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Gale Warning 310, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 17, 2018, 4:01 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2018, 4:01 AM AKST (13:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2018, 3:38 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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185 FZAK52 PAJK 171301 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA National Weather Service Juneau AK 401 AM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-180300- 401 AM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... The remains of the large low in the gulf will continue to weaken and move N through Mon. Another strong low will move NW along the outer coast late Mon night into Tue, then weaken as it moves into northern SE AK Tue evening. $$ PKZ041-180300- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 401 AM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Isolated thunderstorms early in the morning. Showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Showers. .TUE...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt becoming S. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft. $$ PKZ042-180300- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 401 AM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Isolated thunderstorms early in the morning. Showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Showers. .TUE...E wind 30 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft. $$ PKZ043-180300- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 401 AM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning. Showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 14 ft. $$ PKZ051-180300- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 401 AM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. S swell. Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. S swell. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ052-180300- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 401 AM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. SE swell. Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 10 ft. SE swell. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$
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329 FZAK52 PAJK 172110 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 1210 PM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-181515- 1210 PM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... The remains of the large low in the gulf will continue to weaken and move N through Mon. Another strong low will move NW along the outer coast late Mon night into Tue, then weaken as it moves into northern SE AK Tue evening. $$ PKZ041-181515- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 1210 PM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Showers. .TUE...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt becoming S. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft. $$ PKZ042-181515- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 1210 PM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Showers. .TUE...E wind 30 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft. $$ PKZ043-181515- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 1210 PM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. S swell. Showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 14 ft. $$ PKZ051-181515- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 1210 PM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. S swell. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. S swell. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ052-181515- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 1210 PM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. SE swell. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 10 ft. SE swell. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$
813 FZAK52 PAJK 180024 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA National Weather Service Juneau AK 324 PM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-181830- 324 PM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A strong low will move NW along the outer coast late Mon night into Tue, then weaken as it moves into northern SE AK Tue evening. $$ PKZ041-181830- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 324 PM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Showers. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. W swell. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. W swell. Showers. .THU...W wind 20 kt becoming S. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ042-181830- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 324 PM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 18 ft. Showers. .TUE...E wind 30 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. SW swell. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. W swell. Rain showers. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ043-181830- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 324 PM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. Rain showers. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ051-181830- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 324 PM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE late. Seas 11 ft. S swell. Rain showers in the evening. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. SE swell. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. Rain showers. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ052-181830- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 324 PM AKST Mon Dec 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 25 kt in the evening, then diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 11 ft. SE swell. .TUE...E wind 10 kt becoming variable. Seas 10 ft. SE swell. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. Rain showers. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
045 FZAK52 PAJK 181304 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA National Weather Service Juneau AK 404 AM AKST Tue Dec 18 2018 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-190300- 404 AM AKST Tue Dec 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A strong low will move NW over the far eastern gulf through Tue afternoon, then weaken as it moves into northern SE AK Tue evening. Another low will develop over the NW gulf Tue night, and remain there through Wed night. $$ PKZ041-190300- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 404 AM AKST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. SW swell. Showers. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. Showers. .THU...W wind 25 kt becoming S. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 17 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ042-190300- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 404 AM AKST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING AND THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas 20 ft. Rain late. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. SW swell. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain showers. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 16 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ043-190300- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 404 AM AKST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind increasing to 35 kt in the evening, then becoming SW 25 kt late. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain showers. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ051-190300- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 404 AM AKST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. S swell. .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 30 kt in the evening. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain showers. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ052-190300- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 404 AM AKST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. SE swell. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 30 kt in the evening. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
977 FZAK52 PAJK 190038 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA National Weather Service Juneau AK 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 18 2018 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-191845- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A strong low over the far eastern gulf weakens as it moves into northern AK panhandle Tue evening. Another low will develop over the NW gulf Tue night, and remain there through Wed night. A wave developing around this low will move into the NE gulf Wed night. $$ PKZ041-191845- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain early in the evening. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. W swell. Showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. W swell. Showers in the evening. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 17 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ042-191845- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing late. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Showers. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers in the evening. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. W swell. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 16 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ043-191845- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 35 kt in the evening, then diminishing late. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ051-191845- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the evening. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E late. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. Rain showers. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ052-191845- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the evening. Seas 11 ft building to 15 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. Rain showers. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 3:27 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 61 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:27 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:01 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:24 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 35 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:24 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr |
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