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Gale Warning 175, NWS Juneau, AK

September 3, 2021

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 3, 2021, 3:55 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Sep 3, 2021, 3:55 PM AKDT (23:55 UTC)
Expired: Sep 4, 2021, 4:06 PM AKDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

923 
FZAK52 PAJK 032355
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
355 PM AKDT Fri Sep 3 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.

PKZ099-041800-
355 PM AKDT Fri Sep 3 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
Winds will back from S to NE through most of the inside waters
Friday night due to a low pressure system approaching Dixon
Entrance from the SW. The gale force low will then weaken as it
moves across the S panhandle through Saturday night. Outlook. A
gale force low will track northward over the eastern gulf Monday
night through Tuesday. 

$$

PKZ041-041800-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
355 PM AKDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt late. Seas 5 ft 
building to 8 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 35 kt diminishing in the late afternoon. Seas 14 
ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming SW. Seas 9 ft. 
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.TUE...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. 
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-041800-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
355 PM AKDT Fri Sep 3 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt late. Seas 5 ft building
to 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming SW 20 kt late. Seas 10 ft. 
Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-041800-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
355 PM AKDT Fri Sep 3 2021

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Showers.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 
ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SW late. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-041800-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
355 PM AKDT Fri Sep 3 2021

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 
ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SW late. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-041800-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
355 PM AKDT Fri Sep 3 2021

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Showers.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Light winds becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 

$$

3 follow-up statements

794 
FZAK52 PAJK 041150
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 4 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.

PKZ099-050600-
350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A gale force low will weaken as it moves across the S panhandle
through Saturday night. Active weather continues with another 
weaker wave Sunday followed by a gale force low moving N into E 
gulf Monday night through Tuesday. 

$$

PKZ041-050600-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to
13 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain in the evening. 
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft. 
.TUE...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. 
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-050600-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to
12 ft. Rain. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming W late. Seas 9 ft. Rain in the
evening. 
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.MON...SE wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft
building to 14 ft. 
.TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. 
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-050600-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Showers in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming W late. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to
11 ft. 
.TUE...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-050600-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SW late. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers in the morning. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-050600-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
350 AM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers in the morning, then 
rain. 
.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers in the morning. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft. 

$$

731 
FZAK52 PAJK 041805 AAA
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED
National Weather Service Juneau AK
1005 AM AKDT Sat Sep 4 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.

PKZ099-051215-
1005 AM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A gale force low will weaken as it moves across the S panhandle
through Saturday night. Active weather continues with another 
weaker wave Sunday followed by a gale force low moving N into E 
gulf Monday night through Tuesday. 

$$

PKZ041-051215-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
1005 AM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to
13 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming SW late. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft. 
.TUE...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. 
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 



$$

PKZ042-051215-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
1005 AM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to
12 ft. Showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming W 20 kt late. Seas 9 ft. Showers.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.MON...SE wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft
building to 14 ft. 
.TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. 
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 



$$

PKZ043-051215-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
1005 AM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021

UPDATED

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming W late. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to
11 ft. 
.TUE...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft. 



$$

PKZ051-051215-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
1005 AM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021

UPDATED

.REST OF TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SW late. Seas 6 ft.  
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers in the morning. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft. 



$$

PKZ052-051215-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
1005 AM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021

UPDATED

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt diminishing in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Light winds becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Showers in the morning. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft. 



$$

071 
FZAK52 PAJK 050006
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
406 PM AKDT Sat Sep 4 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.

PKZ099-051815-
406 PM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
Low pressure over Dixon Entrance will weaken as it tracks NE
across the southern panhandle through Saturday night. W to SW
flow will persist on Sunday followed by a brief ridge building 
over the inner channels on Monday. Outlook. A gale force low moves
northward into the eastern gulf Tuesday. 

$$

PKZ041-051815-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
406 PM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming NW in the evening, then W 30 kt
late. Seas 10 ft. Showers.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt diminishing in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft.
Slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...SE wind increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. 
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-051815-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
406 PM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 20 kt late. Seas 8 ft in the
evening, then subsiding. Showers.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt diminishing in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft.
Slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. 
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-051815-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
406 PM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming W late. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing late. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. S swell. 
.TUE...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-051815-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
406 PM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...SW wind increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-051815-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
406 PM AKDT Sat Sep 4 2021

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt early in the evening becoming light, then
becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...SW wind increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 3, 3:57 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AJK	48 hr
Sep 3, 12:33 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AJK	3 hr
Sep 3, 3:55 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AJK	35 hr

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