Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 34, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 13, 2021, 4:07 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 13, 2021, 4:07 AM AKST (13:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2021, 3:48 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
861 FZAK52 PAJK 131307 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 407 AM AKST Wed Jan 13 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. PKZ099-140715- 407 AM AKST Wed Jan 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A low lies stationary over Bristol Bay today. A ridge persists over BC through Wednesday night. Meanwhile, a storm force low arrives in the eastern gulf on Thursday. $$ PKZ041-140715- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 407 AM AKST Wed Jan 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 45 kt late. Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft late. .THU...SE storm force wind to 60 kt. Seas 31 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S gale to 45 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ042-140715- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 407 AM AKST Wed Jan 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 40 kt late. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft late. .THU...SE storm force wind to 55 kt. Seas 30 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S gale to 45 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ043-140715- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 407 AM AKST Wed Jan 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 40 kt late. Seas 12 ft building to 16 ft late. .THU...E storm force wind to 60 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 30 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ051-140715- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 407 AM AKST Wed Jan 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Snow showers in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt late. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E storm force wind to 55 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E storm force wind to 55 kt. Seas 30 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ052-140715- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 407 AM AKST Wed Jan 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E storm force wind to 55 kt. Seas 20 ft building to 28 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...E storm force wind to 55 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$
1 follow-up statement
764 FZAK52 PAJK 140048 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 348 PM AKST Wed Jan 13 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. PKZ099-141900- 348 PM AKST Wed Jan 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A ridge persists over BC through Wednesday night. A storm force low arrives in the eastern gulf on Thursday. A gale force low moves into the gulf on Friday. $$ PKZ041-141900- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 348 PM AKST Wed Jan 13 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE in the evening, then increasing to 45 kt late. Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft late. Rain late. .THU...SE wind 60 kt. Seas 30 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S gale to 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 28 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .SAT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 25 ft. $$ PKZ042-141900- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 348 PM AKST Wed Jan 13 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE in the evening, then increasing to 40 kt late. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft late. Rain late. .THU...SE wind 55 kt. Gusts to 70 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE storm force wind to 50 kt becoming S gale to 40 kt late. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .SAT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 24 ft. $$ PKZ043-141900- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 348 PM AKST Wed Jan 13 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 40 kt late. Seas 12 ft building to 16 ft late. Rain late. .THU...E wind 55 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE storm force wind to 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt gale late. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 24 ft. $$ PKZ051-141900- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 348 PM AKST Wed Jan 13 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt late. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 55 kt. Seas 20 ft building to 28 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E storm force wind 50 kt becoming SE 35 kt late. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 24 ft. $$ PKZ052-141900- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 348 PM AKST Wed Jan 13 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to E 30 kt late. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E storm force wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt late. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 22 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 4:04 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 34 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:19 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Jan 13, 5:44 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AJK | 10 hr | |
| Jan 13, 5:46 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AJK | 10 hr |
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