Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 242, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at May 28, 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 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 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.
304 FZAK52 PAJK 282315 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 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. PKZ099-291400- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE N INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE. THIS FRONT WILL REACH THE GULF COAST BY WED MORNING AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ041-291400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-291400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ043-291400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-291400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-291400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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595 FZAK52 PAJK 291144 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 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. PKZ099-300100- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN SOUTHERN GULF WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY REACHING THE GULF COAST BY TUE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER THE PANHANDLE WED. $$ PKZ041-300100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ042-300100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ043-300100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-300100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ052-300100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
522 FZAK52 PAJK 292331 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 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. PKZ099-301400- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT REACHING THE GULF COAST BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER THE PANHANDLE WED. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL DRIFT IN THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-301400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. SW SWELL LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-301400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ043-301400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-301400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ052-301400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
472 FZAK52 PAJK 300403 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 803 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 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. PKZ099-301500- 803 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT REACHING THE GULF COAST BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER THE PANHANDLE WED. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL DRIFT IN THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-301500- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 803 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-301500- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 803 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ043-301500- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 803 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-301500- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 803 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ052-301500- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 803 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
032 FZAK52 PAJK 300703 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1103 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 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. PKZ099-301500- 1103 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT REACHING THE GULF COAST BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER THE PANHANDLE WED. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL DRIFT IN THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-301500- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1103 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ042-301500- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1103 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ043-301500- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1103 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ051-301500- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1103 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ052-301500- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1103 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
271 FZAK52 PAJK 301146 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 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. PKZ099-310100- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL REMAIN IN THE WESTERN GULF AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-310100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-310100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-310100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ051-310100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ052-310100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 28, 3:38 PM AKDT, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 3:38 PM AKDT, 22 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
338 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012
.SHORT TERM...LITTLE CHANGE INCLUDING THE RAIN AND INCREASING
WIND TUE. CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE. STRONGEST WINDS ARE, HOWEVER,
SHORTLY AFTER THE TRANSITION TO THE LONG RANGE SECTION. SEE
BELOW.
GOES IR LOOP FOR 600 NM S PAMD IS CONSISTENT WITH A ZONALLY
TRACKING AND STRONG TRIPLE PT. THIS TRIPLE POINT FEATURE IS
CYCLOGENETIC AND BEGINNING TO TURN TO THE NE. THE PARENT LOW IS
200 NM S OF PADU AND QUASISTATIONARY. 00Z WED THE CYCLOGENESIS OF
THE TRIPLE PT SHOULD RESULT IN A 986 MB LOW ABOUT 300 NM S OF
PAMD WITH A FRONTAL WAVE AT ABOUT 400 NM S OF PAYA. ALSO AT 00Z
WED AN OCCLUDED FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHOULD EXTEND FROM THAT LOW IN
THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF TO A NEW TRIPLE POINT ABOUT 160 NM SW OF
PAKT. WITH A FRONTAL WAVE AT ABOUT 300 NM SW OF PAKT.
NOTE THE GALE FORCE WINDS DVLPG IN THE CLARENCE STRAIT AS WELL
AS THE OUTSIDE WATERS TUE. THE SFC WINDS ASSOC WITH THE OFCNT
WILL INCLUDE GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH REACHING LOCATIONS IN ZONE
27 SRN PNHDL TUE AFTN. SEE THE TABLE LISTING WARNINGS AND
ADVISORIES BELOW.
EC MODEL IS FASTER THAN GFS ON TRACK OF CYCLONE EVOLUTION APCHG
SRN PNHDL. ASSUMING THE EC IS CORRECT, AND GIVEN THAT THE EC
SHOWS A FOLLOWING WAVE, THE GFS SOLUTION CAN REPRESENT A
SMOOTHING OF THE TRIPLE PT LOW AND THE FOLLOWING WAVE. THE NAM
WAS BETWEEN THE EC AND GFS SOLNS, AND GIVEN IT'S SOLN IS CLOSER
TO THE EC, WAS USED AS THE GUIDANCE FOR MANY FIELDS INCLUDING THE
MSLP AND SFC WINDS.
&&
.LONG TERM...EXTENDED PERIOD IS STILL LOOKING TO BE RATHER DAMP
THROUGH AT LEAST LATE WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO
REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE WESTERN GULF. AT THE SURFACE, A
PERSISTENT LOW WILL ALSO BE MEANDERING AROUND THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL GULF DURING THIS PERIOD.
FIRST CONCERN IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD IS WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE
FRONT THAT IS MOVING THROUGH THE PANHANDLE TUES NIGHT. FORECAST
MODELS ARE STILL HAVING A LITTLE ARGUMENT OVER HOW FAST THE FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BUT GENERALLY ARE IN AGREEMENT ON
STRUCTURE. GFS IS THE SLOW MODEL BEING ABOUT 2 TO 4 HOURS BEHIND
THE EC, UK, AND NAM. GENERALLY BY TUES EVENING WINDS ALONG THE
OUTSIDE WATERS WILL STILL BE BLOWING GALE FORCE BUT WILL START TO
DIMINISH AS THE NIGHT GOES ON. SIMILARLY WIND IN THE INSIDE
CHANNELS WILL BE AT THERE PEAK OR CLOSE TOO IT BY LATE TUES
EVENING. WITH A DECENT LOW LEVEL JET AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG
WIND HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE SOUTHERN PUBLIC ZONES TUES
EVENING AND A GALE WARNING FOR CLARENCE STRAIT AS WELL.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE SOMEWHAT NOTEWORTHY, PARTICULAR FOR THE
SOUTH, AS THE FRONT HAS RETAINED THE MOISTURE THAT IT STRIPED
FROM TROPICAL STORM SANVU EARLIER THIS WEEKEND. THIS IS SUPPORTED
BY CURRENT TOTAL PRECIP WATER SCANS FROM THE POES SATELLITE THAT
SHOW A RATHER MOIST SYSTEM WITH SOME CONNECTIONS STILL REMAINING
BACK TO THE REMAINS OF THE FORMER TROPICAL STORM. SOME AREAS IN
THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MAY RECEIVE UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN OVER THE
COURSE OF THE STORM. AREAS FARTHER NORTH MIGHT SEE A TENTH TO
4 TENTHS OF AN INCH DEPENDING ON LOCATION.
FOLLOWING THE FRONT, THE PARENT LOW WILL SWING AROUND THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WED BEFORE DRIFTING AROUND THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE PANHANDLE
DURING THIS TIME DUE TO THE DEEP SW FLOW. THESE SHOWERS WILL BE
ENHANCED BY SHORT WAVES (ONE APPEARING WED NIGHT INTO EARLY THURS
AND ANOTHER EARLY FRI) PERIODICALLY THROUGH LATE WEEK. FORECAST
BECOMES A BIT HARDER TO DISCERN BY NEXT WEEKEND AS OPERATIONAL
MODELS START DISPLAYING SOME RATHER SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES.
LONG RANGE MODELS WERE IN OK AGREEMENT THROUGH MOST OF THE
PERIOD WITH THE SMALL EXCEPTION OF THE FRONT TUES NIGHT. DECIDED
ON A BLEND OF NAM AND EC FOR THE MID RANGE AS BOTH LOOKED TO HAVE
THE THE BEST AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THEM. AS WELL AS
THE FRONTAL STRUCTURE MADE SENSE BASED ON INTERACTIONS FROM JET
PATTERNS. FARTHER OUT, TRANSITIONED TO MORE HPC DATA TO GET A
GOOD MIDDLE GROUND SINCE OPERATIONAL MODELS ARE STILL A BIT JUMPY
WITH THE SCENARIO FOR NEXT WEEKEND. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOUT
AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-022-033-035.
&&
JBT/EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| May 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| May 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 45 hr | |
| May 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr |
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