Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 44, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 15, 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
- Jan 15, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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219 FZAK52 PAJK 160032 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 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. PKZ099-161400- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH SATURDAY. A FAST MOVING STORM FORCE LOW WILL TRACK NORTH OVER THE EXTREME EASTERN GULF ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-161400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-161400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-161400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-161400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-161400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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466 FZAK52 PAJK 160703 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1003 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 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. PKZ099-170115- 1003 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH SATURDAY. A FAST MOVING STORM FORCE LOW WILL TRACK NORTH OVER THE EXTREME EASTERN GULF ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-170115- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1003 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND TO 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-170115- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1003 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-170115- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1003 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-170115- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1003 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-170115- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1003 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
313 FZAK52 PAJK 161239 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 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. PKZ099-170100- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY. A FAST MOVING STORM FORCE LOW WILL TRACK NORTH OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-170100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-170100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E GALE TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-170100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-170100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-170100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
920 FZAK52 PAJK 162020 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1118 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 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. PKZ099-171430- 1118 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY. A FAST MOVING STORM FORCE LOW WILL TRACK NORTH OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-171430- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1118 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-171430- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1118 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E GALE TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-171430- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1118 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-171430- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1118 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-171430- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1118 AM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
131 FZAK52 PAJK 170033 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 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. PKZ099-171400- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SATURDAY EVENING. A FAST MOVING STORM FORCE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NORTH OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THEN PROGRESS NORTHWEST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-171400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ042-171400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING S LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-171400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING S LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-171400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-171400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
559 FZAK52 PAJK 171222 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-180100- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A FAST MOVING STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THEN PROGRESS NORTHWEST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-180100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ042-180100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT LATE. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-180100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-180100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ052-180100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. .MON...E GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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 15, 3:09 PM AKST, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 3:09 PM AKST, 51 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
309 PM AKST FRI JAN 15 2016
.SHORT TERM...LOW CLOUDS AND AREAS OF FOG LINGERED ACROSS LARGE
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA LATE INTO THE DAY TODAY, WHICH PUT A
DAMPER ON WHAT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN OUR ONE MOSTLY SUNNY AND
DRY DAY BEFORE WINTER RAINS RETURN. AS OF THIS AFTERNOON, A CIRRUS
SHIELD IS EVIDENT IN SATELLITE IMAGERY AND IS MOVING NORTH. IN
FACT, THE CLOUD SHIELD IS THICK ENOUGH THAT IT IS CASTING A
SHADOW ON THE SURFACE...ALSO SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY. APART FROM
THE INCREASING CLOUDS ALOFT, THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF FOG
THIS EVENING. THEN, AS A GALE FORCE FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST-SOUTHWEST, INCREASING WINDS WILL STIR UP THE SURFACE LAYER
AND MIX OUT THE FOG INTO AN ELEVATED STRATUS LAYER. GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL SPREAD GENERALLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST IN ADVANCE
OF THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THE NIGHT. TYPICAL
INNER CHANNEL RESPONSES WILL ALSO BEGIN TONIGHT WITH INCREASING
SOUTHERLIES OVER CLARENCE STRAIT, EASTERLIES OVER SUMNER STRAIT,
ICY STRAIT, AND CROSS SOUND, AND NORTHERLIES ELSEWHERE.
PEAK CONDITIONS IN TERMS OF WIND ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. HAVE A STRONG WIND HEADLINE OUT FOR ZONE
27 FOR THIS TIME FRAME. AS THE PRE-FRONTAL WINDS BEGIN TO
DIMINISH, CATEGORICAL POP WILL MOVE NORTH, GETTING AS FAR NORTH AS
GUSTAVUS AND JUNEAU BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN
SOME LOCATIONS GETTING DOWN TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING UNDER MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES, PRECIP MAY BEGIN AS SNOW IN SOME COLDER SPORTS BEFORE
TRANSITIONING BACK TO RAIN. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED
ANYWHERE.
NO CHANGES TO INHERITED PRESSURES. SOME WIND DIRECTIONS ADJUSTED,
BUT ALSO REMAIN UNCHANGED FOR THE MOST PART. POP AND QPF UPDATED
WITH A BLEND OF GFS22 AND GEM. TEMPS AND SNOW LEVELS ADJUSTED
PER GFS MOS. OVERALL FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...AN UPPER DISTURBANCE LOCATED OVER THE N CNTRL PAC
FRI AFTERNOON IS FORECAST TO ROTATE AROUND A LARGE UPPER-LEVEL
CYCLONE...ENTERING THE NERN PAC SAT...AND THEN EJECTING NNW TO THE
ERN GULF DURING SUN. MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS STRONG SURFACE
CYCLOGENESIS OCCURRING BENEATH THE DISTURBANCE AS A COUPLED JET
STRUCTURE EVOLVES BETWEEN THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF A 100 KT 300 MB
SPEED MAX OVER BC AND A 50-60 KT JETLET OVER THE CNTRL GULF.
GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN CLOSE AGREEMENT TRACKING A DEEP LOW FROM THE
SERN GULF LATE SUN AFTERNOON NNW ALONG THE THE COAST OF SERN AK
DURING SUN NIGHT. BOTH THE 12Z AND 18Z NAM ARE OUTLIERS PRODUCING
A MUCH SLOWER PROGRESSION. BASED ON THE GFS/ECMWF...A 65 KT ESELY
925 MB JET WILL SPREAD OVER THE SRN PANHANDLE/MARINE WATERS BY 00Z
MON...AND THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE CNTRL PANHANDLE/MARINE WATERS BY
12Z MON...WITH WEAKENING TAKING PLACE THEREAFTER. IN ADDITION...
STRONG HEIGHT/PRESSURE RISES OCCUR IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER. BOTH OF THESE FACTORS WILL SUPPORT GALE STRENGTH WINDS
OVER MOST OF THE INNER AND OUTSIDE WATERS...WITH MINIMUM STORM
FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE OVER THE FAR SRN MARINE ZONES. IN
ADDITION...POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KT OVER
AKZ027-028. THUS...A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN EVENING. STRONG WIND ADVISORY APPEARS
WARRANTED ELSEWHERE ALONG THE GULF COAST...AS WELL AS AKZ018 AND
025.
PRIMARY FOCUS WITH THIS LONG TERM PACKAGE WAS SUN/MON...REMAINDER
OF THE FORECAST DOES NOT DEVIATE SIGNIFICANTLY FROM WHAT WAS
INHERITED. PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH NEXT WEEK...AS A
SERIES OF WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION...YIELDING EPISODES OF
RAIN/SNOW OVER THE PANHANDLE. PRESSURE GRIDS WERE WEIGHTED TOWARD
THE 12Z ECMWF THROUGH MON...THEN TRANSITIONED TO WPC. UPDATES TO
THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST WERE MADE WITH ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ027.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
AKZ027.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
AKZ028.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-022-034-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-031>033-035-036-053.
&&
FRITSCH/GARNER
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 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr |
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