMPS PREDICTED FOR
LATE WEEKEND...SNOW IS STILL A THREAT OVER THE NORTHERN 1/3 OF THE
PANHANDLE OR SO ALTHOUGH THE POTENTIAL OF AN INTERIOR AIR SOURCE
SEEMS TO BE WANING AT THIS POINT. THUS ANY SNOW THAT DOES OCCUR
WOULD LIKELY BE BRIEF, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CONTINUING LACK OF SNOW
COVER INLAND BELOW A COUPLE THOUSAND FEET IN ELEVATION. WENT WITH
WPC GRIDS FROM DAY 5 ONWARDS WITH THE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY
PRESENT. THESE GRIDS WERE BASED ON A NAEFS/GEM COMBO WITH NO INPUT
FROM THE EC UPDATES.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041>043.
&&
AHN/WESLEY
VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAUThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr |
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