Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 1, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 31, 2020, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 23 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2020, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2021, 3:24 PM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
094 FZAK67 PAJK 010100 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 400 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 Offshore waters forecast for Gulf of Alaska east of 144W 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. PKZ398-011900- 400 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A gale force front moves northward into the central and eastern Gulf late Thursday. Low pressure will gradually fill but will persist over the gulf into Sat. $$ PKZ310-011900- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 400 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .SAT...E wind 20 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
2 follow-up statements
581 FZAK67 PAJK 011239 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 339 AM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 Offshore waters forecast for Gulf of Alaska east of 144W 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. PKZ398-020645- 339 AM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A weakening low in the southeast gulf moves east through Friday. A second low tracks along the southern AK Gulf through Saturday. $$ PKZ310-020645- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 339 AM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt diminishing. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. S swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming W late. Seas 18 ft. SW swell. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$
859 FZAK67 PAJK 020024 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 324 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 Offshore waters forecast for Gulf of Alaska east of 144W 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. PKZ398-021830- 324 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A weakening low over the panhandle moves east into B.C. through Friday. A second low tracks moves toward the panhandle through Saturday. $$ PKZ310-021830- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 324 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell in the evening. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming W late. Seas 18 ft. SW swell. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:02 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:02 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 days | |
| Dec 31, 4:11 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 3:39 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 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.