Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021

Gale Warning 142, NWS Juneau, AK

May 20, 2021

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at May 20, 2021, 3:39 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 20, 2021, 3:39 AM AKDT (11:39 UTC)
Expired
May 21, 2021, 3:45 AM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

834 
FZAK67 PAJK 201139
OFFAJK

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Juneau AK
339 AM AKDT Thu May 20 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.

PKZ398-210545-
339 AM AKDT Thu May 20 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A ridge of high pressure over the panhandle Thursday will weaken
as a gale force weather front drifts into the   eastern gulf
Thursday night. The front will drift over the panhandle through
Friday.  

$$

PKZ310-210545-
Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees
West-
339 AM AKDT Thu May 20 2021

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. Rain in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt late. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. S swell in the morning. 
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. 

$$
2 follow-up statements
775 
FZAK67 PAJK 202340
OFFAJK

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Juneau AK
340 PM AKDT Thu May 20 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.

PKZ398-211745-
340 PM AKDT Thu May 20 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A gale force weather front drifts into the eastern gulf Thursday 
night. The front will drift over the panhandle through Friday. 

$$

PKZ310-211745-
Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees
West-
340 PM AKDT Thu May 20 2021

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt late. Seas 15 ft 
subsiding to 10 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. S swell in the morning. 
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell in the
evening. 
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. 
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. 

$$
353 
FZAK67 PAJK 211145
OFFAJK

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Juneau AK
345 AM AKDT Fri May 21 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.

PKZ398-220545-
345 AM AKDT Fri May 21 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A gale force weather front over the eastern gulf  will drift
over the panhandle through Friday. A low pressure  system over
the southwest gulf will drift northeast and weaken to be over
the north central gulf by Saturday afternoon.  

$$

PKZ310-220545-
Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees
West-
345 AM AKDT Fri May 21 2021

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to
8 ft in the afternoon. S swell early in the morning. Rain early
in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell. Rain showers. 
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell in the
evening. 
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. 
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 20, 3:41 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK48 hr
May 20, 3:50 AM AKDTGale WarningAJK36 hr
May 20, 3:50 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK3 days
May 20, 3:29 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
May 20, 3:37 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.