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Gale Warning 266, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 19, 2021, 3:59 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Nov 19, 2021, 3:59 AM AKST (12:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 21, 2021, 3:31 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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847 FZAK52 PAJK 191259 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 19 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. PKZ099-200700- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A low in the NE Gulf will weaken through Friday. High pressure builds over the Yukon increasing northerly winds. A gale force low moves into the SE gulf Saturday. $$ PKZ041-200700- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt becoming NW 35 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming SE late. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft late. Rain showers late. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt becoming S gale to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt becoming W gale to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming S. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ042-200700- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers in the morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SE late. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt becoming N 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft. $$ PKZ043-200700- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt becoming NE. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E gale to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the morning, then rain and snow in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt becoming W. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft. $$ PKZ051-200700- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 19 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 30 kt increasing to gale to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E gale to 40 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of interior bays and passes. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft. $$ PKZ052-200700- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 19 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt increasing to gale to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft. $$
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191 FZAK52 PAJK 200024 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 324 PM AKST Fri Nov 19 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. PKZ099-201830- 324 PM AKST Fri Nov 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... Low pressure over the southern inner channels will track east Friday evening. High pressure builds over the Yukon continuing northerly winds. A gale force front moves into the SE gulf Saturday. $$ PKZ041-201830- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 324 PM AKST Fri Nov 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the evening, then becoming SE late. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 8 ft late. Rain showers late. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming S. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ042-201830- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 324 PM AKST Fri Nov 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SE late. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt late. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. W swell. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming S. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ043-201830- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 324 PM AKST Fri Nov 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt becoming E 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain. Snow in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E gale to 45 kt becoming SW 30 kt late. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. .SUN...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ051-201830- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 324 PM AKST Fri Nov 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the evening. .SAT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E gale to 40 kt becoming S 30 kt late. Seas 21 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. Rain. .SUN...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ052-201830- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 324 PM AKST Fri Nov 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain with snow in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E gale to 40 kt becoming S 30 kt late. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
197 FZAK52 PAJK 201232 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 332 AM AKST Sat Nov 20 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. PKZ099-210645- 332 AM AKST Sat Nov 20 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... High pressure builds over the Yukon continuing northerly winds. A gale force front moves into the SE gulf Saturday. Outlook. A second low will move to the southern panhandle Sunday night. $$ PKZ041-210645- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 332 AM AKST Sat Nov 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 40 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming S. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt becoming SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ042-210645- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 332 AM AKST Sat Nov 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt late. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. W swell. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming S. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 16 ft. $$ PKZ043-210645- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 332 AM AKST Sat Nov 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 45 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain. Snow in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SW 30 kt late. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. .SUN...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ051-210645- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 332 AM AKST Sat Nov 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 45 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt late. Seas 21 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. Rain. .SUN...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ052-210645- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 332 AM AKST Sat Nov 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 45 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 19 ft. Rain with snow in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt late. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
533 FZAK52 PAJK 210043 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 343 PM AKST Sat Nov 20 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. PKZ099-211845- 343 PM AKST Sat Nov 20 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A gale force front across the central gulf and southern Panhandle pulls NW into the northern gulf and the central Panhandle tonight. Meanwhile its parent low races NE into the northeast gulf through Sun. A new low approaches the southern Panhandle late Sun night. $$ PKZ041-211845- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 343 PM AKST Sat Nov 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming NW 30 kt late. Seas 14 ft. W swell in the evening. Rain in the evening. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. S swell. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming S gale to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 21 ft. .THU...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ042-211845- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 343 PM AKST Sat Nov 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain early in the evening. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. W swell in the evening. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. S swell. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming S gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 20 ft. .THU...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ043-211845- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 343 PM AKST Sat Nov 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming S. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow early in the evening, then rain. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 12 ft late. SW swell in the evening. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt becoming S gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 20 ft. .THU...SW gale to 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ051-211845- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 343 PM AKST Sat Nov 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt late. Seas 21 ft. Snow early in the evening. Rain. Freezing rain. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 13 ft late. SW swell in the evening. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. .TUE...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 18 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ052-211845- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 343 PM AKST Sat Nov 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow early in the evening. Rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 13 ft late. S swell in the evening. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 16 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
701 FZAK52 PAJK 211231 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 331 AM AKST Sun Nov 21 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. PKZ099-220645- 331 AM AKST Sun Nov 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A low races NE into the northeast gulf through Sun. A new low approaches the southern Panhandle late Sun night. $$ PKZ041-220645- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 331 AM AKST Sun Nov 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 30 kt late. Seas 15 ft. W swell in the evening. Rain in the evening. .MON...W gale to 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming S gale to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 21 ft. .THU...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ042-220645- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 331 AM AKST Sun Nov 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft building to 25 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt late. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft late. W swell in the evening. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming S gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 20 ft. .THU...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ043-220645- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 331 AM AKST Sun Nov 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft building to 29 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft late. SW swell in the evening. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt becoming S gale to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 20 ft. .THU...SW gale to 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ051-220645- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 331 AM AKST Sun Nov 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing 25 kt. Seas 19 ft building to 26 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 12 ft late. SW swell in the evening. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. .TUE...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 18 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ052-220645- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 331 AM AKST Sun Nov 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. S swell becoming SW late. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 16 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 3:31 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 18, 3:31 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 days | |
| Nov 18, 4:30 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AJK | 23 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:01 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | ||
| Nov 19, 11:46 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 4 hr |
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