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Gale Warning 155, NWS Juneau, AK

June 23, 2021

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 23, 2021, 4:25 AM AKDT. It was in force for 23 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 23, 2021, 4:25 AM AKDT (12:25 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2021, 3:47 AM AKDT
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

178 
FZAK52 PAJK 231225
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
425 AM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021

Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to
Cape Suckling out 100 NM

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest
one-third of the combined windwave and swell height.

PKZ099-240630-
425 AM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
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. 

$$

PKZ041-240630-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
425 AM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas building to 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SAT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-240630-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
425 AM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft building to 8 ft. Rain in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain in the morning. 
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming NW. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-240630-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
425 AM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021

...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas 14 ft. 
Rain.
.THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain in the morning. 
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SAT...S wind 15 kt becoming NW. Seas 9 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-240630-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
425 AM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021

...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 12
ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain in the morning. 
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming NW. Seas 9 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-240630-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
425 AM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021

...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing late. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain in the morning. 
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt becoming W. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$
2 follow-up statements
514 
FZAK52 PAJK 232340
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
340 PM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021

Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to
Cape Suckling out 100 NM

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest
one-third of the combined windwave and swell height.

PKZ099-241745-
340 PM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
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. 

$$

PKZ041-241745-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
340 PM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 6 ft 
building to 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...S wind 30 kt in the morning diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 11 
ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-241745-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
340 PM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 10 ft. 
Rain.
.THU...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 
11 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind increasing to 20 kt late. Seas 9 ft. SW
swell. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-241745-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
340 PM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 35 kt in the evening, then
becoming S 25 kt late. Seas building to 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 
11 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 20 kt late. Seas 8 ft. SW
swell. 
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-241745-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
340 PM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 35 kt in the evening. Seas
building to 13 ft. Rain.
.THU...S wind 25 kt diminishing in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. 
Rain.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE late. Seas 8 ft. S
swell. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-241745-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
340 PM AKDT Wed Jun 23 2021

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 40 kt in the evening. Seas
building to 14 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt diminishing in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. 
Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas
8 ft. S swell. 
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

$$
835 
FZAK52 PAJK 241147
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
347 AM AKDT Thu Jun 24 2021

Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to
Cape Suckling out 100 NM

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest
one-third of the combined windwave and swell height.

PKZ099-250600-
347 AM AKDT Thu Jun 24 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A 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. 

$$

PKZ041-250600-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
347 AM AKDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-250600-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
347 AM AKDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. Rain in the
evening. 
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-250600-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
347 AM AKDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming W. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-250600-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
347 AM AKDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. S swell. 
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. S swell. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt becoming W. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-250600-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
347 AM AKDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain early in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. S swell. 
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain in the morning. 
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt becoming W. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 4:25 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK8 days
Jun 23, 4:39 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK47 hr
Jun 23, 4:40 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK23 hr
Jun 23, 4:42 AM AKDTGale WarningAJK11 hr
Jun 23, 3:40 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK36 hr

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Sources

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