Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 142, NWS Juneau, AK
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 3:41 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| May 20, 3:50 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| May 20, 3:50 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 days | |
| May 20, 3:29 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| May 20, 3:37 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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