Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2021
Gale Warning 9, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 24, 2021, 3:46 PM 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
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2021, 3:46 PM AKST (00:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2021, 4:02 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
310 FZAK67 PAJK 250046 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 346 PM AKST Sun Jan 24 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. PKZ398-251900- 346 PM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A low in the gulf will move SE through the eastern gulf tonight weakening as it goes. A ridge will move east into the gulf and last through Monday. Outflow winds will increase Monday night into Tuesday. $$ PKZ310-251900- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 346 PM AKST Sun Jan 24 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 15 ft late. .MON...Winds light increasing to SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. W swell. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. W swell. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$
1 follow-up statement
675 FZAK67 PAJK 251302 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 402 AM AKST Mon Jan 25 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. PKZ398-260715- 402 AM AKST Mon Jan 25 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A ridge will move east into the gulf and last through Monday before being replaced by a trough Monday night. Outflow winds will increase Monday night into Tuesday as strong high pressure builds in the Yukon. $$ PKZ310-260715- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 402 AM AKST Mon Jan 25 2021 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. W swell early in the morning. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. SW swell. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. W swell. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. W swell. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 11:59 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:08 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 72 hr |
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