Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 130, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 13, 2021, 2:55 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2021, 2:55 AM AKDT (10:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2021, 3:23 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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093 FZAK67 PAJK 131055 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 255 AM AKDT Tue Apr 13 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. PKZ398-140500- 255 AM AKDT Tue Apr 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A strong surface low moves north into the western Gulf with an associated gale force front in the eastern Gulf Tuesday night into Wednesday afternoon. $$ PKZ310-140500- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 255 AM AKDT Tue Apr 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...Light winds, becoming S and increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain in the evening. .WED...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 8 ft late. SW swell. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. $$
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019 FZAK67 PAJK 132331 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 331 PM AKDT Tue Apr 13 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. PKZ398-141745- 331 PM AKDT Tue Apr 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A strong surface low moves northward into the central Gulf with an associated gale force front in the eastern Gulf Tuesday night into Wednesday afternoon. Outlook: After that, a dominant ridge of high pressure begins to build into the eastern Gulf, bringing much calmer winds and seas. $$ PKZ310-141745- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 331 PM AKDT Tue Apr 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 15 ft. Rain in the evening. .WED...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell. .THU...SE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. $$
693 FZAK67 PAJK 141130 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 330 AM AKDT Wed Apr 14 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. PKZ398-150530- 330 AM AKDT Wed Apr 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A gale force low over the western Gulf will track north over the Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday and weaken rapidly. High pressure over the extreme eastern Gulf and Panhandle will expand north and west through Thursday as a second low moves north over the western Gulf. $$ PKZ310-150530- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 330 AM AKDT Wed Apr 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. S swell. .THU...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
578 FZAK67 PAJK 142323 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 323 PM AKDT Wed Apr 14 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. PKZ398-151730- 323 PM AKDT Wed Apr 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... High pressure over the extreme eastern Gulf and Panhandle will expand north and west through Thursday as a low moves north over the western Gulf. $$ PKZ310-151730- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 323 PM AKDT Wed Apr 14 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 15 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 8 ft late. S swell. .THU...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 3:08 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Apr 13, 3:23 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr |
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