Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 8, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 23, 2021, 3:58 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 23, 2021, 3:58 AM AKST (12:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2021, 3:33 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
433 FZAK67 PAJK 231258 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 358 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 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. PKZ398-240700- 358 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A front in the eastern gulf will move E over the panhandle Sat afternoon into Sat night. The associated low near Prince William Sound will move SE along the outer coast Sun into Sun night weakening as it goes. $$ PKZ310-240700- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 358 AM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming W 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind increasing to 35 kt late. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt late. Seas 18 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
1 follow-up statement
271 FZAK67 PAJK 240033 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 333 PM AKST Sat Jan 23 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. PKZ398-241845- 333 PM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A front in the eastern gulf moves E over the panhandle tonight. The associated low near Prince William Sound will move SE along the outer coast Sun into Sun night weakening as it goes. $$ PKZ310-241845- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 333 PM AKST Sat Jan 23 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 15 kt late. Seas 17 ft. .MON...Winds light increasing to SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. W swell. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 3:59 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:01 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 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.