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Gale Warning 258, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 12, 2021, 5:09 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2021, 5:09 PM AKST (02:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2021, 9:33 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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948 FZAK51 PAJK 130209 AAA CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 509 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway 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. PKZ098-131700- 509 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... 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. $$ PKZ011-131700- Glacier Bay- 509 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming S 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Rain showers early in the evening. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. Snow showers and rain showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft late. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ012-131700- Northern Lynn Canal- 509 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming S 30 kt in the evening. Seas building to 6 ft. Snow showers early in the evening. Rain showers in the evening, then rain and snow showers late. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N gale to 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-131700- Southern Lynn Canal- 509 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N gale to 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-131700- Icy Strait- 509 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming 20 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers in the evening. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-131700- Cross Sound- 509 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the late evening. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...S wind 20 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ031-131700- Stephens Passage- 509 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming 20 kt late. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft. Rain showers early in the evening. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-131700- Northern Chatham Strait- 509 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming 20 kt late. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers early in the evening. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-131700- Southern Chatham Strait- 509 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming 15 kt late. Gusts to 35 kt early in the evening. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 18 ft subsiding to 11 ft late. Rain showers early in the evening. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming N late. Seas 2 ft or less, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ034-131700- Frederick Sound- 509 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft late. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-131700- Sumner Strait- 509 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening, Seas 4 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft late. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. Near ocean entrances, seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of interior passes. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-131700- Clarence Strait- 509 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft late. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming N late. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of interior passes. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$
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124 FZAK51 PAJK 130633 AAB CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 933 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 Southeast Alaska Inside Waters from Dixon Entrance to Skagway 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. PKZ098-131530- 933 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... 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. $$ PKZ011-131530- Glacier Bay- 933 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. Snow showers and rain showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft late. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ012-131530- Northern Lynn Canal- 933 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N gale to 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-131530- Southern Lynn Canal- 933 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N gale to 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-131530- Icy Strait- 933 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming 20 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers in the evening. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-131530- Cross Sound- 933 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ031-131530- Stephens Passage- 933 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-131530- Northern Chatham Strait- 933 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-131530- Southern Chatham Strait- 933 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 14 ft near ocean entrances. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming N late. Seas 2 ft or less, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ034-131530- Frederick Sound- 933 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft late. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-131530- Sumner Strait- 933 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. Near ocean entrances, seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of interior passes. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-131530- Clarence Strait- 933 PM AKST Fri Nov 12 2021 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming N late. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of interior passes. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 3:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 92 min | |
| Nov 12, 3:39 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 72 hr | |
| Nov 12, 9:33 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 31 hr | |
| Nov 13, 3:22 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 49 hr |
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