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Storm Warning 21, NWS Juneau, AK

February 11, 2017

NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 11, 2017, 4:20 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Feb 11, 2017, 4:20 PM AKST (01:20 UTC)
Expired: Feb 12, 2017, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

869 
FZAK51 PAJK 120120 AAA
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
420 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 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.

PKZ098-121300-
420 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLE SATURDAY
NIGHT. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN GULF ON SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ011-121300-
GLACIER BAY-
420 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-121300-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
420 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-121300-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
420 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO
50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ021-121300-
ICY STRAIT-
420 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W OF POINT ADOLPHUS...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 
KT LATE. E OF POINT ADOLPHUS...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING
TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-121300-
CROSS SOUND-
420 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2017

UPDATED

...STORM WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT. 
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 
FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-121300-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
420 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-121300-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
420 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ033-121300-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
420 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES, SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 16 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-121300-
FREDERICK SOUND-
420 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ035-121300-
SUMNER STRAIT-
420 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 
FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 
FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-121300-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
420 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2017

...STORM WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 10 FT. NEAR OCEAN 
ENTRANCES, SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 
FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 11, 3:13 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AJK	37 hr
Feb 12, 4:11 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AJK	24 hr
Feb 12, 4:12 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AJK	56 hr
Feb 12, 4:15 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AJK	24 hr
Feb 12, 4:29 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AJK	4 hr
Feb 12, 4:29 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK	56 hr
Feb 12, 5:18 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AJK	19 hr
Feb 12, 8:56 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK	6 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.