Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 252, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 20, 2015, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- Aug 20, 2015, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2015, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
114 FZAK67 PAJK 202321 OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 20 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W 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. PKZ398-211400- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 20 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE FRI. A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE WEST FRI NIGHT WHILE THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SPREADS WIND AND RAIN ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ310-211400- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT IN THE EVENING THEN SUBSIDING. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
7 follow-up statements
966 FZAK67 PAJK 211143 OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 21 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W 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. PKZ398-220100- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE MIDDAY FRI. A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE WEST FRI NIGHT WHILE THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SPREADS WIND AND RAIN ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ310-220100- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS THEN 8 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS. $$
674 FZAK67 PAJK 212316 OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 21 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W 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. PKZ398-221400- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE WEST FRI NIGHT WHILE THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SPREADS WIND AND RAIN ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE SAT MORNING. MEANWHILE THE SECOND WRAP OF THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF AND HIT THE CENTRAL OUTER COAST SAT AFTERNOON WITH MORE RAIN AND WIND. $$ PKZ310-221400- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF 57 N...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. N OF 57 N...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...S OF 57 N...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. N OF 57 N...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTHERN PORTION. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS. $$
141 FZAK67 PAJK 212334 CCA OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 21 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W 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. PKZ398-221400- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE WEST FRI NIGHT WHILE THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SPREADS WIND AND RAIN ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE SAT MORNING. MEANWHILE THE SECOND WRAP OF THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF AND HIT THE CENTRAL OUTER COAST SAT AFTERNOON WITH MORE RAIN AND WIND. $$ PKZ310-221400- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF 57 N...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. N OF 57 N...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...S OF 57 N...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. N OF 57 N...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTHERN PORTION. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS. $$
907 FZAK67 PAJK 220648 AAA OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1048 PM AKDT FRI AUG 21 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W 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. PKZ398-221400- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE WEST FRI NIGHT WHILE THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SPREADS WIND AND RAIN ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE SAT MORNING. MEANWHILE THE SECOND WRAP OF THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF AND HIT THE CENTRAL OUTER COAST SAT AFTERNOON WITH MORE RAIN AND WIND. $$ PKZ310-221400- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 1048 PM AKDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF 57 N...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. N OF 57 N...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...S OF 57 N...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. N OF 57 N...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTHERN PORTION. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS. $$
635 FZAK67 PAJK 221201 OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W 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. PKZ398-230100- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF SATURDAY WHILE THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SPREADS WIND AND RAIN THROUGH THE PANHANDLE. MEANWHILE THE SECOND WRAP OF THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF AND HIT THE CENTRAL OUTER COAST LATE SATURDAY WITH MORE RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. $$ PKZ310-230100- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS. $$
017 FZAK67 PAJK 222322 OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W 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. PKZ398-231400- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD SAT NIGHT WHILE AN ASSOCIATED FRONT SPREADS WIND AND RAIN ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. ON SUN THE LOW WILL STALL AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF. THIS LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHEAST ON MON. $$ PKZ310-231400- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
916 FZAK67 PAJK 231147 OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W 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. PKZ398-240100- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF WILL STALL SUNDAY THEN WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY. WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TUESDAY. $$ PKZ310-240100- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 23 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .MON...WINDS LIGHT INCREASING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS. W SWELL. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS. .WED...WIND VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Aug 20, 4:55 PM AKDT | Flood Watch | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Aug 20, 8:53 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AJK | Juneau City and | 12 hr |
| Aug 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Aug 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Aug 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 days |
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