Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 124, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 2, 2012, 10:34 PM AKST. It was in force for 17 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, 10:34 PM AKST (07:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ036-031400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1034 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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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, 4:17 PM AKST, 6 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 4:17 PM AKST, 6 hours 17 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
417 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012
.SHORT TERM...A POWERFUL STORM IS APPROACHING SOUTHEAST ALASKA
FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AND FEATURES STORM FORCE MARINE WINDS,
HIGH WINDS OVER VARIOUS PUBLIC ZONES, HEAVY RAIN, AND FOR HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ALONG THE KLONDIKE AND HAINES HIGHWAYS, HEAVY SNOW.
MOISTURE PLUME WITH TROPICAL CONNECTIONS EXTENDS WELL TO THE
SOUTH PAST CALIFORNIA. LARGE AREA OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL
TRACK OVER THE PANHANDLE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM FORECAST PERIOD AS RAIN/SNOW CHANGES TO SHOWERS IN THE POST
FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT. VERY STRONG WARM FRONTAL SIGNATURE, SO MOST
PLACES WILL SEE RAIN. EXCEPTIONS ARE HAINES AND SKAGWAY WHERE
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN PLACE TO COVER EXPECTED 6 TO 11
INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES AND KLONDIKE
HIGHWAYS. WARM FRONT WILL ALSO RESULT IN LITTLE COOLING TONIGHT
AND HAVE VERY LITTLE DIURNAL CHANGE OVERNIGHT. COLDER AIR ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN TOMORROW'S HIGHER OCCURRING
EARLY ON IN THE DAY WITH TEMPS SLOWLY FALLING THROUGH THE DAY
FRIDAY.
MAJOR FORECAST ISSUE IN THE SHORT TERM ARE THE WINDS AND WIND
GUSTS. 850 MB JET CORE BETWEEN 80 AND 100 KNOTS EXTENDS FROM CLOSE
COASTAL VICINITY YAKUTAT TO CAPE SPENCER, THEN SOUTHEAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND AND OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF KUPREANOF
ISLAND. CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR ZONES 20, 21, 24, AND 25
AND LEFT THEM ALL WITH STRONG WIND HEADLINES AND GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
UPGRADED ZONE 23 TO HIGH WIND WARNING AS WELL AS ADDED ZONES 17
AND 26. WINDS GUSTS ALONG THE OUTER COAST COULD REACH 70 MPH, BUT
GENERALLY LIMITED THE WARNING VERBAGE TO 60 MPH. CONFIDENCE IS
ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THESE WARNING AREAS. HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT
ZONE 25, TO INCLUDE DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND WILL HAVE TO WATCH
OBSERVATIONS FROM THE AIRPORT AND DOWNTOWN CLOSELY.
USED GFS FOR CHANGES TO THE SHORT TERM FORECAST. OVERALL
CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...FRIDAY NIGHT STARTS
OFF WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENING TO THE NORTH AND PRECIP
AND WINDS DIMINISHING. MOST PRECIP REMAINING IN THE AREA WILL BE
ACROSS THE NORTH AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE EVENING
CHANGING OVER TO SNOW. EXPECT ABOUT 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE
NORTHERN AREAS BEFORE SHOWERS BECOME MORE SCATTERED AND
DIMINISHING THROUGH SATURDAY.
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE INSIDE WATERS WILL DECREASE
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A SURFACE RIDGE WEAKENS. EXPECT WINDS TO
SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO GALE
FORCE SATURDAY NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE GULF AND HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE YUKON. THE LOW TO THE SOUTH WIN BRING
STRONG WINDS TO THE COASTAL AREAS AND THROUGH CLARENCE STRAIT LATE
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. PRECIP ASSOC WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL REACH THE
COAST ALSO SUNDAY MORNING.
THE PATTERN BECOMES STAGNANT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD
WITH LOWS IN THE GULF AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER BE. AS A RESULT A
GENERAL EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL
KEEP POPS SLIGHTLY LOW WITH MORE BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER.
HOWEVER RAIN WILL BECOME LIKELY AS LOWS AND WAVES PROGRESS ACROSS THE
GULF. THESE LOWS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE
WITH MOST PRECIP FALLING AS RAIN. THE HIGH OVER BC AND N-E FLOW
WILL KEEP A COLD BOUNDARY ALONG THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS...WHICH MAY
CAUSE AREAS WITH NORTHERLY PASSES/GAPS TO BE SLIGHTLY COOLER AND
MORE LIKELY TO SEE ANY SNOW.
UPDATED THE GOING FORECAST WITH THE GFS...HOWEVER LONG RANGE
MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE PERIOD KEEPING
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE AVERAGE TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ026.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ027-028.
STRONG WIND FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ024.
STRONG WIND FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ021-025.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM TO NOON AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ022.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR
AKZ023.
STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR AKZ020.
STRONG WIND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ029.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ018-019.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ022-033-035-036-041>043-051-052.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-021-031-032-034-053.
&&
FRITSCH/HANNONThe 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 | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| 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 | Storm Warning | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Feb 3, 12:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 64 hr |
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