Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 545, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 27, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 27, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
906 FZAK52 PAJK 271224 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 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. PKZ099-280100- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA TUESDAY. A 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR SITKA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-280100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ042-280100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-280100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-280100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-280100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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640 FZAK52 PAJK 271933 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1032 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 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. PKZ099-281345- 1032 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 968 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR SITKA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-281345- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1032 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ042-281345- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1032 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-281345- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1032 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-281345- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1032 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-281345- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1032 AM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
955 FZAK52 PAJK 280032 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 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. PKZ099-281400- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 968 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR SITKA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-281400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ042-281400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-281400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-281400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-281400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS...THEN SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
217 FZAK52 PAJK 280731 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1030 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 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. PKZ099-281400- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 968 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR SITKA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-281400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1030 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT...DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ042-281400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1030 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-281400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1030 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-281400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1030 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-281400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1030 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS...THEN SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
681 FZAK52 PAJK 281214 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 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. PKZ099-290100- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 968 MB LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR SITKA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER HAIDA GWAII EARLY FRIDAY. $$ PKZ041-290100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ042-290100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ043-290100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-290100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-290100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
601 FZAK52 PAJK 281925 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1024 AM AKST WED DEC 28 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. PKZ099-291330- 1024 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 968 MB LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR SITKA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER HAIDA GWAII EARLY FRIDAY. $$ PKZ041-291330- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1024 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ042-291330- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1024 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ043-291330- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1024 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-291330- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1024 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-291330- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1024 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
091 FZAK52 PAJK 290014 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 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. PKZ099-291400- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NE OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE LATE WED NIGHT AND PERSIST OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND LOW WILL MOVE JUST SOUTH OF HAIDA GWAII EARLY FRIDAY. $$ PKZ041-291400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN ANDSNOW. .SUN...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ042-291400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ043-291400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ051-291400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ052-291400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
319 FZAK52 PAJK 291214 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 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. PKZ099-300100- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL OVER THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A LOW WILL MOVE JUST SOUTH OF HAIDA GWAII EARLY FRIDAY. $$ PKZ041-300100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ042-300100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ043-300100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ051-300100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ052-300100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
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 26, 4:10 PM AKST, 11 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 4:10 PM AKST, 11 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
410 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011
.SHORT TERM...
962 MB STORM FORCE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WITH A STRONG FRONT
MOVING ONSHORE THIS EVENING. SFC LOW WEAKENING RAPIDLY AS IT SLOWLY
MOVES N WITH THE CENTER MAKING LANDFALL IN THE VCNTY OF CAPE
SUCKLING. STRONG SECONDARY DEVELOPMENT NEAR 45N 157W AS OF 00Z AS
PER SATELLITE IMAGERY. SUSPECT THIS CENTER IS AROUND 970 MB OR SO.
STRONG STRONG HEMISPHERIC JET FROM N AFRICA TO AN EXIT NEAR 45N
135W WITH CORE SPEED 250 MB AT LEAST 150 KT. TRICKY PART OF TODAYS
FORECAST HAS BEEN SNOW AMOUNTS AND WHERE RAIN VS. SNOW. KEPT
WARNINGS NORTH END OF PANHANDLE WITH PLENTY OF WINTER WEATHER FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE PANHANDLE & YAKUTAT. LOOK FOR EVENING UPDATE
SOMEWHERE AROUND 9 TO 11 PM.
&&
.LONG TERM...WEATHER PATTERN FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA REMAINS
UNCHANGED THROUGH THE LONG TERM. 500MB LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL BE
MAIN FEATURE OVER THE REGION AS A SERIES OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS WILL TRACK EAST ALONG THE NORTH PACIFIC THEN MOVE NORTH
INTO THE AK GULF. COLD AIR OVER THE AREA WILL BE REPLACED WITH
WARMER AIR WITH INCOMING SHORTWAVES BUT THEN BE REPLACED BY COLDER
AIR.
FOR TUE EVENING A 970 MB LOW WILL MOVE IN TO THE SOUTHEAST GULF
WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVED OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA. THE LOW
WILL TRACK NORTHEAST MOVING JUST NORTH OF CAPE DECISION BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. REMNANTS OF THIS LOW WILL THEN RE-ESTABLISH
OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF AND THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA BECOMING
QUASI STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEK. FOR THURSDAY NEXT IN THE LOW
PRESSURE SERIES LOOKS TO MOVE JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION MOVING
OVER HAIDA GWAII. STILL FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK
OF THIS LOW AND MODEL SPREAD INCREASES FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN OUTSIDE WATERS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE
AGAIN TUE EVENING INTO WED AS THE LOW TRACK NORTH WITH WINDY
CONDITIONS ALONG THE SOUTHERN COASTAL AREAS. PRECIP WILL BE A MIX
OF
RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS AS COLD AIR IS REPLACED BY
INCOMING WARM AIR MASS. WILL SEE A RETURN OF COLDER AIR AGAIN
BEHIND THE LOW WED EVENING. FOR THE NORTHERN AREAS EXPECT PRECIP
TO BE MAINLY SNOW BUT DEPENDING ON HOW FAR WARMER AIR PUSHES NORTH
WILL SEE SOME MIXING OF RAIN WITH SNOW.
MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH EC AND GFS INITIALIZING WELL AND
IN BEST AGREEMENT. NAM HAS THE CURRENT LOW TOO FAR EAST. GFS WAS A
BIT STRONGER AND SLOWER WITH THE WED LOW THAN THE EC BUT
DIFFERENCES HAVE BEEN DIMINISHING WITH EACH NEW MODEL RUN. LARGE
MODEL SPREAD THURSDAY FOR THE SYSTEM TRACKING TO THE SOUTH. GFS
AGAIN MUCH STRONGER AN MORE PROGRESSIVE. NEXT SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM
APPEARS TO MOVE INTO THE GULF SOMETIME SATURDAY BUT LOTS OF
UNCERTAINTY BY THEN. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOUT AVERAGE THROUGH
WED THEN DROPS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ023-027-028.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING AKZ023-027-028.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM AKST TUESDAY AKZ017-020-025.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ022.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 AM AKST TUESDAY AKZ019.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM AKST TUESDAY AKZ018.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ051.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-022-036-041>043-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-031>035-053.
&&
JC/PRBIn the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 26, 11:09 PM AKST, 4 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1109 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM HEAVY SNOW 1 SSW HAINES 59.23N 135.45W
12/26/2011 M13.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
HAINES TOWN COOP OBSERVER MEASURED A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 13
INCHES SINCE 6 AM. LIGHT SNOW IS CONTINUING.
&&
NCBLocal storm report, Dec 26, 11:10 PM AKST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1110 PM AKST MON DEC 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM HEAVY SNOW 11 WSW MOSQUITO LAKE 59.45N 136.36W
12/26/2011 E12.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
HAINES CUSTOM COOP ESTIMATED A TOTAL OF 12 INCHES OF SNOW
SINCE 6 AM AND IT IS STILL SNOWING.
0500 PM HEAVY SNOW 1 SSW HAINES 59.23N 135.45W
12/26/2011 E9.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
HAINES TOWN COOP OBSERVER ESTIMATES A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 9
INCHES SINCE 6 AM AND IT IS CONTINUING TO SNOW.
0600 PM HEAVY SNOW 6 WNW HAINES 59.27N 135.60W
12/26/2011 M22.5 INCH AK PUBLIC
A RESIDENT AT MILE 6 ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY REPORTED
22.5 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 6 AM AND IT WAS STILL
CONTINUING TO SNOW.
1000 PM HEAVY SNOW 1 SSW HAINES 59.23N 135.45W
12/26/2011 M13.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
HAINES TOWN COOP OBSERVER MEASURED A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 13
INCHES SINCE 6 AM. LIGHT SNOW IS CONTINUING.
&&
NCBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 6:28 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 10 hr | |
| Dec 26, 9:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 42 hr | |
| Dec 26, 9:43 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Dec 26, 9:57 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 42 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 10:23 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 30 hr | |
| Dec 27, 10:32 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 days |
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