Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 3, NWS Juneau, AK
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.
The area
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 3:23 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:17 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 58 hr | |
| Jan 10, 5:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 34 hr |
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