Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 488, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 5, 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 5, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 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.
371 FZAK51 PAJK 060036 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM 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. PKZ098-061400- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND OUT OF THE AREA LATE MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF TUE AND SLIDE E OVER THE PANHANDLE. $$ PKZ011-061400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-061400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...THEN RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-061400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-061400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE LATE EVENING. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-061400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-061400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF TAKU INLET. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF TAKU INLET. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-061400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-061400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-061400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-061400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-061400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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891 FZAK51 PAJK 060235 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 535 PM 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. PKZ098-061400- 535 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND OUT OF THE AREA LATE MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF TUE AND SLIDE E OVER THE PANHANDLE. $$ PKZ011-061400- GLACIER BAY- 535 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-061400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 535 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...THEN RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-061400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 535 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-061400- ICY STRAIT- 535 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE LATE EVENING. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-061400- CROSS SOUND- 535 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-061400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 535 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF TAKU INLET. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF TAKU INLET. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-061400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 535 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-061400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 535 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-061400- FREDERICK SOUND- 535 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-061400- SUMNER STRAIT- 535 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-061400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 535 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
186 FZAK51 PAJK 060745 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1045 PM 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. PKZ098-070145- 1045 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND OUT OF THE AREA LATE MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF TUE AND SLIDE E OVER THE PANHANDLE. $$ PKZ011-070145- GLACIER BAY- 1045 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-070145- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1045 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...THEN RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-070145- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1045 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-070145- ICY STRAIT- 1045 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-070145- CROSS SOUND- 1045 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-070145- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1045 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF TAKU INLET. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF TAKU INLET. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-070145- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1045 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-070145- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1045 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-070145- FREDERICK SOUND- 1045 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-070145- SUMNER STRAIT- 1045 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-070145- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1045 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
698 FZAK51 PAJK 061229 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 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. PKZ098-070100- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF TUE AND SLIDE EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT...THEN BE EAST OF THE AREA WED. $$ PKZ011-070100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-070100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-070100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-070100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-070100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-070100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-070100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-070100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-070100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-070100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-070100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 5, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
230 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011
BLACK ICE TONIGHT FOR NORTHERN SECTIONS. SEE SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT ON OUR HOME PAGE UNDER FORECASTS...TEXT...SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT EIGHTH ITEM DOWN.
.SHORT TERM...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A COLD FRONT
FROM THE ICY STRAIT AREA PUSHING SOUTHWARD. THIS FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO DRIFT SE THROUGH TONIGHT AND BE OUT OF THE AREA BY
LATE TONIGHT. THE CLOUDS WILL DECREASE ALONG WITH THE RAIN AS THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THERE IS PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER
THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE PANHANDLE ALONG WITH OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF ATTM. THE PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL DRIFT
SOUTHWARD THOUGH TONIGHT WITH MUCH DRIER AIR ADVECTING OVER THE
AREA BEHIND THE FRONT. THERE IS SOME ALTO-CU DEVELOPING OVER THE
GULF THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE COASTAL AREAS THROUGH TUE TO PRODUCE
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS THAT WILL BE MIXED WITH
OR BE ALL SNOW. THERE IS RAIN FALLING ATTM OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF
OF THE PANHANDLE BUT AS THE FRONT DRIFT SOUTH THE RAIN WILL
DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER THE CENTRAL AREAS AND THEN OVER
THE FAR SOUTHERN AREA LATE TONIGHT. THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE ON
THE DRY THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON WITH NOT MUCH UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS
AND WEAK ANTICYCLONIC ROTATION.
THE STRONG WINDS OVER THE INNER CHANNELS ARE SLOWLY DIMINISHING
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BEHIND THE FRONT BUT IT WILL NOT BE UNTIL LATE
EVENING THAT THE WINDS WILL CALM COMPLETELY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
THIS AFTERNOON ARE NEAR CROSS SOUND AND ICY STRAIT AS THE WESTERLY
WINDS ARE GALE FORCE WITH VERY HIGH GUSTS. THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. THE REST OF THE MARINE WATERS WILL SEE
THE SMALL CRAFT WINDS DIMINISH TO BE LESS THAN 20 KT THIS EVENING
THEN BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE THROUGH TUE WITH A WEAK PRESSURE
GRADIENT. OVER THE GULF THE WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WILL SLOWLY
DECREASE AS THE SURFACE FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL TROF DRIFTS EAST AND
INTO CANADA.
TEMPS WILL FALL ACROSS SE AK TONIGHT AS WITH LARGE BREAKS
DEVELOPING OVER NIGHT ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH CAA FROM THE WNW
LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM LOWERS 20S OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS TO
MID 30S OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS. WITH ALL OF THE RAIN ACROSS THE
REGION AND TEMPS FALLING BELOW FREEZING THERE WILL BE AREAS OF
BLACK ICE AND MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ABJ
&&
.LONG TERM...
OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN FOR ALASKA AND UPSTREAM REMAINS A CASE OF
HIGH AMPLITUDE TROFS AND RIDGES BUT STILL PROGRESSIVE. WINTRY COLD
AIR ALOFT BELOW -40C AT 500 MB REMAINS OVER SIBERIA AND IN THE
ANCHOR LOW OVER GREENLAND. THE RESULT IS THAT WAVES ORIGINATING IN
THE WEST ARE SUPPORTED BY THE COLD AIR BUT CONTINUE TO TRANSPORT
HEAT EACH TIME ONE APPROACHES SE ALASKA.
A RIDGE WILL OVER 140W WED AFTERNOON FOR A BRIEF SHOT OF COLD AND
CLEARING. RADIATIVE COOLING THROUGH CLEAR SKIES PLUS COLDER AIR
MOVING FROM INTERIOR PASSES IS GOING TO GIVE SE A FEELING OF WINTER
AGAIN WITH SOME MORNING MINIMUMS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IN THE NORTH.
STARTING WED NIGHT ALL OPS MODELS AGREE THAT MOISTURE AND WARMER
AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER OUR AREA STARTING AS SNOW. USED 12/05
AK-GFS-40 TO FORECAST THE SNOW FOR MOST AREAS ON THU WITH SOME
AREAS ESPECIALLY TO SOUTH CHANGING TO RAIN. STAY TUNED BECAUSE THE
SNOW AMOUNT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CALL YET BUT SHOULD EVENTUALLY
TURN TO RAIN. NEXT BREAK LOOKS TO BE SAT NIGHT AND THEN MORE WARM
AND WET IN SW FLOW ALOFT. USED HPC PROGS SAT THRU MON. CONFIDENCE
MODERATE DUE TO TIMING OF FAST MOVING SYSTEMS. SNOW FORECAST
MODERATE BUT WILL WAIT TO SEE AMOUNTS AND RAIN CHANGE-OVER. JC
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND TIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING PKZ022-036-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY PKZ011>013-021-031>035-041>043.
&&In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 5, 1:26 PM AKST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 126 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 AKZ017>021-025-026-061800- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS... HOONAH...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 126 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...POTENTIAL FOR BLACK ICE TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE... HEAVY RAIN FELL ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE TODAY LEADING TO WET PAVEMENT AND PONDING ON AREA ROADWAYS. DIMINISHING CLOUD COVER THIS EVENING WILL LEAD TO FALLING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WITH MOST AREAS NORTH OF FREDERICK SOUND FALLING BELOW FREEZING MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 20S IN THE FAR NORTHERN AREAS TO NEAR FREEZING OVER THE CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS. STANDING WATER FROM TODAYS RAINFALL COMBINED WITH SNOW-MELT WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WITH CAUTION AS ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY...REDUCE SPEEDS AND KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE FROM OTHER CARS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Dec 5, 10:38 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Dec 5, 10:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr |
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