Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 76, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 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
- Nov 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2011, 7:35 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
611 FZAK51 PAJK 122332 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 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. PKZ098-131400- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... STRONG WEST WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-131400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-131400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ013-131400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ021-131400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ022-131400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .WED...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-131400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ032-131400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ033-131400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 17 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 18 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 16 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-131400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ035-131400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-131400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
385 FZAK51 PAJK 130437 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 735 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 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. PKZ098-131400- 735 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... STRONG WEST WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-131400- GLACIER BAY- 735 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-131400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 735 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ013-131400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 735 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ021-131400- ICY STRAIT- 735 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ022-131400- CROSS SOUND- 735 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 KT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .WED...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-131400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 735 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ032-131400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 735 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ033-131400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 735 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 17 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 18 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 16 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-131400- FREDERICK SOUND- 735 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ035-131400- SUMNER STRAIT- 735 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 LATE DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-131400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 735 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Nov 12, 2:31 PM AKST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 2:31 PM AKST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
231 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011
.SHORT TERM...WEAKENING LOW IS NOW MOVING ACROSS NRN SE AK AND
WILL BE E OF THE AREA BY 00Z. A WEAK LOW WILL FORM OVER THE FAR
NRN GULF THIS EVENING AND DRIFT SLOWLY EWD INTO THE FAR NE GULF
SUN. A TROF WILL MOVE E THRU THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. USED THE 12Z
ECMWF FOR THE PRESSURE FIELD AS IT HAD GOOD HANDLE ON THE
SITUATION.
MAIN ISSUE WILL BE WINDS AND SEAS. ATTM STG WLY WINDS ARE OVER
MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND ERN GULF AND THEY JUST RECENTLY REACHED
THE OUTER COAST. EXPECT THESE WINDS TO CONTINUE BUT BACK OFF
SLIGHTLY ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING AS THE LOW OVER THE NRN AREA
PULLS AWAY. WILL KEEP HIGH WIND WARNING GOING UNTIL 03Z FOR ZONES
23 AND 27. THEY WILL LIKELY HAVE STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR LATER
THIS EVENING THRU SUN AFTERNOON ONCE WARNING ENDS. WILL KEEP THE
STRONG WIND HEADLINES ELSEWHERE S OF A PAJN-PAEL LINE. DROPPED THE
STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR THE FAR NRN AREAS DUE TO THE MAIN BELT
OF STRONGER WINDS AND PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINING TO THEIR S.
WAVE HEIGHTS HAVE RISEN UP TO 32 FT OVER THE E-CENTRAL GULF. THEY
WILL REMAIN IN THE 26 TO 32 FT RANGE OVER MUCH OF THE ERN GULF
THRU SUN. THE FAR NRN GULF SEAS WILL BE SOMEWHAT LESS GIVEN THE
LARGE WLY SWELLS WILL BE DIRECTED TO THEIR S.
OTHERWISE...OTHER THAN THE FAR NRN AREA PRECIP HAS BECOME RAIN
SHOWERS. THE FAR N HAS A FEW FLURRIES AROUND. OTHER THAN THE
CHILKAT VALLEY EXPECT ENOUGH WARMING TO CAUSE PRECIP OVER THE N TO
GO LIQUID NEAR SEA LEVEL BUT IT WILL BE SPOTTY AT BEST. COLDER AIR
WILL FILTER IN FROM THE W AND BASED ON 850 MB TEMPS DROPPING TO
-8C OR COLDER...PRECIP SHOULD TRANSITION TO MOSTLY SNOW SHOWERS
FROM THE W SUN OVER ALL BUT THE FAR SERN AREA. NOT EXPECTING MUCH
SNOW ACCUMULATION NEAR SEA LEVEL THROUGH SUN WITH TEMPS LIKELY
REMAINING IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. A DUSTING TO AN INCH OF SNOW IS
LIKELY.
.LONG TERM...A TWO STEP COOLING TREND WILL OCCUR WITH THE FIRST A
WEAK PRECIP MECHANISM FOR SUN NIGHT, AND A LARGE SCALE ARCTIC OUTBREAK
BEGINNING TUE NIGHT. PRIMARY CHANGES TO THE LONG RANGE PACKAGE HAVE
BEEN FOR STRONGER WINDS AND LOWER TEMPERATURES WITH THE ARCTIC OUTBREAK.
CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
FIRST AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK FROM THE INTERIOR TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
WILL BECOME MARINE MODIFIED AS IT TRACKS E TOWARD THE PANHANDLE.
THIS ARCTIC OUTFLOW OVER THE COMPARATIVELY WARM WATER IN THE GULF
RESULTS IN A SHALLOW UNSTABLE LAYER THAT RAPIDLY SENDS WATER VAPOR
AND WARMING INTO THE BOUNDARY LAYER. LIFTING OF THIS AIRMASS THEN
RESULTS IN LOW LEVEL CLOUDMASS, AS WELL AS PRECIP WITH AMOUNTS
LIMITED BY MOST OF THE PRECIPITABLE WATER BEING IN THE LOWEST
LEVELS.
00Z TO 12Z WED. AN UNMODIFIED ARCTIC OUTBREAK FM THE N WILL
FOLLOW WITH TUE NIGHT AND EARLY WED.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ021-024>026-028-029.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ023-027.
STRONG WIND FROM 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR AKZ023-027.
STRONG WIND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ022.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ022-041>043-051.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-021-031>033-035-036-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-034-053.
&&
RWT/JBTIn the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 12, 2:51 PM AKST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
251 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM SNOW HAINES 59.24N 135.44W
11/12/2011 M12.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
SNOWFALL FROM THE START OF THE EVENT UNTIL 8 AM.
0900 AM SNOW 7 S HAINES 59.14N 135.44W
11/12/2011 M13.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL SINCE THE START OF THE EVENT THROUGH 830 AM
0900 AM SNOW 15 NNE SKAGWAY 59.68N 135.17W
11/12/2011 E8.0 INCH XXX XX COUNTY OFFICIAL
KLONDIKE ROAD REPORT-SUMMIT/BORDER
0900 AM SNOW 7 N SKAGWAY 59.58N 135.33W
11/12/2011 M3.5 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
SNOWFALL FROM START OF EVENT UNTIL 8 AM.
0900 AM SNOW 40 WNW HAINES 59.46N 136.49W
11/12/2011 M12.0 INCH XXX XX CO-OP OBSERVER
HAINES BORDER - MEASURED AT 7 AM
0900 AM SNOW HAINES 59.24N 135.44W
11/12/2011 M11.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
HAINES 2 - SNOWFALL FROM START OF EVENT UNTIL 8 AM.
0900 AM SNOW 6 S HAINES 59.15N 135.44W
11/12/2011 M13.0 INCH PKZ012 AK TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL FROM START OF EVENT THROUGH 830 AM.
0900 AM SNOW 40 NW HAINES 59.65N 136.25W
11/12/2011 M12.0 INCH XXX XX CO-OP OBSERVER
HAINES BORDER - SNOWFALL FROM START OF EVENT THROUGH 7 AM
0900 AM SNOW 7 N SKAGWAY 59.58N 135.33W
11/12/2011 M3.5 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
SKAGWAY BORDER - SNOWFALL FROM START OF EVENT THROUGH 8
AM.
0900 AM SNOW 15 NNE SKAGWAY 59.68N 135.17W
11/12/2011 E8.0 INCH XXX XX COUNTY OFFICIAL
SUMMIT/BORDER - SNOW REPORT AT 8 AM.
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KAVLocal storm report, Nov 12, 2:58 PM AKST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
258 PM AKST SAT NOV 12 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM SNOW YAKUTAT 59.54N 139.73W
11/12/2011 M11.7 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
WSO OFFICE - SNOW STARTED PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT THROUGH 10
AM.
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KAVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 19 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Nov 12, 6:43 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 21 hr | |
| Nov 12, 7:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 32 hr | |
| Nov 12, 7:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 44 hr | |
| Nov 12, 10:58 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 13, 10:37 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Nov 13, 12:20 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 9 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.