Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 123, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 2, 2012, 4:00 PM 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
- Feb 2, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
404 FZAK51 PAJK 030030 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 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. PKZ098-031400- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING 975 MB STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT THEN NORTHWEST TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON FRIDAY. A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA TONIGHT WITH THE COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY. $$ PKZ011-031400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING S GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-031400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-031400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT SHIFTING S AND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-031400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-031400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-031400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-031400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT SHIFTING S AND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-031400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-031400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING SW AND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-031400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-031400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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470 FZAK51 PAJK 030734 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1034 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 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. PKZ098-031400- 1034 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING 975 MB STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT THEN NORTHWEST TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON FRIDAY. A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA TONIGHT WITH THE COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY. $$ PKZ011-031400- GLACIER BAY- 1034 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-031400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1034 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-031400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1034 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-031400- ICY STRAIT- 1034 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-031400- CROSS SOUND- 1034 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 55 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-031400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1034 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-031400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1034 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-031400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1034 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 16 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-031400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1034 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-031400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1034 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-031400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1034 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
905 FZAK51 PAJK 031239 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 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. PKZ098-040100- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 968 MB STORM FORCE LOW 250 NM WEST OF SITKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA AND INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-040100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-040100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-040100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-040100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-040100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-040100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING AND DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT AND SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-040100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-040100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-040100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-040100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...E WIND BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-040100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
227 FZAK51 PAJK 031645 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 745 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 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. PKZ098-040100- 745 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 968 MB STORM FORCE LOW 250 NM WEST OF SITKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA AND INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-040100- GLACIER BAY- 745 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-040100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 745 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-040100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 745 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-040100- ICY STRAIT- 745 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-040100- CROSS SOUND- 745 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-040100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 745 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-040100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 745 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-040100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 745 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-040100- FREDERICK SOUND- 745 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-040100- SUMNER STRAIT- 745 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...E WIND BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-040100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 745 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Feb 2, 6:36 AM AKST, 9 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 6:36 AM AKST, 9 hours 24 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
636 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012
.SHORT TERM...A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING 975 MB LOW IN THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC NEAR 42N/143W WILL MOVE NORTH TO NEAR 56N/140W 12Z FRI. A
WARM FRONT EXTENDING TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE LOW AND WILL LIFT
NORTH TO THE SOUTHERN ZONES BY AROUND 00Z AND TO AROUND PAJN BY
06Z AND ACROSS THE FAR NORTH BY 12Z. A COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND
SOUTH OF THE LOW THROUGH OUR COASTAL WATERS.
THERE IS A LARGE AND STRONG LOW LEVEL WIND MAX THAT REACHES OVER
80 KT IN THE WARM SECTOR OF THIS LOW AND A SMALL BUT EQUALLY
STRONG MAX IN THE SOUTHERN QUADRENT OF THE LOW AND SECOND WRAP.
THIS WILL HELP SUPPORT STORM FORCE WINDS IN CLARENCE STRAIT AND
SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS. ALL OTHER AREAS HAVE GALES. THE HWA FOR
PASI TONIGHT HAS BEEN UPGRADED ALONG WITH ADDING PKZ027-028 WITH
GUSTS 60 TO 75 MPH EXPECTED. OTHER ZONES CARRYING A STRONG WIND
HEADLINE FOR GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT LOW LEVEL WINDS EASE AND BACK TO NE.
HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. RAINFALL RATES MAINLY
WILL BE IN 0.1-0.2 INCHES PER HOUR STARTING LATE AFTERNOON IN THE
SOUTH AND SPREADING INTO THE NORTHERN AREAS BY EVENING. SOME COLD
AIR WILL DRAIN BACK INTO NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS WITH TEMPS
FALLING FROM MORNING HIGHS AND WILL SUPPORT SNOW IN PAHN-PAGY
WHERE SNOWFALL RATES COULD COULD 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND HAVE
ISSUED A WSW FOR THE HIGHWAYS TONIGHT. A MIX OF RA/SN IN PAYA AND
PAJN BY THIS EVENING. A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY PRECIP MOVES TO
COASTAL AREA AHEAD OF COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. WITH A DEEP SNOW
PACK ALREADY ON GROUND AND DITCHES AND STORM DRAINS COVERED WITH
SNOW COULD SEE LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER. SINCE SNOW LEVELS WILL
BE ON THE RISE...AVALANCHE DANGER WILL BE HIGH.
ONCE WARM FRONT MOVES THROUGH WIND GOES SE AND INCREASE TO 25 TO
LOCALLY 40 MPH IN PUBLIC AREAS WITH GUSTS 50 AND OVER 65 MPH IN
THE SOUTHERN AND COASTAL ZONES. IN THE FAR NORTH EXPECT WEAK
NORTHEAST GRADIENT TO OFFSET SOUTHERLY WINDS SO WIND BECOME LIGHT
NORTH. SOUTH WINDS WORK INTO NORTHERN LYNN CANAL RIGHT AT THE END
OF THE SHORT TERM.
USED A GFS NAM BLEND WHICH HAS HAD GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY.
.LONG TERM...AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD A COMPLEX STORM FORCE
LOW WILL LIFT INTO THE EAST CENTRAL GULF AND THEN INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW HAS VERY STRONG UPPER
LEVEL DYNAMICS ALONG GOOD JET SUPPORT. THERE STILL SOME
DIFFERENCES WITH THE SPEED OF THE LOW BUT USED THE 06Z GFS AS IT
WAS LIFTING THE LOW A BIT FASTER FROM THE PREVIOUS RUN BUT NOT AS
FAST AS THE EC/UKMET. SO WITH THAT SAID EXTENDED THE HHW FOR THE
SOUTHERN ZONES THROUGH NOON FRIDAY AND ISSUED A HHA FOR THE NORTH
CENTRAL AREAS FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
WILL RANGE FROM 70 MPH ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE
FOR AREAS OVER THE CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS. THERE IS A VERY STRONG
LLJ AT 850MB OF 70-80KT ALONG WITH A VERY STRONG JET OF 150KT THAT
WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WINDS OVER THE
MARINE WATERS WILL INCREASE FROM MAX GALES TO STORMS THROUGH
FRIDAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THE WINDS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN INNER
CHANNELS WILL START OUT NEAR SMALL CRAFT DUE TO A WEAK PRESSURE
GRADIENT BUT IT WILL INCREASE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH STORMS BY FRIDAY
NIGHT AS THE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREAS. THERE IS ALSO THE
POTENTIAL THAT THE LAND AREAS OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS MAY NEED A
HHW DUE TO THE STRONG PRESSURE RISE.
THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS AND BACKS AROUND TO THE NORTH
THROUGH SAT. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALES FROM THE NORTH SAT
NIGHT AND THE SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY WITH INCREASE
OFFSHORE FLOW.
RAIN WILL BE CATEGORICAL AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
STRONG UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT VERTICAL
MOTION AND MOISTURE FRIDAY. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH SHOWERS
WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY NIGHT. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE
OVER THE AREA ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHOWERS AND MIX PRECIP WILL TURN
FRIDAY EVENING TO ALL SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF WHILE
THE FAR SOUTHERN AREA WILL REMAIN A MIX OR ALL RAIN. A UPPER LEVEL
TROF WILL MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SAT SO
THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY TO CAT. THE SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY
DIMINISH SAT NIGHT AS THE TROF WEAKENS AND LIFTS INTO CANADA.
THE DRIER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT
WARMING ALOFT FROM WAA FROM THE RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE AREA FROM
THE SOUTH. THERE COULD BE A POTENTIAL FOR A BIG FOG EVENT FROM MON
THROUGH THE WEEK WITH STABLE CONDITIONS AND WARM AIR ALOFT. THERE
IS ABOUT AVERAGE FORECASTER CONFIDENCE INTO NEXT WEEK.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ026.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM AKST FRIDAY
FOR AKZ027-028.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ020>022-024-025.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST FRIDAY FOR
AKZ023.
STRONG WIND FROM 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING
FOR AKZ029.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING FOR AKZ018-019.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY
FOR AKZ018-019.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ036-041-042.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-022-031>035-043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ053.
&&
MM/ABJIn the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 2, 10:23 AM AKST, 5 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1023 AM AKST THU FEB 02 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1022 AM SNOW 38 NW HAINES 59.63N 136.21W
02/02/2012 M8.0 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
RCLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Feb 2, 10:34 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Feb 2, 10:34 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Feb 3, 12:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 64 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.