Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 479, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 3, 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
- Dec 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 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.
337 FZAK52 PAJK 040029 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 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. PKZ099-041400- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAK WARM FRONT OVER SE AK WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY SUN MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK ON LATE SUN MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE NE GULF SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-041400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-041400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-041400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN LATE. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-041400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-041400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
357 FZAK52 PAJK 040448 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 748 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 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. PKZ099-042300- 748 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAK WARM FRONT OVER SE AK WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY SUN MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK ON LATE SUN MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE NE GULF SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-042300- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 748 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-042300- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 748 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-042300- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 748 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN LATE. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-042300- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 748 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-042300- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 748 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
186 FZAK52 PAJK 040710 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1010 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 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. PKZ099-050115- 1010 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAK WARM FRONT OVER SE AK WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY SUN MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK ON LATE SUN MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE NE GULF SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-050115- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1010 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-050115- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1010 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-050115- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1010 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-050115- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1010 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-050115- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1010 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
289 FZAK52 PAJK 041230 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 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. PKZ099-050100- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW ACROSS BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN AND ONSHORE OVER SE AK THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ041-050100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-050100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. W SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-050100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-050100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-050100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
519 FZAK52 PAJK 041551 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 650 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 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. PKZ099-051000- 650 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW ACROSS BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN AND ONSHORE OVER SE AK THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ041-051000- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 650 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-051000- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 650 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. W SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-051000- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 650 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-051000- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 650 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-051000- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 650 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
067 FZAK52 PAJK 042122 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1222 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 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. PKZ099-050100- 1222 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW ACROSS BERING STRAIT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN AND ONSHORE OVER SE AK THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ041-050100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1222 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-050100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1222 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. W SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-050100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1222 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-050100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1222 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-050100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1222 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 3, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING MID LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN AK GULF TRACKING EAST WITH A WEAK WARM
FRONT OVER THE AK PANHANDLE AT THE SURFACE. THE MOIST ONSHORE
FLOW HAS BROUGHT LIGHT RAIN, DRIZZLE AND AREAS OF FOG TO MOST OF
THE REGION. BEHIND THE FRONT SOUTHWESTERN AREAS DID SEE A FEW
CLEAR BREAKS IN THE MORNING BUT THESE HAVE DIMINISHED AS NEXT
BAND OF CLOUDS MOVES IN. A SECOND SHORT WAVE AND ASSOCIATED
SURFACE FRONT WILL MOVES ACROSS THE AK GULF AND ONSHORE THIS
EVENING WITH THE FRONT CROSSING THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. FOR THE NORTHER REGIONS DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE OVER TO
CATEGORICAL RAIN BECOMING HEAVY TO THE NORTHWEST AS THERE IS
AMPLE MOISTURE FEED MOVING OVER THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. THE
FRONT WEAKENS TO THE SOUTH SO NOT EXPECTING AS MUCH PRECIPITATION
OVER AREAS SOUTH OF FREDERICK SOUND. A BARRIER JET FORMS ALONG
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUNDAY WITH GALE FORCE WINDS DEVELOPING.
OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS SMALL CRAFT WINDS WILL INCREASE
AS NORTH-SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPS WITH HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE YUKON.
OTHERWISE WINDS HAVE BEEN GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 KTS OTHERWISE.
WILL SEE ONLY SLIGHT DROP IN TEMPERATURES WITH OVERNIGHT NIGHT
LOWS IN THE MID TO LOWER 30S. WARM AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREAS SUNDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S.
MODELS WERE AGAIN IN FAIR AGREEMENT FOR THE SHORT TERM. GFS WAS
LOOKING MORE OF AN OUTLIER WHEN COMPARING SURFACE PRESSURE BUT
GFS DID LOOK A BIT BETTER THAN THE NAM TO THE WEST WHEN COMPARING
RH TO WATER VAPOR SATELLITE. UPDATED GRIDS WITH A BLEND OF 12Z
NAM AND ECMWF WITH INHERITED GRIDS, OVERALL CHANGES WERE FAIRLY
MINOR. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOUT AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...MAJOR FEATURE IN THE EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST WILL BE
HEAVY PRECIPITATION SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING THAT
WORKS ITS WAY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. THE
SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN THAT FOLLOWS THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
SHOULD HAPPEN ON THE TAIL END OF THE PRECIPITATION SO THIS SHOULD
BE PRIMARILY A RAIN EVENT. COLD POOL OF AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE
GULF AND PANHANDLE UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN THE NEXT FRONT MOVES
IN FROM THE WEST. HAVE MOST OF THE COLD AIR GETTING DISPLACED IN
ADVANCE OF THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FRONT BUT ENOUGH MAY REMAIN IN
PLACE THAT THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS AND MISTY FJORDS MAY SEE
A FEW INCHES OF NEW SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
.CLIMATE...THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION HEADED OUR WAY HAS A TROPICAL
CONNECTION EXTENDING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC. THE
CURRENT MJO EVENT IS CENTERED OVER THE MARITIME CONTINENT AND HAS
INCREASED IN STRENGTH OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS. THE JET IS
LOCATED FAR ENOUGH TO THE SOUTH TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP SOME OF THE
MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MJO ENHANCED CONVECTION AND CARRY IT
NORTH. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE PRECIP WE WILL SEE THIS SUNDAY
NIGHT, AND AGAIN NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT WILL HAVE BEEN ENHANCED BY
THE MJO. THE PNA IS CURRENTLY POSITIVE AND THIS MAY BE A
CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO OUR SOMEWHAT WARMER WEATHER THESE RECENT
DAYS, COUNTERACTING THE TYPICAL COLDER-THAN-NORMAL LA NINA SEASON
TEMPERATURE TREND. THE PNA IS, HOWEVER, FORECAST TO WEAKEN AND
BECOME SLIGHTLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT WEEK, SO TEMPS MAY
BEGIN TO TURN COLDER AFTER THE SECOND FRONT LATE NEXT WEEK.
USED A BLEND OF NAM, GFS, AND ECMWF EARLY ON FOR POP AND QPF.
GRADUALLY SHIFTED MORE TOWARDS AN EVEN BLEND OF GFS AND EC IN THE
MID RANGE. ENDED WITH A MIX OF EC AND HPC. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS
AVERAGE.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-012-043-051.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041-042.
&&
PRB/FRITSCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 12:37 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Dec 4, 12:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 hr |
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