Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 34, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 8, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2016, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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975 FZAK51 PAJK 090033 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 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. PKZ098-091400- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF DURING FRIDAY NIGHT...AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT ENCOUNTERS THE PANHANDLE DURING SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-091400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-091400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-091400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-091400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-091400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-091400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF DOUGLAS ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF DOUGLAS ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-091400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-091400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-091400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. STRONGEST WINDS EAST SIDE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS EAST SIDE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-091400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-091400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
744 FZAK51 PAJK 090741 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1041 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 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. PKZ098-091515- 1041 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF DURING FRIDAY NIGHT...AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT ENCOUNTERS THE PANHANDLE DURING SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-091515- GLACIER BAY- 1041 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-091515- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1041 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-091515- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1041 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-091515- ICY STRAIT- 1041 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-091515- CROSS SOUND- 1041 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-091515- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1041 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF DOUGLAS ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF DOUGLAS ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-091515- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1041 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-091515- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1041 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-091515- FREDERICK SOUND- 1041 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...STRONGEST WINDS EAST SIDE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT...STRONGEST WINDS EAST SIDE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-091515- SUMNER STRAIT- 1041 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-091515- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1041 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
045 FZAK51 PAJK 091231 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 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. PKZ098-100100- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE PANHANDLE SAT...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN INNER CHANNELS BY LATE SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE N INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF FOR SUN AND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-100100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-100100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-100100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-100100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-100100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-100100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-100100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-100100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-100100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-100100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-100100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Jan 8, 2:50 PM AKST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 2:50 PM AKST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
250 PM AKST FRI JAN 8 2016
.SHORT TERM...NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER TROUGH WAS LOCATED
IMMEDIATELY S OF THE SRN GULF AT MIDDAY FRI...WHILE AN UPPER RIDGE
EXTENDED NWD FROM THE FAR NERN PAC ACROSS PORTIONS OF NWRN CANADA.
THE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO MOVE NNW TO THE AK PENINSULA DUE TO THE
BLOCKING RIDGE LOCATED DOWNSTREAM. AS THIS TAKES PLACE...A
MIDLEVEL VORTICITY STREAMER AND OCCLUDED GALE FORCE FRONT WILL
ADVANCE NE TO THE ERN GULF BY LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN WASH
OUT/WEAKEN DURING SAT AS BOTH FEATURES ENCOUNTER THE PANHANDLE AND
UPPER RIDGE.
FRONTAL PRECIPITATION BAND IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF SE AK
LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN SPREAD INLAND DURING SAT. COLD /20S TO LOW
30S/ BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURES WILL INITIALLY BE IN PLACE AS
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS OVER THE REGION...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH A
RELATIVELY DRY LOW-LEVEL AIRMASS /WHICH WILL PROMOTE WET BULB
COOLING/...SNOW MIXED WITH SOME RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MANY
LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...VERTICAL MOTION IS NOT FORECAST TO BE
STRONG...THUS SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING FOR MOST SEA
LEVEL LOCATIONS SAT MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AS A 40 KT LOW-
LEVEL SELY JET DEVELOPS OVER THE CNTRL/SRN PANHANDLE. THIS WILL
AID IN A TRANSITION FROM SNOW/RAIN TO PRIMARILY RAIN BY SAT
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO SMALL CRAFT WINDS OVER THE CNTRL/SRN
INNER CHANNELS...MODERATE GUSTS /PERHAPS UP TO 30-35 MPH/ WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE LLJ FOR LOCATIONS SUCH AS
KETCHIKAN...HYDABURG...AND POSSIBLY JUNEAU. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL
QUICKLY SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED FRONT
DISSIPATES OVER THE PANHANDLE.
.LONG TERM...GENERAL PATTERN FOR THE LONG RANGE DOES NOT CHANGE
THAT MUCH AS A GENERAL UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PERSISTS OVER THE
CANADIAN AND U.S. WEST COAST WITH A TROUGH OVER THE ALEUTIANS
ISLANDS. THIS MEANS THAT THE GENERAL PACIFIC STORM TRACK STILL
TERMINATES IN THE GULF OF ALASKA FOR THE NEXT WEEK LEAVING THE SE
PANHANDLE UNDER WARM AND POSSIBLY DAMP CONDITIONS.
LONG RANGE STARTS WITH THE REMAINS OF SAT'S FRONT STARTING TO
EXIT THE AREA SAT NIGHT. BY THIS POINT SURFACE TEMPS SHOULD HAVE
WARMED UP ENOUGH FOR ANY REMAINING PRECIP TO BE IN THE FORM OF
RAIN AT SEA LEVEL. SKAGWAY AND HAINES MAY BE THE EXCEPTIONS BUT
ENOUGH SOUTHERLY FLOW MAY MAKE IT IN FOR AT LEAST A MIX AT SEA
LEVEL. ANY MORE ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE LIGHT AS PRECIP WILL BE
ENDING SAT EVENING.
INTO THE LATE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK A NEW FRONT WILL BE
MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE GULF BRINGING SMALL CRAFT AND GALE FORCE
WINDS TO MUCH OF THE GULF. UPPER LEVEL FLOW OUT OF THE SE WILL
KEEP THE FRONT MAINLY OFFSHORE ON SUN, BUT AS AN UPPER SHORT WAVE
COMES NORTH THE FLOW TURNS MORE S BY MON ALLOWING THE PRECIP TO
START TO SPREAD OVER THE PANHANDLE. BY THIS POINT, WARM AIR WILL
BE RATHER WELL ESTABLISHED IN THE PANHANDLE SO MOST SEA LEVEL
AREAS WILL SEE RAIN OUT OF THIS. HAINES AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAYS MAY
HAVE TO BE WATCHED AS SNOW LEVELS MAY STAY LOW ENOUGH FOR THOSE
AREAS TO SEE SOME SNOW. CURRENT MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT
EXCEPT FOR THE GEM-NH WHICH HAD A NOTICEABLY STRONGER SHORT WAVE
MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF THEN MOST OTHER MODELS. DECIDED TO
GO FOR A BLEND OF GFS AND ECMWF TODAY AS THOSE TWO INITIALIZED
CURRENT FEATURES MUCH BETTER THEN THE NAM DID.
FARTHER OUT THE FORECAST BECOMES MURKY AS MODEL AGREEMENT FALLS
APART. THE GENERAL PATTERN IS STILL THERE BUT THE UNCERTAINTY WITH
FORECASTING SEVERAL SHORTWAVES MOVING THROUGH THE GENERAL PATTERN
HAS THE VARIOUS MODELS SUGGESTING SEVERAL DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS
THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK. THE MAIN THING THAT THEY DO AGREE ON IS
THAT THE LONG RANGE WILL MAINLY STAY WARM AND DAMP WITH SOUTHERLY
FLOW AND THE POSSIBLY OF TWO MORE STORMS AFFECTING THE PANHANDLE
BETWEEN THE MON FRONT AND NEXT WEEKEND. EXACTLY WHERE AND WHEN
THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA ARE THE TOPICS THE MODELS
GENERALLY DO NOT AGREE ON AT THE MOMENT SO GENERALLY FELL BACK ON
ENSEMBLE MEANS AND WPC FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ036.
&&
GARNER/EAL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 8, 10:41 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Jan 8, 11:06 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Jan 9, 9:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Jan 9, 11:59 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 8 hr |
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