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Gale Warning 310, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 20, 2021, 3:19 PM AKST. It was in force for 37 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 20, 2021, 3:19 PM AKST (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2021, 4:08 AM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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787 FZAK52 PAJK 210019 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 319 PM AKST Mon Dec 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. PKZ099-211830- 319 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A gale-force low will develop in the northern gulf Mon night and track SE along the outer coast through Tue night. Outlook. A trough over the panhandle returns late Tue evening. $$ PKZ041-211830- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 319 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ042-211830- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 319 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 6 ft. Rain late. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ043-211830- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 319 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 6 ft. Snow in the evening. Rain late. .TUE...W wind 35 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft. $$ PKZ051-211830- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 319 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt becoming NE 25 kt late. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ052-211830- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 319 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt late. Seas 6 ft. Rain in the evening. Snow. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt late. Seas 14 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt becoming E. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 6 ft. $$
4 follow-up statements
356 FZAK52 PAJK 211242 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 342 AM AKST Tue Dec 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- 342 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A gale-force low in the northern gulf is tracking SE along the outer coast through Tuesday night. A trough over the panhandle returns late Tuesday evening. Outlook. A second gale- force low enters the northern gulf and tracks SE along the outer coast late Wednesday. $$ PKZ041-220645- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 342 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ042-220645- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 342 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming W 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 20 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...N 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ043-220645- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 342 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the morning, then becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 18 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt decreasing to 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft. $$ PKZ051-220645- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 342 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming N 35 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NE 25 kt late. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ052-220645- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 342 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming N 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt late. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 11 ft late. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
164 FZAK52 PAJK 220032 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 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. PKZ099-221845- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A gale-force low SW of Sitka is tracking SE along the outer coast through Tuesday night. A trough over the panhandle returns late Tuesday evening through Wednesday evening. Outlook. A second gale-force low enters the northern gulf and tracks SE along the outer coast late Wednesday. $$ PKZ041-221845- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt becoming N. Seas 20 ft. Rain early in the evening. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. W swell. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt becoming SE. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ042-221845- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt becoming N wind 30 kt late. Seas 19 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming W late. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. W swell. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ043-221845- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 17 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SE late. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ051-221845- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NE 20 kt late. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ052-221845- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt late. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 12 ft late. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming N late. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt becoming E. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt becoming E. Seas 5 ft. $$
233 FZAK52 PAJK 220109 CCA CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...CORRECTED National Weather Service Juneau AK 409 PM AKST Tue Dec 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. PKZ099-221845- 409 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A gale-force low SW of Sitka is tracking SE along the outer coast through Tuesday night. A trough over the panhandle returns late Tuesday evening through Wednesday evening. Outlook. A second gale-force low enters the northern gulf and tracks SE along the outer coast late Wednesday. $$ PKZ041-221845- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 409 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt becoming N. Seas 20 ft. Rain early in the evening. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. W swell. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt becoming SE. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ042-221845- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 409 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt becoming N wind 30 kt late. Seas 19 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming W late. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. W swell. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ043-221845- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 409 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 17 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SE late. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ051-221845- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 409 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NE 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ052-221845- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 409 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 12 ft late. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming N late. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N gale to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt becoming E. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt becoming E. Seas 5 ft. $$
292 FZAK52 PAJK 221308 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 408 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 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. PKZ099-230715- 408 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... Low pressure to the south and high pressure over the Yukon will cause northerly winds through Wednesday. A new low tracks from the northern gulf late Wednesday night to the SE gulf by Thursday afternoon. Outlook. Northerly outflow winds increase again Thursday night. $$ PKZ041-230715- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 408 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 13 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt late. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. W swell. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ042-230715- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 408 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SW late. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 7 ft late. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. W swell in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ043-230715- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 408 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming SE 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. W swell in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE wind increasing to to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ051-230715- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 408 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Higher gusts out of interior passes. Seas 9 ft in the morning subsiding to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Higher gusts out of interior passes. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ052-230715- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 408 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft in the morning subsiding to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt late. Seas building to 7 ft. .THU...NW gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 3:18 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 37 hr | |
| Dec 20, 3:18 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 50 hr | |
| Dec 20, 3:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 4 days | |
| Dec 20, 3:20 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:42 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:02 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 35 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.