Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 135, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 27, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2016, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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501 FZAK51 PAJK 280045 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 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. PKZ098-281400- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STORM FORCE FRONT OVER THE GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVERNIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TO THE NW GULF BY SUN MORNING. A RIDGE WILL FORM OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-281400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-281400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-281400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-281400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-281400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-281400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. HIGHER GUSTS S SIDE OF DOUGLAS ISLAND. S OF TAKU INLET...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-281400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-281400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-281400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-281400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. WIND GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-281400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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407 FZAK51 PAJK 280315 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 615 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 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. PKZ098-281530- 615 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STORM FORCE FRONT OVER THE GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVERNIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TO THE NW GULF BY SUN MORNING. A RIDGE WILL FORM OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-281530- GLACIER BAY- 615 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-281530- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 615 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-281530- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 615 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-281530- ICY STRAIT- 615 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-281530- CROSS SOUND- 615 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-281530- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 615 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. HIGHER GUSTS S SIDE OF DOUGLAS ISLAND. S OF TAKU INLET...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-281530- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 615 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-281530- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 615 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR IN THE EVENING NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-281530- FREDERICK SOUND- 615 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-281530- SUMNER STRAIT- 615 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. WIND GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-281530- CLARENCE STRAIT- 615 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
527 FZAK51 PAJK 281238 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 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. PKZ098-290100- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES INLAND AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF CONTINUES TO DRIFT WEST. A RIDGE FORMS OVER THE PANHANDLE SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE MONDAY AS ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE WEST GULF. $$ PKZ011-290100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-290100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-290100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-290100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-290100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ031-290100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-290100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-290100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. S SWELL. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-290100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-290100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-290100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 27, 2:55 PM AKST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 2:55 PM AKST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
255 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016
.SHORT TERM...A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CAN BE SEEN ON SATELLITE
WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT SPANNING THE ENTIRE GULF OF ALASKA. STORM
FORCE GUSTS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ALONG THIS FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL
GULF AND GALE FORCE WINDS ELSEWHERE. EXPECT THESE WINDS TO
CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO THE
COAST...THEN GRADUALLY EASE AS IT MOVES OVER LAND TONIGHT. SEAS
HAVE ALSO COME UP WITH OFFSHORE BUOY 46085 REPORTING COMBINED
SEAS UP TO 21FT.
RAIN ASSOC WITH THE FRONT IS STARTING TO MOVE INTO THE COAST LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL SPREAD INLAND OVERNIGHT. THE SOUTHERN
OUTER COAST WILL SEE RAIN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING ALONG
WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40-45MPH. INSIDE WATERS OPEN TO THE OCEAN SUCH
AS CROSS SOUND, CAPE DECISION AND CLARENCE STRAIT WILL ALSO SEE
THEIR WIND INCREASING TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING. OTHER INSIDE
WATERS WILL INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT LEVEL WITH THE HIGHEST SPEEDS
THROUGH E-W PASSES.
THE PARENT LOW WILL PROGRESS TO THE NW GULF BY SUNDAY MORNING AND
THE MAIN PART OF THE FRONT WILL HAVE PASSED. PRECIP WILL
TRANSITION TO SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT BANDS OF SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP AROUND THE PARENT LOW AND MOVE OVER THE
PANHANDLE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. AFTER ONE SUCH BAND...WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO THE S-SW IN THE AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS
AT THIS TIME BUT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE SOME GUSTY WINDS
NEAR SHOWERS. CAPE VALUES OVER THE GULF RISE 100-200J/KG TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY...SO HAVE CONTINUED WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER
OVER THE OUTSIDE WATERS.
MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS FRONT. USED AN ENSEMBLE
APPROACH FOR UPDATES. FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...QUASI-STATIONARY ZONE OF UPPER TROUGHING OVER THE
NCNTRL PAC/ALEUTIANS REGION WILL DOMINATE THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN
DURING THE LONG TERM PERIOD. CONTINUOUS SERIES OF WAVES WILL
PROGRESS NNE ALONG THE ERN PERIPHERY OF THE LARGER-SCALE AREA OF
TROUGH-O-GENESIS...MOVING ACROSS THE ERN GULF AND IMPACTING THE
PANHANDLE WITH PERIODS OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE WEEK...AND THEN
STRATIFORM RAINFALL DURING THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK. BRIEF LULL
IN PRECIPITATION MAY OCCUR TUE AND WED AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE
REGION...BUT THIS WILL BE INTERRUPTED BY AN OCCLUDED FRONT MOVING
N ON THU. MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS A RATHER MILD LOW-LEVEL AIRMASS
SPREADING N BEHIND THE THU FRONT...WHICH SHOULD YIELD HIGHS IN THE
LOW TO MID 40S ACROSS MOST OF THE PANHANDLE /THE EXCEPTION BEING
SKAGWAY AND HAINES...WHERE NLYS MAY LOCK IN SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES/.
INHERITED PRESSURE GRIDS WERE NUDGED TOWARD THE 12Z ECMWF...THEN
TRANSITIONED TO WPC BY DAY 4/WED. REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST WAS
UPDATED WITH AN ENSEMBLE BLEND OF WPC/ECMWF/GFS. PRIMARY CHANGES
OCCURRED WITH A REDUCTION IN POP/QPF TUE/WED...AND SLIGHTLY WARMER
TEMPERATURES DURING THE LATER HALF OF THE LONG TERM.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ027.
STRONG WIND FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ022.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ023.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ051-052.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-033-036-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-031-032-034-035-053.
&&
FERRIN/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 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 9:37 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr |
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Sources
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