Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 173, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 1, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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
- Mar 1, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
319 FZAK51 PAJK 011236 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 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. PKZ098-020100- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN OVER THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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047 FZAK51 PAJK 011746 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 846 AM AKST THU MAR 1 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. PKZ098-020100- 846 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN OVER THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 846 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 846 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 846 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 846 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 846 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 846 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 846 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 846 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 846 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 846 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 846 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
714 FZAK51 PAJK 012220 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 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. PKZ098-020100- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY IN THE NW GULF THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
204 FZAK51 PAJK 012244 CCA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 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. PKZ098-020100- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN OVER THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 120 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 29, 3:40 PM AKST, 12 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 29, 3:40 PM AKST, 12 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
340 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012
.SHORT TERM...BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF
AND PANHANDLE WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVING OVER THE CENTRAL AK
GULF. SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
OVER THE AK PANHANDLE WITH A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS OVER THE
NORTHWEST COAST. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH APPROACHING
FRONT. WINDS HAVE BEEN GENERALLY LIGHT EXCEPT FOR THE NORTHERN
INNER CHANNELS WHERE NORTH-SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT PRODUCING
NORTHERLY SMALL CRAFT WINDS IN N LYNN CANAL AND BREEZY CONDITIONS
IN HAINES AND SKAGWAY IN THE MORNING. THESE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED
THROUGH THE DAY AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS. MAY SEE WINDS PICK UP
AGAIN TONIGHT TO SMALL CRAFT OVER N LYNN CANAL BUT THE GRADIENT
ORIENTATION MAY NOT BE AS CONDUCIVE. FOR THIS EVENING COASTAL
AREAS MAY SEE SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY AS MID LEVEL VORT MAX MOVES
OVER THE COAST. SHOWERS WILL BE MAINLY SNOW WITH DECREASING
TEMPERATURES BUT NOT EXPECTING ANY SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION AS
SHOWERS WILL BE SCATTERED TO ISOLATED. BIG CHANGE OCCURS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING AS WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER KODIAK MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF
REACHING THE PANHANDLE COAST THURSDAY EVENING. SOME TIMING ISSUES
WITH RESPECT TO THE FRONT AS ECMWF MOVES IN THE FRONT THE
FASTEST, NAM THE SLOWEST AND GFS AS A MIDDLE GROUND. AS MODEL
DIFFERENCES WERE MINOR FOR TONIGHT USED THE 12Z GFS FOR THE
TIMING OF THE FRONT WITH SOME BLEND OF THE SREF FOR POP TO COVER
SPEED VARIABILITY. PRECIP THAT DOES REACH THE COAST IN THE
AFTERNOON SHOULD BE MAINLY RAIN AS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WARM TO
THE MID TO UPPER 30S. SIGNIFICANT PRECIP SHOULD NOT START UNTIL
TOMORROW EVENING. WINDS ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS WILL QUICKLY
PICKUP TO GALE FORCE TOMORROW WITH SMALL CRAFT WINDS ALONG THE
COASTAL CHANNELS. WINDS ALONG THE COASTAL ZONES WILL ALSO
INCREASE TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE APPROACHING FRONT.
CHANGES TO THE GRIDS WERE MINOR WITH RESPECT TO PRESSURE AND
WINDS A MODEL DIFFERENCES WERE MINOR. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WERE
LOWERED USING SREF BC HOWEVER INCREASING CLOUDS MAY KEEP TEMPS A
BIT WARMER. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE BUT STILL
QUESTIONS ON THE TIMING OF THE FRONT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.LONG TERM...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT TODAY.
SOME SMALL DIFFERENCES STILL EXIST BETWEEN THEM FOR THE FRONT
COMING INTO THE PANHANDLE FOR THURS NIGHT MAINLY IN THE TIMING
AREA. GFS TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD MIDDLE GROUND WITH THE EC A BIT
FAST AND THE NAM JUST A BIT SLOW. ALSO SOME DIFFERENCES IN HOW
COLD THE MODELS WERE GOING DURING FRONTAL PASSAGE. NAM WAS THE
COLDEST KEEPING MOST PLACES IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA SNOW
THURS NIGHT. GFS AND EC ARE A BIT WARMER AND FEATURED SNOW MIXING
WITH RAIN IN MOST PLACES EXCEPT HAINES AND SKAGWAY THURS NIGHT.
THE LATTER TWO ALSO DISPLAYED A SLIGHT WARMING TREND OVER THE
PAST DAY OR TWO FOR THURS NIGHT.
IN LIGHT OF THIS THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ON THURS NIGHT WILL BE A
BIT TRICKY FORECASTING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. OVERNIGHT TEMPS IN MOST
PLACES WILL BE STEADY TO SLIGHTLY FALLING AS THE USUAL OVERNIGHT
COOLING WILL BE OFFSET BY THE WARM ADVECTION OF THE FRONT.
CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE WARM ADVECTION WILL BE ENOUGH TO AT
LEAST HAVE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW FOR THE ICE STRAIT CORRIDOR
THURS NIGHT AS WELL AS A MIX FOR YAKUTAT. SNOW WILL MOSTLY BE
NORTH OF THAT AREA AND RAIN WILL FALL SOUTH OF THAT AREA. SNOW
AMOUNTS ARE AROUND ADVISORY FOR YAKUTAT AND HAINES (PARTICULARLY
UP THE HAINES HIGHWAY) AND JUST BELOW ADVISORY ELSEWHERE. WINDS
WILL ALSO BE UP ACROSS THE PANHANDLE AS THE FRONT COMES THROUGH
BUT I AM NOT EXPECTING ANY STRONG WIND HEADLINES TO BE NEEDED AT
THIS TIME.
BEHIND THIS FRONT, THE PARENT LOW REMAINS PERSISTENT IN THE
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND SENDING SHOWERS ACROSS THE
AREA. THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD BE COLD ENOUGH THAT MOST OF THE
SHOWERS WILL BE SNOW. AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WILL SEE
MORE OF A MIX, PARTICULARLY DURING THE DAY, AS TEMPS ALOFT WILL
BE COLD BUT SURFACE TEMPS MAY BE WARMED UP ENOUGH BY THE SUN THAT
ANY SNOW WILL MELT BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE GROUND.
BEYOND SUNDAY MODEL AGREEMENT FALLS APART AS WE HAVE A PATTERN
SHIFT ALOFT FROM A TROUGH/RIDGE PATTERN TO MORE ZONAL FLOW. AT
THIS POINT THE MODELS ARE THEN TRYING TO PINPOINT THE NEXT FAST
MOVING SYSTEM FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK, BUT ARE NOT DOING WELL AT
AGREEING. AT THIS POINT WENT MAINLY FOR HPC DATA TO GET A GOOD
MIDDLE GROUND FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS
ABOUT AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ042-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-022-033-035-036-041.
&&
PRB/EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:44 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 24 hr |
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