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Gale Warning 83, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 18, 2021, 3:41 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Feb 18, 2021, 3:41 PM AKST (00:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2021, 3:47 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
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- NWS Juneau, AK
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507 FZAK52 PAJK 190041 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 341 PM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-191845- 341 PM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A storm force low in the eastern gulf comes onshore near Cross Sound on Friday. Another system moves into the eastern gulf Saturday. $$ PKZ041-191845- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 341 PM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt late. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers late. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ042-191845- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 341 PM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers late. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ043-191845- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 341 PM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. SW swell. Rain with snow. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ051-191845- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 341 PM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ052-191845- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 341 PM AKST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. SE swell. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$
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523 FZAK52 PAJK 191250 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 350 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-200700- 350 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A gale force low about 80 miles S of Cape Fairweather comes onshore near Cross Sound on Friday. Strong westerly flow will persist in the gulf through Fri evening in its wake. Another system moves into the eastern gulf from the west on Saturday. $$ PKZ041-200700- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 350 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers late. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SUN...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ042-200700- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 350 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...S wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 30 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ043-200700- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 350 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming W in the morning, then diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing late. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow in the morning. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 29 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ051-200700- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 350 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming W 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Rain. Snow in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ052-200700- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 350 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
426 FZAK52 PAJK 191259 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 359 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-200700- 359 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A gale force low about 80 miles S of Cape Fairweather comes onshore near Cross Sound on Friday. Strong westerly flow will persist in the gulf through Fri evening in its wake. Another system moves into the eastern gulf from the west on Saturday. $$ PKZ041-200700- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 359 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers late. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SUN...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ042-200700- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 359 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...S wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 30 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ043-200700- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 359 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming W in the morning, then diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing late. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow in the morning. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 29 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ051-200700- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 359 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming W 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Rain. Snow in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ052-200700- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 359 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
798 FZAK52 PAJK 191301 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 401 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-200715- 401 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A gale force low about 80 miles S of Cape Fairweather comes onshore near Cross Sound on Friday. Strong westerly flow will persist in the gulf through Fri evening in its wake. Another system moves into the eastern gulf from the west on Saturday. $$ PKZ041-200715- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 401 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers late. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SUN...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ042-200715- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 401 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...S wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 30 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ043-200715- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 401 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming W in the morning, then diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing late. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow in the morning. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 29 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ051-200715- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 401 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming W 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Rain. Snow in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ052-200715- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 401 AM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
466 FZAK52 PAJK 200047 CWFAEG Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 347 PM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. PKZ099-201900- 347 PM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... Strong westerly flow will persist in the gulf through Fri night in the wake of a low that came onshore Friday. Another system moves into the eastern gulf from the west on Saturday. $$ PKZ041-201900- Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision- 347 PM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers late. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 20 ft. $$ PKZ042-201900- Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe- 347 PM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW gale to 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft. $$ PKZ043-201900- Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather- 347 PM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain with snow in the morning, then rain in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt late. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft late. Rain. .SUN...SW gale to 35 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 17 ft. $$ PKZ051-201900- Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape- 347 PM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt late. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow in the evening. Rain. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ052-201900- Icy Cape to Cape Suckling- 347 PM AKST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt late. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell in the morning. Rain in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. S swell. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:41 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:41 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:41 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:42 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 days | |
| Feb 18, 10:47 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 days | |
| Feb 19, 3:50 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 23 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:02 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 23 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:02 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 days |
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