Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 159, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 16, 2021, 3:23 PM 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
- Aug 16, 2021, 3:23 PM AKDT (23:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2021, 3:28 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
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985 FZAK67 PAJK 162323 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 323 PM AKDT Mon Aug 16 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. PKZ398-171730- 323 PM AKDT Mon Aug 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A ridge of high pressure continues to shift eastward. A Gale force front moves into the eastern Gulf Tuesday morning and marches eastward toward the Panhandle through Tuesday night. Outlook: A general ridging pattern builds into the eastern Gulf and Panhandle through the late work week. $$ PKZ310-171730- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 323 PM AKDT Mon Aug 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell in the evening. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. W swell in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
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269 FZAK67 PAJK 171213 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 413 AM AKDT Tue Aug 17 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. PKZ398-180615- 413 AM AKDT Tue Aug 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A ridge of high pressure continues to be pushed eastward over the Panhandle and sharpened into Wednesday. A Gale force front moves into the eastern Gulf Tuesday morning and marches eastward toward the Panhandle into Wednesday morning. Outlook: A general ridging pattern builds into the eastern Gulf and Panhandle while a weak low moves into the northeastern Gulf toward the late work week and into the weekend. $$ PKZ310-180615- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 413 AM AKDT Tue Aug 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. W swell in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. W swell in the evening. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
215 FZAK67 PAJK 172328 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 328 PM AKDT Tue Aug 17 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. PKZ398-181730- 328 PM AKDT Tue Aug 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A Gale force front in the eastern Gulf will weaken and move eastward toward the Panhandle into Wednesday morning. A ridge of high pressure continues to be pushed eastward over the Panhandle and sharpened into Wednesday. Outlook: A general ridging pattern builds into the eastern Gulf and Panhandle while a weak low moves into the northeastern Gulf toward the late work week. $$ PKZ310-181730- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 328 PM AKDT Tue Aug 17 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft late. Rain early in the evening. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. W swell in the morning. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...Winds light increasing to NW 15 kt late. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 3:23 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 37 hr | |
| Aug 16, 3:25 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 37 hr | |
| Aug 16, 3:25 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 72 hr | |
| Aug 16, 3:26 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr |
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