Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 57, NWS Juneau, AK
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 3:32 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:01 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 43 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:01 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:05 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Feb 17, 8:54 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Feb 17, 1:38 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 13 hr |
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