Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 477, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
583 FZAK51 PAJK 020032 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY 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. PKZ098-021400- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-021400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-021400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AROUND NOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-021400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AROUND NOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-021400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS WESTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-021400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ031-021400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-021400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-021400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT... EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-021400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-021400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-021400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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189 FZAK51 PAJK 020235 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 535 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY 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. PKZ098-021400- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-021400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-021400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AROUND NOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-021400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AROUND NOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-021400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS WESTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-021400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ031-021400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-021400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-021400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 535 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...W WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-021400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-021400- SUMNER STRAIT- 535 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...W WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-021400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
652 FZAK51 PAJK 020715 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1015 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY 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. PKZ098-021600- 1015 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-021600- GLACIER BAY- 1015 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-021600- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1015 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AROUND NOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-021600- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1015 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AROUND NOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-021600- ICY STRAIT- 1015 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-021600- CROSS SOUND- 1015 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ031-021600- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1015 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-021600- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1015 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-021600- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1015 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-021600- FREDERICK SOUND- 1015 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-021600- SUMNER STRAIT- 1015 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-021600- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1015 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
389 FZAK51 PAJK 021236 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY 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. PKZ098-030100- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT MOVING E ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF FRI WILL WEAKEN OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SE AK ON SAT. $$ PKZ011-030100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-030100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-030100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-030100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-030100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL LATE. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-030100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-030100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-030100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-030100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-030100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-030100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 1, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
2 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWING A FRONTAL
BAND ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE YUKON EXITING THE
REGION. THIS FRONT BROUGHT A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION
EVEN WITH DEW POINT TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30S. WITH FRONTAL
PASSAGE PRECIP SWITCHED OVER THE RAIN...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
HYDER. HEAVY SNOW IN HYDER WITH LAST REPORT OF 8 INCHES IN ABOUT 5
HOURS. PRECIP HAS TAPERED OFF BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS WHICH
WILL LAST OVER NIGHT. SHOULD SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE
TONIGHT AND IN THE MORNING. NOW EXPECTING MUCH ACCUMULATION WITH
THE WARMER TEMPERATURES AND 1000MB-500MB THICKNESS NEARING
540...LESS THAN 1 INCH OF SNOW IN MOST PLACES WITH UP TO 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE. WINDS ALSO HAVE DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE
PASSING FRONT. THESE WESTERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE
EAST OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
CURRENTLY IN THE CENTRAL GULF CONTINUES ITS TRACK EAST MOVING OVER
THE PANHANDLE EARLY FRIDAY.
NEXT FRONTAL BAND MOVING INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF LATE TONIGHT IS
ASSOCIATED WITH SHORTWAVE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM A PARENT LOW IN
THE AK INTERIOR. THIS BAN WILL ENTER THE NORTHWEST PANHANDLE
TONIGHT MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY.
EXPECTING MOSTLY RAIN FROM THIS SYSTEM WITH A MIX OF MORNING SNOW
OF AREAS NORTH OF SUMNER STRAIT. NO SIGNIFICANT QPF VALUES
EXPECTED THEREFORE NO HEAVY RAIN.
RIVER LEVELS DID RISE THROUGH THE DAY WITH SOME NEARING ACTION
STAGE BUT THEN SHOWING A DECREASING TREND AS PRECIP SUBSIDED
THROUGH THE DAY. NOT EXPECTING ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT HYDRO ISSUES
BUT WILL CONTINUE TO SEE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND IN PARKING
LOTS DUE TO ADDITIONAL RAIN AND SNOW MELT.
MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING WITH SOME SLIGHT
VARIATIONS. KEPT WITH A BLEND OF NAM/EC WITH INHERITED GRIDS WITH
OVERALL CHANGES BEING MINOR. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...
DEEP COLD MAJOR UPR LOW OVR SW BERING SEA THIS MORNING WITH A
RAPIDLY MOVING SHORT WAVE ALOFT MOVING ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. THIS
SETS UP A FLAT UPR RIDGE ALONG 140W AS PER ALL 01/12Z OPS MODELS AT
THE FRI AFTERNOON TRANSITION TO LONG TERM. NOTE THAT AN UPR LOW
CENTER DEVELOPS AROUND 35N 160W 00Z SAT WHICH THE MODELS HAVE BEEN
SAYING FOR DAYS. THIS FEATURE IS IMPORTANT IN THAT AS IT DEVELOPS
IT WILL DELAY THE UPPER RIDGE TO KICK OUT WHICH WILL MAKE FRI NITE
AND SAT MUCH LESS CHANCE OF PRECIP & A LITTLE COOLER. THIS SAME
FEATURE KICKS OUT LATE SAT FOR SOME PRECIP ON SUN WHILE MOVING THE
UPR RIDGE EAST. ALL OPS MODELS...ENSEMBLE MEANS AND EARLIER HPC
PROGS AGREE ON THIS SCENARIO.
ON MON ALL SE GETS A FETCH OF STRONG SW FLOW ALOFT FOR PRECIP AND
WIND...THEN THE PATTERN CHANGE PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED BEGINS. EXPECT
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD TUE WED THU OF NEXT WEEK FOR STRONG
LOW LEVEL NORTHERLIES...DRY...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...AND CLEAR
SKIES.
USED 01/12Z AK-GFS-40 FOR MOST OF THIS FORECAST WHICH WAS PREFERRED
IN THAT IT WAS SLOWER AND HAS A BETTER BLOCK THAN THE 01/00Z ECMWF.
HPC USED 12Z WED AND BEYOND DUE TO BLOCK HOLDING BETTER THAN GFS.
HPC USED 01/12Z ECMWF. TIMING IN THE PROGRESSION THRU SUN NIGHT CAN
ONLY BE MODERATE WITH RAPID MOVING SYSTEMS...BUT HAVE A STRONG
FEELING THAT A BLOCK WILL OCCUR NEXT WEEK AS PER HPC.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TIL 4PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON
AKZ029.
MARINE...GALE WARNING PKZ022.
SMCR PKZ011>013-021-031>033-035-036-041>043-051-052.
&&
PRB / JCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr |
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