Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 232, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 15, 2016, 11:38 AM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Sep 15, 2016, 11:38 AM AKDT (19:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 15, 2016, 9:07 PM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
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537 FZAK51 PAJK 151938 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1138 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 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. PKZ098-160200- 1138 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE WILL SLOWLY MOVE E THU. A SECOND FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE BY THU NIGHT EVENTUALLY OVERTAKING THE FIRST FRONT EARLY FRI. $$ PKZ011-160200- GLACIER BAY- 1138 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-160200- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1138 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-160200- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1138 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-160200- ICY STRAIT- 1138 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-160200- CROSS SOUND- 1138 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-160200- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1138 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-160200- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1138 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-160200- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1138 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-160200- FREDERICK SOUND- 1138 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-160200- SUMNER STRAIT- 1138 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-160200- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1138 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
2 follow-up statements
063 FZAK51 PAJK 152325 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 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. PKZ098-161400- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-161400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. $$ PKZ012-161400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. $$ PKZ013-161400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-161400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-161400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-161400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-161400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-161400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-161400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-161400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-161400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
562 FZAK51 PAJK 160507 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 907 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 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. PKZ098-161430- 907 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-161430- GLACIER BAY- 907 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. $$ PKZ012-161430- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 907 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. $$ PKZ013-161430- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 907 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-161430- ICY STRAIT- 907 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-161430- CROSS SOUND- 907 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-161430- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 907 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-161430- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 907 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-161430- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 907 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-161430- FREDERICK SOUND- 907 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-161430- SUMNER STRAIT- 907 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-161430- CLARENCE STRAIT- 907 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
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 Sep 15, 5:36 AM AKDT, 6 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 15, 5:36 AM AKDT, 6 hours 2 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Juneau AK 536 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 .SHORT TERM...Very wet night across the inner channels last night. A band of moderate rain is currently spread across the central inner channels with some embedded convection here and there. Heaviest rainfall has been in the northern and central inner channels with some areas receiving up to 2 inches of rain in the last 12 hours. Highest amounts were reported around Sitka (half an inch of rain fell in one hour at one point at the airport). That band is currently slowly sinking SE. Some wind has been seen with this system as well but currently no gusts higher then 25 kt have been observed. The next 24 hours will mainly be dominated by the system that is currently over the panhandle and by the next front that is over the gulf. The front currently over the panhandle will slowly slide SE through tonight taking its rain with it. Moderate rain is expected to start up across the southern panhandle this morning and may linger around the Hyder area into tonight. Expected rainfall amounts will be in the inch to 2 inch range through tonight. There is also some gusty winds that will linger in the southern panhandle due to this system. Clarence Strait is expected to take the brunt of it but only winds to 30 kt at most are currently expected. More rain and wind will be incoming with the next front that is currently over the central gulf. This system will be heading east across the eastern gulf today and will be in the panhandle by tonight. Not as much moisture associated with this front but there is still enough that a period of moderate rain is not out of the question for most areas tonight. Expected rainfall amounts (around 1 to 1.5 inches) are not as high as the current system will not linger as it moves over the panhandle and into Canada. Some wind with this front as well with 25 kt winds across a large swath of the northern gulf today with that spreading into the inner channels tonight. Several small craft advisories up as a result. Short range models were in good agreement for the next 24 hours. used mainly some NAM and GFS for updates with some high-res model guidance for inner channel wind speeds. .LONG TERM...An upper trough over the western gulf will eject across the gulf as another trough digs south into the west gulf Sat into Sun. This feature will then slide ESE across the gulf Sun into Mon. Models in fair agreement in minor impulses ejecting out of these troughs, but differ significantly on the timing of the waves. Guidance continues to show cool mid level temps, so maintained showers through the weekend. Pattern will begin to change Mon as the upper low slides south of the region. Upper level ridging will build over the gulf and push E through early next week favoring dry weather Tue. Model solutions in fairly good agreement on synoptic features through the weekend, but differ on surface features. NAM/GFS depict a closed low sliding SE along the coast Sun while EC shows an open wave. Majority of GEFS perturbations maintain an open wave similar to EC, so used EC to adjust inherited forecast Sun into Tue depicting an open trough sliding down the coast before surface ridge builds over the gulf and migrates east. Continued trend of lowering PoPs early next week and also decreased sky cover and lowered min temps a few degrees as a result. Model solutions diverge by the middle of next week but the general trend is for the ridge to slide east as a trough deepens over the western gulf. This will shift the upper flow to S-SW bringing increasing chances of precip for the second half of next week. && .HYDROLOGY...The band of moderate rain caused some spikes in river levels overnight particularly around Juneau and Sitka. Most rivers did stay in their banks however the Indian River in Sitka did reach bankfull after rising around 3 feet in about 3 hours. Rivers will be on the rise in the southern panhandle today as the moderate rain band moves south and east. Meanwhile the next incoming front tonight will bring more moderate rain to the northern and central inner channels so expect more high water levels on area rivers and streams. No flooding is expected at this time but localized areas of heavy rainfall could change that. && .AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory for PKZ012-013-031>036-041>043-051-052. && EAL/BC Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/Juneau
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Special weather statement, Sep 15, 9:08 AM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 908 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 AKZ018-023-025-160300- TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKAGWAY...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER... JUNEAU 908 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2016 ...STREAM...RIVER...AND LAKE LEVELS RISING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN HAS OCCURRED ACROSS THE REGION DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. AS A RESULT...THE INDIAN RIVER AT SITKA HAS RISEN SHARPLY TO NEAR BANKFUL. THE WATER LEVEL FOR THE MENDENHALL LAKE IN JUNEAU IS ALSO STEADILY RISING TO NEAR BANKFUL. FINALLY...THE TAIYA RIVER NEAR SKAGWAY IS FORECAST TO RISE TO MINOR FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY NIGHT. WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED AS SHOWERS SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 days | |
| Sep 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 20 hr | |
| Sep 14, 6:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 10 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Sep 15, 9:32 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Sep 15, 3:39 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AJK | 12 hr |
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