Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 197, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. 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 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
628 FZAK52 PAJK 281134 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 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. PKZ099-290100- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE N INTO SOUTHERN SE ALASKA WED...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN AREA WED EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE N INTO SOUTHERN SE ALASKA LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-290100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ042-290100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-290100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-290100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-290100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
882 FZAK52 PAJK 282330 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 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. PKZ099-291400- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHERN SE ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN AREA WED EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE N INTO SOUTHERN SE ALASKA LATE WED NIGHT AND LIFT NORTH THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-291400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-291400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-291400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-291400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-291400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE LATE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SE SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
743 FZAK52 PAJK 290547 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 947 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 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. PKZ099-300000- 947 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHERN SE ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN AREA WED EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE N INTO SOUTHERN SE ALASKA LATE WED NIGHT AND LIFT NORTH THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-300000- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 947 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-300000- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 947 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-300000- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 947 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-300000- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 947 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-300000- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 947 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SE SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
452 FZAK52 PAJK 291142 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 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. PKZ099-300100- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE N INTO SOUTHERN SE ALASKA EARLY THU MORNING THEN WILL BE THROUGH NORTHERN SE ALASKA BY EARLY THU EVENING. A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE N INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF BY LATE THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-300100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-300100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-300100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-300100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. SE SWELL IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-300100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
605 FZAK52 PAJK 292329 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 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. PKZ099-301400- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER CENTRAL SE ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE EARLY THU EVENING. A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE N INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF BY LATE THU AFTERNOON AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE INNER CHANNELS. $$ PKZ041-301400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ042-301400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-301400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-301400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-301400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 27, 3:15 PM AKDT, 12 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 3:15 PM AKDT, 12 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
315 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012
.SHORT TERM...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE PANHANDLE
UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES BUT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT SUNNY BREAKS
OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST ALONG WITH OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL
INNER CHANNELS. THERE IS SOME PERIODS LIGHT RAIN FALLING OVER THE
FAR SOUTHERN AREA AS A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT LIFTS NORTH. THIS
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTH BUT WILL FALL PART THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE WINDS ARE ON THE LIGHT SIDE WITH THE MARINE WINDS OF
20 TO 15 KT FROM THE NORTH WITH SOME STRONGER WINDS OVER THE SE
GULF.
BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS ATTM ANOTHER WEAK
SYSTEM WILL DRIFT NORTH THROUGH WED AFTERNOON TO BE OVER THE
SOUTHERN AREAS BY LATE WED MORNING. THIS SYSTEM IS ASSOCIATED
WITH A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL TROF AND THAT WILL RESULT IN RAIN
BEING LIKELY FOR THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS WITH CHANGES OVER THE
CENTRAL AREAS THROUGH WED. THE NORTHERN AREAS WILL REMAIN ON THE
DRY SIDE WITH ESE FLOW A LOFT AND WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY WITH JUST
SOME HIGH THIN CLOUDS MOVING OVER THE AREA THROUGH WED. THE WINDS
WILL ALSO BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE BUT THE WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE
15-20 KT FROM THE NORTH OVER THE INSIDE WATERS AND SOME SMALL
CRAFT WINDS OVER THE GULF FROM THE EAST.
USED A BLEND OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST AND THE 12Z EC. THERE WAS
NOT MUCH CHANGE TO THE FORECAST AND THERE IS ABOUT AVERAGE
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE FOR THE NEXT 24HRS.
&&
.LONG TERM...SPRING LIKE PATTERN HAS SHOWN LITTLE CHANGE FROM
PREVIOUS FORECASTS. COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERS FROM
BRISTOL BAY AREA TO HAIDA GWAII WILL CONSOLIDATE TO A SINGLE LARGE
LOW OVER TH AK GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. NEXT SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK
EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AK GULF SWINGING INTO THE SOUTHEAST
GULF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING. AS THIS
NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER TROUGH SHIFTS INTO A MORE VERTICALLY
STACKED LOW EXPECTING LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL PRECIP FOR THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THINK THE FRONT WILL
SHEAR APART AS UPPER LEVEL DYNAMIC SUPPORT WEAKEN OVER THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE SO HAVE KEEP POPS TO CHANCE OR LOWER OVER THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS. PRECIP TYPE BY THU INTO FRI MAY BE
MORE OF A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW COLDER 850 AIR MASS MOVES IN. WINDS
IN THE COASTAL WATERS PICKUP TO MAX SMALL CRAFT AS THE LOW IN THE
SOUTHEAST GULF MOVES IN THEN PUSHES NORTH. FOR NORTHERN INNER
CHANNELS INCREASED NORTH-SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE
NORTHERLY WINDS TO SMALL CRAFT LEVEL. FOR FRIDAY DO SEE WEAK RIDGE
BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE WHICH WILL SHIFT WINDS TO THE SOUTH FOR A
BRIEF PERIOD.
OVERALL PATTERN WITH JET MAX TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREAS AND MID
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS FORM BRISTOL BAY EXTENDING
SOUTHEASTWARD REMAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH MODELS DIVERGING ON
DETAILS OF SURFACE FEATURES. HIGHEST CHANCE OF PRECIP WILL BE OVER
THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. NEXT PATTERN CHANGE IS A RIDGE BUILDING
OVER THE N PACIFIC AND INTO BRISTOL BAY AREA WITH A DEEPENING
TROUGH IN THE AK GULF. SOME TIMING ISSUES WITH THIS FEATURE
BETWEEN MODELS AND FROM RUN TO RUN SO FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY.
MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM. ECMWF
HAS BEEN MOST CONSISTENT RUN TO RUN. LEANED TOWARD A BLEND OF THE
12Z EC WITH SOME 12Z GFS. THIS PATTERN WAS VERY SIMILAR TO
INHERITED GRIDS SO OVERALL CHANGES WERE VERY MINOR TO THE
FORECAST. FROM DAY FOUR ONWARD USED NEW HPC GUID WHICH CONTINUED
TO BE MOSTLY ECMWF / ECMWF ENSEMBLES AND WAS ALSO VERY CLOSE TO
INHERITED FORECAST PACKAGE. FORECAST CONFIDENCE BEGINS ABOVE
AVERAGE THEN DROPS BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ033-035-036-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ051-052.
&&
ABJ/PRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 days | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 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.