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Gale Warning 8, NWS Juneau, AK

January 23, 2021

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.

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 23, 3:59 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK60 hr
Jan 23, 4:01 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 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.