Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 458, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 33 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
- Nov 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2011, 12:47 PM AKST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
187 FZAK52 PAJK 301234 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 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. PKZ099-010100- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG THE PANHANDLE WILL DRIFT E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE GULF AND WILL REACH THE EASTERN GULF WED EVENING...THEN THROUGH SE ALASKA THU. $$ PKZ041-010100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. .THU...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-010100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .THU...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ043-010100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-010100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-010100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
305 FZAK52 PAJK 302152 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1252 PM AKST WED NOV 30 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. PKZ099-011600- 1252 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG THE PANHANDLE WILL DRIFT EAST OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE GULF AND WILL REACH THE EASTERN GULF WED EVENING...THEN THROUGH SE ALASKA THU. $$ PKZ041-011600- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1252 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. .THU...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-011600- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1252 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .THU...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ043-011600- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1252 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-011600- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1252 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-011600- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1252 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
066 FZAK52 PAJK 010026 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 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. PKZ099-011400- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL SPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-011400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-011400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ043-011400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING AND DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ051-011400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-011400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
972 FZAK52 PAJK 010744 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1043 PM AKST WED NOV 30 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. PKZ099-011400- 1043 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL SPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-011400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1043 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-011400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1043 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ043-011400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1043 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ051-011400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1043 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-011400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1043 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
055 FZAK52 PAJK 011233 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 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. PKZ099-020100- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT HAS SPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS OVER SE AK. THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN WHILE MOVING E TO CANADA THU AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING IN THE CENTRAL GULF AND WILL REACH THE EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-020100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-020100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-020100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-020100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN WITH SNOW LATE. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-020100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
068 FZAK52 PAJK 012147 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1247 PM AKST THU DEC 1 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. PKZ099-020100- 1247 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AND MOVE OVER THE AK PANHANDLE EARLY FRI. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF LATE THU MOVING OVER THE PANHANDLE LATE FRI. $$ PKZ041-020100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1247 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-020100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1247 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-020100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1247 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-020100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1247 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN WITH SNOW LATE. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-020100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1247 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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 Nov 29, 2:46 PM AKST, 13 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 2:46 PM AKST, 13 hours 14 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
246 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011
.SHORT TERM...WEAK SHORTWAVE TROF WILL MOVE EWD ACROSS THE NRN
AREA THIS EVENING. UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD IN STRONGLY OVER THE
FAR ERN GULF AND SE AK LATER TONIGHT INTO WED MORNING...THEN BE
JUST E OF THE AREA BY LATE WED AFTERNOON. OCCLUDED FRONT WILL
MOVE E INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY WED AFTERNOON. USED A BLEND OF
THE 12Z NAM AND PREVIOUS GRIDS FOR TONIGHT AND WED...MAINLY TO
START A TREND OF SPEEDING UP THE EWD MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT.
MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS WILL BE WIND...AND POSSIBLE DRAINAGE
FLOODING AND/OR SNOW LOAD ISSUES. AS FOR WINDS...AREA WILL BE
UNDER MODERATE WARM ADVECTION THRU A DEEP LAYER...SO STRONG WINDS
ALOFT WILL NOT TRANSLATE AS STRONGLY DOWNWARD AS THEY NORMALLY
DO. STILL...TERRAIN EFFECTS CAUSED BY CROSS MTN FLOW WILL ENHANCE
SLY WINDS IN LYNN CANAL AND PAGY AREA ESPECIALLY WED AFTERNOON.
THE 700 MB WINDS OF SW 70+KT WILL HELP AMPLIFY A LEE TROF NEAR
PAGY SO THEY WILL END UP WITH STRONGER WINDS THAN THE MODEL
GRADIENT SUGGESTS. PRESSURE GRADIENT FURTHER S WILL BE STRONG
ENOUGH FOR WINDS TO REACH STRONG WIND LEVELS DURING WED AFTERNOON
TO THE NW OF THE FREDERICK SOUND AREA EXCEPT PAGN.WILL PUT OUT
STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR THE NRN ZONES...EXCEPT PAGN AND
PAHN...AND FOR THE PASI AND PAEL COASTAL ZONES STARTING AT 21Z
WED. WILL HAVE GALES FOR LYNN CANAL AND STEPHENS PASSAGE ON INNER
CHANNELS...WITH GALES FOR MUCH OF THE ERN GULF WATERS. ELSEWHERE
WILL HAVE SCA GOING.
EXPECT PRECIP TO DEVELOP OVER THE PAYA AREA TONIGHT...THEN REACH
THE PAHN AREA AS OVERRUNNING DEVELOPS THERE BY DAYBREAK WED.
SHOULD SEE A SLOW EWD PROGRESSION OF PRECIP...AND BY LATE WED
AFTERNOON IT SHOULD NE NW OF A PAJN-PASI LINE. THE PRECIP WILL
GET RATHER HEAVY WED AFTERNOON OVER THE NE GULF COAST. THIS WATER
WILL BE ABSORBED BY A VERY DEEP SNOWPACK...SO THERE IS POTENTIAL
FOR SNOW LOAD PROBLEMS INCREASING ON ROOFTOPS ESPECIALLY IN THE
PAYA AREA. PRECIP SHOULD START AS SNOW IN THE PAHN AREA...BUT
EXPECT ESE FLOW TO BECOME ESTABLISHED THERE LATER WED
MORNING...WORKING ITS WAY NW THRU THE CHILKAT VALLEY BY LATE
AFTERNOON...CHANGING PRECIP OVER TO RAIN. MAY SEE 1-4 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN...WITH THE MOST SNOW
EXPECTED NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. THE SNOW IS VERY DEEP AROUND
PAHN (4+FT) SO THE ADDITIONAL SNOW AND RAIN WILL INCREASE SNOW
LOADS THERE AS WELL. IN ADDITION...WHERE STORM DRAINS ARE COVERED
BY THE SNOW...LOCALIZED DRAINAGE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN THE PAHN
AND PAYA AREAS.
OTHERWISE...WITH A LOT OF BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS EXPECTED AND
WINDS BECOMING FAIRLY LIGHT TONIGHT...SOME FOG SHOULD DEVELOP
OVER MAINLY THE INNER CHANNEL AREAS. FOG COULD BE LOCALLY DENSE
WHERE THE LARGEST BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS REMAIN. THE FOG WILL
SLOWLY DISSIPATE WED AS A COMBINATION OF INCREASED CLOUD COVER
AND WINDS HELP TO MIX OUT THE FOG.
.LONG TERM... CONCERN IS MAJOR UPR LOW CENTER JUST S OF DUTCH
HARBOR WITH COLD AIR COMING INTO THE BACK SIDE. THIS DEVELOPING
SYSTEM WILL BUILD A STRONG RIDGE AHEAD OF IT...BUT THIS RIDGE
WILL NOT BLOCK DURING THE LONG TERM. BIG HINT ARE THE JETS
@300 HPA COMING OFF JAPAN BOTH POLAR AND SUBTROPICAL BRANCHES AS
PER ALL ANALYSES. THIS WESTERLY PUSH WILL KEEP SYSTEMS
PROGRESSIVE THRU THU...SO THAT A SW BRANCH OF THE JET WILL BE
OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE BY 12Z THU AS PER ALL 29/12Z OPS
MODELS.
FELL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THE MODEL AGREEMENT SO FAR ON THIS SHIFT.
ALL OPS MODELS SHOW RAPIDLY MOVING UPR SHORTWAVE TROF ALG 147W AT
12Z THU AND THIS SCENARIO ACCEPTED. THIS TROF WILL HAVE MOVED
PAST THE PANHANDLE BY 00Z FRI HEADED EAST...AS THE NEXT UPR RIDGE
BUILDS OVR THE CENTRAL GULF. EXPECT UPR RIDGE AXIS ALG 140W BY
12Z FRI FOR DRY FRI DAYTIME. ALL MODELS REVIEWED AGREE THAT
ANOTHER COLD UPR LOW WILL DEVELOP OVR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT
WHICH SLOWS DOWN OUR UPR RIDGE AND ALL THIS W TO E PROGRESSION.
BY 12Z SAT LOOK FOR A SECONDARY UPR LOW TO DEVELOP NEAR 41N 155W
WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY PUSH THE UPR RIDGE E. IT TAKES UNTIL 12Z
MON FOR THE UPR RIDGE TO GET PUSHED FAR ENUF E TO GET THE SSW UPR
LVL WIND OVR THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE FOR WET WARM ONSHORE FLOW.
STARTED OUT WITH LITTLE CHANGE ON WED NIGHT THEN USED 12Z
AK-GFS-40 AND SREF FOR MOST OF THE EARLY GRIDS THIS SHIFT. HPC
GUIDANCE NOT USED ON SAT BUT ACCEPTED SUN & BEYOND. CONFIDENCE
HIGH THRU SAT AND MODERATE SUN & BEYOND.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR AKZ018-020>023-025.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-031-042-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-022-032>036-041.
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RWT/JCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 44 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 45 hr | |
| Nov 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 30, 9:22 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Nov 30, 2:47 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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