Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 195, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 19, 2012, 3:12 PM AKDT. It was in force for 25 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 19, 2012, 3:12 PM AKDT (23:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
012 FZAK51 PAJK 192322 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 312 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 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. PKZ098-201715- 312 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE MONDAY. A DEVELOPING GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR HAIDA GWAII TUESDAY AND WEAKEN OVER SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT. NORTHERLY OUTFLOW WINDS DEVELOP THROUGH THE INNER CHANNELS MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-201715- GLACIER BAY- 312 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-201715- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 312 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-201715- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 312 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-201715- ICY STRAIT- 312 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-201715- CROSS SOUND- 312 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-201715- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 312 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-201715- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 312 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-201715- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 312 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-201715- FREDERICK SOUND- 312 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-201715- SUMNER STRAIT- 312 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-201715- CLARENCE STRAIT- 312 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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113 FZAK51 PAJK 201145 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 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. PKZ098-210100- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW DRIFTING OVER HAIDA GWAII TUESDAY MORNING WILL WEAKEN OVER SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE PANHANDLE INTO WED. $$ PKZ011-210100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-210100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-210100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-210100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-210100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-210100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-210100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-210100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-210100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-210100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-210100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
128 FZAK51 PAJK 201832 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1032 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 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. PKZ098-210100- 1032 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW DRIFTING OVER HAIDA GWAII TUESDAY MORNING WILL WEAKEN OVER SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE PANHANDLE INTO WED. $$ PKZ011-210100- GLACIER BAY- 1032 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-210100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1032 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-210100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1032 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-210100- ICY STRAIT- 1032 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-210100- CROSS SOUND- 1032 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-210100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1032 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-210100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1032 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-210100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1032 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-210100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1032 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-210100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1032 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-210100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1032 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
632 FZAK51 PAJK 202332 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 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. PKZ098-211400- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING 980 MB LOW MOVING ONSHORE OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA NEAR PRINCE RUPERT TUE EVENING WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD AS A TRAILING TROUGH SLOWLY WEAKENS ACROSS SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ011-211400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-211400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-211400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-211400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-211400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-211400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-211400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-211400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-211400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-211400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-211400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 19, 5:58 AM AKDT, 9 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 5:58 AM AKDT, 9 hours 14 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
558 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012
.SHORT TERM...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA IS
WEAKENING AND EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 983 MB
LOW NEAR 49/145 WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN TO AROUND 967 MB AND MOVE
TO JUST WEST OF THE HAIDA GWAII ISLANDS BY 12Z TUE.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING FOR SOUTHEAST
ALASKA THIS MORNING. RADAR INDICATES A BAND OF SHOWERS MOVING
NORTH OF SITKA AND WILL AFFECT CROSS SOUND AREA THIS MORNING. A
SECOND AREA OF SHOWERS IS OVER NORTHERN GLACIER BAY AND SE OF
PAYA THAT APPEARS TO MOVING NORTH AND WEAKENING. THERE IS ALSO A
BAND OF SHOWERS SPREADING NORTH INTO SOUTHERN ZONES ATTM WITH
CLOUD TOP TEMPS FALLING. SINCE SHOWERS ARE NOT MOVING VERY
FAST...LOCATIONS UNDER THESE SHOWERS COULD PICK UP A QUICK INCH
OR TWO. BETWEEN SHOWERS THERE ARE LARGE BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER
THAT WILL LEAD TO SUNNY BREAKS THROUGH THE MORNING.
BY THIS AFTERNOON EXPECT SHOWERS TO END ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST
ALASKA WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS STILL OVER PAYA AREA. CLOUDS WILL
START TO DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON ELSEWHERE.
BY TONIGHT HIGH CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH APPROACHING LOW SPREADS
ACROSS SOUTHERN THIRD AND HAVE A CHANCE OF SNOW BY TUESDAY
MORNING. AS THE LOW APPROACHES...THE INNER CHANNELS WILL SEE AN
INCREASING NE PRESSURE GRADIENT. EXPECT NE WINDS TO INCREASE TO
SMCR THROUGH INNER CHANNELS WITH STRONGER WINDS OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES BY LATE TONIGHT. A GALE IS OUT FOR NORTHERN LYNN CANAL AND
SE GULF BY LATE AFTERNOON. DO HAVE A CRITICAL LEVEL OVER JUNEAU
WITH WIND REVERSAL AROUND 500 MB. THIS COMBINED WITH 40 KT CROSS
BARRIER FLOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TAKU WINDS FOR DOWNTOWN
JUNEAU/DOUGLAS AREA LATE TONIGHT.
LOCATIONS WITH BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER SHOULD BE INTO LOWER 40S
TODAY WHILE THOSE WITH THICKER CLOUDS STAY IN UPPER 30S. WITH
CLEARING SKIES AND CAA IN NE FLOW WILL SEE TEMPS MUCH COLDER
TONIGHT WITH TEENS ACROSS SHELTERED LOCATIONS OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PANHANDLE.
GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. USED NAM FOR WIND
AND PRES IN GRIDS.
.LONG TERM...THE FORECAST MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK WITH A UPPER LEVEL TROF PERSISTING OVER THE
GULF. DIFFERENCES SHOW UP OVER THE WEEKEND WITH HOW FAST THE UPPER
TROF DRIFTS TO THE EAST AND THE HIGH AMPLITUDE HIGH OVER THE
BERING MOVES INTO THE GULF. THE GFS IS FASTER WITH THIS TRANSITION
WITH THE EC SLOWER AND AT THE SAME TIME WHEN A WEATHER FRONT MOVES
INTO THE GULF AND OVER THE PANHANDLE THIS WEEKEND. SO WITH THAT
SAID REFRESHED THE LONG RANGE FORECAST WITH THE LATEST HPC WITH A
TREND TOWARDS THE EC ENSEMBLE MEAN AND GEFS SOLUTIONS. THERE IS
ABOUT AVERAGE FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG RANGE PERIOD A VERTICALLY STACKED
WEAKENING SURFACE LOW WILL BE OVER HAIDA GWAII. THIS LOW WILL
SLOWLY TRACK NORTH AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE. A WEAK BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE
GULF THROUGH THE WEEK WITH MOST PRECIP FALLING OVER THE SOUTHERN
AREAS AND THE NORTHERN AREAS ON THE DRY SIDE. THE LATEST EC AND
NAM RUNS HAVE LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF PRECIP OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN
AREAS TUE MORNING WITH SIGNIFICANT DEEP EASTERLY FLOW. AS THE UPPER
LEVEL DYNAMICS LIFTS OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS PRECIP WILL
DEVELOP TUE AFTERNOON AND SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW WITH
COOLER DEW POINTS FROM THE EASTERLY FLOW. AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE THAT
SIGNIFICANT BUT COULD ADD UP TO A FEW INCHES. THERE IS SOME WARMER
AIR AT THE CORE OF THE LOW THAT THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS WILL MIX
WITH RAIN THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND INTO WED. CHANCE PRECIP WILL
PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS WITH MORE ONSHORE FLOW. THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA WILL BE ON THE DRY SIDE WITH OFFSHORE
FLOW.
WIND WISE...THERE WILL BE SOME STIFF WINDS FROM THE NORTH OVER THE
INNER CHANNELS WITH GALES OVER THE NORTHERN LYNN AND SMALL CRAFT
OVER THE REST OF THE INNER CHANNELS AND EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING.
THE LAND AREAS WILL SEE LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS IN EXPOSED AREAS
ESPECIALLY NEAR INTERIOR GAPS AND OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS. THE
DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AREA WILL SEE A WEAK TAKU WIND EVENT WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM EARLY TUE MORNING
INTO TUE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING AS THE CROSS BARRIER FLOW
RELAXES. AS THE LOW WEAKENS THROUGH TUE THE STRONG WINDS FROM THE
NORTH A GUSTS FROM INTERIOR PASSES WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THROUGH
LATE TUE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. BY
WED MOST AREAS WILL SEE RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS.
USED MAINLY THE EC FROM TUE MORNING THROUGH WED NIGHT AS IT HAS
BEEN THE BEST FROM RUN TO RUN WITH THE LOW LIFTING OVER THE
PANHANDLE. THERE IS ABOVE AVERAGE FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IN THE MID RANGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR
AKZ025.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031>036-042-043-053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ051.
&&
MM/ABJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 23 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 42 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr |
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