Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 131, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 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 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 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.
295 FZAK51 PAJK 070027 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 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. PKZ098-071400- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKON THROUGH WED. A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-071400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-071400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-071400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-071400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-071400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-071400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-071400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-071400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-071400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-071400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-071400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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693 FZAK51 PAJK 070755 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1055 PM AKST MON FEB 6 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. PKZ098-080200- 1055 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKON THROUGH WED. A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-080200- GLACIER BAY- 1055 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-080200- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1055 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-080200- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1055 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-080200- ICY STRAIT- 1055 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-080200- CROSS SOUND- 1055 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-080200- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1055 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-080200- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1055 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-080200- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1055 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-080200- FREDERICK SOUND- 1055 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-080200- SUMNER STRAIT- 1055 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-080200- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1055 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
117 FZAK51 PAJK 071306 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 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. PKZ098-080100- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKON THROUGH WED. A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT WITH A WEAK FRONT MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF. $$ PKZ011-080100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-080100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE LATE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-080100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-080100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-080100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-080100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-080100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-080100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-080100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-080100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-080100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
671 FZAK51 PAJK 072052 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1150 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 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. PKZ098-080100- 1150 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKON THROUGH WED. A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT WITH A WEAK FRONT MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF. $$ PKZ011-080100- GLACIER BAY- 1150 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-080100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1150 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-080100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1150 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-080100- ICY STRAIT- 1150 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-080100- CROSS SOUND- 1150 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-080100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1150 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-080100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1150 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-080100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1150 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-080100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1150 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-080100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1150 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-080100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1150 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 6, 3:09 PM AKST, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 3:09 PM AKST, 51 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
309 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012
.SHORT TERM...LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO
THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. THIS ALONG WITH
HIGH PRESSURE OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL CONTINUE THE OFFSHORE
FLOW ACROSS THE REGION AND LIMIT PRECIPITATION. THE N-S PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL INCREASE LATER TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY AS THE LOW
MOVES NORTH. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE FOR
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL...ELSEWHERE WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER WITH SMALL
CRAFT LEVEL GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
FORECAST CHALLENGE TODAY WAS CLOUD COVER AND TEMPERATURES. AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW DEPARTING TO THE NORTH HAS KEPT THE NORTHERN HALF
OF THE REGION CLOUDY TODAY. THESE CLOUDS LEFT THE SOUTHERN AREAS
THIS MORNING AND MADE FOR A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY. TONIGHT THE
NORTHERN AREAS WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR WHILE
CLOUDS FROM THE SYSTEM TO THE DISTANT SW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THIS EVENING...SO HAVE GONE WITH INCREASING
CLOUDS FOR DOWN THERE. AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER WILL PLAY A ROLE IN
HOW MUCH RADIATIONAL COOLING THERE IS TONIGHT.
SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT...THERE IS SIGNIFICANT
WARM AIR ADVECTION EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE LOWER TO MID LEVELS
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THIS WILL SET UP A TEMPERATURE INVERSION.
AREAS THAT HAVE SOME WINDS WILL BE ABLE TO MIX DOWN THESE MUCH
WARMER TEMPERATURES WHILE AREAS WITH LIGHTER WINDS WILL BE
SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER. IN ADDITION THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF FOG
TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT IN THE AREAS WITH LIGHT WINDS...THIS WILL
KEEP THOSE AREAS SLIGHTLY WARMER AS WELL.
NUMERICAL MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE PRESSURE
PATTERN IN THE SHORT TERM. UPDATED THE GOING FORECAST WITH AN
ENSEMBLE APPROACH TO INCORPORATE FINER DETAILS OF EACH MODEL.
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...MID LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN US
REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK THEN BEGINS TO BREAK
DOWN BY THE WEEKEND. QUASI STATIONARY LOWS NEAR HUDSON BAY AND
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA SHOW INCREASED MOVEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND
BUT OVERALL REMAIN THROUGH THE LONG TERM. MID LEVEL LOW OVER THE
YUKON TUESDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE NORTHWEST INTO THE AK INTERIOR
DIMINISHING TO AN OPEN WAVE. A SERIES OF LOWS WILL ROTATE AROUND
THE KAMCHATKA LOW MOVING UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE AK
GULF THROUGH THE WEEK. BY THE WEEKEND TRANSITION TO MORE ZONAL
FLOW WITH THE NEXT MID LEVEL LOW WHICH WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS
THE AK GULF. BY NEXT WEEK ANOTHER MID LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
WILL BUILD OVER THE AK GULF THEN TRACK EAST.
AT THE SURFACE DETAILS GET SKETCH BY WEDNESDAY. THE 960 MB
SURFACE LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GULF WILL TRACK TOWARD THE AK
PENINSULA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE
NORTHWARD OVER THE AK GULF AND PANHANDLE BRINGING PRECIP LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. PRECIP WILL BE MOSTLY RAIN WITH
WARM AIR ALREADY IN PLACE AND WARM AIR ADVECTION AT 850 MB BUT
WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S MAY SEE SOME SNOW
MIXED IN. NOT EXPECTING ANY SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM
THIS FRONT.
THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC ON THURSDAY IS
STILL VERY MUCH IN QUESTION. THE GFS WHICH HAS BEEN FAIRLY
CONSISTENT RUN TO RUN KEEPS THE LOW ON A NORTHERLY TRACK IN THE
CENTRAL AK GULF. THE EC SHOWS A WEAKER LOW CENTER WHICH TRACKS
TOWARD HAIDA GWAII MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN AK PANHANDLE BY
FRIDAY AND WEAKENING TO AN OPEN WAVE TROUGH. AS WINDS AND PRECIP
ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT WITH EACH SOLUTION HAVE KEPT POPS
BELOW CATEGORICAL AND WINDS IN A MID RANGE OF 15 TO 25 KTS.
MODELS BEGAN IN GOOD AGREEMENT AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM.
USED SOME 12S NAM TO UPDATE GRIDS DUE TO A BIT BETTER DETAIL WITH
WINDS. HPC HAS CONTINUED WITH A EC/EC ENSEMBLE SOLUTION WHICH WAS
STILL CLOSE TO INHERITED GRIDS. WHILE HAVE BEEN LIKING THE GFS
RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY DECIDED TO KEEP CONSISTENT WITH THE EC
INFLUENCED GRIDS UNTIL ANOTHER TREND BECOMES APPARENT. OVERALL
CHANGES TO THE FORECAST WERE MINOR. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS WELL
BELOW AVERAGE DUE TO WIDE SPREAD WITH SURFACE FEATURES EVEN WITH
MODELS BEING IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH MID LEVEL SYNOPTIC SCALE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031>033-035-036-
041>043-051>053.
&&
HANNON/PRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr |
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