Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 22, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 31, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
569 FZAK51 PAJK 010045 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 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. PKZ098-011400- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE N INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN...THEN REACH THE NORTHERN GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-011400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-011400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-011400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-011400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-011400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. SNOW LATE. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-011400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-011400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...THEN RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-011400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-011400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-011400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-011400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT NEAR INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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861 FZAK51 PAJK 010330 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 629 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 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. PKZ098-012130- 629 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE N INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN...THEN REACH THE NORTHERN GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-012130- GLACIER BAY- 629 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-012130- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 629 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-012130- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 629 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-012130- ICY STRAIT- 629 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-012130- CROSS SOUND- 629 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. SNOW LATE. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-012130- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 629 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-012130- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 629 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...THEN RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-012130- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 629 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-012130- FREDERICK SOUND- 629 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-012130- SUMNER STRAIT- 629 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-012130- CLARENCE STRAIT- 629 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT NEAR INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
395 FZAK51 PAJK 010705 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1004 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 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. PKZ098-020115- 1004 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE N INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN...THEN REACH THE NORTHERN GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-020115- GLACIER BAY- 1004 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-020115- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1004 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-020115- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1004 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-020115- ICY STRAIT- 1004 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-020115- CROSS SOUND- 1004 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. SNOW LATE. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-020115- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1004 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-020115- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1004 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...THEN RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-020115- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1004 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-020115- FREDERICK SOUND- 1004 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-020115- SUMNER STRAIT- 1004 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-020115- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1004 PM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT NEAR INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
979 FZAK51 PAJK 011232 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 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. PKZ098-020100- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY SUN EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SE ALASKA SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...CHANGING TO RAIN LATE. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON SOUTH OF TAKU INLET. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Dec 31, 6:09 AM AKST, 9 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 6:09 AM AKST, 9 hours 51 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
609 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011
.SHORT TERM...A WEAK LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE
BY TONIGHT. A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE N INTO THE SOUTHERN
GULF BY LATE TONIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE WAVE WILL MOVE OUT AHEAD OF
THE MAIN LOW INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH
TRAILING OCCLUDED FRONT REACHING THE EASTERN GULF THEN. USED A
BLEND OF THE 00Z GFS AND UKMET THRU TONIGHT...AS THE ECMWF WAS A
LITTLE TOO SLOW WITH THE WAVE MOVING N INTO THE GULF TONIGHT.
MAIN FORECAST ISSUES WILL BE WINDS...PRECIP POTENTIAL AND PRECIP
AMOUNTS. DURING THE DAY TODAY WILL BE DEALING WITH MAINLY SNOW
SHOWERS AS SW FLOW GRADUALLY BACKS TO SE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL MEAN MOST OF THE SHOWERS WILL BE OVER THE GULF AND ALONG
THE NORTHERN OUTER COAST BY THEN...WITH A FEW LEFTOVER SNOW
SHOWERS DIMINISHING OVER THE INNER CHANNELS LATE IN THE DAY.
SNOWFALL IN THE SHOWERS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...BUT GENERALLY AN
INCH OR TWO IS LIKELY OVER THE NW HALF OF THE AREA...AND AN INCH
OR LESS OVER THE SE HALF.
BY EARLY THIS EVENING...PRECIP WITH THE LOW PRESSURE WAVE AND
OCCLUDED FRONT WILL BE SPREADING NWD INTO THE COASTAL AREAS...THEN
SPREAD INLAND LATER IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WHILE MUCH OF
THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO SEE PRECIP...HIGHER AMOUNTS SHOULD OCCUR
IN AREAS THAT UPSLOPE ON E-SE FLOW...BUT NOT AS MUCH AS NORMAL AS
THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME VERY STABLE IN THE LOWER 8-10K FT...WITH
MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOWING A FAIRLY DEEP NEAR ISOTHERMAL LAYER. UPPER
SHORTWAVE SUPPORTING THE FRONT WILL BE WEAKENING HOWEVER...SO DO
NOT SEE LARGE PRECIP AMOUNTS THRU TONIGHT. COULD SEE UP TO 3
INCHES OF SNOW IN MOST AREAS...WITH SOME RAIN MIXING IN OVER THE
FAR SOUTHERN AREA OVERNIGHT AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN.
AS FOR WINDS...THE GRADIENT ORIENTATION WILL BE AN ISSUE FOR MORE
WIDESPREAD STRONGER WINDS. IT WILL FAVOR A MORE ELY FLOW UNTIL
LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN COAST...WHEN FLOW
SHOULD TURN MORE SELY. WILL NOT HEADLINE FOR WINDS IN THE ZONES
THROUGH 12Z TONIGHT AS STRONGER WINDS SHOULD OCCUR SUN. WILL HAVE
GALES DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND
SPREAD TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE TONIGHT. WILL ALSO HAVE GALES
IN THE FAR SOUTHERN CHANNELS AND OUT OF CROSS SOUND BY LATE
TONIGHT. MUCH OF THE REMAINING INNER CHANNELS SHOULD SEE SCA WINDS
TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR THE FAR NORTHERN AREAS. THE NORTHERN AREAS WILL
HAVE UP TO 25 KT S WINDS THIS MORNING WITH A DECENT SLY GRADIENT
IN PLACE...BUT THEY WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON THEN SHIFT TO THE
N TONIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM...THE FIRST LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLEX STORM IN
THE GULF WILL BE IN THE NE GULF SUNDAY MORNING AND WILL DUMBBELL
TO THE NW AND WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUSION
MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA SUNDAY WITH HIGH WINDS FOR SOUTHERN
ZONES. THE SECOND DEEP STORM CENTER WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG 140W AND
REACH THE NE GULF JUST WEST OF PAYA BY 12Z MONDAY. SECONDARY COLD
FRONT PUSHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A RIDGE
MOVES ACROSS THE PANHANDLE MONDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER DEEP AND COMPLEX
STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GULF TUESDAY WITH THE LEAD LOW MOVING
THROUGH COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY TO NEAR CAPE SUCKLING BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
STORMS MOVE THROUGH COASTAL WATERS AND CLARENCE STRAIT SUNDAY.
HAVE KEPT A HWA FOR ZONES 27-28 NOON TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY AS STRONG
75KT LOW LEVEL JET PUSHES INLAND. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY FOR
REMAINING ZONES. IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST
AT MAX GALE.
WILL START SUNDAY PRECIP AS SNOW BUT WILL TURN TO RAIN FOR
COASTAL AND SOUTHERN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EXPECTING SNOW TO MIX
WITH RAIN FOR NORTHERN AS WARM TOUNGE ALONG OCCLUSION PUSHES
THOUGH INNER CHANNELS SUNDAY NIGHT. BY MON FLOW SHIFTS TO A
WESTERLY WITH CAA BEHIND SECONDARY COLD FRONT AND EXPECT RAIN TO
TRANSITION TO SNOW SHOWERS. OVERALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN ADVISORY
LEVEL FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL ON SUN AND FAR NORTH INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT. EXPECT A BREAK IN THE PRECIP MONDAY EVENING AS RIDGE MOVES
ACROSS PANHANDLE. WILL HAVE SOME COOLING BUT CLOUDS RETURN SO
TEMPS JUST A LITTLE BELOW FREEZING.
A SECOND COMPLEX SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GULF ON TUESDAY. SE STORM
MOVES INTO COASTAL WATERS BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING
WITH GALES FOR INNER CHANNELS. THIS LOW IS UNDER A STRONG 140 KT SLY
JET THAT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA TUESDAY WITH HEAVY RAIN AND
STRONG WINDS. HAVE STRONGER WAA WITH THIS SYSTEM AND THINK WILL
HAVE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS CHANGE TO RAIN AND MIX WITH RAIN FOR FAR
NORTH.
UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA WITH A GENERAL COOLING
TRENDS AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WED-FRI.
GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THROUGH AROUND TUESDAY THEN DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN GLOBAL MODELS BECOME BIG. USED A GFS/EC BLEND FOR PRES
THOUGH 96 HRS THEN TRANSITIONED TO HPC.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-035-036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-021-031>034-053.
&&
RWT/MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 3:51 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 29 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 45 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 28 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:42 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 31 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:42 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 19 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 16 hr |
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