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Gale Warning 264, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 17, 2021, 5:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2021, 5:00 AM AKST (14:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2021, 3:15 PM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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883 FZAK51 PAJK 171400 AAA CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 500 AM AKST Wed Nov 17 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. PKZ098-180345- 500 AM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A low makes landfall this morning just W of Yakutat Bay as its associated weather front tracks E across the eastern gulf today and into the Inner Channels tonight. Another low in the northern gulf slowly tracks E to near Yakutat Bay through Thu. High pressure builds in the Canadian Yukon on Thu. $$ PKZ011-180345- Glacier Bay- 500 AM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt diminishing. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers in the evening. Snow showers. .THU...S wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ012-180345- Northern Lynn Canal- 500 AM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers in the evening. Snow showers. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ013-180345- Southern Lynn Canal- 500 AM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ021-180345- Icy Strait- 500 AM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow showers in the evening, then snow showers late. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ022-180345- Cross Sound- 500 AM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. Rain showers. .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow showers in the evening, then snow showers late. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ031-180345- Stephens Passage- 500 AM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. Snow showers late. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain showers. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ032-180345- Northern Chatham Strait- 500 AM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain showers. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt becoming S. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ033-180345- Southern Chatham Strait- 500 AM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. Isolated thunderstorms and rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. Snow showers late. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Snow and rain showers. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ034-180345- Frederick Sound- 500 AM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt diminishing. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW late. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers in the evening, then snow and rain showers late. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain showers. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ035-180345- Sumner Strait- 500 AM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. Snow showers late. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Snow and rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ036-180345- Clarence Strait- 500 AM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain and snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt becoming NW. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
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067 FZAK51 PAJK 180015 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 315 PM AKST Wed Nov 17 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. PKZ098-181715- 315 PM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A front associated with a low in the NE Gulf tracks over the Inner Channels tonight. This low will weaken through Friday as another low moves into the SE Gulf from the W. High pressure builds over the Yukon on Thursday. $$ PKZ011-181715- Glacier Bay- 315 PM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing. Gusts to 35 kt early in the evening. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Snow showers late. .THU...S wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ012-181715- Northern Lynn Canal- 315 PM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding. Rain showers. Snow showers late. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Gusts to 45 kt late. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft late. Snow showers in the evening. Freezing spray. .FRI...N gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ013-181715- Southern Lynn Canal- 315 PM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. Snow showers late. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt late. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt becoming SE. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ021-181715- Icy Strait- 315 PM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Slight chance thunderstorms early in the evening. Rain showers. Snow showers late. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. Snow showers in the evening. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ022-181715- Cross Sound- 315 PM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing in the evening. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and slight chance thunderstorms. Snow showers late. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming NE late. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers in the evening. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ031-181715- Stephens Passage- 315 PM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. Snow showers late. .THU...S wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt becoming SE. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ032-181715- Northern Chatham Strait- 315 PM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing. Gusts to 35 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers in the evening. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt becoming S. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ033-181715- Southern Chatham Strait- 315 PM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Rain and snow showers. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-181715- Frederick Sound- 315 PM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers in the evening, then rain showers and snow showers late. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers in the evening. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ035-181715- Sumner Strait- 315 PM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. Snow showers late. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-181715- Clarence Strait- 315 PM AKST Wed Nov 17 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Snow showers late. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Snow showers. Rain showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers with snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 3:27 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Nov 16, 3:27 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AJK | 15 hr | |
| Nov 16, 3:27 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 54 hr | |
| Nov 16, 3:28 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 61 hr | |
| Nov 17, 3:51 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:14 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 23 hr |
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