Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 81, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2017, 12:37 PM AKST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2017, 12:37 PM AKST (21:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2017, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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817 FZAK51 PAJK 152137 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1237 PM AKST WED FEB 15 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. PKZ098-160130- 1237 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE N TO SOUTH OF HAIDA GWAII AND INLAND INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-160130- GLACIER BAY- 1237 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-160130- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1237 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-160130- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1237 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-160130- ICY STRAIT- 1237 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-160130- CROSS SOUND- 1237 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-160130- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1237 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY THIS MORNING AND LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-160130- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1237 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-160130- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1237 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-160130- FREDERICK SOUND- 1237 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY THIS MORNING AND LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-160130- SUMNER STRAIT- 1237 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-160130- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1237 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING AND LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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279 FZAK51 PAJK 160021 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 321 PM AKST WED FEB 15 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. PKZ098-161615- 321 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE N TO SOUTH OF HAIDA GWAII AND INLAND INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-161615- GLACIER BAY- 321 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-161615- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 321 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-161615- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 321 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-161615- ICY STRAIT- 321 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS THEN 2 FT LATE. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-161615- CROSS SOUND- 321 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-161615- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 321 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS THEN 2 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-161615- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 321 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-161615- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 321 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-161615- FREDERICK SOUND- 321 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-161615- SUMNER STRAIT- 321 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-161615- CLARENCE STRAIT- 321 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
413 FZAK51 PAJK 160137 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 437 PM AKST WED FEB 15 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. PKZ098-161630- 437 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP IN THE NE PACIFIC AND MOVE TO NEAR SOUTHERN HAIDA GWAII THURSDAY MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST IN THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-161630- GLACIER BAY- 437 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 UPDATED .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-161630- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 437 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-161630- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 437 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-161630- ICY STRAIT- 437 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS THEN 2 FT LATE. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-161630- CROSS SOUND- 437 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-161630- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 437 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS THEN 2 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-161630- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 437 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-161630- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 437 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-161630- FREDERICK SOUND- 437 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 UPDATED .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-161630- SUMNER STRAIT- 437 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-161630- CLARENCE STRAIT- 437 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
096 FZAK51 PAJK 161300 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 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. PKZ098-170315- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF HAIDA GWAII WILL MOVE NE INTO CANADA TODAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT SE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND INTO THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY. $$ PKZ011-170315- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FREEZING FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-170315- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-170315- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-170315- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-170315- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-170315- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-170315- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-170315- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-170315- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-170315- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2017 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...LIGHT WIND BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-170315- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...LIGHT WIND BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Feb 15, 5:39 AM AKST, 6 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 5:39 AM AKST, 6 hours 58 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
539 AM AKST Wed Feb 15 2017
.SHORT TERM...A low near Prince William Sound will move NW away
from the area this morning. An occluded front over the far E gulf
will move across SE AK today. Another low will develop and move N
to near S Haida Gwaii by late tonight. Used blend of the 06z NAM
and 00z GFS to handle most forecast parameters, but did
incorporate 03z SREF to adjust POPs.
Main forecast concerns will be precip potential and winds. Back
edge of rain band with occluded front is along the central outer
coast, and will move inland with the front today. Am expecting
most of the area to transition to showers shortly after front
moves by with the most showers over the NW half of the area. Low
level ridging will build in late this afternoon and evening over
the far E gulf and N SE AK, which will help diminish the showers
during the evening over all but the NE gulf and adjacent coast,
which should see their diminishing trend late tonight. Rain will
be spreading N toward the S area late tonight in advance of low
moving N toward Haida Gwaii. Think some rain will get into the far
SE area toward daybreak.
Winds ahead of the occluded front are generally SE 15-30 kt with
strongest winds over the NE gulf. These winds will become W-SW
this morning with strongest winds over the N gulf after the front
moves inland. Winds on inner channels will likely decrease for
most places after front moves past the area, but the N inner
channels will see increases to 20-30 KT. These winds will then
drop off rapidly this evening as low level ridge builds in. Winds
should become northerly as low moves in from the S tonight, with
up to 25 KT winds likely especially over the central and S by late
tonight.
Otherwise, skies will begin to clear from the W late this
afternoon and evening over most of the wide part of the
panhandle. This will allow some fog to form in wind sheltered
areas with a lot of leftover low level moisture from recent
rainfall. Most of the fog will be in the central panhandle.
Clouds will increase again over the far S ahead of low moving
toward Haida Gwaii.
.LONG TERM...On Thursday an inverted trough will remain extended
over the southern inner channels from a low near the north end of
Vancouver Island. This will cause N-NWLY winds area wide, which
tends to be a dry flow pattern for us. Have decreased POP and sky
cover over the central and northern panhandle down to partly
cloudy. However there is a chance of precip to skirt over the far
southern areas from the low, but more likely in the form of
clouds.
Onshore flow and a weak upper level trough will make for a chance
of showers Friday into Saturday. 850mb temperatures cool enough
for many places to see snow with the showers, but most places will
mix or change to rain showers in the afternoons. Accumulations
are expected to be minor, but will need to be monitored if any
showers become more robust.
Saturday night and Sunday a low passing to the south will shift
winds back to the north along with decreasing POP and clouds
again. North winds do not look very strong at this time.
Radiational cooling at night will cause mins falling into the
teens for wind sheltered places, but longer days and some sunshine
will likely make for larger diurnal spreads.
Models were in good agreement through the mid range. Forecaster
confidence is above average.
&&
.AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory for PKZ012-013-021-022-031-034-036-041>043-
051>053.
&&
RWT/Ferrin
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 14, 3:01 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 days | |
| Feb 14, 3:18 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:32 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 11 hr |
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