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Gale Warning 11, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 31, 2020, 4:02 PM 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 31, 2020, 4:02 PM AKST (01:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2021, 3:46 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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626 FZAK52 PAJK 010102 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 402 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 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. PKZ099-011915- 402 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... 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. $$ PKZ041-011915- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 402 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 ft. Seas 13 ft. Rain in the evening. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ042-011915- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 402 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 25 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 19 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ043-011915- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 402 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 15 ft late. Rain late. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain late. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. SW swell. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 18 ft. $$ PKZ051-011915- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 402 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft. $$ PKZ052-011915- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 402 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft late. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. S swell. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 19 ft. $$
4 follow-up statements
801 FZAK52 PAJK 010819 CCA CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...CORRECTED National Weather Service Juneau AK 1119 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 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. PKZ099-011915- 1119 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... 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. $$ PKZ041-011915- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 1119 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain in the evening. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ042-011915- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 1119 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 25 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 19 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ043-011915- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 1119 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 15 ft late. Rain late. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain late. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. SW swell. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 18 ft. $$ PKZ051-011915- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 1119 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft. $$ PKZ052-011915- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 1119 PM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft late. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. S swell. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 19 ft. $$
634 FZAK52 PAJK 011239 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 339 AM AKST Fri Jan 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. PKZ099-020645- 339 AM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A weakening low in the southeast gulf moves east through Friday. A second low tracks along the southern AK Gulf through Saturday. $$ PKZ041-020645- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 339 AM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 19 ft. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt becoming SE. Seas 24 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SE gale to 35 kt becoming S 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ042-020645- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 339 AM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas building to 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 25 ft. SW swell. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SE gale to 35 kt becoming S 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ043-020645- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 339 AM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas building to 17 ft. Rain in the morning. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain late. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. SW swell. .SUN...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ051-020645- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 339 AM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas building to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. S swell. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ052-020645- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 339 AM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas building to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. S swell. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$
950 FZAK52 PAJK 020026 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 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. PKZ099-021830- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A weakening low over the panhandle moves east into B.C. through Friday. A second low tracks moves toward the panhandle through Saturday. $$ PKZ041-021830- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain in the evening. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...SE gale to 35 kt becoming S 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ042-021830- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. SW swell in the morning. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SW late. Seas 25 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SE gale to 35 kt becoming S 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ043-021830- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ051-021830- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Out of interior bays and passes, gusts to 35 kt early in the evening. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ052-021830- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming S late. Seas 12 ft. S swell increasing to SW late. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$
314 FZAK52 PAJK 021246 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 346 AM AKST Sat Jan 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- 346 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A low moves into the SE AK Gulf early Saturday then weakens by Sunday. Another low tracks into the AK Gulf Sunday night with increasing winds and seas. $$ PKZ041-030700- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 346 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 30 kt. Seas 18 ft building to 23 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain late. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ042-030700- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 346 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SW late. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ043-030700- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 346 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ051-030700- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 346 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ052-030700- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 346 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming S late. Seas 12 ft. S swell increasing to SW late. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$
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 | Gale Warning | AJK | 23 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 days | |
| 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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