Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 234, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at May 10, 2012, 4:00 PM 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
- May 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
111 FZAK52 PAJK 102317 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 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. PKZ099-111400- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONTAL SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THU EVENING. THE WARM FRONT MOVES OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH FRI FOLLOWED BY THE COLD FRONT SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ041-111400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-111400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT SHIFTING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-111400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT SHIFTING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-111400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-111400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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620 FZAK52 PAJK 111203 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 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. PKZ099-120100- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STALLED GALE FORCE FRONTAL SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A DEVELOPING LOW LIFTS NORTH ALONG THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ041-120100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-120100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-120100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-120100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 45 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-120100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
116 FZAK52 PAJK 111501 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 701 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 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. PKZ099-120915- 701 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STALLED GALE FORCE FRONTAL SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A DEVELOPING LOW LIFTS NORTH ALONG THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ041-120915- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 701 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-120915- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 701 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-120915- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 701 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-120915- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 701 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 45 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-120915- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 701 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
014 FZAK52 PAJK 111751 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 951 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 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. PKZ099-120100- 951 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STALLED GALE FORCE FRONTAL SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A DEVELOPING LOW LIFTS NORTH ALONG THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ041-120100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 951 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-120100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 951 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-120100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 951 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-120100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 951 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 45 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-120100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 951 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
335 FZAK52 PAJK 112312 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 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. PKZ099-121400- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STALLED GALE FORCE FRONTAL SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A DEVELOPING LOW LIFTS NORTH ALONG THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ041-121400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. SW SWELL. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ042-121400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND BECOMING 15 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. SW SWELL. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ043-121400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. S SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-121400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN LATE. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ052-121400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
177 FZAK52 PAJK 121146 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 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. PKZ099-130100- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 998 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT N OVER AK INTERIOR THROUGH SAT EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR KODIAK SAT NIGHT WILL PUSH ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT TO THE NE GULF COAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ PKZ041-130100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-130100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. SW SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ043-130100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. S SWELL. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ051-130100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND BECOMING 25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-130100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 May 10, 3:23 PM AKDT, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 3:23 PM AKDT, 37 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
323 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012
.SHORT TERM...A FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOC WITH A LOW OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM
PERIOD. THE WARM FRONT IS CURRENTLY OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND HAS
BEEN GIVING MODERATE RAIN TO THE YAKUTAT AREA AND LIGHT RAIN
ELSEWHERE TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE
ALONG THIS FRONT FOR THE OUTSIDE WATERS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
ALSO INCREASE FOR THE INSIDE WATERS OVERNIGHT WITH MANY LOCATIONS
REACHING GALE FORCE INTO FRIDAY. HAVE INCREASED WINDS TO THIS
MAGNITUDE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE EXPECTED 850MB WINDS OF 40 TO 50KT
AS WELL AS THE STRONG SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT. HEAVIEST
RAINFALL WITH THE WARM FRONT WILL BE MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN
COASTAL AREAS...YAKUTAT REGION TONIGHT AND CLOSER TO THE CROSS
SOUND AREA FRIDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
MODELS HAVE HAD A GOOD HANDLE ON THIS SYSTEM OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL DAYS AND HAVE BEEN IN GOOD AGREEMENT AS WELL. UPDATED THE
GOING FORECAST WITH A BLEND DUE TO THE GOOD CONSENSUS WITH AN
EMPHASIS ON THE MESOSCALE MODELS FOR THEIR DETAIL. FORECASTER
CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...AN ACTIVE START TO THE PERIOD WITH HEAVY RAINFALL
AND STRONG WIND CONTINUING FOR MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE. THE MAIN
FEATURE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BE THE AFOREMENTIONED OCCLUDED
FRONT SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND
LINGERING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE INTO LATE SATURDAY. UPPER
LEVEL RIDGING WILL SHIFT EASTWARD INTO CANADA. BEHIND THIS
FRONT...A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL DROP SOUTH INTO THE GULF ON SUNDAY
AND INDUCE A WEAK SURFACE WAVE. THIS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE EARLY TUESDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN MID WEEK.
SHORTWAVE/VORT MAX ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE TROUGH IN THE GULF AND
ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK NORTH INTO THE VICINITY OF
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL SHARPEN THE
SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE PANHANDLE LEADING TO CONTINUED GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST LAND AREAS WITH GALE WARNINGS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE COASTAL ZONES AND INSIDE WATERS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN
MOST AREAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SOUTHERN
AREAS WILL SEE WINDS LINGER INTO THE NIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING. THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL BE LOCATED IN THE FAVORABLE
LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE UPPER LEVEL JET LEADING TO HEAVY RAINFALL
AMOUNTS. YAKUTAT CAN EXPECT TO SEE 4-6" OF RAIN WITH AMOUNTS
DECREASING TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. JUNEAU IS EXPECTED TO SEE 1-3"
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
SHORTWAVE TROUGH IN THE GULF AND ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP SHOWERS IN
THE FORECAST SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGHEST COVERAGE OF SHOWERS
LOOKS TO BE IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. SHOWERS DIMINISH LATER
TUESDAY AS THE TROUGH LIFTS NORTHEAST. THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF A
POTENTIAL PATTERN CHANGE THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH RIDGING
ACROSS THE GULF BUILDING EAST INTO THE AREA. THIS WOULD BRING
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.
MAINLY FOCUSED ON THE GRIDS THROUGH SUNDAY WITH A BLEND OF THE
EC/GFS. DID DEEPEN THE LOW TRACKING NORTH IN THE GULF ON
SATURDAY. FORECASTER CONFIDENCE BEGINS ABOVE AVERAGE ON A HEAVY
RAIN AND STRONG WIND EVENT THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND AND
DECREASES THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH THE POTENTIAL PATTERN
CHANGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM 1 AM AKDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
AKZ022.
STRONG WIND FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
AKZ023.
STRONG WIND FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR AKZ018.
STRONG WIND FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ018.
STRONG WIND FROM 1 AM AKDT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR
AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-021-022-031>036-041>043-051>053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011.
&&
HANNON/TPS/MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 hr | |
| May 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| May 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 hr | |
| May 11, 7:01 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 3 hr | |
| May 11, 9:51 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr |
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