Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 481, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 21, 2015, 10:02 AM AKST. It was in force for 8 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
- Dec 21, 2015, 10:02 AM AKST (19:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2015, 6:16 PM AKST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
981 FZAK51 PAJK 211902 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1002 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 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. PKZ098-220115- 1002 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 978 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY AND MOVE ONSHORE N OF CAPE EDGECUMBE MON EVENING. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH OVER THE N CENTRAL PANHANDLE BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-220115- GLACIER BAY- 1002 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-220115- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1002 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-220115- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1002 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-220115- ICY STRAIT- 1002 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-220115- CROSS SOUND- 1002 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. S SWELL LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-220115- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1002 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-220115- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1002 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-220115- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1002 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-220115- FREDERICK SOUND- 1002 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-220115- SUMNER STRAIT- 1002 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-220115- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1002 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
563 FZAK51 PAJK 220018 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 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. PKZ098-221400- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT INLAND OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A SECOND WEAK LOW WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ011-221400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-221400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .TUE...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-221400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-221400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-221400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-221400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-221400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-221400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. S SWELL EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-221400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-221400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-221400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
722 FZAK51 PAJK 220316 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 616 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 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. PKZ098-221400- 616 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT INLAND OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THIS EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A SECOND WEAK LOW WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ011-221400- GLACIER BAY- 616 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-221400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 616 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-221400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 616 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-221400- ICY STRAIT- 616 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-221400- CROSS SOUND- 616 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-221400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 616 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-221400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 616 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-221400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 616 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-221400- FREDERICK SOUND- 616 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-221400- SUMNER STRAIT- 616 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-221400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 616 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Dec 21, 5:12 AM AKST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 5:12 AM AKST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
512 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015
.SHORT TERM...A LOW OVER THE ERN GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT
E...REACHING THE CENTRAL COAST N OF CAPE EDGECUMBE THIS EVENING.
THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO A TROF OVER THE N-CENTRAL PANHANDLE
TONIGHT. USED BLEND OF THE 00Z GFS AND 06Z NAM FOR THE FORECAST
THROUGH TONIGHT.
MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS WILL BE PRECIP POTENTIAL/TYPE...SNOW AMOUNTS...
TEMPS...AND WINDS. CURRENTLY...MOST OF THE PRECIP IS AROUND THE
LOW CENTER WITH A COUPLE OF BANDS OF SHOWERS OVER THE ERN GULF AND
OUTER COAST. THERE ARE SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER MOST OF THE ERN
INNER CHANNELS. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING OVER THE FAR NRN INNER
CHANNELS DUE TO OVERRUNNING OF THE LOW LEVEL COLD AIRMASS. EXPECT
THE BANDS OF SHOWERS OVER THE ERN GULF AND OUTER COAST TO MOVE
SLOWLY INLAND AS LOW MOVES EWD. THE LIGHT SNOW OVER THE FAR N
SHOULD TRANSITION TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING AS DEEPER
MOISTURE MOVES OUT OF THAT AREA. THE PAYA AREA IS UNDER
DEFORMATION ZONE ALOFT AND THIS BROUGHT IN A BAND OF SHOWERS
THERE EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT THIS SHOULD FALL APART DURING THE
DAY AS LOW WEAKENS. HOWEVER...THEY WILL SEE A MORE ONSHORE FLOW
DEVELOP IN THE LOWER LEVELS TONIGHT...SO SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL
INCREASE AGAIN THEN.
PTYPE HAS BEEN A BIT TRICKY. IT HAS BEEN ALL SNOW OVER THE FAR
N AND HYDER AREA...WITH MOSTLY RAIN ELSEWHERE ALTHOUGH SOME SNOW
OR ICE PELLETS HAVE MIXED IN DURING THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. THINK
THIS WILL REMAIN THE CASE TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT...BUT THE LOWER
LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY COOL TONIGHT AND ALLOW RAIN SHOWERS TO MIX
WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS ESPECIALLY OVER THE ERN AREAS.
THINK SNOWFALL WILL BE AN INCH OR TWO TODAY IN THE HAINES AREA
AND FAR NRN END OF GLACIER BAY. DECIDED TO CANCEL THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVY FOR HAINES AS SNOW RATES HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY THIS
MORNING. MAY SEE AN INCH OF SNOW OVER THE ERN INNER CHANNELS
TONIGHT.
TEMPS WILL PROBABLY NOT MOVE MUCH DURING TODAY EXCEPT WHERE WINDS
AND DRIER AIR HAVE ALLOWED FOR BETTER MIXING. IN THESE AREAS...AS
SHOWERS MOVE IN...THEY SHOULD SEE SOME EVAPORATIONAL COOLING BY A
FEW DEGREES TODAY. FOR TONIGHT...TEMPS WILL COOL ONLY A FEW
DEGREES IN MOST PLACES DUE TO CLOUD COVER AND STILL SOME WIND
AROUND. ENDED UP KEEPING TEMPS ABOVE MOS GUIDANCE IN MOST PLACES
AS IT HAS BEEN RUNNING TOO COLD LATELY.
AS FOR WINDS...THEY WILL BE GRADUALLY WEAKENING OVERALL AS THE SFC
LOW FILLS. MUCH OF THE AREA IS SEEING AT OR NEAR SCA LEVEL WINDS.
THEY SHOULD DROP BELOW THAT LEVEL BY LATE TONIGHT...DROPPING THE
LATEST OVER THE CENTRAL INNER CHANNEL AREA. SEAS WILL REMAIN
FAIRLY ROUGH OVER THE ERN GULF DUE TO SWELLS THOUGH SO SCA DUE TO
SEAS WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE ERN GULF TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM...AN UPPER DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO SHEAR EWD ACROSS
THE SRN GULF DURING TUE. THERE ARE STILL MINOR DIFFERENCES AMONG
MODEL GUIDANCE REGARDING WHETHER THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BE COMPOSED
OF ONE CONSOLIDATED UPPER LOW /GFS AND NAM/...OR A WEAKER MULTI
CENTERED TROUGH DEPICTED BY THE ECMWF. EITHER WAY...ASSOCIATED
AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ESE OVER HAIDA GWAII BY
LATE TUE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. RESIDUAL MOISTURE POSITIONED N OF
THE TROUGH WILL SUPPORT WEAK SPORADIC SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE
PANHANDLE...WHICH MAY BE MAINTAINED THROUGH WED NIGHT AS A SECOND
UPPER IMPULSE MOVES FROM THE NRN GULF SE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE.
AS THE SECOND WAVE MOVES SE OVER THE REGION...SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD OVER THE YUKON. THIS WILL AID IN
STRENGTHENING NLY/OUTFLOW WINDS OVER THE NRN HALF OF THE
PANHANDLE. AS A RESULT...HIGH END SMALL CRAFT TO POSSIBLE GALES
ARE EXPECTED FROM LYNN CANAL TO CROSS SOUND. TEMPERATURES WILL
ALSO TREND DOWNWARD...WITH THU NIGHT FORECAST TO BE THE COLDEST
PERIOD OF THE WEEK AS OUTFLOW WINDS USHER IN A MODIFIED ARCTIC
AIRMASS WHILE ALSO CLEARING OUT CLOUD COVER.
MEANWHILE...MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS A DEEP-LAYER CYCLONE OCCLUDING
INVOF THE ALEUTIANS THU INTO FRI. LATEST MODEL OUTPUT IS IN GOOD
AGREEMENT MOVING A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EWD FROM THE CYCLONE...ACROSS
THE GULF DURING FRI...AND THEN ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE FRI
NIGHT. STRONG FORCING FOR ASCENT...COMBINED WITH PW VALUES NEAR TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL...WILL SUPPORT WIDESPREAD MODERATE
PRECIPITATION ALONG/AHEAD OF THE FRONT. GIVEN A SUB-FREEZING
SURFACE AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO INITIALLY BE IN PLACE PRECEDING
FRONTAL PASSAGE...ACCUMULATING SNOW APPEARS LIKELY. HEAVY SNOWFALL
FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND N OF A LINE FROM PETERSBURG TO YAKUTAT
WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE DURATION OF NLY LOW-LEVEL WIND
COMPONENT...WHICH CANNOT BE DETERMINED ATTM WITH ANY CONFIDENCE.
HOWEVER...HYDER WILL LIKELY MAINTAIN FREEZING BOUNDARY LAYER
TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT FROPA...AND THUS WILL BE THE MOST
PROBABLE LOCATION FOR ADVISORY TO WARNING LEVEL SNOWFALL.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031>036-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ051-052.
&&
RWT/GARNER
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Local storm report, Dec 21, 9:41 AM AKST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
941 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0829 AM HEAVY SNOW HAINES 59.24N 135.44W
12/21/2015 M8.4 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
C0-OP OBSERVER IN HAINES REPORTED 8.4 INCHES OF SNOW
OVERNIGHT. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW
REPORTED AS OF 800 AM
0829 AM SNOW 40 NW HAINES 59.65N 136.25W
12/21/2015 M6.5 INCH XXX XX CO-OP OBSERVER
COOP AT HAINES CUSTOMS REPORTED 6.5 INCHES OF SNOW
OVERNIGHT. SNOW WAS CONTINUING THIS MORNING BUT IT WAS
LIGHT.
0829 AM SNOW 6 S HAINES 59.15N 135.44W
12/21/2015 E5.0 INCH PKZ012 AK TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER ESTIMATED 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT ON THE
CHILKAT PENINSULA SOUTH OF HAINES.
&&
DELThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:07 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 20 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:26 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 42 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Dec 21, 9:54 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 18 hr |
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