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Gale Warning 3, NWS Juneau, AK

January 10, 2021

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2021, 4:19 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2021, 4:19 AM AKST (13:19 UTC)
Expired
Jan 10, 2021, 4:08 PM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

923 
FZAK67 PAJK 101319
OFFAJK

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Juneau AK
419 AM AKST Sun Jan 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.

PKZ398-110730-
419 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
The front over the northeastern Gulf and Panhandle pulls 
northwestward out of the area early Sunday Morning. A strong gale 
force front pushes northward into the eastern Gulf around midday 
Sunday into Sunday night. Another gale force low moves into the 
eastern Gulf from the south and pushes northward toward the 
Panhandle Monday Afternoon through Monday night. 

$$

PKZ310-110730-
Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees
West-
419 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain in 
the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. Slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming S late. Seas 21 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. 

$$
1 follow-up statement
741 
FZAK67 PAJK 110108
OFFAJK

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Juneau AK
408 PM AKST Sun Jan 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.

PKZ398-111915-
408 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A strong gale force front pushes through the panhandle this
evening before S onshore flow sets up over the Gulf and 
panhandle into Mon Evening. A new gale force low will then move
northward just off the outer coast Mon night into Tue. 

$$

PKZ310-111915-
Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees
West-
408 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. S swell. Isolated
thunderstorms. 
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. 
.MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming W late. Seas 19 ft. SW
swell. 
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. 
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 9, 3:23 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK13 hr
Jan 10, 4:10 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Jan 10, 4:10 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK36 hr
Jan 10, 4:17 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK58 hr
Jan 10, 5:55 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK34 hr

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Sources

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