Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 180, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
380 FZAK52 PAJK 071233 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED MAR 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. PKZ099-080100- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WILL TRACK NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THU. A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE SW TO THE DEVELOPING LOW WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT NW AND REACH THE NE GULF BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ041-080100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING S GALE TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-080100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-080100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-080100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-080100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
465 FZAK52 PAJK 071926 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1025 AM AKST WED MAR 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. PKZ099-080200- 1025 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WILL TRACK NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THU. A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE SW TO THE DEVELOPING LOW WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT NW AND REACH THE NE GULF BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ041-080200- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1025 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING S GALE TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-080200- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1025 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-080200- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1025 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-080200- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1025 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-080200- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1025 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
690 FZAK52 PAJK 080028 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED MAR 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 WED MAR 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WILL TRACK NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THU. A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE SW TO THE DEVELOPING LOW WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT NW AND REACH THE NE GULF BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ041-081400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING SW GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-081400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING SW GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-081400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-081400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-081400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
472 FZAK52 PAJK 081249 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 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 THU MAR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WILL TRACK NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THU. THE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE BY THU NIGHT. A SECOND LOW WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-090100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-090100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-090100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-090100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-090100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Mar 6, 4:14 PM AKST, 11 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 4:14 PM AKST, 11 hours 46 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
414 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012
.SHORT TERM...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE PANHANDLE
UNDER CLOUDY SKIES AS A WARM FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. MOST
STATIONS ATTM ARE REPORTING PRECIP WITH DEEP ONSHORE FROM THE SW
AT MOST LEVELS. P-TYPE HAS BEEN TRICKY WITH THE SE WINDS OVER THE
INNER CHANNELS AND WAA. MOST PLACES OVER THE COASTAL AND SOUTHERN
AREAS HAVE CHANGED OVER TO RAIN WITH SOME ISOLATED AREAS OF
MIXED. OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS THERE IS A MIX OF RAIN
AND SNOW BUT THERE IS SOME AREAS THAT ARE STILL SNOW. MOST AREAS
WILL TURN ALL OVER TO RAIN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY
EVENING HOURS AS THE WARM AIR CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE AREA FROM
THE SW. SO WITH THAT WILL EXPIRE ALL WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS THIS
AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT BUT THERE IS AN AREA OF DRIER CONDITIONS MOVING
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ATTM. THIS AREA WILL DRIFT OVER THE FAR
NORTHERN AREAS ALONG WITH SOME COOLER AIR THAT WILL DIMINISH THE
THREAT OF PRECIP SOME AND IT MAY BE IN THE FROZEN FORM. WITH
ATMOSPHERE BEING VERY STABLE THERE WILL BE LOW CLOUD COVER ALONG
WITH POSSIBLE AREAS OF FOG ALONG THE COASTAL AND LOCAL AREAS OF
INNER CHANNELS.
THE WINDS CONTINUE TO BE ON THE GUSTY SIDE AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BE ON THE TIGHT SIDE WITH THE LEE SIDE LOW OVER THE
YUKON AND THE RIDGE OVER SE AK. THE LOW OVER THE YUKON WILL
SLOWLY SLIDE TO THE EAST AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RELAX
THROUGH TONIGHT. SO WITH THAT SAID THE GALES OVER NORTHERN LYNN
AND THE SMALL CRAFT OVER THE REST OF THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS
WILL DIMINISH TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 KT. THE WINDS OVER THE
SOUTHERN AREAS WILL INCREASE SOME TONIGHT AS RIDGE WILL PERSIST
AND THE WINDS WILL REMAIN NEAR THE SMALL CRAFT RANGE.
FOR WED...THE DEEP SW FLOW WILL PERSIST ALONG WITH THE SURFACE
RIDGE OVER THE FORECAST. THE PRECIP WILL REMAIN CATEGORICAL OVER
THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS WITH CHANCES OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS. THE
WARM AIR WILL BEGIN TO DRIFT NORTH AND IN DOING SO INCREASE THE
THREAT OF PRECIP OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS BUT PAYA WILL REMAIN ON
THE DRY SIDE. THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL KEEP THE SOUTHERN WINDS
GOING AND WILL RANGE FROM 35 KT OVER CLARENCE TO 15 KT NEAR
GLACIER BAY.
USED A BLEND OF THE INHERITED FORECAST AND THE 12Z/NAM/GFS. THERE
IS ABOUT AVERAGE FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IN THE NEXT 24HRS.
&&
.LONG TERM...EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST BEGINS WITH A LOW AND WELL
ORGANIZED FRONT APPROACHING THE PANHANDLE FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
THICKNESS PATTERN INDICATES THAT THE OCCLUSION WILL REMAIN
OFFSHORE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING, SO FRONTAL PASSAGE
OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA SHOULD BE A TRUE WARM FRONT. ADJUSTED SNOW
LEVELS UP A BIT IN RESPONSE. IN SPITE OF THIS, STILL HAVE SNOW IN
THE FORECAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR JUNEAU AND LOCATIONS NORTH OF A
LINE FROM ANGOON TO SITKA. SNOW TOTALS AROUND 2 INCHES OR LESS,
BUT QPF VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT ARE QUITE HIGH, SO MINOR
CHANGES TO TEMPS AND SNOW LEVELS COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW
TOTAL CHANGES. AS IT IS, HAVE RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES FOR THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE PENINSULA.
PRESSURE GRADIENT IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT QUITE STRONG, SO AM
EXPECTING STRONG WIND HEADLINES ALONG THE OUTER COAST FROM CAPE
SPENCER SOUTH TO THE DIXON ENTRANCE THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. SOUTHEAST GALES OVER THE COASTAL MARINE ZONES IN ADVANCE OF
THE FRONT FOLLOWED BY POST FRONTAL SOUTHWEST GALES.
THE NEXT FRONT WILL ARRIVE ALONG THE OUTER COAST FRIDAY NIGHT. A
COLDER LOW LEVEL AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THIS SYSTEM AND THE
WARM SECTOR NOT NEARLY AS PRONOUNCED, SO HIGHER PROBABILITY FOR A
SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT GOING INTO THE WEEKEND. SOUTHEASTERLY GALES
OVER THE COASTAL MARINE ZONES IN ADVANCE OF THIS FRONT AS WELL,
BUT LIMITED TO THOSE MARINE ZONES SOUTH OF CAPE EDGECUMBE.
EXCELLENT RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY IN GFS, WHICH WAS THE PREFERRED
SOLUTION BY HPC AS WELL. FORECAST HEAVILY WEIGHTED TOWARDS GFS
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, THEN EQUALLY BLENDED WITH HPC FOR PRESSURE
THROUGH MONDAY. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE
AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ018-019-026.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ025.
STRONG WIND UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-036.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031>035-041>043-051-
052.
&&
ABJ/FRITSCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 42 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:32 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:32 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 41 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.