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Gale Warning 101, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 1, 2021, 4:11 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Mar 1, 2021, 4:11 AM AKST (13:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2021, 3:57 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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999 FZAK52 PAJK 011311 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 411 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 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. PKZ099-020715- 411 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A low will move into the northern Gulf from the W on Mon. Strong SW onshore flow will continue into Tue morning. Outlook: Another low will move into the central Gulf by Wed morning. $$ PKZ041-020715- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 411 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. W swell. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt late. Seas 17 ft. Rain in the evening, then rain showers late. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. Rain showers. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ042-020715- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 411 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain with snow in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain in the evening, then rain showers and snow showers late. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. W swell. Snow showers in the morning. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ043-020715- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 411 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the morning, then becoming S 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. W swell early in the morning. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain in the evening. Snow showers and isolated thunderstorms. Rain showers late. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. W swell. Snow showers in the morning. Rain showers. Snow showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt becoming S. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ051-020715- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 411 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. SW swell early in the morning. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of interior bays and passes. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers and snow showers in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms. Rain and snow showers late. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt becoming N. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ052-020715- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 411 AM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. SW swell early in the morning. Snow and rain in the morning. Rain and snow in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers, snow showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
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159 FZAK52 PAJK 020057 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 357 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 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. PKZ099-021900- 357 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... The low located just to the W of Yakutat and the front associated with it will continue to move over the eastern Gulf toward SE AK into Tue morning. Strong SW onshore flow will continue into Tue morning. A weak low will move into the central Gulf by Tue night and meander southeastward toward Graham Island, BC through Thu. $$ PKZ041-021900- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 357 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain in the evening, then rain showers late. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. Rain showers. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. .THU...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ042-021900- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 357 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt late. Seas 17 ft. Rain in the evening, then rain showers late. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. W swell. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. Rain showers in the evening. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. W swell. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. W swell. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ043-021900- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 357 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming W. Seas 17 ft. Snow early in the evening. Rain. Snow showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. W swell. Snow showers in the morning. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. Rain showers and snow showers in the evening. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt becoming S. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ051-021900- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 357 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to SW wind 25 kt late. Seas 18 ft. Rain early in the evening, then rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow showers late. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. Rain showers and snow showers in the evening. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ052-021900- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 357 PM AKST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SW and diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow early in the evening, then rain showers, snow showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. Rain showers and snow showers in the evening. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. .THU...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
037 FZAK52 PAJK 021550 AAA CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 357 AM AKST Tue Mar 2 2021 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. PKZ099-030700- 357 AM AKST Tue Mar 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... The low over Yakutat will move NE into the Yukon Tuesday morning. A second low will move into the central Gulf from the S by late Tuesday night. $$ PKZ041-030700- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 357 AM AKST Tue Mar 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. Rain showers in the evening, isolated thunderstorms. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. Rain showers in the morning. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ042-030700- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 357 AM AKST Tue Mar 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. Rain showers in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. W swell. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. .THU...E wind 15 kt becoming N. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt becoming SW. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ043-030700- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 357 AM AKST Tue Mar 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. Rain showers and snow showers in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. .THU...E wind 20 kt becoming N. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ051-030700- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 357 AM AKST Tue Mar 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 14 ft in the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. Rain showers, snow showers and isolated thunderstorms. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .THU...E wind 20 kt becoming N. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ052-030700- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 357 AM AKST Tue Mar 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 13 ft in the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms early in the morning. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 4:01 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:01 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 days | |
| Feb 28, 4:01 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 72 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:11 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Mar 1, 5:30 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 16 hr | |
| Mar 1, 5:30 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 25 hr |
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