Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 132, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 7, 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 7, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 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.
699 FZAK52 PAJK 080032 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-081400- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKON THROUGH WED. A WEAK FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE NORTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND AK PANHANDLE THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ041-081400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-081400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ043-081400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-081400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-081400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
432 FZAK52 PAJK 080737 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1037 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-090145- 1037 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKON THROUGH WED. A WEAK FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE NORTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND AK PANHANDLE THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ041-090145- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1037 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-090145- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1037 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ043-090145- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1037 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-090145- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1037 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-090145- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1037 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
796 FZAK52 PAJK 081258 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-090100- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT N ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH WED NIGHT. A LOW MOVING INTO THE FAR SE GULF THU MORNING WILL WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ041-090100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ042-090100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-090100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ051-090100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ052-090100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY.. .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
186 FZAK52 PAJK 082035 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1135 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-091445- 1135 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT N ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH WED NIGHT. A LOW MOVING INTO THE FAR SE GULF THU MORNING WILL WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ041-091445- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1135 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ042-091445- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1135 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-091445- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1135 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ051-091445- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1135 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ052-091445- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1135 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
490 FZAK52 PAJK 090032 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ099-091400- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE N ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH WED NIGHT. A STORM FORCE LOW MOVING INTO THE FAR SE GULF THU MORNING WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ041-091400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ042-091400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-091400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-091400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ052-091400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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 7, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
2 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWING A 963 MB
LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TRACKING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE WESTERN AK
GULF. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AK PENINSULA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHWARD
OVER THE EASTERN AK GULF AND PUSH OVER THE PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. THIS FRONT IS FAIRLY WEAK AND IS SHOWING SIGNS OF
SHEARING APART SO INCREASED CLOUDS WILL BE THE MAIN RESULT TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY WITH SOME RAIN MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MAIN ISSUES FOR TONIGHT WILL BE WITH
THE SURFACE HIGH REMAINING OVER THE YUKON WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN
OUTFLOW WINDS WAS THE EAST-WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES. WHILE
THE WINDS WILL NOT BE EXCEPTIONAL A WARM MID LEVEL AIR MASS IS
MOVING UP WITH THE FRONT AND THESE WARM TEMPS WILL EITHER MIX DOWN
WITH STRONGER WINDS WHICH WILL INCREASE TEMPERATURES OVER NIGHT IN
THESE WIND SPOTS. IN ADDITION ANY DOWNSLOPING EFFECTS WILL HELP TO
INCREASE TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER IN WIND SHELTERED ARES TEMPERATURES
SHOULD FOLLOW A MORE DIURNAL TREND. WEDNESDAY HIGHS TEMPS WILL
GENERALLY BE IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S SO ANY PRECIP THAT MOVES
IN THROUGH THE DAY WILL BE RAIN. WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL
PICK UP TO GALE OR NEAR GALE FORCE THROUGH THE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. N LYNN CANAL WILL
REMAIN AT GALE FORCE THROUGH THE DAY WITH THE TIGHT NORTH-SOUTH
PRESSURE GRADIENT. SKAGWAY WINDS GUSTS SHOULD REMAIN AT OR JUST
BELOW 35 KTS BUT WILL NEED TO MONITOR IN CASE THEY REACH 40 KTS.
MODELS START IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE SHORT TERM FORECAST. MAIN
DIFFERENCES WERE SOME TIMING OF THE FRONT MOVING IN WITH THE ECMWF
A BIT FASTER THEN THE GFS FOR THE 12Z RUN. UPDATED GRIDS WITH A
BLEND OF 12Z NAM AND 12Z ECMWF AS THE PRESSURE FIELD OVER THE
YUKON PANHANDLE BORDER LOOKED A BIT BETTER. OVERALL CHANGES WERE
FAIRLY MINOR. FORECAST CONFIDENCE WITH THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERN
IS ABOVE AVERAGE BUT OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ARE IN QUESTION IF THE
STRONGER WINDS WILL MIX DOWN THESE HIGHER MID LEVEL TEMPERATURES.
PRB
&&
.LONG TERM...
MAIN FEATURE TO BE CONSIDERED IS THE PLANETARY SCALE UPPER LOW THAT
WILL PERSIST FOR A WEEK IN THE VICINITY OF KAMCHATKA. THE WEST
COAST (US) UPR RIDGE IS LESS CONSISTENT. SUCCESSIVE MINOR WEATHER
SYSTEMS MOVING AGAINST THIS RIDGE WILL FLATTEN IT AND PERHAPS CAUSE
A RETROGRADE ON THE RIDGE AXIS DUE TO A STRENGTHENING ON THE HUDSON
BAY UPPER LOW. HAVE REASONABLE CONFIDENCE THAT THIS PATTERN WILL
GENERALLY PAN OUT SO THAT FLOW ALOFT OVER THE PANHANDLE THAT IS
SOUTH WILL EVENTUALLY SHIFT TO SW THIS WEEKEND.
IMMEDIATE PROBLEM IS A WEAK WARM FRONT MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE WED EVENING FOLLOWED BY SOME SORT OF SURFACE WEATHER
SYSTEM WSW OF DIXON ENTRANCE ON THU. ALL 07/12Z OPS MODELS VARY IN
IMPORTANT DETAILS THROUGH DAY 3. WEIGHED THE EVIDENCE OF THE
DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS AND RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTED THE 07/12 ECMWF WHICH
WAS CLOSE TO THE GFS-ENSEMBLE AND SREF MEANS. CONFIDENCE IS LOW TO
MODERATE ON DETAILS & TIMING. JC
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADV PKZ011-013-021-022-033-035-036-041-042.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 10:52 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 11 hr |
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