Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 97, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 2, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
875 FZAK52 PAJK 030027 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 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. PKZ099-031400- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAKENING FRONT MOVES OVER THE PANHANDLE TUESDAY NIGHT. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF EARLY WEDNESDAY THEN CROSS OVER THE PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SECOND GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF EARLY THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-031400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-031400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-031400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ051-031400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ052-031400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
932 FZAK52 PAJK 030734 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1034 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 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. PKZ099-040145- 1034 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAKENING FRONT MOVES OVER THE PANHANDLE TUESDAY NIGHT. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF EARLY WEDNESDAY THEN CROSS OVER THE PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SECOND GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF EARLY THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-040145- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1034 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-040145- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1034 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-040145- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1034 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ051-040145- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1034 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ052-040145- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1034 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
940 FZAK52 PAJK 031305 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 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. PKZ099-040100- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL CROSS OVER THE PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SECOND GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF EARLY THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-040100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-040100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-040100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ051-040100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT...EXCEPT 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ052-040100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO STORM 50 KT IN THE MORNING THEN DECREASING TO GALE 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
418 FZAK52 PAJK 032029 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1129 AM AKST WED FEB 3 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. PKZ099-040100- 1129 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL CROSS OVER THE PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SECOND GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF EARLY THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-040100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1129 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-040100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1129 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-040100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1129 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ051-040100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1129 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT...EXCEPT 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ052-040100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1129 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO STORM 50 KT IN THE MORNING THEN DECREASING TO GALE 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
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 Feb 2, 3:35 PM AKST, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 3:35 PM AKST, 25 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
335 PM AKST TUE FEB 2 2016
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWING A
DISSIPATING FRONT MOVING OVER THE PANHANDLE. A 962 MB LOW IS MOVING
NORTH OVER THE WESTERN GULF WITH A SECOND STRONGER FRONT TRACKING
INTO THE SOUTHERN AK GULF REACHING THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE TUESDAY FRONT PRODUCED SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION OVER
THE PANHANDLE WITH MORE ENHANCED BAND OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER A SNOW LESS JANUARY FOR JUNEAU,
GETTING SOME SNOW UNDER THIS ENHANCED BAND. WHILE VISIBILITY
DROPPED TO 2 MILES AT TIMES EXPECT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF
ACCUMULATIONS, POSSIBLY UP TO AN INCH BUT OVERALL THE SNOW IS
MELTING ON CONTACT AND THERE IS LITTLE IN THE WAY OF QPF. PRECIP
WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING AS VORT MAX ON LEE SIDE OF 500
MB RIDGE OVER THE FRONT PUSHES NORTHEAST. GALE FORCE WINDS OVER
THE GULF WILL DROP OVER THIS EVENING BUT OTHER WISE NOT MUCH
CHANGE FOR GULF OR INNER CHANNEL WINDS TONIGHT.
AS THE NEXT FRONT MOVES IN MORE WARM AIR MOVING IN, SO TEMPS WILL
NOT DROP OFF MUCH TONIGHT BUT THEN RISE TO THE UPPER 30S TO LOW
40S FOR WEDNESDAY. WINDS OVER THE GULF PICKING BACK UP TO GALE
FORCE AND AS THE FRONT MOVES IN INNER CHANNEL WIND BACK UP TO
SMALL CRAFT WITH GALES OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. GUSTY WINDS
OVERLAND FOR THE SOUTH MAY JUST NEAR 40 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON BUT
LOOKS LIKE THE STRONGER WINDS OCCUR MORE TOWARD THE EVENING.
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN
CANADA PRODUCING SOME HIGHER OUTFLOW WINDS ESPECIALLY NEAR
DOWNTOWN JUNEAU. WITH THE LACK OF COLD AIR NO TAKU EVENT SHOULD
OCCUR. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FAR NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND THE
HYDER AREA EXPECT PRECIP TO FALL MAINLY AS RAIN. AS THE FRONT DOES
NOT QUITE HIT THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN
INCH THERE WITH POSSIBLY 2 INCHES OVER THE HIGHWAYS. FOR HYDER
THE EASTERLY OUTFLOW SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES DOWN AND WITH MOST
QPF CENTERED OVER THE SOUTH SNOW ACCUMULATION MORE TOWARDS TO 2 TO
3 INCH RANGE.
MODELS KEPT ON TRACK WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST. NAM/ECMWF STILL
MODELS OF CHOICE WITH GFS MORE OF AN OUTLIER FOR A WEAK WAVE IT
DEVELOPS IN THE SE GULF. MAIN CHANGES WERE TO SNOW ACCUMULATION,
MOVING SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING AND WITH MOST PRECIP DIMINISHING
LATER TONIGHT. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...ACTIVE WEATHER IN STORE FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA OVER
THE NEXT 7 DAYS. THE EXTENDED RANGE WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY WET,
WINDY AND GENERALLY WARMER CONDITIONS. USED THE 12Z NAM/ECMWF FOR
UPDATES TO THE INHERITED FORECAST THROUGH DAY 4. THEN UTILIZED THE
LATEST WPC GUIDANCE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LONG RANGE.
STORM TRACK THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. THIS WILL AID IN
PUSHING MULTIPLE FRONTS ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. THE FRONT MENTIONED
IN THE SHORT TERM SECTION WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SECOND FRONT WILL BE RIGHT ON ITS HEELS FOR
THURSDAY AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF. AT THIS TIME THE THURSDAY FRONT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE THE
STRONGER OF THE TWO WITH A 60 KT SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL JET
SPREADING OVER THE PANHANDLE. STRONG WIND HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED FOR AT LEAST THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. BUT
MUCH OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTY WINDS ON THURSDAY AS THE
FRONT PASSES THROUGH. MODELS ARE INDICATING POTENTIAL WAVE
DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT ON THURSDAY
NIGHT. THERE REMAINS SIGNIFICANT DISAGREEMENT WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT AND TRACK BUT THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AS IT
WOULD RESULT IN ANOTHER PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS FOR THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE
THERE WILL BE A LULL IN PRECIPITATION SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER
STRONG FRONT MOVES IN SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL GENERALLY BE LIQUID EXCEPT ACROSS THE FAR
NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND HYDER. THERE ARE PERIODS THROUGHOUT THE
FORECAST WHERE SNOW IS INCLUDED IN JUNEAU, GUSTAVUS, HOONAH BUT
THIS IS MARGINAL AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO AMOUNT TO ANY NOTABLE
ACCUMULATION. SIGNIFICANT WAA ALOFT WILL OCCUR WITH THE FRONT ON
SUNDAY WITH 850 MB TEMPERATURES REACHING POTENTIALLY AS HIGH AS
+4-5 C OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND +10 C OVER THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN FORECASTED SNOW LEVELS AS HIGH AS
4-5K OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND 7K OVER THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE. UNFORTUNATELY FOR SNOW LOVERS, THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO
BE ANY REPRIVE FROM THIS WARMER AIR INTO NEXT WEEK WITH A
PERSISTENT UPPER RIDGE OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA AND A DEEP
TROUGH IN THE GULF OF ALASKA DIRECTING SOUTHWEST FLOW RIGHT INTO
SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-022-031>035.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ053.
&&
PRB/TPS
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 10:46 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.