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Gale Warning 12, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 2, 2021, 3:46 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 2, 2021, 3:46 AM AKST (12:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2021, 3:20 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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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. $$ PKZ052-030700- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 346 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming S late. Seas 12 ft. S swell increasing to SW late. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$
6 follow-up statements
823 FZAK52 PAJK 030055 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 355 PM 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. PKZ099-031900- 355 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A weakening low is drifting NE and will move over the southern inner channels Saturday night. A trough of low pressure will lift into the northern gulf through Sunday as a ridge builds over the southern inner channels. Another low tracks into the central gulf Sunday night with increasing winds and seas. $$ PKZ041-031900- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 355 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming W. Seas 18 ft building to 24 ft in the evening. Rain early in the evening. .SUN...W wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ042-031900- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 355 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming W late. Seas 10 ft building to 21 ft late. SW swell early in the evening. Rain early in the evening. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ043-031900- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 355 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming NW late. Seas 10 ft building to 17 ft late. SW swell early in the evening. .SUN...W wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming E late. Seas 18 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ051-031900- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 355 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming W late. Seas 9 ft building to 13 ft late. SW swell. .SUN...E wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. Rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt late. Seas 15 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ052-031900- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 355 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. Rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E gale to 35 kt late. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers late. .MON...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
111 FZAK52 PAJK 031247 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 347 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 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. PKZ099-040700- 347 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A trough of low pressure will lift into the northern gulf through Sunday as a ridge builds over the southern inner channels. Another low tracks into the central gulf Sunday night with increasing winds and seas. $$ PKZ041-040700- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 347 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE gale to 45 kt becoming S gale to 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ042-040700- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 347 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. SW swell. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ043-040700- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 347 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt late. Seas 17 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...E gale to 45 kt becoming S. Seas 24 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ051-040700- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 347 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. S swell. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. S swell. .TUE...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ052-040700- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 347 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 10 kt becoming S in the morning, then increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming E late. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. S swell. .TUE...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$
832 FZAK52 PAJK 040039 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 339 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 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. PKZ099-041845- 339 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A ridge builds over the southern inner channels Sunday night. Another low tracks into the central gulf by early Monday with increasing winds and seas for the eastern gulf. Outlook. The remains of the low will move to the Prince of Wales Island area Monday night. $$ PKZ041-041845- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 339 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt diminishing late. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S gale to 35 kt late. Seas 22 ft. Rain late. .TUE...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ042-041845- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 339 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE in the evening, then becoming E 35 kt late. Seas 18 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain late. .TUE...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ043-041845- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 339 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt late. Seas 17 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ051-041845- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 339 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. Rain showers early in the evening. .MON...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. S swell. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. S swell. .TUE...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt becoming light. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ052-041845- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 339 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming E late. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. Rain showers early in the evening. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. S swell. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 11 ft. S swell. .TUE...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$
448 FZAK52 PAJK 040134 AAA CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 434 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 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. PKZ099-041945- 434 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A ridge builds over the southern inner channels Sunday night. Another low tracks into the central gulf by early Monday with increasing winds and seas for the eastern gulf. Outlook. The remains of the low will move to the Prince of Wales Island area Monday night. $$ PKZ041-041945- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 434 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt diminishing late. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S gale to 35 kt late. Seas 22 ft. Rain late. .TUE...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ042-041945- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 434 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE in the evening, then becoming E 35 kt late. Seas 18 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain late. .TUE...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ043-041945- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 434 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt late. Seas 17 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ051-041945- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 434 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. Rain showers early in the evening. .MON...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. S swell. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. S swell. .TUE...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt becoming light. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ052-041945- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 434 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming E late. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. Rain showers early in the evening. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. S swell. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 11 ft. S swell. .TUE...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$
128 FZAK52 PAJK 041307 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 407 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 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. PKZ099-050715- 407 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A low tracks northward into the SE gulf Monday morning with gale force winds, then weakens to a trough off the coast of Baranof Island Monday evening. Another, stronger low, follows a similar track on Tuesday. $$ PKZ041-050715- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 407 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming S 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 23 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming SE 40 kt late. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE storm force wind to 50 kt becoming S 45 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .THU...SE gale to 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ042-050715- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 407 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas building to 21 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S gale to 40 kt. Gusts to 60 kt. Seas 28 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt becoming SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .THU...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ043-050715- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 407 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas building to 17 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt becoming SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .THU...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 12 ft. $$ PKZ051-050715- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 407 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt increasing to gale 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft building to 22 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 11 ft. $$ PKZ052-050715- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 407 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 13 ft. S swell. .TUE...E wind increasing to gale 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$
869 FZAK52 PAJK 050020 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 320 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 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. PKZ099-051830- 320 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A low tracking northward in the Eastern Gulf of Alaska with gale force winds, the front weakens to a trough off the coast of Baranof Island Monday evening. Another, stronger low with storm force winds, follows a similar track on Tuesday. $$ PKZ041-051830- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 320 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. SW swell. .WED NIGHT...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .THU...SE gale to 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 18 ft building to 23 ft. $$ PKZ042-051830- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 320 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming S. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .THU...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SE gale to 35 kt increasing to gale to 45 kt. Seas 18 ft building to 23 ft. $$ PKZ043-051830- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 320 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...E wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .THU...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to gale to 45 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 23 ft. $$ PKZ051-051830- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 320 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt increasing to gale to 40 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 22 ft. $$ PKZ052-051830- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 320 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt increasing to gale to 40 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 22 ft. $$
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 Jan 1, 3:09 PM AKST, 12 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 3:09 PM AKST, 12 hours 37 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
309 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021
.SHORT TERM.../Through Sunday night/ An upper level trough
bringing widespread showers today will move through the region by
this evening. A low pressure system moving in tonight is the
eastern extent of a front that leads all the way back to the
strong storm in the Aleutians. This surface low will reach the
southern part of the panhandle by Saturday afternoon with a second
low arriving by Sunday evening. The second low will likely ride
up and along the coast.
Currently, a weak mountain wave event is occurring in downtown
Juneau, with gusts of up to 55 mph observed. Increased winds have
kept temperatures in the upper 30s in downtown Juneau. A second
weak mountain wave event is forecasted for tomorrow, before winds
calm down into Saturday evening. A strong northerly pressure
gradient will stick around in the Northern Lynn Canal, producing
north winds of 25 kts. Winds will decrease and switch to southerly
Sunday afternoon, but confidence on timing is low. Small craft
expected for the outer coast, Clarence Strait, and the Lynn Canal
tonight through Saturday.
Precipitation has proven to be a mixed situation. Hyder had
already seen around 7 inches of snow overnight and snow continues
to fall. A winter weather advisory remains up for the Hyder area
into Fri evening. Pops start to increase to likely this evening in
some areas (especially Juneau) and some accumulating snow
(amounts around 1 to 3 inches) will start to show up as
temperatures remain cold, though if the outflow remains strong
precip amounts for the north may end up being less.
Overall changes were mostly limited to local effects. Continued to
use GFS and NAM for guidance today.
.LONG TERM.../Sunday through Thursday as of 10 PM Thursday/The
long term forecast begins with decent agreement about the
placement of a low pressure just off the coast Sunday morning but
the strength of the low varies between models and model runs.
Then another low looks to move in from the southwest Sunday night
and Monday. But afterwards, the models descend into chaos.
But looking beyond the chaos, a general pattern can be found.
From Monday afternoon through the rest of the week, it looks like
a central parent low will form over the gulf and smaller lows will
spin around the central low. The takeaway from this general
pattern is southeast Alaska is looking at an active first week of
2021 with several rounds of wind and rain and snow possible.
Because of the very little model agreement, not many updates to
the forecast were made. Simply updating the forecast to blends of
the recent runs of the Canadian, GFS, and European models.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Strong Wind through Saturday afternoon for AKZ025.
Winter Weather Advisory until 9 PM AKST this evening for AKZ029.
MARINE...Gale Warning for PKZ043.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ012-013-022-031-036-041-042-051>053.
&&
KRT/EAL/GJS
Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/JuneauThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:46 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:03 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 12 hr |
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