Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 101, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 7, 2012, 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
- Feb 7, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2012, 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.
382 FZAK67 PAJK 080030 OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W 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. PKZ398-081400- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKON THROUGH WED. A WEAK FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE NORTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND AK PANHANDLE THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ310-081400- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF 140 W...E WIND 35 KT. EAST OF 140 W...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
928 FZAK67 PAJK 080735 AAA OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1035 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W 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. PKZ398-090145- 1035 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKON THROUGH WED. A WEAK FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE NORTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND AK PANHANDLE THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ310-090145- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 1035 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...WEST OF 140 W...E WIND 35 KT. EAST OF 140 W...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
674 FZAK67 PAJK 081302 OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W 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. PKZ398-090100- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT N ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH WED NIGHT. A LOW MOVING INTO THE FAR SE GULF THU MORNING WILL WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ310-090100- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 10:52 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 11 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.