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Gale Warning 169, NWS Juneau, AK

September 8, 2021

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 8, 2021, 3:19 PM AKDT. It was in force for 38 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
Sep 8, 2021, 3:19 PM AKDT (23:19 UTC)
Expired
Sep 10, 2021, 4:54 AM AKDT
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

238 
FZAK67 PAJK 082319
OFFAJK

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Juneau AK
319 PM AKDT Wed Sep 8 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.

PKZ398-091730-
319 PM AKDT Wed Sep 8 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
Surface high pressure briefly builds across SE Alaska tonight
and Thursday. A front moves over the eastern gulf Thursday and 
arrives over the panhandle Friday night. 

$$

PKZ310-091730-
Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees
West-
319 PM AKDT Wed Sep 8 2021

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming S 20 kt late. Seas 6 ft or less.
.THU...SE wind increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft 
building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SE gale to 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt late.
Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain in the morning. 
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. 

$$
3 follow-up statements
897 
FZAK67 PAJK 091222
OFFAJK

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Juneau AK
422 AM AKDT Thu Sep 9 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.

PKZ398-100630-
422 AM AKDT Thu Sep 9 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
Surface high pressure continues to build across SE Alaska 
Thursday. A gale force low and front moves into the eastern gulf 
Thursday afternoon and evening then arrives in the panhandle 
Friday. 

$$

PKZ310-100630-
Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees
West-
422 AM AKDT Thu Sep 9 2021

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 6 ft building to
15 ft. Rain in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 16 ft.
Rain late. 
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers in the morning.
Slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. Slight chance
of thunderstorms. 
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$
922 
FZAK67 PAJK 092345
OFFAJK

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Juneau AK
345 PM AKDT Thu Sep 9 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.

PKZ398-101745-
345 PM AKDT Thu Sep 9 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A high end gale force front will move across the eastern Gulf
Thursday night. The front will weaken as it crosses the outer
coast, but rain, heavy at times, through Friday night before
beginning to taper off.  

$$

PKZ310-101745-
Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees
West-
345 PM AKDT Thu Sep 9 2021

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 19 ft. 
Rain.
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming W 25 kt late. Seas 10 ft.
SW swell in the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. W swell. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. 
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable
less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. W swell in the evening. 
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$
389 
FZAK67 PAJK 101254
OFFAJK

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Juneau AK
454 AM AKDT Fri Sep 10 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.

PKZ398-110700-
454 AM AKDT Fri Sep 10 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A gale force front will continue to impact the region on Friday.
The associated low will weaken Friday into Saturday as it moves
toward then into the panhandle. 

$$

PKZ310-110700-
Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees
West-
454 AM AKDT Fri Sep 10 2021

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain early in the morning,
then slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming W late. Seas 12 ft. SW swell in
the evening. Slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. W swell. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. 
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable
less than 15 kt. Seas 7 ft in the evening then subsiding. W swell
in the evening. 
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 4:31 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK11 hr
Sep 8, 4:31 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Sep 8, 3:16 PM AKDTGale WarningAJK48 hr
Sep 8, 3:16 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK13 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.