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Gale Warning 4, NWS Juneau, AK

January 11, 2021

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 4:12 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK8 hr
Jan 10, 4:12 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Jan 10, 11:55 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK5 hr
Jan 11, 4:25 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK34 hr
Jan 11, 4:27 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK59 hr
Jan 11, 4:27 AM AKSTStorm WarningAJK34 hr

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Sources

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