Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 97, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 27, 2015, 4:00 PM 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
- Jan 27, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
672 FZAK51 PAJK 280041 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 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. PKZ098-281400- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING EAST AND WEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH AND EAST TUESDAY NIGHT...REACHING THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OUTER COAST BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-281400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-281400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-281400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-281400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-281400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-281400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-281400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-281400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-281400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-281400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-281400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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470 FZAK51 PAJK 280529 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 829 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 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. PKZ098-282330- 829 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING EAST AND WEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH AND EAST TUESDAY NIGHT...REACHING THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OUTER COAST BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-282330- GLACIER BAY- 829 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-282330- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 829 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-282330- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 829 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-282330- ICY STRAIT- 829 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-282330- CROSS SOUND- 829 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-282330- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 829 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-282330- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 829 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-282330- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 829 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-282330- FREDERICK SOUND- 829 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-282330- SUMNER STRAIT- 829 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-282330- CLARENCE STRAIT- 829 PM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
796 FZAK51 PAJK 281236 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 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. PKZ098-290100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING EAST AND WEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE PANHANDLE BY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-290100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-290100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-290100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-290100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-290100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-290100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH OF ENDICOTT ARM...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. NORTH OF ENDICOTT ARM...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 K. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-290100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-290100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-290100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-290100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-290100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT... EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
572 FZAK51 PAJK 282148 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1248 PM AKST WED JAN 28 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. PKZ098-290100- 1248 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING EAST AND WEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE PANHANDLE BY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-290100- GLACIER BAY- 1248 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-290100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1248 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-290100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1248 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-290100- ICY STRAIT- 1248 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-290100- CROSS SOUND- 1248 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-290100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1248 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH OF ENDICOTT ARM...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. NORTH OF ENDICOTT ARM...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 K. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-290100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1248 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-290100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1248 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-290100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1248 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-290100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1248 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-290100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1248 PM AKST WED JAN 28 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT... EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 27, 4:47 AM AKST, 11 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 4:47 AM AKST, 11 hours 13 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
447 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2015
.SHORT TERM...CLOUDS OF GENERALLY MID LEVEL OVER THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE ASSOCIATED WITH LOW IN WESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA JUST
SOUTHEAST OF MISTY FJORDS. LITTLE IN WAY OF PRECIPITATION BEING
REPORTED AT STATIONS IN ALASKA FROM THE LOW...THOUGH PRINCE RUPERT
HAS CONTINUED ONGOING RAIN THERE. THE LOW AND THE ASSOCIATED
CLOUDS WILL PULL EAST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A POCKET OF
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL TO NORTHERN
PANHANDLE...WITH A BAND OF CIRRUS FLOWING ACROSS THE REGION. THE
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF IS BEGINNING TO BE SQUEEZED AS
THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM IS LIFTING NORTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHWEST
GULF. THE SURFACE LOW IS MOVING NORTHWARD ALONG 155 WEST AND WILL
START TO PULL WEST SLIGHTLY TONIGHT.
THE FRONT HAS AN EASTWARD MOVEMENT TO IT AS WELL SO EXPECT THE
FRONTAL BAND TO TRY AND START SHEARING APART SOME. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL APPROACH THE PANHANDLE COAST FROM CROSS SOUND
SOUTHWARD TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SOME EARLY PRE-FRONTAL PRECIPITATION
PUSHING AS FAR INLAND AS JUNEAU BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE RAIN
SNOW LINE WILL BE LIFTING NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT TO LIE FROM JUST
NORTH OF SITKA TO FREDERICK SOUND. THINK THAT NORTHERN PANHANDLE
WILL PICK UP TO ROUGHLY A HALF INCH OR LESS OF SNOW BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
WINDS IN BOUND IN THE MARINE WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT I THINK I WILL
INCREASE UP TO GALE FORCE. GUSTS ALONG COASTAL CAPES WILL INCREASE
OVERNIGHT.
EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE FAR NORTHERN PANHANDLE STRONG WIND
HEADLINE IS GOING ON FOR SKAGWAY WITH GALE FORCE FOR NORTHERN LYNN
CANAL. THESE ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING. FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE FOR TUESDAY.
.LONG TERM...A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL BE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING
INLAND OVER SRN COASTAL AREAS AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM /WED
MORNING/. AS THIS OCCURS...STRONG WINDS WILL BE PROBABLE NEAR
HYDABURG. PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO BE SPREADING ACROSS THE
REGION...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE OVER THE SRN
PANHANDLE WHERE PW VALUES FROM 0.5-0.8 INCH AND A 40+ KT SLY LLJ
WILL YIELD STRONG MOISTURE FLUX. MEANWHILE...SUBFREEZING BOUNDARY
LAYER TEMPERATURES OVER CNTRL/NRN AREAS WILL FAVOR LIGHT SNOWFALL.
LOCATIONS SUCH AS JUNEAU AND YAKUTAT WILL GRADUALLY WARM INTO THE
LOW/MID 30S BY THU...RESULTING IN RAIN MIXED WITH PERIODS OF SNOW.
MEANWHILE...HAINES...SKAGWAY AND HYDER WILL HOLD ON TO FREEZING
SURFACE TEMPERATURES DUE TO NLY WINDS...AND THIS WILL LEAD TO A
LONGER DURATION OF LIGHT SNOWFALL.
DETERMINISTIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING A LARGE
DEEP-LAYER CYCLONE FORMING SSE OF THE ALEUTIANS BY FRI
NIGHT...WITH NARROW RIDGING DEVELOPING OVER THE ERN-NRN GULF. THIS
PATTERN IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO YIELD A DRY AIRMASS OVER THE
PANHANDLE AND REDUCTION IN PRECIPITATION CHANCES. DRYING WILL BE
FURTHER AIDED BY A TIGHTENING OFFSHORE ORIENTED PRESSURE GRADIENT
AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER NWRN CANADA. SIGNIFICANT OUTFLOW
WINDS APPEAR PROBABLE DURING THE WEEKEND AS THIS TAKES
PLACE...WITH GALES DEVELOPING FOR BOTH LYNN CANAL AND CROSS
SOUND/WRN PORTIONS OF ICY STRAIT...AND STRONG NELYS OVER SKAGWAY.
MOUNTAIN WAVE DEVELOPMENT OVER DOWNTOWN JUNEAU/S DOUGLAS CANNOT
BE RULED OUT EITHER. A FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE SRN
PANHANDLE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN...WITH MIDLEVEL MOISTURE SPREADING
NWD INTO THE CNTRL PANHANDLE. HOWEVER...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
TO BE LIGHT AT BEST DUE TO THE DRY LOW-LEVEL OFFSHORE FLOW.
NO CHANGE WAS MADE TO INHERITED PRESSURE GRIDS. CHANGES TO POP/QPF
WERE MINIMAL...BUT A COMBINATION OF THE GFS AND ECMWF WAS USED
WHEN CHANGES APPEARED WARRANTED. PRIMARY MODIFICATION WAS A
REDUCTION IN POP/QPF DURING THE WEEKEND DUE TO THE DRY SIGNAL
PRESENT IN AVAILABLE DETERMINISTIC GUIDANCE. FORECAST CONFIDENCE
IS AROUND AVERAGE.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 6 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-012-021-022-032>036-051-052.
&&
BEZENEK/GARNER
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 21 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 21 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Jan 28, 12:27 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 12:52 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.