Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 409, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 25, 2015, 4:00 AM 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
- Nov 25, 2015, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 26, 2015, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
873 FZAK52 PAJK 251239 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 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. PKZ099-260100- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THURSDAY. A FRONT WILL ENTER THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE WEST LATE ON THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-260100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ042-260100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-260100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-260100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-260100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
946 FZAK52 PAJK 251733 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 833 AM AKST WED NOV 25 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. PKZ099-261145- 833 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THURSDAY. A FRONT WILL ENTER THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE WEST LATE ON THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-261145- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 833 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ042-261145- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 833 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-261145- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 833 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-261145- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 833 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-261145- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 833 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
387 FZAK52 PAJK 252043 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1143 AM AKST WED NOV 25 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. PKZ099-261445- 1143 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THURSDAY. A FRONT WILL ENTER THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE WEST LATE ON THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-261445- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1143 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ042-261445- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1143 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER NM OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-261445- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1143 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-261445- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1143 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-261445- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1143 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
868 FZAK52 PAJK 260042 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 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. PKZ099-261400- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL MOVE EAST INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA BY FRIDAY. A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE EAST TO THE EASTERN GULF LATE ON THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-261400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-261400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT MORE THAN 50 NM OFFSHORE. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ043-261400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-261400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT...MORE THAN 50 NM OFFSHORE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-261400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
359 FZAK52 PAJK 261236 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 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. PKZ099-270100- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL MOVE EAST INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA BY FRIDAY. A GALE FORCE FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE EAST TO THE EASTERN GULF LATE ON THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-270100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-270100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ043-270100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-270100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-270100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 Nov 24, 4:37 PM AKST, 11 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 24, 4:37 PM AKST, 11 hours 23 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
437 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015
.SHORT TERM...THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND ACROSS THE
PANHANDLE HOLDING IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE RIDGE DOES SHIFT
EAST SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY TO BE MAINLY EAST OF 140W. A STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW PATTERN WEST OF THE THE RIDGE ACROSS THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA IS STREAMING A THROUGH INTO THE PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND KENAI PENINSULA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A
SECOND FEATURE SOUTH OF THE GULF AND ALSO MOVING NORTHWARD.
EXPECT THE CENTRAL GULF WINDS TO INCREASE TO 25 KT BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INCREASE TO SPREAD EAST TOWARDS ICY BAY BY
THE AFTERNOON. THINK MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO STAY WEST OF
CAPE FAIRWEATHER ALTHOUGH THE RIDGE HAS QUITE A BIT OF CLOUDS
STREAMING THROUGH IT. ONLY THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PART OF
THE PANHANDLE TO SEE ANY BREAKS OR PARTLY CLOUDY SKY COVER. SO THE
BETTER CHANCE OF FOG TO BE OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
PANHANDLE. THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL STILL LIKELY SEE SOME
PATCHY FOG. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...BLOCKY UPPER RIDGE JUST SE OF THE PANHANDLE WILL
WEAKEN SLOWLY LATE IN THE WEEK AND WEEKEND. A SLOW MOVING OCCLUDED
FRONT OVER THE FAR WRN GULF WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL
GULF THU NIGHT...THEN THE ERN GULF FRI WHILE WEAKENING. ANOTHER
OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FRI...AND MERGE WITH THE
OTHER FRONT OVER THE ERN GULF FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MAKE SLOW
PROGRESS ONSHORE OVER THE WEEKEND...LIKELY WEAKENING AS IT MOVES
INLAND. ENDED UP USING MAINLY THE 12Z GFS FOR WED NIGHT-FRI...THEN
LATEST WPC FOR FRI NIGHT ONWARD. DID BLEND IN SOME GEM REGIONAL
FOR WED NIGHT TO SMOOTH THE TRANSITION FROM SHORT RANGE.
FOR WED NIGHT-THU...SFC HIGH WILL BE MAINLY OVER THE SRN AREA AND
WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN. THIS HIGH WILL KEEP THREAT FOR FOG OVER THE
SRN HALF OF THE AREA DURING THIS TIME. FURTHER N...LOW CLOUDS WILL
BE AROUND WITH A LITTLE MORE WIND...SO THINK FOG THREAT WILL BE
DIMINISHED FOR THE PAJN-PAEL CORRIDOR DURING THIS TIME. PRECIP
WILL GENERALLY BE LIMITED TO THE N GULF COAST W OF PAYA...ALTHOUGH
SOME SPOTTY VERY LIGHT RAIN/DRIZZLE OR SNOW FLURRIES COULD OCCUR
OVER THE NW INNER CHANNELS UNDER LOW STRATUS. WINDS WILL PICK UP
TO GALES OVER THE WRN PART OF THE GULF MARINE AREAS LATE WED
NIGHT...AND THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD SLOWLY E ACROSS THE ERN GULF
THU.
FOR THU NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND...PRECIP WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT EWD
INTO THE PAYA AREA THU NIGHT AND INTO MUCH OF THE NW INNER
CHANNELS FRI. THINK HEAVIEST PRECIP WILL REMAIN IN THE NE GULF
COAST AROUND PAYA CLOSER TO UPPER JET AND LOW LEVEL JET. MAY SEE
SOME HEAVIER PRECIP TRY TO GET TO THE PAEL AREA LATE FRI AND FRI
NIGHT AS FRONT TRIES TO MOVE SLOWLY INLAND AND NEXT FRONT CATCHES
UP TO IT BY LATE FRI NIGHT. THE SRN PANHANDLE WILL BE SLOW TO GET
INTO THE PRECIP DUE TO PROXIMITY OF UPPER RIDGE...BUT WITH IT
SLOWLY WEAKENING BY THE WEEKEND THE THREAT FOR PRECIP WILL SPREAD
INTO THAT AREA DURING THE WEEKEND. THINK PRECIP WILL BE ALL RAIN
FOR AREAS NEAR SEA LEVEL BY THU NIGHT AS ANY REMNANTS OF SHALLOW
COLD AIR SHOULD BE SCRUBBED OUT BY INCREASING SELY WINDS. THIS
WILL BE THE CASE INTO THE WEEKEND WITH ONLY RAIN EXPECTED NEAR SEA
LEVEL AREA WIDE...AND SNOW LEVELS RISING TO 2500-4000+ FT. KEPT
THE SPS GOING FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FOR THE NE GULF COAST FOR
THU NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041-042.
&&
BEZENEK/RWT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 10:24 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AJK | 4 hr |
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