Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 239, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 10, 2021, 3:26 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 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
- Nov 10, 2021, 3:26 AM AKST (12:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2021, 3:40 PM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
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425 FZAK67 PAJK 101226 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 326 AM AKST Wed Nov 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. PKZ398-110630- 326 AM AKST Wed Nov 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... Low pressure over the southern Panhandle weakens as it moves eastward through Wednesday morning and high pressure ridge tracks over the E Gulf. A gale force low moves into the SE Gulf by late Wednesday night. $$ PKZ310-110630- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 326 AM AKST Wed Nov 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. S swell early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt late. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft late. .THU...E gale to 40 kt. Seas building to 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming E late. Seas 16 ft. Rain in the evening. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
5 follow-up statements
989 FZAK67 PAJK 110054 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 354 PM AKST Wed Nov 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. PKZ398-111900- 354 PM AKST Wed Nov 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A high pressure ridge tracks over the Eastern Gulf as a gale force low moves into the SE Gulf by late Wednesday night. This low will track to the NE along the panhandle coast through Friday night. $$ PKZ310-111900- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 354 PM AKST Wed Nov 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 35 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft late. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming N late. Seas 17 ft. Rain in the evening. .FRI...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
757 FZAK67 PAJK 111237 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 337 AM AKST Thu Nov 11 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. PKZ398-120645- 337 AM AKST Thu Nov 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A gale force front will sweep north over the Panhandle and coastal waters on Thursday. The associated low will enter the eastern Gulf Thursday night and make landfall in the vicinity of Cross Sound Friday afternoon. $$ PKZ310-120645- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 337 AM AKST Thu Nov 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming NW late. Seas 16 ft. Rain in the evening. .FRI...W gale to 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft late. W swell in the evening. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
829 FZAK67 PAJK 120036 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 336 PM AKST Thu Nov 11 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. PKZ398-121845- 336 PM AKST Thu Nov 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A gale force low will track northward across the eastern Gulf Thursday night and make landfall in the vicinity of Cross Sound Friday afternoon. A wind shift to the SW will occur behind the low. Outlook. Northerly outflow winds develop Sunday. $$ PKZ310-121845- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 336 PM AKST Thu Nov 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming NW. Seas 18 ft. Rain in the evening. .FRI...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell in the evening. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. W swell. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
304 FZAK67 PAJK 121258 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 358 AM AKST Fri Nov 12 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. PKZ398-130700- 358 AM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A gale force low will continue to track northward across the eastern Gulf of Alaska making landfall in the vicinity of Cross Sound and weakening this afternoon. A broad trough will remain over the eastern Gulf through the weekend with another low pressure system projected to move into the southern Panhandle Sunday. $$ PKZ310-130700- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 358 AM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt increasing to 40 kt in the morning, then becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell in the evening. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. W swell. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Showers late. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
506 FZAK67 PAJK 130040 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 340 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 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. PKZ398-131845- 340 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A gale force low moves inland just south of Icy Strait while weakening this evening. A broad trough will remain over the eastern Gulf through the weekend with another low pressure system projected to approach the panhandle from the south on Sunday. $$ PKZ310-131845- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 340 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell late. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. W swell. .SAT NIGHT...Winds light increasing to E 15 kt late. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 3:51 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 days | |
| Nov 9, 3:52 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 10, 3:41 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 72 hr | |
| Nov 10, 1:45 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 67 hr |
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