Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 208, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 2, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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
- Apr 2, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
944 FZAK51 PAJK 022340 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 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. PKZ098-031400- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 964 MB STORM FORCE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-031400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-031400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-031400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-031400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-031400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-031400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-031400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-031400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-031400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-031400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-031400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
2 follow-up statements
686 FZAK51 PAJK 030714 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1110 PM AKDT MON APR 2 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. PKZ098-031400- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 964 MB STORM FORCE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-031400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-031400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1110 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-031400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1110 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 UPDATED .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-031400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-031400- CROSS SOUND- 1110 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-031400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-031400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-031400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-031400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1110 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-031400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-031400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
037 FZAK51 PAJK 031136 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 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. PKZ098-040100- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 976 MB GALE FORCE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING THROUGH TUE THEN MOVE AWAY SOUTHEAST TUE NIGHT AND WED. A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WED. $$ PKZ011-040100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-040100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-040100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-040100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-040100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-040100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-040100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-040100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-040100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-040100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-040100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
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 Apr 2, 2:48 PM AKDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 2:48 PM AKDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
248 PM AKDT MON APR 2 2012
.SHORT TERM...VERY WELL DEVELOPED MATURE LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED
OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WITH FOUR SEPARATE WRAPS VISIBLE IN
SATELLITE IMAGERY. A FEW OBSERVATIONS OF 50 KTS OR BETTER HAVE
BEEN REPORTED FROM STATIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT OF THIS
STORM BUT SO FAR NONE NOTED OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE FIRST BAND
WITH ASSOCIATED RAIN HAS MOVED THROUGH ALL BUT THE FAR NORTHERN
PANHANDLE WITH SUBSEQUENT BANDS AND THEIR RELATED SHOWER ACTIVITY
FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM
FORECAST PERIOD.
VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE SYNOPTIC SITUATION THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM PERIOD AS THE LOW WILL BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM NOT MAKING IT VERY FAR INLAND WHICH
IS SURPRISING GIVEN THE LOW LEVEL JET STRENGTH, UPPER LEVEL
VORTICITY AND APPEARANCE OF THE SYSTEM IN SATELLITE IMAGERY. POP
AND QPF FIELDS FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW CONCENTRATE PRECIPITATION
OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. WARM
ADVECTION HAS OCCURRED AS EXPECTED, BUT DEW POINTS ARE LOW ENOUGH
THAT A MENTION OF SNOW MIXING IN WITH RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT
SEEMED WARRANTED. NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED ANYWHERE EXCEPT
POSSIBLY HYDER IN MISTY FJORDS. OVERNIGHT LOWS RANGING FROM THE
MID 20S VICINITY YAKUTAT, LOWER 30S OVER THE FAR NORTHERN INNER
CHANNELS,AND UPPER 30S OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. HIGHS FOR
TOMORROW FROM THE MID 40S TO LOWERS 50S UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY TO
CLOUDY SKIES AND SLOWLY DIMINISHING WINDS.
GALES OVER THE COASTAL MARINE ZONES FROM CAPE SPENCER SOUTH FOR
TONIGHT...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO SMALL CRAFT INTENSITY ON THE
OUTSIDE LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. CARRIED A GALE IN CLARENCE
STRAIT AND THE DIXON ENTRANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. STRONG WIND HEADLINES CONTINUE TONIGHT FOR THE
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OUTER COAST AND FOR THIS EVENING FOR ZONE
28. HAVE ALSO HAD STRONG WINDS IN AND AROUND JUNEAU THROUGH THE
DAY. BELIEVE THESE ARE MORE RELATED TO GAP FLOW OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES AND A WEAK MOUNTAIN WAVE OVER SHEEP MOUNTAIN. HAVE ALSO
EXTENDED STRONG WINDS IN THE JUNEAU PUBLIC ZONE FOR THE EARLY
EVENING BASED CURRENT OBSERVATIONS, HOWEVER THESE WIND GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TO RELAX LATER TONIGHT.
USED NAM FOR PRESSURE AND WIND BUT MODIFIED WIND SPEED UP TO BE
MORE IN LINE WITH GFS WIND SPEEDS. BLENDED GEM AND ECMWF FOR POP.
ADJUSTED TEMPS WITH BIAS CORRECTED NAM AND SREF. FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHEAST GULF JUST WEST OF HAIDA GWAII WILL WEAKEN
TO AROUND 990 MB BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE LOW WILL DROP TO THE
SOUTH AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FOR THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE WINDS AND SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH WITH ONLY
ISOLATED SHOWERS REMAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER THE AK GULF AND WILL BE THE DOMINANT FEATURE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL
MEAN WEAK WINDS, CLEAR SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE PANHANDLE.
EXCEPTION TO THE LIGHT WINDS WILL BE SEA BREEZE ACTIVITY IN THE
AFTERNOONS RESULTING FROM COOL WATER AND WARMING LAND INTERACTION.
WHILE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEK WITH RESPECT
TO OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN. DO SEE SOME DIFFERENCES WITH LOCATION
OF THE RIDGE IN THE GULF BUT THESE RESULT IN ONLY MINOR CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST. BIGGEST ISSUE AMONG THE MODELS IS THE TIMING OF THE
RIDGE BREAK DOWN. BY LATE WEDNESDAY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
INTO THE BERING SEA WITH TROUGH EXTENDING DOWN INTO THE FAR
WESTERN GULF WAS SPLITTING WITH MAIN ENERGY MOVING SOUTH WITH
RESIDUAL SHORT WAVE TROUGH TRACKING EAST TOWARD THE AK PANHANDLE
BY THE WEEKEND. NEW RUNS STILL SHOW THE MAIN LOW MOVING SOUTHWARD
BUT THE NORTHERN SHORT WAVE NOW APPEARS TO BE BLOCKED BY THE AK
GULF HIGH PRESSURE AND INSTEAD OF MOVING TOWARD THE PANHANDLE
MOVING INTO THE AK INTERIOR. GFS KEEPS THE HIGH IN PLACE THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK WHILE THE ECMWF DOES SHOWS A LOW MOVING IN FROM
THE BERING SEA LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. GFS SHOWING MORE RUN TO
RUN CONSISTENCY COMPARED TO THE ECMWF BUT 12Z ECMWF WAS INDICATING
THE BLOCKING RIDGE REMAINING IN PLACE LONGER THAN THE 00Z ECMWF.
DUE TO SOME UNCERTAINTY HAVE KEPT CHANCE POPS IN THE
NORTHWESTERN GULF FOR MONDAY, BUT DID DROP POPS SLIGHTLY FOR THE
NORTHERN GULF.
MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM. GFS
WAS INITIALIZING WELL WHILE ECMWF LOOKING A BIT MORE OF AN OUTLIER
WITH THE POSITION OF THE LOW. INHERITED GRIDS WERE VERY CLOSE TO
THE 12Z GFS RUN SO ONLY MINOR TWEAKS WERE DONE. FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK LITTLE CHANGE WAS MADE AS MODELS MATCHED UP AND
RESULTING WEATHER IS FAIRLY BENIGN. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE
AVERAGE THROUGH THE WEEK.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR AKZ027.
STRONG WIND FROM 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ023.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR AKZ028.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-033-035-036-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-031-032-034-051.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ052.
&&
FRITSCH/PRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr |
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