Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 108, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 7, 2016, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2016, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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256 FZAK51 PAJK 071300 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 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. PKZ098-080100- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-080100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-080100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-080100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-080100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-080100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. SE SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-080100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-080100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-080100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. SE SWELL. RAIN LATE. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-080100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-080100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. SE SWELL LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-080100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
782 FZAK51 PAJK 071628 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 726 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 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. PKZ098-080315- 726 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-080315- GLACIER BAY- 726 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-080315- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 726 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-080315- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 726 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-080315- ICY STRAIT- 726 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-080315- CROSS SOUND- 726 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. SE SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-080315- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 726 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-080315- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 726 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-080315- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 726 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. SE SWELL. RAIN LATE. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-080315- FREDERICK SOUND- 726 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-080315- SUMNER STRAIT- 726 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. SE SWELL LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-080315- CLARENCE STRAIT- 726 AM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
489 FZAK51 PAJK 080028 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 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. PKZ098-081400- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-081400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-081400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-081400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-081400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-081400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E IN THE LATE NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ031-081400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-081400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-081400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-081400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-081400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-081400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING... THEN INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Feb 6, 2:17 PM AKST, 13 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 2:17 PM AKST, 13 hours 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 | 24 hr | |
| 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 |
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