Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 201, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at May 16, 2016, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 2016, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2016, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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824 FZAK51 PAJK 161213 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 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. PKZ098-170100- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-170100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-170100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ013-170100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-170100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-170100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING E 10 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-170100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-170100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-170100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-170100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-170100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-170100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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345 FZAK51 PAJK 162305 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 305 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 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. PKZ098-171530- 305 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE OVER SE ALASKA LATER MON NIGHT AND TUE. $$ PKZ011-171530- GLACIER BAY- 305 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS MON EVENING...THEN RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-171530- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 305 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-171530- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 305 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-171530- ICY STRAIT- 305 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-171530- CROSS SOUND- 305 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-171530- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 305 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-171530- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 305 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-171530- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 305 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-171530- FREDERICK SOUND- 305 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-171530- SUMNER STRAIT- 305 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-171530- CLARENCE STRAIT- 305 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
583 FZAK51 PAJK 171155 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 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. PKZ098-180100- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. FRONTAL BANDS ASSOCIATED 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. $$ PKZ011-180100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. $$ PKZ012-180100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-180100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT THEN SUBSIDING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-180100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-180100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-180100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-180100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-180100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-180100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-180100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-180100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
110 FZAK51 PAJK 172330 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 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. PKZ098-181400- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-181400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-181400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-181400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-181400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LATE. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-181400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LATE. .WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-181400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-181400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-181400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-181400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-181400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-181400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 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 | 48 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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