Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 99, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 3, 2016, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 3, 2016, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
284 FZAK51 PAJK 031312 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 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. PKZ098-040100- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-040100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-040100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-040100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-040100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-040100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-040100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS S OF DOUGLAS ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-040100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-040100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SE SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-040100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-040100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-040100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT...EXCEPT 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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287 FZAK51 PAJK 031628 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 728 AM AKST WED FEB 3 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. PKZ098-040130- 728 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-040130- GLACIER BAY- 728 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-040130- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 728 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-040130- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 728 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-040130- ICY STRAIT- 728 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-040130- CROSS SOUND- 728 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-040130- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 728 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-040130- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 728 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-040130- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 728 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SE SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-040130- FREDERICK SOUND- 728 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-040130- SUMNER STRAIT- 728 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-040130- CLARENCE STRAIT- 728 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT...EXCEPT 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
636 FZAK51 PAJK 032032 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1132 AM AKST WED FEB 3 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. PKZ098-040100- 1132 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-040100- GLACIER BAY- 1132 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-040100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1132 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-040100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1132 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-040100- ICY STRAIT- 1132 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-040100- CROSS SOUND- 1132 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-040100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1132 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-040100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1132 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-040100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1132 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SE SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-040100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1132 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-040100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1132 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-040100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1132 AM AKST WED FEB 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT...EXCEPT 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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, 12 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 3:35 PM AKST, 12 hours 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 | 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 |
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