Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 241, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at May 18, 2012, 4:00 PM 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 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
964 FZAK52 PAJK 182315 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 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. PKZ099-191400- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL DRIFT SLOWLY ONSHORE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE N AND EXTEND FROM NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TO THE SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF BY LATE FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NE OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ041-191400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ042-191400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SW SWELL LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-191400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SW SWELL LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-191400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SW SWELL LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-191400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. S SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST OVER WESTERN PORTION...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
697 FZAK52 PAJK 191132 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 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. PKZ099-200100- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TO THE SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. A TROUGH WILL MOVE N INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MON. $$ PKZ041-200100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-200100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN LATE. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ043-200100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ051-200100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-200100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
731 FZAK52 PAJK 191847 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1047 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 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. PKZ099-200100- 1047 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TO THE SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. A TROUGH WILL MOVE N INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MON. $$ PKZ041-200100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1047 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-200100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1047 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN LATE. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ043-200100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1047 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ051-200100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1047 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-200100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1047 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
203 FZAK52 PAJK 191933 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1133 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 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. PKZ099-200100- 1133 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TO THE SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. A TROUGH WILL MOVE N INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MON. $$ PKZ041-200100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1133 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-200100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1133 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN LATE. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ043-200100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1133 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ051-200100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1133 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-200100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1133 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
684 FZAK52 PAJK 192331 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 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. PKZ099-201400- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TO THE EASTERN GULF WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. A TROUGH WILL MOVE N INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MON. $$ PKZ041-201400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ042-201400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL LATE. RAIN LATE. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-201400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-201400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-201400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 18, 5:40 AM AKDT, 10 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 5:40 AM AKDT, 10 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 540 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .SHORT TERM...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE ERN GULF WILL DRIFT ONSHORE THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MOVE N AND EXTEND FROM KODIAK ISLAND TO THE S-CENTRAL GULF BY LATE TONIGHT. USED THE 00Z ECMWF AS IT HAD BEST HANDLE ON WEATHER FEATURES AS OF 06Z LAST EVENING. MAIN FORECAST ISSUES WILL BE PRECIP POTENTIAL AND WINDS. RIGHT NOW...A MARINE LAYER IS BEING PUSHED ONSHORE BY THE RIDGE OVER THE GULF. SOME INSTABILITY WILL BE PRESENT LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON IN THE LOWER LEVELS. AM EXPECTING SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY TO DEVELOP MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AT FIRST LATER THIS MORNING THEN THEY MAY SPREAD TO THE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON...AND THIS WILL BE MAINLY ALONG THE COAST MOUNTAIN AREA AND THE PAJN-PAEL CORRIDOR AS WELL AS THE NE GULF COAST. THE SHOWERS WILL REACH THEIR PEAK COVERAGE DURING THE MID-LATE AFTERNOON AT PEAK HEATING TIME...THEN ONCE BOUNDARY LAYER STARTS COOLING THIS EVENING THE SHOWERS SHOULD DIMINISH. WILL STILL BE SOME LEFT OVER MARINE SC CLOUDS AFTER THE SHOWERS DIMINISH. WENT FOR SCATTERED COVERAGE AT THE MAX AS THERE IS NO DECENT FORCING MECHANISM ALOFT TO CONCENTRATE THE SHOWERS IN A LINE TODAY INTO THE EVENING. THEN THE PRECIP THREAT WILL SHIFT TO THE FRONT MOVING IN TONIGHT. BY LATE TONIGHT STILL EXPECT MUCH IF NOT ALL THE PRECIP TO REMAIN OVER THE GULF...BUT MAY HAVE A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THE MAIN FRONTAL PRECIP AS LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE INCREASES AND A WEAK VORT LOBE MOVES IN. THEY WILL BE MOVING NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE OUTER COAST HOWEVER IN SE LOW LEVEL FLOW SO THE BEST THREAT FOR THESE SHOWERS TO REACH LAND WILL BE OVER THE PAYA AREA. AS FOR WINDS...GENERALLY FLOW IS ON THE LIGHT SIDE ALTHOUGH A FEW SPOTS HAVE AROUND 15 KT WINDS RIGHT NOW...MAINLY IN NRN LYNN CANAL AND SOME OF THE MORE E-W CHANNELS.AS SFC RIDGE PUSHES ONSHORE THE GENERAL WIND FIELD WILL WEAKEN BUT LOCALIZED INCREASES ARE LIKELY OVER NRN LYNN CANAL AREA DUE TO LEE SIDE TROFFING NE OF PAGY. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN GENERAL TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER...WITH A BAND OF SCA LEVEL WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT REACHING THE SW OFFSHORE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SPREADING N TO THE NRN GULF COASTAL AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. && .LONG TERM...EXTENDED RANGE STARTS OUT WITH A WEAK FRONT JUST OFFSHORE OF THE PANHANDLE. A WEAK WAVE ALONG IT WILL BE HEADING NORTH AND HITTING THE AREAS NEAR AND WEST OF YAKUTAT SAT WITH RAIN AND SOME BREEZY WINDS. THE REST OF THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE WAVE WILL BE RATHER WEAK AND FORECAST MODELS ARE HAVING TROUBLE DETERMINING WHAT TO DO WITH THE NEXT WEAK WAVE THAT WILL BE COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH ALONG THE FRONT ON SUN AFTERNOON. EC AND NAM ARE SUGGESTING A STRONGER VORTICITY CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH THE WAVE WHILE GEM AND GFS ARE NOTICEABLY WEAKER. AS SUCH THE DIFFERENCES IN POPS RANGE FROM SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE FROM GFS AND GEM TO LIKELY AND EVEN CATEGORICAL FROM THE EC AND NAM. WENT FOR A MORE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD APPROACH BUT TENDED JUST A BIT MORE TOWARD THE WETTER SCENARIO SO 50 TO 60 POPS ARE DOMINATE IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SUN AFTERNOON. THE FOLLOWING WAVE ON MON HAS MORE AGREEMENT WITH IT AMONG THE MODELS, BUT TIMING ISSUES STILL EXIST WITH THE GFS STILL HOLDING BACK ON SPREADING THE PRECIP OVER THE PANHANDLE AS FAST AS THE EC. PART OF THIS DRY BIAS MAY BE FROM THE GREATER EASTERLY COMPONENT TO THE WINDS IN THE LOW AND MID LEVELS SHOWN IN THE GFS WHERE THE EC EXHIBITS MORE SE WINDS. IN ANY CASE, HIGHEST POPS ARE PRESENT IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MON THROUGH TUES NIGHT AS THE E TO SE FLOW CONTINUES TO SEND MOISTURE INTO THE AREA IN THE FORM OF ONE OR TWO MORE WEAK WAVES. FROM WED ONWARD A DRYING SPELL IS IN THE WORKS AS A UPPER LOW THAT WAS OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AT THE START OF THE PERIOD MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF, EVENTUALLY ENDING UP NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR HAIDA GWAII ON WED AND THURS BEFORE RAPIDLY HEADING SE LATE WEEK. HOW FAST THIS HAPPENS IS UP FOR DEBATE WITH THE EC GOING FOR A MUCH FASTER SOLUTION THAN THE GFS. A RIDGE EVENTUALLY REPLACES THE LOW IN THE GULF BY NEXT WEEKEND WITH GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS. NUMERICAL MODELS WERE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH THE SMALL WEAK FEATURES THAT WILL BE AFFECTING THE PANHANDLE IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE LONG RANGE PERIOD. GFS GENERALLY EXHIBITED A DRYER SCENARIO WITH MORE EASTERLY FLOW THEN THAT OF THE EC WHICH HAD MORE SE FLOW. IN THE MID RANGE GFS SEEMED TO HAVE BETTER CONSISTENCY, BUT BOTH EC AND GFS BECOME QUESTIONABLE BY MID WEEK. DECIDED ON MAINLY GFS WITH SOME EC FOR MID RANGE UPDATES AND LEANED MORE ON THE HPC FOR EXTENDED RANGE UPDATES. MAIN CHANGES WERE A SLIGHT SPEED UP OF THE THE FRONT HEADING INTO YAKUTAT SAT AND SOME SLIGHT INCREASED POPS IN SOME PLACES IN THE SOUTH FOR LATE WEEKEND AND EARLY WEEK PERIOD. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOUT AVERAGE. .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ051-052. && RWT/EAL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 days | |
| May 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 days |
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