Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 366, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 19, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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
- Dec 19, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAJK 201214 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AST THU DEC 20 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-210100- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE AND DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA TODAY. A DEVELOPING 975 MB GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AND WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF FRIDAY. $$ PKZ041-210100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ042-210100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ043-210100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ051-210100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ052-210100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAJK 210028 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AND WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF FRIDAY. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY. $$ PKZ041-211400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...NW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ042-211400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...NW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ043-211400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ051-211400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-211400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 210822 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1120 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AND WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF FRIDAY. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY. $$ PKZ041-211400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1120 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...NW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ042-211400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1120 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...NW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ043-211400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1120 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ051-211400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1120 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-211400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1120 PM AST THU DEC 20 2007 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF ICY BAY. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 211229 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-220100- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG 970 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHERN CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE NORTH TODAY AND WEAKEN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW ALONG THE TRAILING FRONT IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF THIS EVENING. $$ PKZ041-220100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .TUE...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ042-220100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .MON...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ043-220100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ051-220100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ052-220100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 212007 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1105 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-220100- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG 970 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHERN CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE NORTH TODAY AND WEAKEN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW ALONG THE TRAILING FRONT IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF THIS EVENING. $$ PKZ041-220100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1105 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 UPDATED TODAYS SEAS ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .TUE...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ042-220100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1105 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 UPDATED TODAYS SEAS ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .MON...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ043-220100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1105 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 UPDATED TODAYS SEAS ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ051-220100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1105 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 UPDATED TODAYS SEAS ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ052-220100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1105 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 UPDATED TODAYS SEAS ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 212236 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 135 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-220100- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG 970 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHERN CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE NORTH TODAY AND WEAKEN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW ALONG THE TRAILING FRONT IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF THIS EVENING. $$ PKZ041-220100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1105 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .TUE...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ042-220100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1105 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .MON...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ043-220100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1105 AM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ051-220100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 135 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ052-220100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 135 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 220020 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE 973 MB LOW IN NORTH PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD DIXON ENTRANCE LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN INLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-221400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 50 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ042-221400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ043-221400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ051-221400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ052-221400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 220329 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 645 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE 973 MB LOW IN NORTH PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD DIXON ENTRANCE LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN INLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-221400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 645 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ042-221400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 645 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ043-221400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 645 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ051-221400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 645 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ052-221400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 645 PM AST FRI DEC 21 2007 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 221246 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-230100- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 976 MB LOW OVER THE FAR SE GULF WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE NE ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PANHANDLE THIS MORNING THEN BE E OF THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. A STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NE TO THE SE GULF BY SUN AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-230100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .SUN...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ042-230100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN LATE. .SUN...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ043-230100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN LATE. .SUN...E GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ051-230100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ052-230100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AST SAT DEC 22 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 19, 6:00 AM AKST, 17 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 6:00 AM AKST, 17 hours before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION 1100 AM AST WED DEC 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS... .SHORT RANGE... ALL 12Z MODELS REVIEWED INSIST ON BUILDING AN UPR RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BY 12Z THU FOR WNW FLOW ALF OVER THE PANHANDLE. BY 00Z FRI ALL MODELS PROGRESS THE UPR RIDGE OVR THE PANHANDLE WITH THE AXIS INLAND BY 06Z FRI. UNFORTUNATELY THE SFC FEATURES ARE NOT AS CONSISTENT. DUE TO THE JET SPLIT MENTIONED ABOVE...AN EXIT WILL FORM WELL S OF THE GULF TO SUPPORT A SFC LOW DEVELOPMENT. THERE IS NO AGREEMENT IN THE MODELS AND ENSEMBLES AS TO WHERE THIS LOW WILL DEVELOP OR STRENGTH OR TRACK. WILL PLAY A GENERAL THEME FOR THU FOR INCREASING CLOUDS LATE THU AND TO INCREASE POPS AT THE VERY END OF THE SHORT TERM. WILL USE AK-GFS-40 FOR WIND AS THE COMPROMISE. CONFIDENCE POOR AT TRANSITION TIME. .LONG RANGE... VERY PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH THE LONG RANGE. GIVEN THE NATURE OF THIS PATTERN...MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW POOR RUN TO RUN AND INTER-MODEL CONSISTENCY. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT THE TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF SURFACE FEATURES. DESPITE THE LACK IN CONFIDENCE FOR ANY ONE MODEL...HAVE DECIDED TO USE THE 12Z GFS AS A GUIDE THROUGH THE PERIOD (AS COORDINATED WITH PAFC). WHILE THE MODELS REMAIN SKEWED...THE GENERAL PATTERN SEEMS TO HAVE SHIFTED AWAY FROM THE GOING FORECAST. HAVE OPTED TO LIMIT FORECASTED WINDS TO 40 KT BEYOND SATURDAY AND FOCUS ON MORE CLIMATIC PRECIPITATION VALUES. THUS WILL LIMIT POPS TO CHANCE OR LIKELY EACH DAY. THURSDAY NIGHT...MODELS HINT AT SEVERAL WAVES DEVELOPING ABOUT A MEAN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN THE VICINITY OF THE ALEUTIANS. AS PER THE GFS/ECM/UKMET...THE FIRST OF THESE LOWS DEEPENS TO AROUND 965 TO 972 MB AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TOWARDS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND/KENAI PENINSULA. SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE GULF NEAR THE LOW AND AHEAD OF AN ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT OVERNIGHT. STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE OUTSIDE WATERS AND NORTHERN COASTAL ZONES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WHILE GALES FORM IN THE SOUTHERN COASTAL ZONES. ADDITIONALLY...THIS SCENARIO WILL BRING WIND ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS TO AT LEAST THE COASTAL ZONES. AS THIS LOW DISSIPATES IN THE NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY AFTERNOON...A SECOND WAVE IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE OCCLUSION AND CLIP THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...LIKELY BRINGING ANOTHER SHOT OF STRONG WINDS TO THAT AREA. A THIRD POTENTIAL WAVE TRAVELING ALONG THE SOUTHERN SPLIT OF THE JET WILL PASS JUST SOUTH OF DIXON ENTRANCE ON SATURDAY. THE JET SWINGS ANOTHER STRONGER LOW NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS GOOD MODEL CONSENSUS THAT THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN TO THE UPPER 950S TO LOWER 960S AND SWING INTO THE EASTERN GULF SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE STORM FORCE WINDS ARE INDICATED WITH THIS SYSTEM...HAVE LIMITED WIND TO 40KT. THE LOW EVENTUALLY MOVES INLAND OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. NO REST FOR THE WEARY HOWEVER. THE JET GUIDES YET ANOTHER LOW INTO THE GULF ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. OVERALL...THIS PATTERN POINTS AT AN ONSHORE/MARITIME PATTERN FOR THE BULK OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO WARM FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AHEAD OF THE FIRST BIG LOW. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS PROBABLE AT THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE NORTHERN HALF. AS THE AIR MODERATES...RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW IN THE CENTRAL WHILE THE LYNN CANAL AREA AND INLAND VALLEY AREAS WILL HOLD ONTO SNOW. AGAIN...WILL DEFER TO FUTURE MODEL RUNS TO JUMP ON ANY HIGHLIGHTS. .AJK...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES PUBLIC...SNOW ADV 28. MARINE...SMCR 11 12 13 31 34 41 42 51 52.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Dec 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 11:37 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AJK | 16 hr | |
| Dec 19, 11:50 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AJK | 58 hr | |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 days | |
| Dec 20, 11:03 AM AKST | Heavy Snow Warning | AJK | 42 hr | |
| Dec 20, 11:03 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AJK | 47 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.