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Gale Warning 57, NWS Juneau, AK

February 17, 2021

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 17, 2021, 4:09 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
Feb 17, 2021, 4:09 AM AKST (13:09 UTC)
Expired
Feb 17, 2021, 3:39 PM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

058 
FZAK67 PAJK 171309
OFFAJK

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Juneau AK
409 AM AKST Wed Feb 17 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.

PKZ398-180715-
409 AM AKST Wed Feb 17 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A storm force low will begin to move into the eastern Gulf from
the south on Wednesday. That low looks to come ashore around the 
northeastern Gulf coast on Friday. 

$$

PKZ310-180715-
Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees
West-
409 AM AKST Wed Feb 17 2021

...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming E 35 kt late. Seas 13 ft
building to 17 ft late. 
.THU...E gale to 40 kt becoming N gale to 35 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain in the evening. 
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.SUN...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. 

$$
1 follow-up statement
659 
FZAK67 PAJK 180039
OFFAJK

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Juneau AK
339 PM AKST Wed Feb 17 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.

PKZ398-181845-
339 PM AKST Wed Feb 17 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A storm force low moves into the eastern gulf. The low then moves
onshore South of Cross Sound on Friday. 

$$

PKZ310-181845-
Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees
West-
339 PM AKST Wed Feb 17 2021

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming E 50 kt late. Seas 13 ft 
building to 18 ft late. 
.THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain in the
evening. 
.FRI...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt late. Seas 16 ft.
Rain and snow late. 
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.SUN...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. 
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 3:32 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Feb 17, 4:01 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK43 hr
Feb 17, 4:01 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK12 hr
Feb 17, 4:05 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Feb 17, 4:05 AM AKSTStorm WarningAJK36 hr
Feb 17, 8:54 AM AKSTWinter Storm WarningAJK7 hr
Feb 17, 1:38 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK13 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.