Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 491, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 18 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 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2011, 10:07 AM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
911 FZAK52 PAJK 080029 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 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. PKZ099-081400- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ONTO THE EASTERN GULF COAST TONIGHT. A MODERATE STRENGTH COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONTO THE EASTERN GULF COAST ON FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ041-081400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-081400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-081400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-081400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-081400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
952 FZAK52 PAJK 080433 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 733 PM AKST WED DEC 7 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. PKZ099-082245- 733 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ONTO THE EASTERN GULF COAST TONIGHT. A MODERATE STRENGTH COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONTO THE EASTERN GULF COAST ON FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ041-082245- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 733 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-082245- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 733 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. RAIN LATE. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-082245- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 733 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-082245- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 733 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-082245- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 733 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
538 FZAK52 PAJK 080639 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 938 PM AKST WED DEC 7 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. PKZ099-090045- 938 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ONTO THE EASTERN GULF COAST TONIGHT. A MODERATE STRENGTH COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONTO THE EASTERN GULF COAST ON FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ041-090045- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 938 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-090045- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 938 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-090045- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 938 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-090045- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 938 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-090045- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 938 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
274 FZAK52 PAJK 081243 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 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. PKZ099-090100- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE E AND MOVE ONSHORE SE ALASKA FRI MORNING. THE FRONT SHOULD BE E OF THE AREA BY LATE FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ041-090100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-090100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-090100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-090100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-090100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
555 FZAK52 PAJK 081907 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1007 AM AKST THU DEC 8 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. PKZ099-090100- 1007 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE E AND MOVE ONSHORE SE ALASKA FRI MORNING. THE FRONT SHOULD BE E OF THE AREA BY LATE FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ041-090100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1007 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-090100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1007 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. DRIZZLE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-090100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1007 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-090100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1007 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-090100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1007 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
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 7, 5:44 AM AKST, 10 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 5:44 AM AKST, 10 hours 16 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
544 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011
.SHORT TERM...HIGH PRESSURE OVER SE AK WILL DRIFT E OF THE AREA
TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NE TO THE ERN GULF TONIGHT. USED THE
06Z NAM FOR PRESSURE/WINDS AS MODELS WERE VERY CLOSE ON THE
MOVEMENT OF THE WARM FRONT AND WANTED THE BETTER DETAIL OF THE
NAM.
MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE PTYPE AND AMOUNTS. MODEL SOUNDINGS
SHOW A FAIRLY DEEP ISOTHERMAL LAYER DEVELOPING TONIGHT AHEAD OF
THE WARM FRONT. ALSO...THEY SHOW SOME MID-LEVEL DRYING OUT MAINLY
OVER THE SRN HALF OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. TEMPS WILL LIKELY BE
SLOWLY RISING OVERNIGHT MOST PLACES AS WELL. PRECIP SHOULD START
OUT AS SNOW MOST AREAS DURING THE EVENING...THEN CHANGE TO RAIN IN
THE PAEL/PASI AREAS OVERNIGHT AS TEMPS RISE WELL ABOVE FREEZING. PRECIP
WILL BE MAINLY RAIN FURTHER S ALONG THE COAST. INLAND...COMPLICATION
ARISES AS MID-LEVEL DRYING OUT OCCURS AND ICE CRYSTAL NUCLEATION
BECOMES UNLIKELY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AREA OVERNIGHT. LOOKS LIKE A
SET UP FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE PAGN AND PAPG ZONES LATER
TONIGHT. AM ISSUING A FREEZING RAIN ADVY FOR THOSE ZONES STARTING
AT 06Z TONIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE PAJN/PAOH AREAS COULD GET
INTO THIS AS WELL OVERNIGHT BUT MODEL SOUNDINGS SUGGEST CLOUDS
REMAIN DEEP AND COLD ENOUGH FOR ICE CRYSTAL NUCLEATION TO CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. IF THEY ARE OVERDONE ON THE CLOUD DEPTH IN MID-LEVELS
THOUGH...MAY NEED TO MENTION FREEZING DRIZZLE FURTHER N. THE PAYA
AREA WILL START AS SNOW BY EARLY EVENING...THEN BECOME MIXED WITH
RAIN LATE AS TEMPS RISE ABOVE FREEZING. STILL...LOOKS LIKE A 4 TO
6 INCH SNOWFALL FOR THEM SO WILL ISSUE WINTER WX ADVY FOR TONIGHT.
GENERALLY EXPECT A 1 TO 4 INCH SNOWFALL OVER THE NRN INNER
CHANNELS TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE WINDS WILL PICK UP WITH GALES EXPECTED ALONG THE N GULF
COAST BY THIS EVENING...AND SCA FOR ALL THE REMAINING ERN GULF BUT
THE FAR SERN PART AND THE ICY STRAIT/CROSS SOUND/NW GLACIER
BAY/SRN CHATHAM STRAIT AREAS. WINDS ELSEWHERE WILL PICK UP TONIGHT
BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SCA.
&&
.LONG TERM...WARMING CONTINUES OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST AND
THE PANHANDLE WITH THE SNOW CHANGING OVER TO RAIN ALTHOUGH
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL MAY STILL SEE SOME MIXED OR SNOW POSSIBLY AS
WELL AS THE COOLER AIR MAY TAKE A BIT TO REMOVE. THE BAND OF
PRECIPITATION IS MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. AM SEEING
SOME MINOR COOLING FOR THE END OF THE WEEKD OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF.
ANOTHER SYSTEM SPREADS INTO THE BERING SEA...THE FRONTAL BAND
SWEEPS INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND THE RIDGE BUILDING BECAUSE OF IT
REWARMS THE EASTERN GULF AND THE PANHANDLE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
THE BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION LATE FRIDAY TO SUNDAY. LOOKS LIKE
THERE MAY BE ANOTHER LETUP IN THE PRECIPITATION EARLY NEXT WEEK.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE THROUGH THE TIME FRAME.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST
THURSDAY FOR AKZ024-026.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKST
THURSDAY FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-022-033-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041.
&&
RWT/BEZENEKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 10:07 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.