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Gale Warning 124, NWS Juneau, AK

February 13, 2011

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 14, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

904 
FZAK52 PAJK 140026
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

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.

PKZ099-141500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE GULF WILL REMAIN THERE
TONIGHT THEN DRIFT SE MON. ARCTIC FRONT OVER NORTHERN SE AK WILL
MOVE S TO CENTRAL SE AK BY LATE MON AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ041-141500-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ042-141500-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ043-141500-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

PKZ051-141500-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT
OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ052-141500-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT
LATE.
.MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$
3 follow-up statements
684 
FZAK52 PAJK 140649 AAA
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
946 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

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.

PKZ099-150100-
946 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE GULF WILL REMAIN THERE
TONIGHT THEN DRIFT SE MON. ARCTIC FRONT OVER NORTHERN SE AK WILL
MOVE S TO CENTRAL SE AK BY LATE MON AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ041-150100-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
946 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 



$$

PKZ042-150100-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
946 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 



$$

PKZ043-150100-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
946 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 



$$

PKZ051-150100-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
946 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT.  
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 



$$

PKZ052-150100-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
946 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 



$$
834 
FZAK52 PAJK 141250
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 

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.

PKZ099-150100-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE GULF WILL DRIFT SE TODAY.
AN ARCTIC FRONT OVER NORTHERN SE AK WILL MOVE S TO CENTRAL  SE
AK BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  

$$

PKZ041-150100-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
W SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. W
SWELL. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ042-150100-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. W
SWELL. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ043-150100-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE
MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS
SOUND DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ051-150100-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT
OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. 
.TUE...NE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS
AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ052-150100-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$
037 
FZAK52 PAJK 141841 AAA
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
935 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 

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.

PKZ099-150100-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE GULF WILL DRIFT SE TODAY.
AN ARCTIC FRONT OVER NORTHERN SE AK WILL MOVE S TO CENTRAL  SE
AK BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  

$$

PKZ041-150100-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
935 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. W
SWELL. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ042-150100-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
935 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. W
SWELL. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ043-150100-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
935 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11
FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS
SOUND DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ051-150100-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT
OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. 
.TUE...NE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS
AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ052-150100-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
935 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 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 Feb 13, 6:02 AM AKST, 9 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 6:02 AM AKST, 9 hours 58 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
602 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

.SHORT TERM...THE LARGE-SCALE PATTERN CHANGE IS BEGINNING. WHAT
HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT TROUGH EXTENDING S FM OVER PAFA AND
EXTENDING S FM OVER PAMD HAS BEGUN TO MOVE E AND WILL BEGIN TO
WEAKEN, AND THE OUTFLOW OF ARCTIC AMS FM NW CAN HAS BEGUN.

 THE LARGE-SCALE TROUGH ALOFT HAS BEEN SUPPORTING A QSTNRY 979 MB
LOW INVOF PAMD THAT STILL HAS A LARGE SCALE CIRCULATION. AN
ARCTIC AIRMASS CONTINUES TO ADVECT SE OVER THE AK PEN AND THE WRN
GLFALSK BUT, DUE TO THE LARGE CYCLONIC FLOW, CONTINUES TO PROVIDE
A LONG TRAJECTORY OVER RELATIVELY WARM WATER BEFORE REACHING THE
ERN GLFALSK AND THE PNHDL.

 THE PRIMARY CHANGES ARE AN INCREASE IN THE SNOWFALL IN THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND THE ADDITION OF WIND ADVISORIES FOR THE
SKAGWAY ZONE AS WELL AS THE YAKUTAT ZONE. THE YAKUTAT ZONE WIND
ADVISORY IS FOR THE VICNITY OF INTERIOR PASSES ONLY, AND NOT FOR
THE TOWN OF YAKUTAT. THE REMAINING CHANGES TO THE FORECASTS FOR
THE FIRST 24 HRS ARE SMALL. CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.

 980 MB LOW ABT 300 NM S OF PAYA IS TRACKING N AND ALREADY AT OR
NEAR GREATEST DEPTH. ABOUT 06Z THIS EVENING THIS LOW SHOULD BE
ABOUT 983 MB ABT 100 NM SE OF PAYA. THE ASSOCD FRONTAL BAND IS
POORLY ORGANIZED, BUT THE CIRCULATION ASSOCD WITH THE LOW IS
PROVIDING A STRONG ON ONSHORE FLOW EVEN AS AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK
MOVES S TOWARD CENTRAL SE AK.

 THE ARCTIC OUTBREAK HAS ALREADY REACHED PAGY WHICH FELL FROM
35F TO 21F IN THE 2 1/2 HOURS ENDING AT 1332Z.

 THE MODELS FELL INTO TWO GROUPS ON THE LOWS IN THE GLFALSK WITH
THE ECMWF/UKMET SOLN KEEPING THEM DISTINCT AND THE GFS/NAM
SOLUTIONS MERGING THEM TOGETHER.  THE ECMWF/UKMET SOLN WAS
APPLIED.

.LONG TERM...AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL
BE DROPPING SOUTH FROM THE YUKON AS A UPPER AND SURFACE TROF
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW OVER THE GULF DRIFTS NORTH OVER THE
CENTRAL PANHANDLE. THERE IS SOME SLIGHT DIFFERENCES WITH THE
POSITION OF THE TROF AND HAS MADE THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST
VERY TRICKY. THE CONSENSUS IS THAT THERE WILL BE STRONG VERTICAL
MOTION FROM THIS INTERACTIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE NORTH
CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS FROM PAOH TO PAJN SOUTH ALONG THE EAST SIDE
OF BARANOF TO THE FAR NORTHERN AREAS OF ZONE 26. COLD AIR WILL BE
IN PLACE WITH CAA FROM THE ARCTIC FRONT BUT THE MAIN ISSUE WILL BE
MOISTURE AVAILABILITY. THE LATEST SOUNDS INDICATE THAT THERE WILL
BE AROUND HALF INCH OF PERCEPTIBLE WATER AND COULD PRODUCE AROUND
4 INCHES THROUGH MON AFTERNOON BEFORE THE COLD DRY AIR PUSHES
SOUTH MON NIGHT. THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE WILL SEE A MIX
OF RAIN AND SNOW BUT CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY MON NIGHT AS A LOW
LIFTS NORTH OUT OF EASTERN PACIFIC. THE FAR NORTHERN AREAS WILL
SEE DRY CONDITIONS AS THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO
INCREASE USHERING DRIER CONDITIONS.

AS THE SURFACE HIGH BUILDS OVER THE YUKON THROUGH MONDAY THE STRONG
NORTHERN WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS
ALONG OVER THE NORTHERN GULF FROM INTERIOR GAPS. SO WITH THAT SAID
STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH MON OVER NORTHERN LYNN WITH
MAX GALES OVER THE REST OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE INNER
CHANNELS. VERY STRONG GUSTS WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF TO 60 KT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO TUE AFTERNOON.
ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS THE COLD AIR MOVING OVER THE AREA WILL
PRODUCE FREEZING SPRAY MONDAY AND SPREAD SOUTHWARD THROUGH TUE.
OVER LAND AS THE NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS THROUGH
MON WIND ADVY GUSTS NEAR PAGY WILL INCREASE TO NEAR HIGH WIND
WARNING BY MON NIGHT WITH A 10+MB GRADIENT FROM PAGY-PAJN. OTHER
PLACES WILL SEE LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH TUE. THE SURFACE
HIGH OVER THE YUKON WILL SLIDE IN NORTHERN BC THROUGH MON NIGHT.
THIS WILL INCREASE THE CROSS BARRIER FLOW FROM THE EAST AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF TAKU WINDS WILL OCCUR. SO GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO
50 MPH NEAR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS MON NIGHT ALSO GUSTS OUT
OF INTERIOR PASSES WILL INCREASE TO 60KT ALONG STEPHENS PASSAGE
THROUGH TUE.

THERE WAS NOT MUCH CHANGE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK DUE TO DIFFERENCES
IN HOW THE UPPER HIGH BREAKS DOWN WITH A TROF MOVING INTO THE
GULF BY WED. THE SURFACE REFLECTION ON THE GFS IS MUCH WEAKER THAN
THE EC. THE ENSEMBLES ARE TRENDING TOWARDS THE EC BUT ATTM DID NOT
FEEL STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE LARGE CHANGES. ANOTHER ISSUE IS HOW A
UPPER HIGH MOVING EAST FROM THE BERING LATE IN THE WEEK. THE EC
HAS A MUCH HIGHER AMPLITUDE HIGH WHILE THE GFS IS MUCH FLATTER. SO
FOR FROM WED THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE FOR THAT
PORTION WITH ABOUT AVERAGE TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE FROM MON THROUGH WED.
USED A BLEND OF THE EC/UKMET WITH SOME NAM TO ACCOUNT FOR THE
OUTFLOW WINDS THROUGH TUE.

.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     AKZ024-026.
         WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AKST THIS
     EVENING FOR AKZ025.
         WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKST
     MONDAY FOR AKZ019.
         WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY FOR
     AKZ018.
         WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR
     AKZ017.
         WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ029.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-012.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ013-021-022-033>036-041>043-051.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ052.

&&

JBT/ABJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAJK24 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAJK24 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK12 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAJK12 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every gale warning in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.