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Gale Warning 231, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 22, 2021, 3:31 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
- Oct 22, 2021, 3:31 PM AKDT (23:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2021, 3:30 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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438 FZAK52 PAJK 222331 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 331 PM AKDT Fri Oct 22 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. PKZ099-231745- 331 PM AKDT Fri Oct 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A weakening low will track up the outer coast into Friday evening. A gale force low will track northward through the eastern Gulf later Friday night into Saturday. $$ PKZ041-231745- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 331 PM AKDT Fri Oct 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the evening, then becoming S 30 kt late. Seas 16 ft building to 23 ft. Showers in the evening. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt becoming W. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ042-231745- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 331 PM AKDT Fri Oct 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 25 ft. Showers late. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. .MON...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt becoming W. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ043-231745- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 331 PM AKDT Fri Oct 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming E 45 kt late. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing. Seas 24 ft. Showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers in the evening. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ051-231745- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 331 PM AKDT Fri Oct 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the evening, then becoming E 45 kt late. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 28 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers in the evening. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ052-231745- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 331 PM AKDT Fri Oct 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 20 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...E wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 33 ft subsiding to 25 ft in the afternoon. Showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 14 ft late. Showers in the evening. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
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192 FZAK52 PAJK 231209 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 409 AM AKDT Sat Oct 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. PKZ099-240615- 409 AM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A Gale force low in the central gulf tracks NW away from the outer coast through this afternoon. Meanwhile high pressure builds along the Coast Mountains this afternoon and shifts into NW Canada tonight as a vigorous low well south of Haida Gwaii slowly approaches Vancouver Island. $$ PKZ041-240615- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 409 AM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. Showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. W swell. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt becoming W. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ042-240615- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 409 AM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .SUN...E wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. W swell in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt becoming W. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ043-240615- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 409 AM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. Showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. W swell. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .SUN...E wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 11 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ051-240615- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 409 AM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .SUN...E wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ052-240615- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 409 AM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft building to 28 ft. Showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 14 ft late. Showers in the evening. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
953 FZAK52 PAJK 232330 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 330 PM AKDT Sat Oct 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. PKZ099-241730- 330 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A Gale force low departs the eastern Gulf this evening. Meanwhile high pressure builds along the Coast Mountains and shifts into NW Canada tonight as a vigorous low well south of Haida Gwaii slowly approaches Vancouver Island. $$ PKZ041-241730- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 330 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E. Seas 17 ft. W swell. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. W swell. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. S swell. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. .TUE...S wind 15 kt becoming W. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ042-241730- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 330 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. W swell. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .SUN...E wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. W swell in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. S swell. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. S swell. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt becoming W. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ043-241730- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 330 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .SUN...E wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. S swell. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. SE swell. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ051-241730- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 330 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing late. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 14 ft late. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .SUN...E wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. S swell. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ052-241730- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 330 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 13 ft. SW swell late. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. S swell. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SE swell. .TUE...E wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 4:22 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:22 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:24 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Oct 22, 6:12 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AJK | 118 min | |
| Oct 22, 3:31 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Oct 22, 3:32 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Oct 22, 3:32 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr |
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