Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 211, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 17, 2016, 3:49 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Aug 17, 2016, 3:49 AM AKDT (11:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2016, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
263 FZAK52 PAJK 171149 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 349 AM AKDT WED AUG 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. PKZ099-180600- 349 AM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT EAST AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-180600- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 349 AM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W SWELL EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ042-180600- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 349 AM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W SWELL EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ043-180600- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 349 AM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-180600- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 349 AM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-180600- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 349 AM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
908 FZAK52 PAJK 172033 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1233 PM AKDT WED AUG 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- 1233 PM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT EAST AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-180100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1233 PM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ042-180100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1233 PM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ043-180100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1233 PM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-180100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1233 PM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-180100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1233 PM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
409 FZAK52 PAJK 172320 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 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 WED AUG 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT EAST AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THURSDAY INCREASING WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS. $$ PKZ041-181400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-181400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ043-181400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ051-181400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-181400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
813 FZAK52 PAJK 181151 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 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 THU AUG 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF THROUGH THURSDAY AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE YUKON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THURSDAY INCREASING WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS. A RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE AND REBUILD OVER THE GULF THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-190100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ042-190100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ043-190100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-190100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-190100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
693 FZAK52 PAJK 182336 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 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. PKZ099-191400- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE YUKON THIS EVENING AND THE ASSOCIATED FRONT DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES SOUTH OVER THE PANHANDLE. A RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE AND REBUILD OVER THE GULF THURSDAY NIGHT. A WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF FRIDAY. $$ PKZ041-191400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-191400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-191400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-191400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-191400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 18 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 Aug 16, 3:17 PM AKDT, 12 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 3:17 PM AKDT, 12 hours 32 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Juneau AK 317 PM AKDT TUE AUG 16 2016 .SHORT TERM...A weakening low pressure center can be seen with visible satellite imagery over the northern Gulf of Alaska this afternoon as well as a band of showers over Yakutat extending south along the coast to Sitka. Scattered to isolated showers will continue to affect the region early this evening then dissipate as a ridge of high pressure builds over the eastern gulf. This will become the dominant feature through Wednesday afternoon. Expect winds to be light and variable across much of the area. Exception has been far northern Lynn Canal where Skagway has consistently had 15-25kt winds. These will ease overnight as well, and may even flirt with light northerly before increasing out of the south 10-20 mph again in the late afternoon with some enhancement from sea breeze effects. Temperatures will cool to the low 50s across the panhandle tonight with breaks in the cloud cover. Some places may even dip into the upper 40s. Radiational cooling will allow for patchy fog to develop during the early morning hours. This coincides with light winds in the forecast, so some places could have more widespread fog, but have left it as patchy for now. Did opt to expand the fog to the adjacent marine areas and up to Haines and Skagway. Expect decreasing clouds over the inner channels during the day Wednesday which will allow temperatures to rise into the mid to upper 60s. Models were in good agreement on the dry/light wind day tomorrow and this matched well with the going forecast. Small adjustments were made for local effects and based on current conditions. .LONG TERM...Upper level ridge over the AK gulf and panhandle in place until Friday with upper low near the AK peninsula. Wave extending from the low will move up the west side of the ridge and flatten it Wednesday night into Thursday. Early model runs had this as a weak area of low pressure at the surface but now better indication that a stronger closed low will form as it moves into the northern gulf. Still long southwest fetch with sub- tropical moisture moving in with high probability of heavy rain over the Yakutat area. Rain will then move inland over the central and northern panhandle with southern regions missing out on majority of the rain. Still some uncertainty with the exact position of the low center but better agreement timing of the system weakening and exiting into the Yukon for a potential dry day on Friday. Keeping cloud cover intact due to onshore flow. By the weekend the upper level features will all shift east with the trough axis crossing the eastern gulf then over the panhandle. Reflected surface feature bring in another low and for now going with the solution of the low center moving into the northern gulf. Note that there is very large model spread at this time. Still think we're in store for a wet weekend starting late Friday night, but lower confidence for possible breaks on Sunday. Ridging again over the gulf for Monday followed by another low moving into the gulf Tuesday. The Thursday system still has potential for gale force winds around the low center in the northern gulf. Held off for now as still not great resolution on this low but did expand the area of small craft winds. Northern inner channel winds increasing to 20 kt with increased pressure gradient and westerly flow aloft. Winds diminish for Friday but then more small craft winds over the gulf for the weekend. Forecast confidence not high for the Thursday system mainly for wind details over the gulf. More confident for the drier Friday but very low confidence for the weekend. GFS/GEM//NAM all show a low moving into the northern gulf for Saturday with ECMWF as an outlier moving the low into the east central gulf. GEM quickly becomes another outlier for Sunday moving a low up from the Pacific. Decided to keep more toward the operational GFS into Saturday, but toned down its strength. && .AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...None. && Ferrin/PRB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 3:49 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Aug 17, 4:17 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AJK | 5 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.