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Gale Warning 76, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 23, 2018, 3:28 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Feb 23, 2018, 3:28 PM AKST (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2018, 4:44 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
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- NWS Juneau, AK
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853 FZAK51 PAJK 240028 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast FOR Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 328 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 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. PKZ098-241645- 328 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A storm force low will move E through the northern gulf Sat, then SE across the southern panhandle Sat night and Sun morning. $$ PKZ011-241645- Glacier Bay- 328 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray late. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-241645- Northern Lynn Canal- 328 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft. Freezing spray late. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt late. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray late. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds becoming N 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less then 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-241645- Southern Lynn Canal- 328 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-241645- Icy Strait- 328 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming E late. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-241645- Cross Sound- 328 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding late. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas building to 8 ft in the morning. S swell. Snow. Rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. S swell. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 9 ft. S swell. .MON...E wind 10 kt becoming W. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ031-241645- Stephens Passage- 328 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt in the northern half and N wind 25 kt southern part. Seas 7 ft in the northern half and 5 ft in the south. Patchy fog in the evening. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-241645- Northern Chatham Strait- 328 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt N of Tenakee Inlet and N wind 20 kt southward. Seas 6 ft north half and 4 ft in the south half. Patchy fog in the evening. Patchy freezing fog late. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming N late. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-241645- Southern Chatham Strait- 328 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding late. Near ocean entrances, seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Snow in the morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 16 ft near ocean entrances. Rain and snow showers in the evening, then snow showers and rain showers late. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 14 ft near ocean entrances. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-241645- Frederick Sound- 328 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming E late. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers in the evening. Snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-241645- Sumner Strait- 328 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the evening, then becoming NE late. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Patchy fog. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Snow. Rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. Rain and snow showers in the evening, then rain showers late. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-241645- Clarence Strait- 328 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt late. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Patchy fog. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming NW late. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$
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927 FZAK51 PAJK 240103 CCA CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast FOR Southeast Alaska...CORRECTED National Weather Service Juneau AK 403 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 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. PKZ098-241645- 403 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A storm force low will move E through the northern gulf Sat, then SE across the southern panhandle Sat night and Sun morning. $$ PKZ011-241645- Glacier Bay- 403 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray late. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-241645- Northern Lynn Canal- 403 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft. Freezing spray late. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt late. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray late. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds becoming N 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less then 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-241645- Southern Lynn Canal- 403 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-241645- Icy Strait- 403 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming E late. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-241645- Cross Sound- 403 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding late. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas building to 8 ft in the morning. S swell. Snow. Rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. S swell. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 9 ft. S swell. .MON...E wind 10 kt becoming W. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ031-241645- Stephens Passage- 403 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt in the northern half and N wind 25 kt southern part. Seas 7 ft in the northern half and 5 ft in the south. Patchy fog in the evening. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-241645- Northern Chatham Strait- 403 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt N of Tenakee Inlet and N wind 20 kt southward. Seas 6 ft north half and 4 ft in the south half. Patchy fog in the evening. Patchy freezing fog late. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming N late. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-241645- Southern Chatham Strait- 403 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 5 ft subsiding late. Near ocean entrances, seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Snow in the morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 16 ft near ocean entrances. Rain and snow showers in the evening, then snow showers and rain showers late. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 14 ft near ocean entrances. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-241645- Frederick Sound- 403 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming E late. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers in the evening. Snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-241645- Sumner Strait- 403 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the evening, then becoming NE late. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Patchy fog. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Snow. Rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. Rain and snow showers in the evening, then rain showers late. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-241645- Clarence Strait- 403 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt late. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Patchy fog. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming NW late. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$
148 FZAK51 PAJK 240627 AAA CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast FOR Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 927 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 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. PKZ098-241700- 927 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A storm force low will move E through the northern gulf Sat, then SE across the southern panhandle Sat night and Sun morning. $$ PKZ011-241700- Glacier Bay- 927 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray late. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-241700- Northern Lynn Canal- 927 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft. Freezing spray late. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt late. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray late. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds becoming N 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less then 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-241700- Southern Lynn Canal- 927 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-241700- Icy Strait- 927 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming E late. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-241700- Cross Sound- 927 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding late. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas building to 8 ft in the morning. S swell. Snow. Rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. S swell. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 9 ft. S swell. .MON...E wind 10 kt becoming W. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ031-241700- Stephens Passage- 927 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing late. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-241700- Northern Chatham Strait- 927 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt N of Tenakee Inlet and N wind 20 kt southward. Winds diminishing late. Seas 6 ft north half and 4 ft in the south half. Patchy freezing fog. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming N late. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-241700- Southern Chatham Strait- 927 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Snow in the morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 16 ft near ocean entrances. Rain and snow showers in the evening, then snow showers and rain showers late. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 14 ft near ocean entrances. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-241700- Frederick Sound- 927 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming E late. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers in the evening. Snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-241700- Sumner Strait- 927 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE late. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Patchy fog. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Snow. Rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. Rain and snow showers in the evening, then rain showers late. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-241700- Clarence Strait- 927 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Patchy fog. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming NW late. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$
282 FZAK51 PAJK 241344 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast FOR Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 444 AM AKST Sat Feb 24 2018 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. PKZ098-250330- 444 AM AKST Sat Feb 24 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A storm force low will move E through the northern Gulf Saturday. This low will then track SE across the southern panhandle Saturday night, reaching western British Columbia by mid- Sunday morning. $$ PKZ011-250330- Glacier Bay- 444 AM AKST Sat Feb 24 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray late. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt becoming N. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ012-250330- Northern Lynn Canal- 444 AM AKST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray late. .SUN...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ013-250330- Southern Lynn Canal- 444 AM AKST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming S 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt becoming N. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ021-250330- Icy Strait- 444 AM AKST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 2 ft or less building to 5 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-250330- Cross Sound- 444 AM AKST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. S swell. Snow. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. S swell. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. S swell. Snow. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ031-250330- Stephens Passage- 444 AM AKST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 2 ft or less building to 5 ft. Snow. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming N late. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ032-250330- Northern Chatham Strait- 444 AM AKST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Rain showers in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming N late. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ033-250330- Southern Chatham Strait- 444 AM AKST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...Light winds becoming S 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less then 4 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 11 ft. Snow in the morning. Rain and snow in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming N 35 kt late. Seas 7 ft, except 18 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers and rain showers in the evening. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 14 ft near ocean entrances. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Snow. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-250330- Frederick Sound- 444 AM AKST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming NW late. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers and rain showers in the evening. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ035-250330- Sumner Strait- 444 AM AKST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the morning, then becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt, Seas 2 ft or less building to 5 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 7 ft. Snow. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE late. Seas 6 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Rain and snow showers in the evening. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. Near ocean entrances, seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .MON...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-250330- Clarence Strait- 444 AM AKST Sat Feb 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt. Seas 2 ft or less building to 5 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 7 ft. Snow in the morning. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 5 ft near ocean entrances. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
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 23, 2:51 PM AKST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 2:51 PM AKST, 37 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
251 PM AKST Fri Feb 23 2018
.SHORT TERM.../Through Saturday night/ A weakening low will move
SE out of the southern panhandle tonight. High pressure will build
over the Yukon tonight, then shift E Sat. A developing low will
move E into the NW gulf late tonight, then move across the
northern gulf Sat. The low should turn SE and move into the
southern panhandle Sat night. The associated occluded front will
move to the eastern gulf by early Sat morning, then swing across
SE AK Sat afternoon and evening. Generally preferred the 12z
GFS/Canadian handling of the second low, with the 12z NAM just a
little further N with the track. The 18z NAM shifted the low track
slightly southward and is very close to preferred consensus.
Main forecast concerns will be precip potential/ptype/amounts and
winds. Rain and snow showers with the low currently over the
southern area will move out tonight. Not expecting much in the way
of snowfall from these showers as low level temps will be above
freezing during most of this precip. Precip associated with the
second low and occluded front will move rapidly E across the gulf
and reach the outer coast of SE AK by around 15z Sat. This precip
should reach the far eastern inner channels by 20z Sat. Some
colder air will be in place ahead of the system, which will cause
precip to begin as snow pretty much all areas. Think the
central/southern coast and southern inner channels will transition
to rain or a mix, except for the far eastern parts, which should
remain mainly snow. Think the highest precip amounts will occur
from the central coast SE to the southern inner channels. The NE
part of this heavier precip band will likely remain mostly snow,
and have issued a winter weather advisory for zones 21,22, and 24
from 15z Sat to 01z Sun, and zone 26 from 18z Sat to 03z Sun.
Expect 3-5 inches in the advisory areas. Zones 20 and 25 could
get close to advy levels but some easterly flow will tend to limit
the snowfall a bit. Went for 2-4 inches for those areas Sat.
Lighter snowfall is expected over the far N. Hyder area will
likely see 3-5 inches of snow with the main frontal band Sat
afternoon and evening, but this is below advy levels. Elsewhere
along the coast and southern areas, 1 to 3 inches of snow will be
possible before it mixes with or changes to rain.
Precip should transition to showers Sat evening after occluded
front moves in. Most enhanced showers will be over the southern
half of the area along and S of the low track. The low itself will
have some mild air with it so most of the showers will likely be
rain along the southern coast. Precip over the N will diminish as
low moves inland Sat night.
Will have strong northerly winds over the northern inner channels
tonight between first low moving out and high pressure building
over the Yukon. Looking like gales for Lynn Canal with SCA level
winds possible over the central areas. These winds will decrease
rapidly late tonight and Sat morning as northerly gradient
weakens. Gale force W-NW winds will be over much of the S half of
the gulf to start tonight, then drop off gradually as flow backs
around to a more southerly direction late tonight ahead of
approaching occluded front, but after the front moves through, a
band of gale to storm force W-NW winds will move into the southern
half of the gulf Sat. Could be a small area of storm force winds
on S side of the low moving through the area as second wrap of
occluded front forms Sat. With the long fetch gale to storm force
winds over the central and southern gulf, seas will be very high,
with 20+ ft seas expected during much of the time through Sat
night.
Otherwise, some patchy fog will develop over parts of the central
and southern areas as clouds break and winds drop off this evening.
Think this fog will dissipate late tonight though as clouds
increase again ahead of the occluded front.
.LONG TERM.../Sunday through Friday/ We'll start off the long
term on Sunday with a broad upper level trough positioned over the
panhandle and western Canada and an upper level ridge building
over the western gulf. A weakening surface low associated with a
shortwave embedded within the upper level trough will continue to
traverse southeast across the panhandle, taking with it lingering
precipitation. This feature will also help to tighten the pressure
gradient between it and a weak high pressure near the border with
mainland Alaska and the Yukon. This setup may provide a brief
northerly outflow event, so we increased winds accordingly through
Lynn Canal. As the ridge of high pressure strengthens over the
gulf and pushes east Sunday night into early Monday morning, this
should help to fully clear out precipitation, albeit briefly,
before our next system moves in Monday.
Continuing with our progressive pattern trend, a shortwave with
an associated developing surface low will dig into the western
gulf Sunday night. A weather front with the low will lift across
the eastern gulf and impact the panhandle Monday continuing into
Tuesday. 700 mb model frontogenesis shows strengthening along the
front, which should help trigger the lift we need for
precipitation. Models also show significant moisture advection
ahead of the front on Monday, so we could see some substantial
precip amounts with this system. This may potentially be a tricky
system regarding precip type; model 925 mb temps show a relatively
cold air mass over the panhandle, so precip could start off as
snow and briefly transition to a rain/snow mix or remain all snow.
We mainly focused on forecast updates for the early period in the
long term, which included the Sunday through Monday timeframe. We
chose a NAM/GEM blend, using NAM more for winds and GEM for
precip elements. After this timeframe, we allowed WPC guidance to
remain and added in NBM for select elements, mainly temperatures,
which were adjusted down for later next week.
&&
.AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
PUBLIC...Winter Weather Advisory from 9 AM to 6 PM AKST Saturday for
AKZ026.
Winter Weather Advisory from 6 AM to 4 PM AKST Saturday for
AKZ021-022-024.
MARINE...Gale Warning for PKZ012-041>043-051-052.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ013-021-022-031>036.
Small Craft Advisory due to Seas for PKZ053.
&&
RWT/Voveris
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Local storm report, Feb 23, 10:25 AM AKST, 5 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1025 AM AKST FRI FEB 23 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM SNOW PETERSBURG 56.81N 132.96W
02/23/2018 M1.8 INCH AK OTHER FEDERAL
STORM TOTAL AT PETERSBURG AIRPORT. CURRENTLY RAINING.
0600 AM SNOW 8 S PETERSBURG 56.70N 132.96W
02/23/2018 M5.1 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AT 9 MILE MITKOF HIGHWAY.
0600 AM SNOW EAGLECREST 58.27N 134.51W
02/23/2018 M6.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
AT THE BASE OF EAGLECREST SKI AREA.
0700 AM SNOW 34 WNW HAINES 59.43N 136.33W
02/23/2018 M4.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL AT HAINES CUSTOM STATION.
0700 AM SNOW EAGLECREST 58.27N 134.51W
02/23/2018 M7.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
MEASURED AT THE TOP OF EAGLECREST SKI AREA.
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW YAKUTAT 59.54N 139.73W
02/23/2018 M7.0 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL AT YAKUTAT AIRPORT.
0815 AM SNOW HYDER 55.91N 130.02W
02/23/2018 M6.2 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL AT HYDER
0825 AM SNOW 8 N SKAGWAY 59.59N 135.33W
02/23/2018 M3.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
24 HOUR SNOW AMOUNT AT SKAGWAY CUSTOMS STATION.
0825 AM SNOW 14 N SKAGWAY 59.68N 135.33W
02/23/2018 M5.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
24 HOUR SNOW ACCUMULATION AT WHITE PASS.
0900 AM SNOW 1 S MENDENHALL GLACIER 58.40N 134.55W
02/23/2018 M2.1 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL AS OF 9 AM FRIDAY AT THE JUNEAU FORECAST
OFFICE.
1015 AM SNOW 10 S WRANGELL 56.33N 132.40W
02/23/2018 E2.4 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
ALL OF THE SNOWFALL HAPPENED BEFORE 10 PM LAST NIGHT.
RAIN AFTER THAT. AT 11 MILE ZIMOVIA HIGHWAY.
&&
EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:28 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:28 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 37 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:28 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 27 hr | |
| Feb 23, 9:27 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 42 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:32 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 35 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:44 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:44 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 16 hr | |
| Feb 24, 10:54 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 65 hr | |
| Feb 24, 1:09 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 5 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.