Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 184, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 8, 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
- Mar 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 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.
115 FZAK52 PAJK 090033 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM 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. PKZ099-091400- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 972 MB GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL TRACK NORTH TO NEAR CAPE SUCKLING BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A 983 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE EAST CENTRAL GULF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-091400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT SHIFTING SW AND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-091400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT SHIFTING SW 35 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ043-091400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING SW LATE. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-091400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING W LATE. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-091400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO THE W LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
846 FZAK52 PAJK 090149 CCA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 448 PM 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. PKZ099-091530- 448 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 972 MB GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL TRACK NORTH TO NEAR CAPE SUCKLING BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A 983 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE EAST CENTRAL GULF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-091530- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 448 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT SHIFTING SW AND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-091530- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 448 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT SHIFTING SW 35 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ043-091530- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 448 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING SW LATE. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-091530- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 448 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING W LATE. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-091530- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 448 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO THE W LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
574 FZAK52 PAJK 090617 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 917 PM 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. PKZ099-100030- 917 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 972 MB GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL TRACK NORTH TO NEAR CAPE SUCKLING BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A 983 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE EAST CENTRAL GULF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-100030- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 917 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT SHIFTING SW LATE. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-100030- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 917 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING SW LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ043-100030- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 917 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING SW LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-100030- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 917 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING W LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-100030- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 917 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
048 FZAK52 PAJK 091241 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 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. PKZ099-100100- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 983 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EAST CENTRAL GULF BY FRIDAY EVENING. LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA INTO SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-100100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E GALE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-100100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ043-100100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-100100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-100100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 8, 3:23 PM AKST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 3:23 PM AKST, 37 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
323 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012
.SHORT TERM...A TIGHTLY WRAPPED LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF AS OF
THIS AFTERNOON IS ALREADY GENERATING HIGH WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN
OUTER COAST. HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT FOR
ZONE 27. STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR ZONES 23, 26, AND 28. ALSO
HAVE A STORM WARNING OUT FOR CLARENCE STRAIT THIS EVENING BASED
ON SHIP OBSERVATIONS EARLIER IN THE DAY. AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO
TRACK TO THE NORTH AND THE FRONT COMES ASHORE, A STRONG SOUTHERLY
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP AND VERY GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL
PROPAGATE TO THE NORTH OVER THE PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY. HAVE STRONG
WIND HEADLINES FOR TOMORROW FOR BOTH JUNEAU AND SKAGWAY AS WELL
AS A GALE WARNING FOR CHATHAM STRAIT AND LYNN CANAL.
SNOW HAS FALLEN THROUGH THE ENTIRE DAY IN YAKUTAT, HAINES, AND
SKAGWAY. VISIBILITY AND CEILING IN YAKUTAT AND HAINES VERY LOW
IMC AND THOSE AIRPORTS HAVE BEEN CLOSED ALL DAY. HAVE OPTED TO
EXPIRE THE WINTER WEATHER WARNING FOR SKAGWAY AT 4 PM, SINCE
PRECIP RATES THERE ARE NOT TOO GREAT. THE CONCERN IS HAINES AND
YAKUTAT. SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL STEADILY IN BOTH LOCATIONS AND
TEMPERATURES REMAIN SOLIDLY BELOW FREEZING. MAY HAVE TO EXTEND
THE WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS FOR THESE TWO ZONES INTO THIS EVENING
IF THE SITUATION DOES NOT CHANGE SOON.
TEMPERATURES WERE TRICKY TODAY, ONCE WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH
THE FRONT ARRIVES IN YAKUTAT, THE TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO RAIN
WILL BE RATHER ABRUPT. IN HAINES, A MORE GRADUAL TRANSITION IS
EXPECTED, INVOLVING MIXED PRECIP. IN THESE PLACES AS WELL AS THE
REST OF THE PANHANDLE, THE NORMAL DIURNAL TEMPERATURE TREND WILL
BE REVERSED, WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS OCCURRING EARLY IN THE EVENING
AND TEMPERATURES STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING THROUGH THE NIGHT. BY
TOMORROW IN THE POST-FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT, DAYTIME HIGHS WILL
OCCUR EARLY, AND MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD SEE GRADUALLY FALLING
TEMPS THROUGH THE DAY.
A LOW THAT ENTERS THE EASTERN GULF TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL KEEP
WIND AND A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OR PRECIPITATION IN THE PICTURE INTO
THE BEGINNING OF THE EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST PERIOD.
USED GFS AND NAM FOR UPDATES TO THE SHORT TERM FORECAST.
CONFIDENCE IS ONLY AVERAGE OWING TO THE ONGOING SNOW AND NON-
STANDARD TEMPERATURE TRENDS.
&&
.LONG TERM...LONG RANGE MODELS DEPICT A GENERAL IDEA FOR A SMALL
SIZE UPPER LEVEL LONG WAVE PATTERN DOMINATING THE ALASKAN GULF
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A STRONG UPPER RIDGE BLOCKING ACROSS
THE NORTHERN CANADA. WITHIN THE LONG WAVE...A MEAN SHORTWAVE
TROUGH WILL ROTATE WITH EMBEDDED UPPER LOWS DIGGING SOUTHEAST FROM
THE ARCTIC INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF THEN DRIFTING TO
NORTHEAST TO NORTH WITH QUITE COLD AIR ALOFT. A COUPLE OF SURFACE
LOWS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOWS...WILL DEVELOP AND ROTATE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK WITH A BIT LARGE DIURNAL TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION. THE GFS
HAS BEEN MOSTLY PERSISTENT AND WAS USED TO REFRESH THE INHERITED
FORECAST PACKAGE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
A LOW OVER THE EAST CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF
ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND A FRONTAL PASSAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL
AFFECT MAINLY SOUTHERN TWO THIRD OF THE PANHANDLE WITH RAIN AND
SNOW. EXPECT 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...EXCEPT 2 TO 6
INCHES NEAR HYDER...AND SOUTHEAST GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SLOWLY NORTH TO NORTHWEST
OVER THE WEEKEND AND BECOME BROAD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. GENERAL ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST SOUTHEAST OF
THE LOW TRACK WHILE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE LOW WILL HAVE WEAK
OFFSHORE FLOWS WITH LOWER POPS.
THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW PATTERN WILL BE GRADUALLY BROKEN AS THE
BLOCKING HIGH OVER CANADA WEAKENS AND THE SMALL SIZE LONG WAVE
SLIGHTLY SHIFTS TO THE WEST BEGINNING ON TUESDAY...IN WHICH TIME
MODELS START HANDLING THE BREAKING PATTERN SOMEWHAT DIFFERENTLY.
LEANED OVER THE HPC APPROACH FOR THE REMAINING PERIODS OF THE LONG
TERM DUE TO GROWING UNCERTAINTY. THE HPC OUTPUTS WERE HEAVILY
BASED ON THE ECMWF AND ITS ENSEMBLE MEANS THROUGH MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK WITH SOME INCREASING INFLUENCES OF NCEP MODELS FOR THE SECOND
HALF OF THE WEEK. THE GFS HAS TRENDED TOWARD THE ECMWF ENSEMBLE
MEANS BY MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH DIMINISHING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THE OPERATIONAL RUNS AND ENSEMBLES MERGE. GENERALLY SPEAKING...A
DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL TRACK NORTH AND ENTER
THE FAR SOUTHEAST GULF LATE TUESDAY...THEN SLOWLY TRACK NORTH
ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ023-026.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ027.
STRONG WIND FRIDAY MORNING FOR AKZ025.
STRONG WIND UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ028.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ017>019.
STRONG WIND FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ018.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ036.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-022-031>033-035-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-034-053.
&&
FRITSCH/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 8:58 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 5 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.