Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 4, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 11, 2021, 4:15 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 11, 2021, 4:15 AM AKST (13:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2021, 3:49 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
191 FZAK67 PAJK 111315 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 415 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 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. PKZ398-120715- 415 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... Low pressure lies stationary over the western gulf as a ridge of high pressure persists across northern BC through Monday night. A storm force low lifts NW along the gulf coast Monday night and moves onshore near Cross Sound Tuesday afternoon. $$ PKZ310-120715- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 415 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. SW swell early in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming NW 35 kt late. Seas 19 ft. SW swell. Slight chance of thunderstorms. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. SW swell. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell in the evening. .WED...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$
1 follow-up statement
547 FZAK67 PAJK 120049 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 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. PKZ398-121900- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... Low pressure lies stationary over the western gulf as a ridge of high pressure persists across northern BC through Monday night. A storm force low lifts NW along the gulf coast Monday night and moves onshore near Cross Sound Tuesday afternoon. $$ PKZ310-121900- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming NW 20 kt late. Seas 20 ft. SW swell. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Rain late. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. SW swell. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell in the evening. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE gale to 40 kt late. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 4:12 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:12 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 10, 11:55 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 34 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:27 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 59 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:27 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 34 hr |
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Sources
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