Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2021
Storm Warning 12, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 23, 2021, 3:26 PM AKST. It was in force for 37 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
- Feb 23, 2021, 3:26 PM AKST (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2021, 3:59 AM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
644 FZAK67 PAJK 240026 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 326 PM AKST Tue Feb 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. PKZ398-241830- 326 PM AKST Tue Feb 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A storm force low moves into the central Gulf of Alaska Wednesday with the associated front impacting the outer coast Wednesday afternoon. The low tracks ESE to the southern Panhandle through Wednesday night reaching Cape Decision early Thursday morning. $$ PKZ310-241830- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 326 PM AKST Tue Feb 23 2021 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt late. Seas 12 ft. SW swell in the evening. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W storm force wind to 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain in the evening. .THU...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
3 follow-up statements
647 FZAK67 PAJK 241244 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 344 AM AKST Wed Feb 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. PKZ398-250645- 344 AM AKST Wed Feb 24 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A storm force low moves into the central Gulf of Alaska Wednesday with the associated front impacting the outer coast Wednesday afternoon. The low tracks E toward Baranof Island, then SE over Prince of Wales through early Thursday morning. W to NW flow will persist through Thursday. $$ PKZ310-250645- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 344 AM AKST Wed Feb 24 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt in the morning increasing to 50 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU NIGHT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
222 FZAK67 PAJK 250045 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 345 PM AKST Wed Feb 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. PKZ398-251845- 345 PM AKST Wed Feb 24 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A storm force low is located in the central Gulf of Alaska Wednesday afternoon. The low tracks E toward Baranof Island, then SE over Prince of Wales through early Thursday morning. The associated front continues to impact the panhandle Wednesday evening. W to NW flow will persist through Thursday. $$ PKZ310-251845- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 345 PM AKST Wed Feb 24 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain in the evening. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU NIGHT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Rain late. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
350 FZAK67 PAJK 251259 OFFAJK Offshore Waters Forecast National Weather Service Juneau AK 359 AM AKST Thu Feb 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. PKZ398-260700- 359 AM AKST Thu Feb 25 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A low tracks SE over Prince of Wales through early Thursday morning. W to NW onshore flow will persist through Friday. $$ PKZ310-260700- Gulf of Alaska North of 55 Degrees North and East of 144 Degrees West- 359 AM AKST Thu Feb 25 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. W swell. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. Rain late. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:26 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 61 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:26 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:36 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:36 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:17 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 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.