Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 88, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
267 FZAK52 PAJK 111231 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ099-120100- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SE AK WILL MOVE E INTO CANADA THROUGH SUNDAY. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF ON SUN MORNING WILL DRIFT NE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND DEEPEN TO 968 MB BY SUN EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN MORNING THEN MOVE ONSHORE OVER SE AK THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-120100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-120100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-120100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-120100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-120100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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714 FZAK52 PAJK 112124 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1224 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ099-120200- 1224 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SE AK WILL MOVE E INTO CANADA THROUGH SUNDAY. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF ON SUN MORNING WILL DRIFT NE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND DEEPEN TO 968 MB BY SUN EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN MORNING THEN MOVE ONSHORE OVER SE AK THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-120200- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1224 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-120200- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1224 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-120200- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1224 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-120200- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1224 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-120200- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1224 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
075 FZAK52 PAJK 120028 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ099-121400- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 977 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT NE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND DEEPEN TO 968 MB BY SUN NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER SE AK THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ041-121400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN LATE. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ042-121400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN LATE. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-121400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-121400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN BUILDING TO 25 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ052-121400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN BUILDING TO 28 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. .MON NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
036 FZAK52 PAJK 120153 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 453 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ099-121400- 453 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 977 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT NE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND DEEPEN TO 968 MB BY SUN NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER SE AK THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ041-121400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 453 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN LATE. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ042-121400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 453 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN LATE. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-121400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 453 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-121400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 453 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN BUILDING TO 25 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ052-121400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 453 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN BUILDING TO 28 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. .MON NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
951 FZAK52 PAJK 120311 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 611 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ099-122115- 611 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 977 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT NE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND DEEPEN TO 968 MB BY SUN NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER SE AK THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ041-122115- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 611 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ042-122115- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 611 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-122115- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 611 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-122115- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 611 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ052-122115- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 611 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. .MON NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
549 FZAK52 PAJK 120549 AAC CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 849 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ099-130000- 849 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 977 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT NE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND DEEPEN TO 968 MB BY SUN NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER SE AK THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ041-130000- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 849 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ042-130000- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 849 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-130000- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 849 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT...SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 16 FT...BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-130000- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 849 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT...SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ052-130000- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 849 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT...SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. .MON NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
967 FZAK52 PAJK 121243 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 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. PKZ099-130100- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 977 MB NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKAN INTERIOR AND WEAKEN TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE AND INTO CANADA THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ PKZ041-130100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-130100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT LATE. W SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .THU...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ043-130100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ051-130100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ052-130100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$
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 Dec 10, 5:40 AM AKST, 22 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 5:40 AM AKST, 22 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
540 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011
.SHORT TERM...RATHER QUIET SHORT RANGE PERIOD FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS AS WE ARE IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS AT THE MOMENT. YESTERDAY'S
SYSTEM IS ON ITS WAY THROUGH BRITISH COLUMBIA AT THE MOMENT
LEAVING THE PANHANDLE UNDER THE REMAINING SHOWERS IT ITS WAKE.
TEMPERATURES ARE WARM ENOUGH THAT MOST OF THE SHOWERS ARE FALLING
AS RAIN. THAT ISN'T THE ONLY CONCERN THROUGH. FOG IS ALSO
CROPPING UP IN SOME PLACES AS BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS ARE
DEVELOPING. PETERSBURG HAS ALREADY SEEN QUARTER MILE OR LESS
VISIBILITY EARLIER THIS MORNING AND VARIOUS OTHER OBSERVATION
SITES HAVE RECORDED LESS THEN 1 MILE VISIBILITY AT SOME POINT
OVERNIGHT.
FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT, CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS A
RIDGE BUILDS IN THE GULF AND MOVES EAST. SHOWERS WILL ALSO
DECREASE AS THE VORT MAX AND COOL AIR ALOFT SUPPORTING THEM MOVE
OFF TO THE SE TODAY. BY THIS EVENING, MOST OF THE PANHANDLE SHOULD
BE UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.
THE CLEARER SKIES TONIGHT WILL PROMPT TWO THINGS TO HAPPEN ACROSS
THE PANHANDLE. IN WIND SHELTERED AREAS TEMPERATURES WILL START TO
DROP DUE TO RADIATIONAL COOLING. SOME AREAS AWAY FROM THE WATER
AND IN WIND SHELTERED AREAS MAY DROP INTO THE TEEN TONIGHT. THE
OTHER POSSIBILITY IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOG IN THE INNER CHANNEL
AREAS AS THE ATMOSPHERE IS NEAR SATURATION FROM ALL THE RECENT
PRECIP. VISIBILITIES COULD DROP TO BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES LATE
TONIGHT.
WINDS ARE NOT MUCH OF A PROBLEM ACROSS THE AREA AT THE MOMENT AS
MOST AREAS HAVE LESS THEN 20 KT WINDS. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. THE ONLY EXCEPTION EXPECTED IS OUT
IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF WHERE SE WINDS WILL BE INCREASING
TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT THAT IS COMING ACROSS THE GULF.
FORECAST MODELS WERE IN DECENT AGREEMENT. DECIDED TO USE THE EC
WITH A BIT OF THE GFS FOR FORECAST UPDATES TODAY AS THEY SEEMED TO
INITIALIZE THE BEST OUT OF THE SHORT RANGE MODELS. FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS WILL PUSH EAST OF THE
PANHANDLE ON SUNDAY. A DEVELOPING 980 MB LOW LIFTS NNE INTO THE
NORTH CENTRAL GULF BY SUNDAY EVENING AND ONSHORE AND WEAKENING
NEAR CAPE SUCKLING BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED
FRONT MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF SUNDAY EVENING AND WEAKENS OVER
SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS A WAVE DEVELOPING ALONG
THE FRONT MOVES TO NEAR CAPE DECISION EARLY MONDAY. UPPER TROUGH
MOVES ACROSS PANHANDLE TUESDAY WITH A FLAT RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE
GULF. NEXT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA ON THURSDAY.
PRECI ASSOCIATED WITH NEXT FRONT SPREADS TO THE NORTHEAST GULF SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND ACROSS NORTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. WILL
HAVE SOLID GALES IN COASTAL WATERS AND NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES WITH
SOLID SMCR SE WINDS FOR REMAINDER OF INNER CHANNELS. DO HAVE SOME
COLD AIR IN PLACE SO EXPECT PRECIP HERE TO BEGIN AS SNOW WITH
SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. AS FRONT MOVES THROUGH
SOUTHEAST ALASKA EXPECT SNOW TO GO TO ALL RAIN BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFT TO WESTERLY SMCR MONDAY NIGHT. A MIX OF
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS FOLLOWS IN WESTERLY FLOW MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY.
TROUGH DIGS SOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND TURNS THE FLOW
OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA OFFSHORE. WILL LIKELY SEE DECREASING CLOUDS
WITH SOME COLD AIR SPILLING INTO THE INNER CHANNELS ON WEDNESDAY.
DO NOT EXPECT ANY PRECIP ON WED WITH HIGH TEMPS STAYING NEAR
FREEZING AND DROPPING OFF INTO THE LOWER 20S AT NIGHT. PARTLY
CLOUDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THURSDAY AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA.
ANOTHER STRONG OCCLUSION SPREADS GALES INTO THE EASTERN GULF
THURSDAY WITH FRONT WEAKENING AS IT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SAT. AGAIN WILL HAVE SOLID S-SE GALES IN COASTAL
WATERS AND POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS AS WELL. THIS
FRONT DOES HAVE A FAIRLY STRONG WARM SECTOR SO EXPECT TEMPS TO BE
WARMING WITH RAIN AS PRIMARY TYPE.
MODELS DIVERGE RATHER EARLY WITH HANDLING OF WAVE LIFTING IN THE
GULF AS EARLY AS MONDAY. EC WAS DEEPEST AND A BIT FARTHER WEST
THAN GFS OR NAM AND WAS THE PREFERRED SOLUTION THROUGH MONDAY.
BEYOND MONDAY THERE IS LITTLE AGREEMENT OR RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY
SO CONFIDENCE FALLS OFF QUICKLY FOR DAY 5-8 USED HPC GRIDS.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ041-042-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ043-051.
&&
EAL/MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 3:46 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 45 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 55 hr | |
| Dec 10, 6:56 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 31 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 34 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:37 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 22 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:37 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Dec 11, 12:31 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr |
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