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Gale Warning 310, NWS Juneau, AK

December 1, 2024

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 1, 2024, 3:06 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Dec 1, 2024, 3:06 PM AKST (00:06 UTC)
Expired
Dec 2, 2024, 3:48 AM AKST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

423 
FZAK52 PAJK 020006
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
306 PM AKST Sun Dec 1 2024

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.

PKZ099-021815-
306 PM AKST Sun Dec 1 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A weather front over Southeast Alaska will continue to produce
heavy rain and snow through Sunday night. Gale force winds over
the eastern Gulf of Alaska will ease late tonight, but gales
over the southern inner channels will persist through much of
Monday. 

$$

PKZ641-021815-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
306 PM AKST Sun Dec 1 2024

...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 35 kt late. Seas 9 ft
building to 14 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas
13 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ661-021815-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
306 PM AKST Sun Dec 1 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 
11 ft building to 17 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.TUE...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ642-021815-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
306 PM AKST Sun Dec 1 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt. Seas 9 ft building to
14 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas
12 ft. S swell. Rain.
.TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ662-021815-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
306 PM AKST Sun Dec 1 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt. Seas 9 ft building to
15 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ643-021815-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
306 PM AKST Sun Dec 1 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Strongest winds near Cape Spencer. Seas 
8 ft building to 12 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Strongest winds near Cape Spencer. Seas 11 
ft. S swell. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 20 kt late. Seas
11 ft. S swell. Rain.
.TUE...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ663-021815-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
306 PM AKST Sun Dec 1 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt in the evening, then becoming
S 20 kt late. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. S swell. 
.MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE late. Seas 12 ft. 
.TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ644-021815-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
306 PM AKST Sun Dec 1 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming NE 30 kt overnight. Seas 9 ft. 
Rain.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ664-021815-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
306 PM AKST Sun Dec 1 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 12 ft. 
Rain.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.TUE...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ651-021815-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
306 PM AKST Sun Dec 1 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY 
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 9 ft
subsiding to 7 ft late. Rain.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas building to 9 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas
10 ft. 
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. S swell. Rain.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ671-021815-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
306 PM AKST Sun Dec 1 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 13 ft. 
Rain.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 25 kt late. Seas 11 ft. 
.TUE...E gale to 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ652-021815-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
306 PM AKST Sun Dec 1 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 13 ft. 
Rain early in the evening.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas
12 ft. 
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ672-021815-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
306 PM AKST Sun Dec 1 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 13 ft. 
Rain.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas
11 ft. 
.TUE...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$
1 follow-up statement
006 
FZAK52 PAJK 021248
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 2 2024

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.

PKZ099-030700-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 2 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A weather front over Southeast Alaska will continue to produce
heavy rain and snow through Sunday night. Gales over the
southern inner channels will persist through much of Monday
morning before diminishing. A brief break Monday evening before
another front from the south moves through the panhandle
Tuesday.  

$$

PKZ641-030700-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 2 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
18 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 13 ft. 
.TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ661-030700-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 2 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
18 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ642-030700-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 2 2024

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

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
16 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 12 ft. S
swell. 
.TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ662-030700-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 2 2024

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

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ643-030700-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 2 2024

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

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 20 kt late. Seas 11 ft. S
swell. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ663-030700-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 2 2024

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

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain
early in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 20 kt late. Seas 11 ft. S
swell. 
.TUE...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ644-030700-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 2 2024

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

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ664-030700-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 2 2024

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

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain early in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt increasing to gale to 40 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ651-030700-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 2 2024

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

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas 10 ft.
Rain.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. S swell. Rain.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ671-030700-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 2 2024

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

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 25 kt late. Seas 11 ft. 
.TUE...E wind 30 kt increasing to gale to 40 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ652-030700-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 2 2024

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

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 11 ft. 
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ672-030700-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
348 AM AKST Mon Dec 2 2024

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

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 11 ft. 
.TUE...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 1, 3:06 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK33 hr
Dec 1, 3:06 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Dec 1, 10:12 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK6 hr
Dec 2, 3:48 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK11 hr
Dec 2, 3:48 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK28 hr
Dec 2, 7:42 AM AKSTAreal Flood AdvisoryAJKKetchikan Gateway30 hr
Dec 2, 8:23 AM AKSTAreal Flood AdvisoryAJKPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area29 hr
Dec 2, 2:51 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Dec 2, 2:53 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr

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