Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 106, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 2016, 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
- Feb 6, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
839 FZAK52 PAJK 070034 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016 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. PKZ099-071400- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY NIGHT AND OVER THE PANHANDLE ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-071400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ042-071400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 45 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-071400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-071400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-071400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. S SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
489 FZAK52 PAJK 071253 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 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. PKZ099-080100- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAKENING GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SUNDAY. A STALLED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWEST FROM THE HAIDA GWAII REGION WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE BY EARLY MONDAY. $$ PKZ041-080100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ042-080100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-080100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 60 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-080100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-080100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
567 FZAK52 PAJK 071728 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 828 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 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. PKZ099-081130- 828 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAKENING GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST SUNDAY. A STALLED WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWEST FROM THE HAIDA GWAII REGION WILL MOVE WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE BY EARLY MONDAY. $$ PKZ041-081130- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 828 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ042-081130- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 828 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-081130- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 828 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-081130- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 828 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-081130- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 828 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
394 FZAK52 PAJK 080024 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 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. PKZ099-081400- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE GULF COAST SUNDAY EVENING. A WAVE OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN DEEPEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-081400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-081400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ043-081400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-081400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ052-081400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. S SWELL BECOMING SW LATE. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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 Feb 6, 2:17 PM AKST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 2:17 PM AKST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
217 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2016
.SHORT TERM...MAIN WEATHER MAKER OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WILL BE A
GALE FORCE FRONT MOVING NORTH INTO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND
OVER THE PANHANDLE SUNDAY. THE PARENT LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE WEST CENTRAL GULF ON SUNDAY WHILE
GRADUALLY WEAKENING.
FOR TONIGHT, THE TROUGH THAT INCREASED SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE
AREA LAST NIGHT AND TODAY WILL PUSH EAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING.
THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION BEFORE THE FRONTAL BAND
MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE THIS EVENING. THE FRONT
WILL WEAKEN AS IT SPREADS NORTH WITH PRECIPITATION REACHING THE
JUNEAU AREA OVERNIGHT AND THE FAR NORTHERN PANHANDLE ON SUNDAY
MORNING. DECIDED TO CANCEL THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HYDER DUE TO A
MARGINAL THERMAL PROFILE AND LOW LEVEL WARMING THROUGH THE DAY ON
SUNDAY. ALSO BASED UPON A LACK OF AIRMASS CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS
STORM A FEW DAYS AGO, SNOW RATIOS WILL BE VERY LOW AT ROUGHLY 6 OR
8:1. 4-7 INCHES IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER.
ENOUGH COLD AIR WILL REMAIN OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS FOR SOME SNOW AT THE ONSET OF
PRECIPITATION BUT EXPECT WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL EVENTUALLY WIN OUT
AND CHANGE THINGS OVER TO LIQUID BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. DO NOT EXPECT
MORE THAN AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION. SKAGWAY AND HAINES WILL REMAIN
SNOW THROUGHOUT THE EVENT BUT STILL DO NOT EXPECT MORE THAN 1 TO 3
INCHES. THE SYNOPTIC SETUP AND TRAJECTORY OF THE FRONT ARE NOT
CONDUCIVE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF
THE PANHANDLE.
THE OTHER BIG STORY WILL BE WIND. HAVE INCLUDED STRONG WIND
HEADLINES FOR ZONES 27 AND 28 BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND ENDING
SUNDAY MORNING. A 50-55 KT SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL JET WILL
OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE RESULTING IN GUSTS TO 40-45 MPH AT
THE SURFACE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL STAY CONFINED TO THE OUTER
COAST HOWEVER AS THE PARENT LOW IS SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES FROM THE
PANHANDLE WITH NO WAVE DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE FRONT TO ENHANCE WINDS.
A TIGHTENING NORTHEASTERLY GRADIENT OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE IN
RESPONSE TO THE APPROACHING FRONT WILL BRING A BRIEF 6-9 HOUR PERIOD
OF GUSTY WINDS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES LATE TONIGHT. INCLUDED A
MENTION OF GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS.
USED THE 12Z NAM FOR MINOR UPDATES TO THE INHERITED FORECAST.
.LONG TERM...MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS A LARGE UPPER RIDGE POSITIONED
OVER THE W COAST OF N AMERICA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON.
DEEP-LAYER SSWLY FLOW WILL BE PRESENT W OF THE RIDGE...WITH AN
EMBEDDED DISTURBANCE MOVING N ACROSS THE GULF MON EVENING/NIGHT.
MODELS DISAGREE ON HOW THE PRESSURE PATTERN WILL EVOLVE BENEATH
THE DISTURBANCE...WITH THE GFS PRODUCING A FULLY DEVELOPED SURFACE
CYCLONE...AND THE ECMWF MAINTAINING A MOSTLY OPEN WAVE /NAM
RESIDES BETWEEN THESE TWO SOLUTIONS/. DUE TO THE LARGE SPREAD IN
MODEL SOLUTIONS...SIGNIFICANT FORECAST UNCERTAINTY EXISTS IN WINDS
AND POTENTIAL AUGMENTATION TO PRECIPITATION. BEYOND TUE...PATTERN
EVOLVES FROM PERIODIC OFFSHORE WINDS GIVING WAY TO SLYS...WITH
EACH SLY BURST USHERING IN/REINFORCING A WARM LOW-LEVEL AIRMASS.
AS A RESULT...TEMPERATURES...BOTH HIGHS AND LOWS...ARE EXPECTED TO
BE MILD DURING THE LONG TERM PERIOD.
PRESSURE GRIDS WERE NOT ALTERED SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGH TUE...THEN
TRENDED TOWARD LATEST WPC GUIDANCE THEREAFTER. REMAINDER OF THE
FORECAST WAS UPDATED WITH AN ENSEMBLE BLEND.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ027.
STRONG WIND FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR AKZ028.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-033-036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-031-032-034-035-053.
&&
TPS/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.