Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 69, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 15, 2015, 6:31 PM AKST. It was in force for 9 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
- Jan 15, 2015, 6:31 PM AKST (03:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2015, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
794 FZAK51 PAJK 160332 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 631 PM AKST THU JAN 15 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. PKZ098-162115- 631 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY EVENING. THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL ENTER THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-162115- GLACIER BAY- 631 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-162115- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 631 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-162115- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 631 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-162115- ICY STRAIT- 631 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-162115- CROSS SOUND- 631 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-162115- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 631 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-162115- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 631 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-162115- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 631 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-162115- FREDERICK SOUND- 631 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-162115- SUMNER STRAIT- 631 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-162115- CLARENCE STRAIT- 631 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
068 FZAK51 PAJK 160913 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1213 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 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. PKZ098-170315- 1213 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY EVENING. THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL ENTER THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-170315- GLACIER BAY- 1213 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-170315- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1213 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-170315- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1213 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-170315- ICY STRAIT- 1213 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-170315- CROSS SOUND- 1213 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-170315- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1213 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-170315- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1213 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-170315- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1213 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-170315- FREDERICK SOUND- 1213 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-170315- SUMNER STRAIT- 1213 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-170315- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1213 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
154 FZAK51 PAJK 161229 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 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. PKZ098-170100- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY EVENING. THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL ENTER THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-170100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-170100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-170100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-170100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-170100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-170100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-170100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-170100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-170100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-170100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-170100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Jan 15, 2:35 PM AKST, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 2:35 PM AKST, 3 hours 56 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
235 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015
.SHORT TERM...AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING ONSHORE OVER SERN AK THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTS PEAKING NEAR 50-60 MPH AT HYDABURG EARLIER TODAY
HAVE QUICKLY DIMINISHED AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE...AND A SIMILAR
PROGRESSION IS OCCURRING AT KETCHIKAN AND SURROUNDING AREA. IN
ADDITION...WINDS OVER THE OUTSIDE WATERS AS WELL AS CLARENCE
STRAIT HAVE WEAKENED BELOW 30 KT. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO
RANGE FROM 12-18 FT OVER THE GULF...AND A SWLY SWELL WILL ALLOW 8
FT WAVES TO SPREAD INTO YAKUTAT BAY. RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS
CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER NRN LYNN CANAL WILL INCREASE TO 25-30 KT
OUT OF THE S THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES NE ACROSS THE NRN
PANHANDLE. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH FRI. A
BRIEF PERIOD OF GALE FORCE SLYS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER
STEPHENS PASSAGE THIS EVENING.
MODERATE PRE-FRONTAL RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRANSITION TO SHOWERS TONIGHT AS
STEEPER LAPSE RATES SPREAD NEWD BEHIND THE FRONT. IN FACT...CAN
NOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT A LIGHTNING STRIKE TONIGHT OVER THE GULF
AS EMBEDDED UPPER IMPULSES INTERACT WITH A WEAKLY UNSTABLE
ENVIRONMENT. THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES CURRENTLY
POSITIONED OVER THE N-CNTRL PAC...WILL APPROACH THE SRN GULF BY
FRI AFTERNOON. A NARROW PLUME OF MOISTURE /PW VALUES AROUND 0.6
INCH/ WILL BE TRANSPORTED NEWD AHEAD OF THE UPPER WAVE. THIS
MOISTURE WILL IMPINGE ON THE CNTRL AND NRN PANHANDLE BY FRI
MORNING...WHERE POP AND QPF VALUES WILL BE MAXIMIZED DURING THE
SECOND HALF OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. THE PRESENCE OF MODERATE
MOISTURE AND DEEP-LAYER SWLY FLOW INTERACTING WITH THE COMPLEX
TERRAIN OVER THE NRN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE MAY YIELD LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES HOVERING AROUND FREEZING AT WHITE
PASS WILL FAVOR SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT THROUGH
FRI AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO STEADILY RISE TONIGHT FOR SKAGWAY
AND HYDER AS SLY SURFACE WINDS STRENGTHEN. SKAGWAY WILL LIKELY
RISE FROM THE MID/UPPER 30S INTO THE LOW 40S...AND HYDER WILL RISE
FROM THE MID 30S UP TO AROUND 40F. ELSEWHERE...ONLY MINOR
FLUCTUATIONS IN TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO ONSHORE FLOW
MAINTAINING A MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER.
BLEND OF THE ECMWF AND ARW/NMM SHIFTED HIGHEST POPS AND QPF EWD ON
FRI. BLENDED IN 12Z NAM/GEM WITH INHERITED PRESSURE GRIDS...BUT
MODIFICATION TO WINDS WAS MINOR.
.LONG TERM...MODELS REMAIN IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH THE
WEEKEND FOR THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA SLOWLY
DRIFTS EAST INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA AS A COUPLE OF UPPER TROUGHS
MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND THE PANHANDLE. SURFACE
REFLECTION FROM THE FIRST UPPER TROUGH APPEARS INSIGNIFICANT AND
BRINGS ABOUT 984 MB LOW OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS FRIDAY NIGHT THEN
DRIFTS THE LOW NORTHWEST INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY SATURDAY.
HOWEVER...THE RIDGE MOVING INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL MAINTAIN
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE
OUTER WATERS...OCEAN ENTRANCES OF INNER CHANNELS AND CLARENCE
STRAIT. SOLID SMALL CRAFT LEVEL WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT MOST INNER
CHANNELS AS WELL.
THE SECOND SURFACE REFLECTION APPEARS AS A BETTER ORGANIZED
LOW...ABOUT 990 MB...ENTERING THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF SATURDAY
NIGHT. THE LOW WEAKENS TO ABOUT 998 MB SUNDAY EVENING THEN MOVES
NORTHWEST TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF AS 1004 MB THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT. NOT STRONG MODEL SUPPORT FOR THE SATURDAY/SUNDAY SURFACE
LOW...BUT AN ENSEMBLE APPROACH FROM THE ECMWF...GEM AND GFS
COMPROMISED THE LOW TRACK. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA OVER THE
CANADIAN CONTINENT WEAKENS...NO GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED...BUT
SMALL CRAFT LEVEL WINDS WILL AFFECT THE OUTSIDE WATER. LIKELY TO
CATEGORICAL POPS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA LATE
SATURDAY...THEN DIMINISH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH
SUNDAY.
MODEL SPREAD BECOMES EVEN LARGER FOR THE EXTENDED PERIODS FOR
NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...THE LARGE SCALE SYNOPTIC PATTERN REMAINS MUCH
THE SAME WITH A SERIES OF STORMS CONTINUING TO AFFECT ALASKA GULF
AND PUSH FRONTAL PASSAGES OVER THE PANHANDLE. SOLID SMALL CRAFT
LEVEL WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS. AS THE ORIGIN OF
THE STORMS IS LOCATED IN THE SUB-TROPICAL REGION...CONTINUED
WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED UNDER UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER SOUTHEAST
ALASKA WITH MOISTURE CHANNEL CONNECTED SOUTHWARD. USED THE LATEST
WPC ENSEMBLE SOLUTION FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE END OF
THE LONG TERM PERIOD. CONTINUED WET WEATHER WITH MILD TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL COOL DOWN A BIT EARLY
NEXT WEEK WITH POTENTIAL SNOW FOR THE FAR NORTHERN HIGHWAYS AND
NEAR HYDER AREA...BUT BACK TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES BY MID
WEEK.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ027-028.
STRONG WIND FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
AKZ027.
STRONG WIND LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR AKZ023.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST
FRIDAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ031-033-034-036-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-013-022-032-035-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ053.
&&
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Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 3:32 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 37 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 days | |
| Jan 15, 6:31 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 45 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 16, 6:37 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Jan 16, 11:59 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 52 hr |
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