Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 166, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 27, 2021, 3:49 AM AKDT. It was in force for 25 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2021, 3:49 AM AKDT (11:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2021, 4:37 AM AKDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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699 FZAK52 PAJK 271149 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 349 AM AKDT Fri Aug 27 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. PKZ099-280600- 349 AM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A ridge of high pressure will build over the inner channels Friday. A developing low pressure system and gale force front moves across the gulf from the west through Friday evening The front then tracks over the panhandle late Friday night. The low will slowly weaken over the NE gulf Saturday and shift south through Sunday. $$ PKZ041-280600- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 349 AM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming S in the morning, then increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt late. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ042-280600- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 349 AM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming S in the morning, then SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming SW 25 kt late. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ043-280600- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 349 AM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 20 kt in the morning, then SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt late. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 25 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ051-280600- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 349 AM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SE and increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt late. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ052-280600- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 349 AM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming SE and increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt late. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
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112 FZAK52 PAJK 272332 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 332 PM AKDT Fri Aug 27 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. PKZ099-281745- 332 PM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A developing low pressure system and gale force front move across the gulf from the west Friday evening. The front then tracks over the panhandle late Friday night. The low will slowly weaken over the NE gulf Saturday and shift south through Sunday. $$ PKZ041-281745- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 332 PM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt in the evening, then diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 8 ft building to 16 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain in the morning, then slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ042-281745- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 332 PM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the evening, then becoming SW 25 kt late. Seas 8 ft building to 16 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain in the morning, then slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 11 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft then 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ043-281745- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 332 PM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 35 kt in the evening, then becoming W 25 kt late. Seas 9 ft building to 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ051-281745- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 332 PM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt late. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Light winds becoming S 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ052-281745- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 332 PM AKDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming N 15 kt late. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...Light winds becoming W 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Light winds becoming E 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. $$
806 FZAK52 PAJK 281237 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 437 AM AKDT Sat Aug 28 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. PKZ099-290645- 437 AM AKDT Sat Aug 28 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... Low pressure will move into the NE gulf from the SW Saturday morning while an associated cold front pushes through the panhandle. The low will linger over the NE gulf and slowly weaken Sunday. Outlook. High pressure will build over the central gulf Monday. $$ PKZ041-290645- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 437 AM AKDT Sat Aug 28 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Showers early in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt diminishing in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ042-290645- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 437 AM AKDT Sat Aug 28 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ043-290645- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 437 AM AKDT Sat Aug 28 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...Northern half, E wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Southern half, W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Northern half, E wind 15 kt becoming variable 10 kt. Southern half, W wind 20 kt diminishing late. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ051-290645- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 437 AM AKDT Sat Aug 28 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt diminishing in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Showers in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming variable 10 kt late. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ052-290645- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 437 AM AKDT Sat Aug 28 2021 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the morning. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 3:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 25 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:13 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 25 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:13 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr |
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