Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 153, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 23, 2021, 4:42 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 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
- Jun 23, 2021, 4:42 AM AKDT (12:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2021, 3:41 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
901 FZAK67 PAJK 231242 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 442 AM AKDT Wed Jun 23 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. PKZ398-240645- 442 AM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A ridge over the southern Panhandle will persist through Wednesday before shifting eastwards into western British Columbia. A gale force front will move into the eastern Gulf from the southwest on Wednesday and into the Panhandle Wednesday night. $$ PKZ310-240645- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 442 AM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain in the evening. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
1 follow-up statement
201 FZAK67 PAJK 232341 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 341 PM AKDT Wed Jun 23 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. PKZ398-241745- 341 PM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... Gale force winds will develop over the outside waters this evening as a front moves through from the SW. The front will cause elevated southerly winds through the inside waters through Thursday. A trough moving northward across the eastern gulf will briefly increase winds again Friday. $$ PKZ310-241745- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 341 PM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt late. Seas building to 11 ft. Rain in the evening. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell. Rain late. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. S swell. .FRI NIGHT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. S swell. .SAT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 4:25 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 23 hr | |
| Jun 23, 4:25 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 8 days | |
| Jun 23, 4:39 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 47 hr | |
| Jun 23, 4:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 23 hr | |
| Jun 23, 3:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr |
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Sources
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