Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 161, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at May 21, 2017, 7:31 PM AKDT. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2017, 7:31 PM AKDT (03:31 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2017, 9:40 AM AKDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
017 FZAK51 PAJK 220331 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 731 PM AKDT SUN MAY 21 2017 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. PKZ098-221430- 731 PM AKDT SUN MAY 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE OUTER COAST OF SE AK WILL MOVE THROUGH ALL BUT THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY LATE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MON, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY LATE MON NIGHT. A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF BY MON EVENING, THEN MOVE E ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN SE AK TUE. $$ PKZ011-221430- GLACIER BAY- 731 PM AKDT SUN MAY 21 2017 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-221430- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 731 PM AKDT SUN MAY 21 2017 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-221430- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 731 PM AKDT SUN MAY 21 2017 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-221430- ICY STRAIT- 731 PM AKDT SUN MAY 21 2017 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-221430- CROSS SOUND- 731 PM AKDT SUN MAY 21 2017 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-221430- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 731 PM AKDT SUN MAY 21 2017 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-221430- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 731 PM AKDT SUN MAY 21 2017 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-221430- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 731 PM AKDT SUN MAY 21 2017 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES, SEAS 11 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES, SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES, SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES, SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-221430- FREDERICK SOUND- 731 PM AKDT SUN MAY 21 2017 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-221430- SUMNER STRAIT- 731 PM AKDT SUN MAY 21 2017 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES IN THE EVENING. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES, S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-221430- CLARENCE STRAIT- 731 PM AKDT SUN MAY 21 2017 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
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502 FZAK51 PAJK 221211 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 411 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 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. PKZ098-230245- 411 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MON...THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY LATE MON NIGHT. A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO THE SE GULF MON NIGHT...THEN E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUE. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF BEHIND THE LOW. $$ PKZ011-230245- GLACIER BAY- 411 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-230245- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 411 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT THEN SUBSIDING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-230245- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 411 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-230245- ICY STRAIT- 411 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-230245- CROSS SOUND- 411 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SE SWELL. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SE SWELL IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-230245- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 411 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-230245- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 411 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-230245- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 411 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-230245- FREDERICK SOUND- 411 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-230245- SUMNER STRAIT- 411 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-230245- CLARENCE STRAIT- 411 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
032 FZAK51 PAJK 221740 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 940 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 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. PKZ098-230300- 940 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MON, THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY LATE MON NIGHT. A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO THE SE GULF MON NIGHT, THEN E ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUE. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF BEHIND THE LOW. $$ PKZ011-230300- GLACIER BAY- 940 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-230300- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 940 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT THEN SUBSIDING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-230300- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 940 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-230300- ICY STRAIT- 940 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-230300- CROSS SOUND- 940 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SE SWELL IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-230300- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 940 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 UPDATED .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-230300- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 940 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-230300- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 940 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-230300- FREDERICK SOUND- 940 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-230300- SUMNER STRAIT- 940 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-230300- CLARENCE STRAIT- 940 AM AKDT MON MAY 22 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 May 21, 2:40 PM AKDT, 4 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 2:40 PM AKDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
240 PM AKDT Sun May 21 2017
.SHORT TERM.../Through Monday night/Occluded front is moving
across the northern Panhandle late this afternoon. The front will
stall across the southern Panhandle tonight and stay there Mon as
weak low pressure waves move NE along the front. The front should
move E of the area by late Mon night. A weak low will move NE into
the far S gulf by Mon evening, then move E into the SE gulf by
late Mon night. Did not make a lot of changes to the forecast,
except did blend in 15z SREF for POPs and used latest RFC for QPF.
Main forecast concerns will be precip potential/amounts and winds.
Precip is diminishing behind the front along the central coast and
this trend will move inland to the N panhandle early tonight.
However, enough low level moisture and increasing instability will
allow showers to develop and move in a few hours after the front
moves by over the N half of the area. Will see a gradual
diminishing trend in the showers over the far N panhandle late
tonight into Mon. Over the S half...with front hanging up and low
pressure waves moving in, rain will continue over that area and
could be locally heavy especially in zone 28. Once the front moves
E of the area later Mon night, precip will become showery. Over
the NE gulf coast, showers will move onshore around a low over the
NW gulf, but they will gradually diminish later tonight and Mon as
low moves away and weakens. The low moving NE into the S gulf Mon
then E into the SE gulf Mon night will increase showers over the
S half of the gulf, and these will spread E into the S and central
panhandle late Mon afternoon and evening. Rainfall amounts will be
locally heavy over the S where another 1 to 3 inches is likely by
late Mon night. Over the rest of the area, less than an inch of
additional rain is expected through Mon night.
Winds over the area increased with the front moving through, with
most areas around 20-30 KT over the N and central panhandle. The
winds will decrease over the central area gradually tonight to
10-15 KT, then remain there for Mon, before diminishing further
Mon night. Over the S, with front hanging up, winds will stay up
more but they will gradually diminish as well, with 25-30 KT
dropping to 15-20 KT by late tonight, then down to 10-15 KT Mon
night after front moves E of them. Over the gulf, strongest winds
will be over the N gulf near the low over the NW gulf, with 25-30
KT winds likely to start, but they should gradually drop off to
10-20 Kt by late tonight as low moves away and weakens. Will allow
the strong wind headlines for zones 17 and 25 to expire at 4 pm
this afternoon.
.LONG TERM.../Tuesday through Sunday/as of 10 pm
Saturday...Tuesday begins with the last of the precipitation
associated with the string of low pressure systems affecting
Southeast Alaska ending over the southern panhandle. The northern
panhandle should have dried out by this point. Behind this system
a surface high pressure builds. This weather pattern shift will
bring drier conditions and clearer skies. Daytime winds will be
primarily thermally (sea breeze) driven through the extended
forecast. Models have intensified the pressure gradient associated
with the high pressure leading to a slight increase in winds over
the gulf. Small craft level winds are possible over the gulf from
south of Chichagof Island to Haida Gwaii late Tuesday through
Wednesday.
Temperatures are expected to warm later this week with 850
temperatures above 10 C over much of the panhandle going into the
weekend. A return to the upper 60s and possibly even low 70s is
possible toward the end of the extended forecast.
Model agreement is above average in the long term. A blend of the
ECMWF and GFS was primarily used taking some input from WPC later
in the extended forecast.
&&
.AVIATION...Plentiful reports of LLWS and turbulence across the
panhandle today (mainly from Cape Fairweather southward) as a
strong front moves through the area. Vis and Ceilings have also
been low with mostly MVFR with occasional IFR as the heaviest
rain bands moved through. Conditions are starting to improving
north of Cape Decision as the heaviest rain has moved into Canada.
Kept at least MVFR conditions with some gusty winds through the
night then showing more noticeable improvements tomorrow. For the
south, substantial rain continues. Some improvement expected to
MVFR later tonight but conditions will deteriorate again early
Monday as the next frontal wave brings even more rain. Winds are
expected to remain on a diminishing trend through the period
though.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...Many area small streams and rivers came up 1 to 3
feet in the past 18 hours, but none of them are at bankfull levels
and should remain below that level through Mon. Small rivers and
streams over the N will likely peak tonight and drop off Mon and
Mon night as precip diminishes. Larger rivers will likely continue
rising through Mon in response to the precip that has fallen
already, but they should level off Mon night. Over the S, small
streams and rivers should rise through Mon with the locally heavy
rain, then level off Mon night as rain rates drop off. Larger
rivers may rise through Mon night though. Not expecting any of
them to reach bankfull levels at this time.
&&
.AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
PUBLIC...Strong Wind until 4 PM AKDT this afternoon for AKZ017-025.
MARINE...Gale Warning for PKZ036-051.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ012-013-031>035-041>043-052-053.
Small Craft Advisory due to Seas for PKZ022.
&&
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Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 4:11 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| May 22, 9:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| May 22, 3:15 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 37 hr | |
| May 22, 3:16 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 37 hr |
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