Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 549, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 28, 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 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 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.
942 FZAK51 PAJK 290014 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 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. PKZ098-291400- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-291400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-291400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-291400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-291400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-291400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-291400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-291400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-291400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-291400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-291400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-291400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT... EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING... THEN SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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041 FZAK51 PAJK 291225 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 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. PKZ098-300100- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-300100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-300100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-300100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-300100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-300100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-300100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-300100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-300100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-300100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-300100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-300100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
093 FZAK51 PAJK 291949 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1049 AM AKST THU DEC 29 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. PKZ098-301400- 1049 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-301400- GLACIER BAY- 1049 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-301400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1049 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-301400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1049 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-301400- ICY STRAIT- 1049 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-301400- CROSS SOUND- 1049 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-301400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1049 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-301400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1049 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-301400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1049 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-301400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1049 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-301400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1049 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-301400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1049 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 28, 3:52 PM AKST, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 3:52 PM AKST, 8 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
352 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011
.SHORT TERM...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WEAKENING AS IT LIFTS OVER THE PASI AREA. THIS LOW WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK TO THE NE THROUGH THIS EVENING TO BE IN CANADA
LATE TONIGHT AS A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE PANHANDLE LATE
TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. MOST STATIONS OVER THE
NORTHERN HALF IS REPORTING LIGHT SNOW WITH MAINLY RAIN SOUTH OF
FREDRICK SOUND. MOST AREA HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT 2 INCHES SO FAR
TODAY AS WARM AIR ALOFT RIDES ABOVE THE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE.
THE COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AS THE LOW LEVEL WINDS AREA
LIGHT OR FROM THE NE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST TO KEEP
THE COLD AIR AND PRODUCE ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL
AREAS AND 5 TO 10 INCHES NEAR THE HAINES AREAS WILL FALL THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE ONLY CHANGE TO THE
WINTER WEATHER PRODUCE WAS TO ADD ZONE 22 AS THEY SEE ADVY LEVEL
SNOW AMOUNTS. SO WITH THAT SAID THE WINTER WEATHER ADVY IS STILL
IN AFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT BUT WITH THE TIMING OF THE EASTWARD
MOVEMENT OF THE UPPER TROF THE ADVY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED. FROM
FREDRICK SOUND SOUTHWARD THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW LATE THIS
EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR BEGINS TO FILTER INTO THE AREA. BY LATE
TONIGHT MOST OF THE SOUTHERN HALF WILL SEE SNOW SHOWERS WITH
AMOUNTS GENERALLY LESS THAN 2 INCHES BUT THE CENTRAL ARES MAY SEE
UP TO 3 INCHES.
THE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY MORNING WILL
TAPPER OFF TO SCATTERED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS THE UPPER
LEVEL DYNAMICS MOVES INTO CANADA. SNOW AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 4
INCHES THROUGH THURSDAY FROM THE SNOW SHOWERS.
THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE WEST AS THE LOW LIFTS
INLAND. THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND
THEN BE LESS THAN 20KT BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE COASTAL AREAS
WILL SEE STRONG WINDS EARLY THIS EVENING FROM THE WEST AS THE LOW
LIFTS INLAND THE COLD FRONT PASSES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL NOT
LAST LONG AND THE GRADIENT RELAXES LATE TONIGHT. OVER THE INNER
CHANNELS...THE SOUTHERN HALF WILL SEE THE GALES FROM THE SOUTH
RELAX THROUGH TONIGHT. THE CENTRAL AREAS WILL SEE THE NORTHERLY
WINDS TO 20 KT BECOME A STRONG SE 30 KT THIS EVENING AS THE RIDGE
BUILDS OVER THE PANHANDLE FROM S TO N. THE FAR NORTHERN AREAS WILL
SEE THE SMALL CRAFT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH BECOME LIGHT THIS EVENING
AS THE LOW MOVES OVER THE AREA AND THEN SEE A SOUTHERLY PUSH OF
GALES LATE TONIGHT. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE RIDGE TAKES HOLD OVER THE AREA
AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. LAND AREAS WILL SEE THE STRONG
SOUTHERLY PUSH TONIGHT WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING WITH SOME
HIGHER GUSTS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE OVER THE FAR NORTHERN
AREAS...SO PAHN AND PAGY WILL SEE THE NORTHERLY WINDS BACK AROUND
TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT AND GUST TO 40 MPH. THESE STRONG GUSTS WILL
DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY.
USED THE 00Z EC FOR THE SHORT TERM PERIOD AND THERE IS ABOUT
AVERAGE FORECASTER CONFIDENCE.
.LONG TERM...WE WILL HAVE A SEVERAL DAYS OF A SIMILAR SEQUENCE:
A LANDFALLING LOW IS FOLLOWED BY A COOLER AIRMASS WITH THE NET
RESULT OF FALLING TEMPERATURES AND THE SNOW LEVEL FALLING TO
SEA LEVEL IN A N TO S SEQUENCE. THE OVERALL THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE
IS AVERAGE. THE STRONGEST SYSTEM IS FOR SUN AND SUN NIGHT WITH
GALES FOR THE INSIDE WATERS AND STORM FORCE FOR THE OUTSIDE.
THE NEXT LANDFALLING LOW, AFTER THE ONE DESCRIBED ABOVE IN THE
SHORT RANGE SECTION ABOVE, WILL TRACK ENE OVER CWZV 12Z FRI WITH
A 982 MB CENTER. THIS LOW WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A MARITIME POLAR
AIRMASS. THE NEXT POLAR FRONT ZONE WAVE WILL TRACK NE INTO THE
GULF WHILE DEEPENING TO ABOUT 970 MB WITH A CENTER REACHING
A POINT ABOUT 240 NM S OF PADQ. THIS SECOND SYSTEM WILL SEND
A LARGE AND STRONG OCFNT ONSHORE SUN NIGHT, AND ALONG WITH
THE STORMS AND GALES MENTIONED ABOVE, WILL ALSO BE A SNOW
EVENT FOR THE PANHANDLE N OF FREDERICK SOUND.
THE OVERALL THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE. WE TYPICALLY
HAVE A LOWERING OF CONFIDENCE THE FARTHER IN THE FUTURE WE ARE
FORECASTING FOR, AND THIS FORECAST PACKAGE IS NO EXCEPTION. THE
MARINE FORECAST PACKAGE HAS THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNEL WIND
DIRECTIONS SWINGING BACK AND FORTH BY 180 DEGREES SEVERAL TIMES
FROM THU NIGHT THROUGH MON. THE TIMING OF THESE CHANGES IS
PREDICTED WITH DECREASING CONFIDENCE PER INCREASING FORECAST TIME.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ027-028.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ020-
021-025.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ022.
STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ019.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY FOR AKZ019.
STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-022-033-036-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-031-032-034-035-051-052.
&&
ABJ/JBTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | ||
| Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:49 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr |
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