Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 146, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 12, 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 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 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.
441 FZAK52 PAJK 130030 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 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. PKZ099-131400- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL DRIFT E INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A GALE FORCE WEATHER FRONT WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ041-131400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. W SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN LATE. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-131400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE EVENING AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN LATE. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ043-131400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE EVENING AND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-131400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE EVENING AND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING S GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-131400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
003 FZAK52 PAJK 130713 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1013 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 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. PKZ099-131915- 1013 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL DRIFT E INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A GALE FORCE WEATHER FRONT WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ041-131915- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1013 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. W SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN LATE. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-131915- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1013 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN LATE. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ043-131915- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1013 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-131915- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1013 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING S GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-131915- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1013 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
894 FZAK52 PAJK 131230 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 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. PKZ099-140100- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... GALE FORCE WEATHER FRONT WILL DRIFT INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS SE ALASKA LATE MON NIGHT AND TUE. $$ PKZ041-140100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. SW SWELL LATE. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-140100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ043-140100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-140100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-140100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
183 FZAK52 PAJK 131727 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 827 AM AKST MON FEB 13 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. PKZ099-140100- 827 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... GALE FORCE WEATHER FRONT WILL DRIFT INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS SE ALASKA LATE MON NIGHT AND TUE. $$ PKZ041-140100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 827 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. SW SWELL LATE. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-140100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 827 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ043-140100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 827 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-140100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 827 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-140100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 827 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
329 FZAK52 PAJK 132105 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1205 PM AKST MON FEB 13 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. PKZ099-140100- 1205 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... GALE FORCE WEATHER FRONT WILL DRIFT INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS SE ALASKA LATE MON NIGHT AND TUE. $$ PKZ041-140100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1205 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. SW SWELL LATE. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-140100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1205 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ043-140100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1205 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-140100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1205 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-140100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1205 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 12, 2:49 PM AKST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 2:49 PM AKST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
249 PM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012
.SHORT TERM...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SHOWERS MOVING
OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A STRONG
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS LIFTING NE SOUTH OF THE AK PENN THAT
WILL EVENTUALLY WEAKEN TO A TROF AND BE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BY
MON AFTERNOON. THERE IS AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WITH THE LOW
THAT WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE NORTHERN GULF AREAS LATE TONIGHT INTO
MON AS THE FRONT WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE WEST TO EAST. THERE IS NOT
MUCH WIND OVER LAND AREAS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE EXCEPTION TO
THE FAR NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS WHERE GUSTS TO 35 MPH HAVE BEEN
OCCURRING. OVER THE MARINE WATERS THERE IS SMALL CRAFT WINDS OVER
LYNN CANAL BUT THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA IS SEEING SOUTH
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 20 KT. THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER
EASTERN GULF BEGIN TO BACK AROUND TO THE SE THIS EVENING AS THE
WARM FRONT BEGINS TO DRIFTS INTO THE CENTRAL GULF.
THE SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN HALF WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND
MAY BE MIXED WITH SNOW AT TIMES WITH VERY COLD AIR ALOFT. THE
SOUTHERN AREAS WILL SEE THE SCATTERED SHOWERS DISSIPATED ALSO
THIS EVENING WITH THE UPPER RIDGE MOVING OVER THE AREA AND
STABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE. THIS WILL ALSO CREATE SOME PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS LATE THIS EVENING BUT IT
WILL NOT LAST LONG AS THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE INTO CANADA AND
ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE. THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL AREAS WILL
SEE THE MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING BECOME MORE
STEADY RAIN LATE TONIGHT AS THE WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
SW. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MON WITH STRONG
VERTICAL MOTION. RAIN WITH SOME SNOW IN PLACES OVER THE NORTHER
HALF OF THE INNER CHANNELS WILL BE LIKELY MAINLY IN THE MORNING
ON MONDAY AS THE UPPER TROF DRIFTS INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THE
UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL BECOME SE. THIS FLOW
PATTERN IS NOT THAT GREAT FOR PRECIP BUT FOR CLOUDS BUT THERE
WILL REMAIN A CHANCE IN TO THE AFTERNOON.
THE WARM FRONT WILL INCREASE THE WINDS OVER THE NORTHER GULF TO
GALES LATE TONIGHT WITH A BARRIER JET DEVELOPING. THESE GALES
FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD SE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON AS
THE SURFACE TROF MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. THE SMALL CRAFT AND
GUSTY WINDS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS WILL REMAIN
THROUGH MON MORNING BUT AS THE SURFACE RIDGE BEGINS TO DRIFT INTO
CANADA THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX ALONG WITH THE WINDS. THE
WINDS OVER E/W CHANNELS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AND THROUGH
MON AS THE SURFACE TROF/WARM FRONT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL TO
EASTERN GULF. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT BY LATE
TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON.
THERE IS ABOUT AVERAGE FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST FOR
THE NEXT 24HRS. USED A BLEND OF THE 12Z EC AND SOME 12Z NAM FOR
THE SHORT TERM PORTION OF THE FORECAST.
&&
.LONG TERM...LONG RANGE MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH A TROUGH
ENTERING THE EASTERN GULF ON LATE MONDAY. DUE TO THE
UNCERTAINTY...REFRESHED THE INHERITED FORECAST WITH THE ECMWF
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. THE ECMWF WAS INITIALIZED WELL AND HELD
THE INCOMING TROUGH A LITTLE SLOWER THAN THE GFS AND NAM. THE
ECMWF ALSO SHOWS SOMEWHAT WEAKER PROGRESS AND QUICKLY BRINGS THE
TROUGH AS AN OPEN WAVE DURING THE TUESDAY EVENING AS A RIDGE
BUILDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. CLOUDS WILL BECOME THICKER BY MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY WITH CATEGORICAL POPS SPREADING FROM YAKUTAT SOUTHEAST TO
THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE COASTAL SECTIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOSTLY RAIN BUT MIXED WITH SNOW ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AREAS. LIKELY POPS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOSTLY RAIN.
MODEL DIFFERENCES BECOME EVEN LARGER FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ONWARD. STAYED WITH THE HPC OUTPUTS. THE HPC GUIDANCE APPEARED A
HEAVY BLENDING OF THE ECMWF AND ITS ENSEMBLE MEANS. WITH SUCH A
BIG MODEL DIFFERENCE...IT IS NOT PRACTICAL TO DEPICT SMALL SCALE
FEATURES...BUT THERE IS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PREDICTABILITY FOR THE
PATTERN CHANGES IN SYNOPTIC SCALE. WHILE THE MAIN UPPER LOW
STAYING IN THE BERING AND MAINLY UPPER RIDGE MOVING EASTWARD
ACROSS THE FORECAST DOMAIN THROUGH SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK...A
MEAN UPPER TROUGH WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF
TOWARD THE WEEKEND WITH COLDER AIR EMBEDDED. TWEAKED MAX/MIN
TEMPERATURES A BIT COOLER FOR DAYS 6...7 AND 8. POP FIELDS WERE
REMAINED WITH THE BROAD HPC OUTPUTS.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ042-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-013-021-022-033-035-041-053.
&&
ABJ/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr |
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