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Gale Warning 89, NWS Juneau, AK

February 22, 2021

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 22, 2021, 3:36 AM AKST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Feb 22, 2021, 3:36 AM AKST (12:36 UTC)
Expired: Feb 22, 2021, 4:17 PM AKST
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

633 
FZAK52 PAJK 221236
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 22 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.

PKZ099-230645-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 22 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
SW flow over the gulf and pressure gradient weaken through late
Monday night. A ridge of high pressure will move over the area
Tuesday. Outlook. A very strong low moves into the AK Gulf
Wednesday. 

$$

PKZ041-230645-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 22 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers in the morning. 
Slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 18 ft. W swell. 
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. W swell. Rain.
.WED...SE gale to 45 kt becoming W. Seas 16 ft building to
29 ft. 
.THU...W gale to 40 kt becoming NW 30 kt. Seas 27 ft. 
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-230645-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 22 2021

...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers in the morning. 
Slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 18 ft. W swell. 
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. W swell. 
.WED...SE gale to 45 kt becoming W. Seas 16 ft building to
28 ft. 
.THU...W gale to 45 kt becoming NW 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. 
.FRI...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 20 ft subsiding
to 15 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-230645-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 22 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Slight chance of 
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 17 ft. W swell. 
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. W swell. 
.WED...SE gale to 45 kt becoming W. Seas 16 ft building to
27 ft. 
.THU...W gale to 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Seas 26 ft
subsiding to 19 ft. 
.FRI...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to
13 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-230645-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 22 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers in the morning. 
Slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. 
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. 
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. 
.WED...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 24 ft. 
.THU...W gale to 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 23 ft
subsiding to 17 ft. 
.FRI...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt. Seas 16 ft subsiding to
12 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-230645-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 22 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming E in the morning, then becoming W
in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. 
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. 
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. 
.WED...E gale to 45 kt becoming W. Seas 17 ft building to
22 ft. 
.THU...W gale to 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 21 ft
subsiding to 16 ft. 
.FRI...W wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt. Seas 15 ft subsiding to
10 ft. 

$$

1 follow-up statement

051 
FZAK52 PAJK 230117
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
417 PM AKST Mon Feb 22 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.

PKZ099-231930-
417 PM AKST Mon Feb 22 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
SW flow and a weakening pressure gradient will continue through
late Monday night. A ridge of high pressure will move over the
area Tuesday. A very strong low moves into the AK Gulf Wednesday.

$$

PKZ041-231930-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
417 PM AKST Mon Feb 22 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 18 ft. W swell. 
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt late. Seas 15 ft.
W swell. 
.WED...SE gale to 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W gale to 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 29 ft.
Rain.
.THU...W gale to 40 kt becoming NW 30 kt. Seas 27 ft. 
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. 
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-231930-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
417 PM AKST Mon Feb 22 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 18 ft. W swell. 
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt late. Seas 14 ft.
W swell in the evening. 
.WED...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W gale to 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain.
.THU...W gale to 45 kt becoming NW 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. 
.FRI...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 20 ft subsiding
to 15 ft. 
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-231930-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
417 PM AKST Mon Feb 22 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 
17 ft. W swell. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE late. Seas 12 ft. W
swell. Rain late. 
.WED...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W gale to 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain.
.THU...W gale to 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Seas 26 ft
subsiding to 19 ft. 
.FRI...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to
13 ft. 
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-231930-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
417 PM AKST Mon Feb 22 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 
ft. SW swell.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE and increasing to 25 kt 
late. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Rain late. 
.WED...SE storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E gale to 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain.
.THU...W gale to 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 23 ft
subsiding to 17 ft. 
.FRI...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt. Seas 16 ft subsiding to
12 ft. 
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-231930-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
417 PM AKST Mon Feb 22 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E gale to 35 kt late.
Seas 10 ft. Rain late. 
.WED...E storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W gale to 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. 
.THU...W gale to 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 21 ft
subsiding to 16 ft. 
.FRI...W wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt. Seas 15 ft subsiding to
10 ft. 
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 21, 5:24 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK	10 hr
Feb 21, 5:24 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK	46 hr
Feb 22, 3:47 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK	13 hr

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