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Gale Warning 307, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 16, 2021, 3:30 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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
- Dec 16, 2021, 3:30 PM AKST (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2021, 3:23 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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595 FZAK52 PAJK 170030 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 330 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 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. PKZ099-171830- 330 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... An area of low pressure moves into the central gulf through Friday then slides SE toward Haida Gwaii Saturday morning. Outlook: Lower pressure remains over the Panhandle while high pressure builds into the Gulf and over NW Canada. $$ PKZ041-171830- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 330 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt late. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ042-171830- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 330 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt becoming W. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ043-171830- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 330 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow in the morning. Rain in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt late. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt becoming W. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt becoming NE. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ051-171830- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 330 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow in the evening. Snow late. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ052-171830- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 330 PM AKST Thu Dec 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow early in the evening. Rain, snow. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt becoming NW. Seas 11 ft. $$
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838 FZAK52 PAJK 171243 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 343 AM AKST Fri Dec 17 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. PKZ099-180645- 343 AM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... An area of low pressure moves into the central gulf through Friday then slides SE toward Haida Gwaii Saturday morning. Outlook: Lower pressure remains over the Panhandle while high pressure builds into the Gulf and over NW Canada into early next week. $$ PKZ041-180645- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 343 AM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ042-180645- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 343 AM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain in the evening. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ043-180645- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 343 AM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt becoming E. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ051-180645- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 343 AM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow in the morning. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming N late. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ052-180645- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 343 AM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain in the morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas building to 8 ft in the evening. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming W. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt becoming N. Seas 10 ft. $$
938 FZAK52 PAJK 180044 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 344 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 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. PKZ099-181845- 344 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... An area of low pressure slides SE toward Haida Gwaii through Friday night. Outlook: Lower pressure remains over the southern inner channels while high pressure builds over NW Canada into early next week. $$ PKZ041-181845- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 344 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt decreasing to E 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt becoming NE. Seas 9 ft building to 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ042-181845- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 344 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming NE 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow in the evening. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt becoming W. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt becoming NE. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ043-181845- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 344 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt late. Seas 12 ft diminishing to 8 ft late. Rain early in the evening. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt becoming W. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt becoming NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 13 ft. .WED...NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ051-181845- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 344 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming N 20 kt late. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft late. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt becoming NE gale to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft. .WED...NE gale to 35 kt becoming E 25 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft. $$ PKZ052-181845- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 344 PM AKST Fri Dec 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming N 15 kt late. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
171 FZAK52 PAJK 181223 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 323 AM AKST Sat Dec 18 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. PKZ099-190630- 323 AM AKST Sat Dec 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A trough of lower pressure remains over the southern panhandle and outer coast while high pressure builds over NW Canada into early next week. $$ PKZ041-190630- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 323 AM AKST Sat Dec 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt becoming NE. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ042-190630- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 323 AM AKST Sat Dec 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind increasing to 25 kt this morning. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt becoming W. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt becoming NE. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ043-190630- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 323 AM AKST Sat Dec 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding late. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt becoming NE. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ051-190630- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 323 AM AKST Sat Dec 18 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt becoming W. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ052-190630- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 323 AM AKST Sat Dec 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming N 25 kt late. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt becoming SE. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 3:06 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 37 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:44 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 64 hr | |
| Dec 17, 8:43 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 19 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.