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Gale Warning 22, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 31, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Dec 31, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
077 FZAK51 PAJK 010027 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 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. PKZ098-011400- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST OF THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER GALE FORCE FRONT WILL ENTER THE CENTRAL GULF DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-011400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-011400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-011400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-011400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-011400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-011400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-011400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-011400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 18 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SE SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-011400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-011400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-011400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 31 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
822 FZAK51 PAJK 011247 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 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. PKZ098-020100- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK FRONT OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN FRI. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF FROM THE SW FRI NIGHT AND INTO THE PANHANDLE ON SAT. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
697 FZAK51 PAJK 011823 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 923 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 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. PKZ098-020100- 923 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK FRONT OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN FRI. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF FROM THE SW FRI NIGHT AND INTO THE PANHANDLE ON SAT. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 923 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 923 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 923 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 923 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 923 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 923 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 923 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 923 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT... EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 923 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 923 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 923 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 31 2015
.SHORT TERM...HIGHLY AMPLIFIED UPPER FLOW REGIME IS PRESENT ACROSS
THE REGION THU AFTERNOON DUE TO A BROAD CYCLONE POSITIONED OVER
THE WRN ALEUTIANS...AND A RIDGE EXTENDING N FROM THE NERN PAC
ACROSS BC. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMBEDDED BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES
IS IN THE PROCESS OF EJECTING NE FROM THE NERN GULF TO NWRN
CANADA...WHICH IS AIDING IN SHIFTING A GALE FORCE FRONT EWD TOWARD
THE CNTRL PANHANDLE COAST...WHERE IT WILL STALL/WASH OUT TONIGHT.
MEANWHILE...A 955 MB SURFACE CYCLONE WILL ADVANCE N TOWARD THE
WRN TIP OF THE AK PENINSULA THROUGH FRI...WHILE ITS ASSOCIATED
OCCLUDED FRONT ENTERS THE CNTRL GULF BY 00Z SAT.
FRONTAL PRECIPITATION BAND LOCATED FROM AKZ018 S TO THE SERN GULF
IS CONTRACTING AND SHOWING SIGNS OF DISORGANIZING /PER SATELLITE
IMAGERY/ AS IT MOVES PROGRESSIVELY CLOSER TO THE RIDGE OVER
BC. BY TONIGHT...LIGHT RAIN IS FORECAST TO BECOME MAINLY CONFINED
TO THE CNTRL/SRN PANHANDLE. FARTHER N...MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW OVER
THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY...COMBINED WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES NEAR
FREEZING...ARE AIDING IN POTENTIAL ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL FROM
3-5 INCHES. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY
DIMINISH BY EARLY THU EVENING AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED S/W EXITS
INTO THE YUKON.
GOING INTO FRI...LOW-LEVEL SELYS STRENGTHEN ONCE AGAIN IN ADVANCE
OF THE NEXT FRONT...WHICH WILL REFOCUS GREATEST PRECIPITATION
PROBABILITIES OVER THE NRN PANHANDLE. GALES WILL ALSO REDEVELOP
OVER THE ENTIRE GULF...WHILE CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE SHORT TERM
PERIOD OVER CLARENCE STRAIT /DUE TO PERSISTENTLY TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT/. GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT...DESPITE FRONTOLYSIS. THERE IS SOME
CONCERN THAT LOCATIONS FROM SITKA TO HYDABURG COULD FLIRT WITH
STRONG WIND CRITERIA...AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION IN JUNEAU THIS EVENING...GIVEN PEAK SPEEDS OF 80-90 KT
ARE STILL BEING OBSERVED AT SHEEP MOUNTAIN.
UPDATES TO INHERITED GRIDS WERE MADE USING AN ENSEMBLE APPROACH.
.LONG TERM...THE SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE EASTERN GULF SHIFTS
TO A SOUTHWEST AND BACK TO SOUTHEASTERLY MONDAY. THROUGH THIS
PATTERN THERE ARE 2 OR 3 SHORT WAVE FEATURES OR CLOSED LOWS
MOVING ACROSS OR AWAY FOR THE GULF. A CLOSED LOW SOUTH OF THE
GULF MOVES OFF TOWARDS CALIFORNIA COAST. DURING MONDAY, ANOTHER
IMPULSE MOVES IN THE MAIN FLOW PATTER SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA
EXTENDING THE TROUGH SOUTHEASTWARDS WHILE HIGH PRESSURE OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA PERSISTS. THE SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL INHIBIT MUCH IN THE WAY
OF PRECIPITATION FROM REACHING SOUTHEAST UNTIL MIDWEEK.
SYSTEMS WILL BE MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC AS A
GENERALLY CONSISTENT JET STREAM OF 140 TO 160+ WITH A CORE OR TWO
REACHING 180 KT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVING THE SYSTEMS
QUICKLY EAST. THE MAIN AND SOUTHERN STREAM JET FLOWS FROM JAPAN
TO THE BAJA OF MEXICO. THE NORTHERN STREAM SPLITS OFF
OCCASIONALLY AROUND 160W TURNING NORTH INTO THE WESTERN HALF OF
THE STATE.
RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND AND THEN THAT WILL TAPER
OFF FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDY CONDITIONS FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE
OUTER COASTAL ZONES AND LOCALLY BREEZY ACROSS THE INSIDE WINDS
CALMING DOWN FOR SATURDAY.
USED WPC WHICH WAS AN ENSEMBLE APPROACH FOR THE EXTENDED TIME
FRAME THROUGH THE PREVIOUS FORECAST WAS RATHER CLOSE TO THIS
ALREADY. THROUGH THE MID RANGE THE MODELS WERE FAIRLY CLOSE
AGREEMENT AND THE CHANGES MADE TO THE FORECAST WERE SMALL.
CONFIDENCE IS GOOD TO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ025-027.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-013-021-031>035-053.
&&
GARNER/BEZENEK
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr |
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