Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 485, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 5, 2011, 4:00 AM 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 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
333 FZAK51 PAJK 051217 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 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. PKZ098-060100- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LARGE FRONTAL SYSTEM STRETCHED ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE EAST AND OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF TUE. $$ PKZ011-060100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-060100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT EARLY. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-060100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-060100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-060100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-060100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-060100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-060100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-060100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-060100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-060100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
740 FZAK51 PAJK 051303 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 401 AM AKST MON DEC 5 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. PKZ098-060100- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LARGE FRONTAL SYSTEM STRETCHED ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE EAST AND OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF TUE. $$ PKZ011-060100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-060100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT EARLY. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-060100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-060100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-060100- CROSS SOUND- 401 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS AROUND 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-060100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-060100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-060100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 401 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-060100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-060100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-060100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
692 FZAK51 PAJK 051904 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1004 AM AKST MON DEC 5 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. PKZ098-060100- 1004 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LARGE FRONTAL SYSTEM STRETCHED ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE EAST AND OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF TUE. $$ PKZ011-060100- GLACIER BAY- 1004 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-060100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1004 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT EARLY. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-060100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1004 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-060100- ICY STRAIT- 1004 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-060100- CROSS SOUND- 1004 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS UP TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-060100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1004 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-060100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1004 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-060100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1004 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-060100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1004 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-060100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1004 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-060100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1004 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 4, 3:06 PM AKST, 12 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 3:06 PM AKST, 12 hours 54 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
306 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011
.SHORT TERM...A LARGE FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN
THE BERING SEA WILL BE THE MAIN FEATURE THROUGH THE PERIOD.
CURRENTLY THE FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS GULF WITH A PLUME OF MOISTURE
COMING FROM THE TROPICAL PACIFIC ALONG THE UPPER LEVEL JET. A NEW
SURFACE LOW IS DEVELOPING IN THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE JET OVER
THE YUKON AND A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS OVER THE
PANHANDLE. AS A RESULT THERE IS A TIGHT SOUTHERLY PRESSURE
GRADIENT OVER LYNN CANAL...WHERE THERE IS A GALE WARNING AND
STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR HAINES AND SKAGWAY. THE FRONT IS
ALREADY BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TO THE YAKUTAT AREA. THIS
RAIN WILL SPREAD INLAND TONIGHT AND THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. SW FACING SLOPES CAN EXPECT
TO SEE THE GREATEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS. GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN MUDSLIDES OR AVALANCHES.
THIS IS A WARM SYSTEM SO EXPECT TO BE ALL RAIN...WITH EXCEPTION
OF SOME MIXING NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDERS. WITH WARM AIR ADVECTION
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEARLY STEADY OVERNIGHT OR RISING.
THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN WELL FORECASTED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
DAYS...KEEPING FORECASTER CONFIDENCE ABOVE AVERAGE. UPDATED THE
GOING FORECAST WITH THE ECMWF AND SREF AS THEY INITIALIZED THE
BEST.
&&
.LONG TERM...AT START OF THE LONG TERM FORECAST LOOKING AT A
SHIFT FROM THE MILD WET WEATHER OVER SE AK TO A COLD DRY SPELL.
MID LEVEL TROUGH AND SURFACE FRONT WILL EXIT TO THE SOUTHEAST
THOUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING AS COLD AIR POURS IN FROM THE NORTH
OVERNIGHT. AS PRECIP SHOULD BE ENDING BEFORE THE PUSH OF COLD AIR
AND THERE WILL BE ENOUGH WARM AIR AT THE SURFACE TO KEEP PRECIP
AS RAIN WITH ONLY A MIX OF SNOW LATE. BY THEN THERE SHOULD BE NO
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION. THE MAIN ISSUE TUESDAY MORNING
COULD BE BE ICY ROADS AND WALKWAYS SO CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN
DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL LAST
THROUGH MID WEEK WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT
MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF THURSDAY. THE FRONT WILL BRING A
RETURN OF WARMER AIR TO THE PANHANDLE BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND
PRECIP WILL BE MORE OF A MIXED OF SNOW AND RAIN.
BEHIND THE FRONT GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG BARRIER JET IN THE
NORTHWESTERN GULF WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN. AT MID LEVELS 500MB
TROUGH DROPPING OVER THE N PANHANDLE AROUND 00Z TUE WITH 540 LINE
REACHING THE CENTRAL REGIONS. SEEING THE COLD AIR PUSH AS FAR
SOUTH AS FREDERICK SOUND WITH 850MB TEMPS AT -12C NEAR YAKUTAT TO
-6C NEAR ANNETTE. AT THE SURFACE AS LOW PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON
CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST AND HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE WEAKENS AND TRACKS EAST WINDS OVER THE REGION WILL
WEAKEN AND BEGIN TO SHIFT FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. SURFACE HIGH OVER
THE AK GULF WILL BEGIN TO PUSH EAST LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
MODELS HAVE BEEN TENDING TO WEAKEN BLOCKING RIDGE AND MOVE IN
NEXT FRONT A BIT EARLY SO MAINLY LEFT PREVIOUS POP FIELD ALONE.
BY 00Z FRIDAY THERE IN GOOD CONSENSUS THAT A FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH A LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL HAVE MOVED INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF WITH PRECIP MOVING OVER THE PANHANDLE BY THE END OF
THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. WITH WARM AIR ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WILL START OF SEE A MIX OF PRECIP, BUT WILL NEED TO KEEP AN
EYE OUT IF COLD AIR BECOMES ENTRENCHED AND POSSIBLE OVER RUNNING
EVENT. THROUGH THE WEEKEND NEXT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO
THE CENTRAL AK GULF WITH ANOTHER PUSH OF COLD AIR.
MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE START OF THE LONG TERM.
NAM WAS MORE OF AN OUTLIER WITH A WEAKER PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER
THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND DID NOT INITIALIZE AS WELL COMPARING
500-300MB RH TO WATER VAPOR IMAGERY. ECMWF AND GFS CONTINUED IN
FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY FOR THESE MODELS HAS ALSO BEEN GOOD. MAIN DIFFERENCES
START WITH POSITION AND STRENGTH OF A LOW MOVING FROM THE N
PACIFIC INTO THE BERING SEA BY THE WEEKEND. MODELS WERE A BIT
HIGH WITH SNOW LEVELS WITH THE COLD AIR MOVING IN SO DID LOWER
LEVELS A BIT. UPDATED GRIDS WITH AN EC/GFS BLEND THROUGH DAY
4 THEN TRANSITIONED TO NEW HPC GUID. MAIN CHANGES WERE AN
INCREASE IN GULF WINDS MONDAY NIGHT OTHERWISE CHANGES WERE MINOR.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOUT AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
AKZ019.
STRONG WIND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-036-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031>035-041>043-051.
&&
HANNON/PRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 10:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 10:04 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Dec 5, 12:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 hr |
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