Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 200, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at May 16, 2016, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- May 16, 2016, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2016, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
480 FZAK52 PAJK 161200 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 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. PKZ099-170100- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD N OVER THE INNER CHANNELS THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE NE INTO THE SE GULF MON EVENING...THEN MOVE THROUGH SE ALASKA BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-170100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-170100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-170100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ051-170100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-170100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
106 FZAK52 PAJK 162303 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 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. PKZ099-171715- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... $$ PKZ041-171715- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-171715- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-171715- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-171715- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-171715- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 303 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
284 FZAK52 PAJK 171145 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 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. PKZ099-180100- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. FRONTAL BANDS ASSOC WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT OFF TO THE SE ON WED. $$ PKZ041-180100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-180100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-180100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-180100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-180100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
746 FZAK52 PAJK 172331 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 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. PKZ099-181400- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF WEST OF CAPE EDGECOMBE TUE NIGHT. FRONTAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TUE NIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT OFF TO THE SE THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-181400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-181400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-181400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-181400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-181400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
174 FZAK52 PAJK 180227 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 627 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 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. PKZ099-182030- 627 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF WEST OF CAPE EDGECUMBE TUE NIGHT. FRONTAL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TUE NIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT OFF TO THE SE THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-182030- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 627 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-182030- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 627 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-182030- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 627 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-182030- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 627 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-182030- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 627 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
129 FZAK52 PAJK 181145 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 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. PKZ099-190100- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS OFF TO THE SE THROUGH WED NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THU AND FRI. $$ PKZ041-190100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-190100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ043-190100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-190100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-190100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 May 15, 3:41 PM AKDT, 12 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 3:41 PM AKDT, 12 hours 19 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Juneau AK 341 PM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS...A weak trough over the central panhandle will continue to lift north through Sunday night with a ridge over high pressure building north. A upper low will lift out of the North Pacific through tonight and beginning to weaken to a trough as it gets absorbed by trailing upper low to the its Southwest. The trailing upper low will begin to lift a weather front into the southeast gulf and spread light precip into POW by Monday afternoon along with min small crafts winds. && .SHORT TERM...The current satellite imagery shows an area or low sea stratus along the Eastern Gulf of Alaska from Cross Sound to the west and to the South. There is also an area of mid-level clouds just south of Angoon being advected north from the building ridge. The northern half of the panhandle will be mostly cloudy by late this evening with the marine layer moving into Yakutat this evening. The cloud cover limited the temperature over the southern areas today with highs only in the upper 50s but with ample amount of sunshine over the northern areas that temps climbed into the upper 60s/lower 70s. The entire forecast area will be much cooler tomorrow with highs in the 50s. There are some scattered showers associated with the southerly push of moisture from moderate mid-level dynamics. These showers will become more widespread through tonight with a more significant PVA as the upper shortwave lifting over the area. The showers will become more scattered tomorrow morning over the southern half with more upper level ridging and anti-cyclonic rotation. But the periods of light rain will develop late in the afternoon near POW from the approaching weather front from the Southwest. The northern areas will see widespread showers Monday morning but they too will the showers decrease to scattered by the afternoon. Windwise...the winds over the northern half will see an increase from the south from the building ridge and the thermal gradient that developed through today. At this time places are seeing light north winds to south winds to 15 kt. Those South winds are expected to increase through this evening with N/S channels being closer to 20 kt. There will be another increase to the winds over the far southern areas through Monday afternoon to min small craft as the front from the SW moves closer to the panhandle and sharpens up the surface ridge. Also the winds with the front over the gulf will increase to 25 kt over the far western areas of area 41 by late Monday afternoon with seas building to 7 ft. Overall there is about average forecaster confidence through the short term period with lower confidence on the southerly push of winds and amount of rain over the northern two thirds of the area. Used mainly the 12z gfs/nam for any changes done from the previous forecast. The larges change was to increase pops over the northern areas tonight and Monday. .LONG TERM...15/12Z models in reasonable agreement Mon Nite thru Thu then a strong signal is sent that an upper ridge will build over the central Gulf and will move slowly eastward through Saturday. First, another late season low busts through the present high pressure with a pretty strong front Monday night through Tuesday. Next, with high pressure rebuilding this weather system is sluffed-off toward the SE. Had to forecast minimum gale force southeasterlies and some small crafts as the front and low come up into the eastern Gulf. We'll position the surface low center 55N 143W at 00Z UTC on Wednesday then start to see it slide SE. Forecasting some moderate NW on the outside waters behind this system as the ridge builds. Sticking with yesterday's forecast of some nice weather Thursday through Saturday for the Panhandle. Moderated the max-temps to the 60s but these could be higher with lots of sunshine. Tried to tag some sea breezes with heating inside. Sunday gets tricky: scenarios either something busting through the ridge or a marine push, but didn't want to advertise too nice weather that day. Confidence moderate Tue and Wed, and high for Thu-Sat. - JC && .AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory FOR PKZ012-036-041-042. && 99/99 Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/Juneau
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| May 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| May 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| May 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| May 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 11 hr | |
| May 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| May 16, 3:03 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 25 hr | |
| May 16, 3:04 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 37 hr | |
| May 16, 3:05 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 13 hr |
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