Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 301, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 10, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Nov 10, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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381 FZAK52 PAJK 110034 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 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. PKZ099-111400- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE N TO THE N CENTRAL GULF BY FRI AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI NIGHT. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NE INTO THE GULF SAT. $$ PKZ041-111400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-111400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ043-111400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-111400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-111400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E 40 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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148 FZAK52 PAJK 111237 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 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. PKZ099-120100- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TODAY BEFORE MOVING ASHORE THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-120100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-120100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ043-120100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-120100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-120100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
946 FZAK52 PAJK 112205 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 105 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 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. PKZ099-121615- 105 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF ON SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-121615- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 105 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-121615- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 105 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ043-121615- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 105 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-121615- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 105 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-121615- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 105 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
006 FZAK52 PAJK 120020 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 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. PKZ099-121400- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF ON SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-121400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-121400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-121400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-121400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-121400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 7 FT. $$
568 FZAK52 PAJK 120231 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 530 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 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. PKZ099-121400- 530 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF ON SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-121400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 530 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-121400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-121400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-121400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. SHOWERS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-121400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 530 PM AKST FRI NOV 11 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 7 FT. $$
132 FZAK52 PAJK 121219 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 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. PKZ099-130100- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE GULF AND INTO THE PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY. A SECOND STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-130100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-130100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-130100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-130100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-130100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Nov 10, 3:11 PM AKST, 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 3:11 PM AKST, 49 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
311 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2016
.SHORT TERM...Occluded front will be E of the area early this
evening. A low over the S-central gulf will move N to the
N-central gulf by Fri afternoon. A series of vort maxima aloft
will move across the area tonight and Fri. Used the 12z GFS to
tweak winds over the gulf tonight, then Fri forecast was not
changes significantly.
Main concerns will be TSTM potential and winds. There are some
TSTMS occurring along the vort lobes over the E gulf attm, and
they will continue over the gulf through Fri. Trickier part is how
far TSTMS get inland. Given lower levels still mild and fairly
moist, and decent lift will occur with the vort lobes, think the
outer coast and S and central inner channels will see some threat
for TSTMS. Best chances for them will be this evening and Fri,
except mainly this evening for the S and central channels. The
TSTM threat will begin to diminish from the S Fri afternoon as low
moves into the far N gulf and warmer air aloft moves in to the S
gulf.
The main wind threat will be from low moving N through the gulf.
expect gale force winds around this low as it moves N. Inner
channels will see strongest winds late tonight and Fri with 25-35
KT winds likely over much of the area. There will be some leftover
gales early this evening for Clarence Strait and along the far NW
part of the gulf coastal waters. Not going with strong wind
headlines at this point, but gusts could be close especially late
tonight and Fri.
Otherwise, temps will not fall too much tonight given well mixed
airmass persisting, and there will not be much of a rise on Fri.
About the only threat for snow will be near White Pass, and that
will be mainly in the highest part of it. They could get around a
couple inches of snow through Fri though.
.LONG TERM...Active pattern continues with multiple fronts
affecting the panhandle over the coming week. Dry weather looks
promising beginning next Thursday...at least over some locations.
Root cause for this is an upper level jet stream which continues
to steer a series of upper lows into the gulf. As each low fills,
it is replaced by another upper low. Most, if not all, of these
lows are vertically stacked barotropic systems, meaning that the
associated surface low is located very nearly underneath the
corresponding upper feature. Additionally, each system has a
mature front associated with it. Southerly or southeasterly winds
generally will remain at small craft intensity with frequent
periods of gales. Periods of gales on the inside as well with
directions typical for an offshore pattern with deep low pressure
over the gulf.
Warm low level air will be advected in from the south with each of
the fronts, keeping snow levels high enough to prevent snow
anywhere except the higher elevations of the two highways.
Temperatures expected to fall somewhat by mid week next week, but
PoP dries up by then, so chances for snow entering the second half
of November not looking good right now.
Used a NAM/ECMWF blend for pressures Friday night through Sunday
afternoon. Used ECMWF overnight Sunday to Monday afternoon.
Blended EC to existing grids for Monday night, then went with WPC
thereafter. Winds from NAM through Sunday afternoon. Most of the
remainder of the forecast left unchanged. Overall forecast
confidence is average.
&&
.AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND until 3 PM AKST this afternoon for AKZ027-028.
MARINE...Gale Warning for PKZ031-034>036-041>043-051>053.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ011>013-021-022-032-033.
&&
RWT/Fritsch
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Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 21 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:36 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 16 hr | |
| Nov 11, 12:57 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 27 hr | |
| Nov 11, 1:05 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 hr |
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