Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 313, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 22, 2021, 3:24 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 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 22, 2021, 3:24 PM AKST (00:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2021, 4:20 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
424 FZAK52 PAJK 230024 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 324 PM 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. PKZ099-231830- 324 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... 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. $$ PKZ041-231830- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 324 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt late. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft late. Snow late. .THU...E wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain in the morning. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. W swell. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. W swell. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt becoming SE. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ042-231830- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 324 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain late. .THU...E wind 25 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. W swell in the afternoon. Snow and rain in the morning. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt becoming SE. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ043-231830- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 324 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SW. Seas 7 ft. W swell early in the evening. Snow late. .THU...E wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. W swell in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ051-231830- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 324 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 12 ft. W swell. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ052-231830- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 324 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E in the evening, then becoming NW late. Seas 7 ft. Snow in the evening. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt becoming N. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
1 follow-up statement
595 FZAK52 PAJK 231320 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 420 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 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. PKZ099-240730- 420 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A low over the eastern gulf will track south through Thursday afternoon. Northerly outflow winds increase again Thursday night. $$ PKZ041-240730- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 420 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming E in the morning, then becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. W swell. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ042-240730- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 420 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt becoming 25 kt in the morning, then becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. W swell in the afternoon. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. W swell. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ043-240730- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 420 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. W swell in the afternoon. Rain and snow early in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. W swell. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ051-240730- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 420 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming NW. Seas 6 ft building to 14 ft. Snow in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. W swell. .SAT...E wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ052-240730- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 420 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt becoming N. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:04 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AJK | 38 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:22 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 43 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:18 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:33 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:33 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 58 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:33 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 10 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:58 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 47 hr |
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