Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 209, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 14, 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
- Apr 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 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.
546 FZAK52 PAJK 141155 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 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. PKZ099-150100- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTH AND EAST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-150100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-150100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-150100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-150100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-150100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN LATE. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
776 FZAK52 PAJK 141948 CCA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1146 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 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. PKZ099-151400- 1146 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A COMPLEX GALE FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SW GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON. A MODERATE STRENGTH FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE OUTSIDE WATERS TONIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN ON MON. $$ PKZ041-151400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1146 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-151400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1146 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-151400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1146 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-151400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1146 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-151400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1146 AM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN LATE. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
870 FZAK52 PAJK 142316 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 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. PKZ099-151400- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A COMPLEX GALE FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SW GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON. A MODERATE STRENGTH FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE OUTSIDE WATERS TONIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN ON MON. $$ PKZ041-151400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-151400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-151400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-151400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-151400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
223 FZAK52 PAJK 151154 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 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. PKZ099-160100- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A COMPLEX GALE FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SW GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON. A FRONT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-160100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-160100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-160100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-160100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-160100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
692 FZAK52 PAJK 152002 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1201 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 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. PKZ099-161415- 1201 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A COMPLEX GALE FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SW GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TOMORROW. A FRONT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN AND DRIFT INTO THE PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-161415- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1201 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-161415- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1201 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-161415- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1201 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-161415- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1201 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-161415- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1201 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
189 FZAK52 PAJK 152316 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 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. PKZ099-161400- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A COMPLEX GALE FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SW GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TOMORROW. A FRONT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN AND DRIFT INTO THE PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-161400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-161400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-161400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-161400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. SW SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-161400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Apr 13, 1:32 PM AKDT, 14 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 1:32 PM AKDT, 14 hours 28 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 132 PM AKDT FRI APR 13 2012 .SHORT TERM...WEAK UPPER TROF WILL MOVE N ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND SAT MORNING. A WEAK LOWER LEVEL TROF WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SAT. AN OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MOVE NE TO THE SRN GULF BY LATE SAT AFTERNOON. USED NAM/ECMWF BLEND FOR TONIGHT AND SAT AS THEY HAD BEST FIT TO SATELLITE AND OBS DATA AS OF 18Z THIS MORNING. MAIN FORECAST ISSUES WILL BE PRECIP POTENTIAL AND WINDS. ATTM THERE IS A SMALL AREA OF PRECIP OVER THE ERN GULF AND SOME PRECIP AROUND PAPG. THINK THIS PRECIP WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...APPROACH OF THE UPPER TROF WILL TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST MTNS AND IN THE PAJN-PAEL CORRIDOR BEGINNING LATER THIS EVENING. COVERAGE WILL BE MINIMAL AT FIRST...BUT AS LOWER LEVEL TROF MOVES ONSHORE LATE TONIGHT AND SAT...THE SHOWER COVERAGE SHOULD INCREASE. THEN AS DEEP LAYER FLOW BECOMES MORE SELY SAT...SOME OF THESE SHOWERS SHOULD SPREAD INTO THE PAYA AREA BY THE AFTERNOON. AM LIMITING COVERAGE TO SCATTERED SO POPS WILL BE IN THE CHANCE RANGE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA ESPECIALLY SAT. AS FOR WINDS...NOT MUCH WIND RIGHT NOW WITH FAIRLY WEAK GRADIENTS OVER THE AREA...BUT AS OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES NWD INTO THE GULF...INCREASING E-SE FLOW WILL DEVELOP AND SCA LEVEL WINDS ARE LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON OVER THE GULF COASTAL WATERS. A NARROW BAND OF GALES ARE LIKELY OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS SAT JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. INNER CHANNEL WINDS WILL PICK UP SAT BUT SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN 20 KT THRU THE DAYTIME HOURS. OTHERWISE...WILL MENTION PATCHY FOG OVER THE SRN COAST AND PAKT ZONES LATER TONIGHT AND SAT MORNING. THEY WILL HAVE LARGER BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS AND THIS WILL ALLOW A LITTLE MORE COOLING IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER. ALSO LOW LEVELS ARE FAIRLY MOIST THERE AS WELL. TEMPS WERE LOWERED SEVERAL DEGREES ON AVERAGE FOR SAT DUE TO CLOUD COVER...SPOTTY PRECIP...AND A COOLER MARITIME AIRMASS MOVING IN WITH THE SFC TROF. && .LONG TERM...EXTENDED FORECAST IS SOMEWHAT QUIET WITH AN UPPER LOW SETTLING INTO THE GULF FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK. WITH THIS FEATURE NEARLY STATIONARY FOR MOST OF THE WEEK MODEL AGREEMENT IS FAIRLY GOOD THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE MAIN PROBLEMS ARE WITH DEALING WITH THE VARIOUS WAVES THAT ARE ROUNDING THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW THROUGH THE WEEK. WAVE ONE IS A WEAKENING FRONT THAT WILL GET TO THE OUTER COAST ON SUN. NOT MUCH WITH THIS FRONT AS IT HAS BEEN CUT OFF FROM ITS MOISTURE PLUME BY THE TIME IT GETS HERE. SAME FOR ITS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AS DIVERGENT FLOW IS DIMINISHING THE JET ENERGY AND VORTICITY SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO IT. EXPECTING MAYBE UP TO 3 TENTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN MAINLY ALONG THE OUTER COAST AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AS THE FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN ALONG THE OUTER COAST THIS WEEKEND. INNER CHANNEL AREAS, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH MAY NOT SEE AS MUCH QPF DUE TO EASTERLY FLOW DRYING OUT THOSE AREAS. NOT MUCH WIND WITH THIS FRONT EITHER. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE OUTSIDE WATERS WITH MIN GALE POSSIBLE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING SUN. BY EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK, ANOTHER LOW WILL BE ROUNDING THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE MAIN LOW AND WILL ROTATE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY WED. THIS FEATURE WILL REPLACE THE PREVIOUS LOW IN THE GULF AS THE DOMINATE FEATURE. EXACT TRACK IS UP FOR DEBATE BUT MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT THE FEATURE WILL BE PRESENT. THIS WILL ALSO SEND ANOTHER WEAK FRONT INTO THE PANHANDLE BUT THIS ONE IS EVEN LESS ORGANIZED THAN THE FIRST ONE. STILL WILL BE SHOWERS AROUND BUT I ONLY HAVE CHANCE POPS AT MOST FOR THAT SYSTEM. CURRENT INDICATIONS POINT TO ANOTHER LOW HEADING FOR THE SE GULF AND PANHANDLE FOR LATE NEXT WEEK. TRACK, TIMING AND STRENGTH ARE UP IN THE AIR AT THE MOMENT BUT INDICATIONS ARE FOR A WINDY LATE WEEK PERIOD FOR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE FROM THIS SYSTEM. LONG RANGE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO THE LARGE SCALE FEATURES. DECIDED TO STICK WITH THE EC FOR UPDATES AS IT INITIALIZED CURRENT FEATURES REASONABLY WELL. USED HPC DATA FOR THE EXTENDED. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS A LITTLE ABOVE AVERAGE. .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ041>043-051-052. && RWT/EAL
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Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Apr 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 8 days | |
| Apr 14, 4:19 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AJK | 5 hr |
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