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Gale Warning 70, NWS Juneau, AK

February 8, 2021

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 8, 2021, 4:26 AM AKST. It was in force for 11 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 8, 2021, 4:26 AM AKST (13:26 UTC)
Expired
Feb 8, 2021, 3:38 PM AKST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

242 
FZAK53 PAJK 081326
CWFYAK

Marine Forecast for Yakutat Bay
National Weather Service Juneau AK
426 AM AKST Mon Feb 8 2021

Coastal Waters Forecast for Yakutat Bay

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.

PKZ053-090730-
Yakutat Bay-
426 AM AKST Mon Feb 8 2021

...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray early in the 
morning. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 7 ft. Heavy 
freezing spray.
.TUE...NE gale to 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing 
spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of Disenchantment 
Bay. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$
1 follow-up statement
009 
FZAK53 PAJK 090038
CWFYAK

Marine Forecast for Yakutat Bay
National Weather Service Juneau AK
338 PM AKST Mon Feb 8 2021

Coastal Waters Forecast for Yakutat Bay

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.

PKZ053-091845-
Yakutat Bay-
338 PM AKST Mon Feb 8 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of
Disenchantment Bay. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 3:04 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK61 hr
Feb 7, 3:04 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK49 hr
Feb 7, 3:04 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK49 hr
Feb 7, 3:04 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAJK4 days
Feb 8, 4:23 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAJK35 hr
Feb 8, 4:26 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAJK24 hr
Feb 8, 4:57 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAJK3 days
Feb 8, 5:40 AM AKSTWind Chill WarningAJK27 hr
Feb 8, 11:44 AM AKSTWinter Storm WarningAJK10 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.