Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 236, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at May 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. 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
- May 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
572 FZAK51 PAJK 111207 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 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. PKZ098-120100- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-120100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-120100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-120100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-120100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-120100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-120100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-120100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-120100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-120100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-120100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-120100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
854 FZAK51 PAJK 112312 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 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. PKZ098-121400- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-121400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-121400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-121400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-121400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-121400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE MOSTLY S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-121400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-121400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING THEN SUBSIDING. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-121400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-121400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-121400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 4 FT IN THE EVENING THEN SUBSIDING. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-121400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
630 FZAK51 PAJK 121146 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 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. PKZ098-130100- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-130100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-130100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-130100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-130100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-130100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-130100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-130100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-130100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-130100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-130100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-130100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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, 12 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 3:23 PM AKDT, 12 hours 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 | 36 hr | |
| May 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 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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