Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021

Gale Warning 141, NWS Juneau, AK

May 10, 2021

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at May 10, 2021, 3:43 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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
May 10, 2021, 3:43 PM AKDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired
May 11, 2021, 3:50 AM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

486 
FZAK67 PAJK 102343
OFFAJK

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Juneau AK
343 PM AKDT Mon May 10 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.

PKZ398-111745-
343 PM AKDT Mon May 10 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
Low pressure over the central gulf will track north Monday
night, then dissipate near Prince William Sound Tuesday. An
associated front will weaken as it passes over the panhandle 
tonight. SWLY flow will persist behind the front into Wednesday.

$$

PKZ310-111745-
Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees
West-
343 PM AKDT Mon May 10 2021

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the evening. Seas 10 
ft. Rain early in the evening. 
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft in the evening 
then subsiding. 
.WED...S wind less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...SE wind less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. 
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$
1 follow-up statement
429 
FZAK67 PAJK 111150
OFFAJK

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Juneau AK
350 AM AKDT Tue May 11 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.

PKZ398-120600-
350 AM AKDT Tue May 11 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
Low pressure moving into Prince William Sound and weak ridging
over the SE gulf will maintain southerly flow Tuesday. Another
low moves into the SW gulf Wed and pushes a front into the
panhandle Thu. 

$$

PKZ310-120600-
Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees
West-
350 AM AKDT Tue May 11 2021

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft in the evening then
subsiding. 
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less then 6 ft in the
afternoon. Rain showers. 
.WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.THU...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 3:30 AM AKDTGale WarningAJK36 hr
May 10, 3:30 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
May 10, 3:30 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
May 10, 3:46 PM AKDTGale WarningAJK12 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2021Every gale warning in 2021

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.