Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 25, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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
- Jan 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
884 FZAK51 PAJK 020028 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-021400- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE NORTH AND ONSHORE SUN NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SE ALASKA SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ011-021400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-021400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-021400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-021400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-021400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-021400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS INCREASING TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-021400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-021400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-021400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-021400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-021400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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123 FZAK51 PAJK 020227 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 526 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-022030- 526 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE NORTH AND ONSHORE SUN NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SE ALASKA SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ011-022030- GLACIER BAY- 526 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-022030- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 526 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-022030- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 526 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-022030- ICY STRAIT- 526 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-022030- CROSS SOUND- 526 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-022030- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 526 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS INCREASING TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-022030- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 526 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-022030- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 526 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-022030- FREDERICK SOUND- 526 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-022030- SUMNER STRAIT- 526 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-022030- CLARENCE STRAIT- 526 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
980 FZAK51 PAJK 020728 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1028 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-030130- 1028 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE NORTH AND ONSHORE SUN NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SE ALASKA SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ011-030130- GLACIER BAY- 1028 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-030130- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1028 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-030130- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1028 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-030130- ICY STRAIT- 1028 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-030130- CROSS SOUND- 1028 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-030130- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1028 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-030130- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1028 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-030130- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1028 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-030130- FREDERICK SOUND- 1028 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-030130- SUMNER STRAIT- 1028 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-030130- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1028 PM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
738 FZAK51 PAJK 021303 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 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. PKZ098-030100- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE PANHANDLE WILL EXIT THE AREA MONDAY MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A STRONG OCCLUDED FRONT WILL SPREAD GALES INTO THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY. $$ PKZ011-030100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-030100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-030100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-030100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-030100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. N SWELL. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-030100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-030100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-030100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-030100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-030100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-030100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Jan 1, 5:51 AM AKST, 10 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 5:51 AM AKST, 10 hours 9 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
551 AM AKST SUN JAN 1 2012
.SHORT TERM...COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL
MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING. OCCLUDED FRONT OVER THE
EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ACROSS SE AK TONIGHT. USED THE 00Z ECMWF
AS IT HAD BETTER FIT TO SATELLITE AND OBS DATA AT 06Z. MAIN
CHANGE WAS TO SPEED UP THE MOVEMENT OF THE MAIN LOW AND FRONT.
MAIN FORECAST ISSUE WILL BE TIMING THE SNOW TO RAIN OR MIXED
PRECIP TRANSITION AND SNOW AMOUNTS BEFORE THAT OCCURS. WITH FRONT
MOVING A BIT FASTER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT...THE PRECIP WILL TEND
TO DIMINISH SOONER. ALSO...THE FASTER MOVEMENT WILL LIKELY LEAD TO
A FASTER WARM UP AND PRECIP CHANGEOVER. STILL LOOKS LIKE A FAIRLY
HEAVY SNOWFALL N OF FREDERICK SOUND BEFORE ANY RAIN MIXES IN...SO
KEPT THE WS WARNING FOR THE INNER CHANNELS N OF FREDERICK SOUND
GOING...BUT ENDED THEM SOONER DUE TO FASTER PRECIP CHANGEOVER AND
ENDING OF HEAVIER PRECIP. ISSUED WS WARNINGS FOR ZONES
17...18...AND 29 NEAR HYDER AS WELL. LOOKS LIKE PRECIP WILL BEGIN
TO MIX IN THE PAJN-PAGS CORRIDOR BY EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN LATE
EVENING IN PAGY/PAHN ONCE FRONT MOVES THRU. UPDATED SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS BASED ON GFS/ECMWF QPF BLEND AND SNOW TOOL. HEAVIEST SNOW
NEAR SEA LEVEL WILL BE AROUND PAHN...WHERE UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE. WHITE PASS WILL SEE AROUND 2 FEET OF SNOW AND WILL HAVE
SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL UP THE KLONDIKE
HIGHWAY DANGEROUS. ENDED UP REDUCING THE WS WARNING TO A WW ADVY
FOR ZONE 26 AS THEY WILL BE CHANGING TO RAIN FASTER TODAY. ALL IN
ALL A TREACHEROUS TRAVEL DAY FOR NEW YEARS DAY.
OTHERWISE...ENDED UP EXTENDING THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR ZONES
23..27 AND 28 TO 06Z THIS EVENING...CLOSER TO TIME OF OCCLUDED
FRONT PASSAGE. LEFT OUT ANY STRONG WIND HEADLINES ELSEWHERE DUE TO
THE WINTER HEADLINES...BUT AS THOSE ARE EXPIRED OR POSSIBLY
CANCELLED SOME STRONG WIND HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR
MOST AREAS OUTSIDE THE HIGH WIND AREA.
&&
.LONG TERM...FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA MONDAY
MORNING MOVES EAST AS UPPER TROUGH PUSHES ACROSS BY MON AFTERNOON.
WEAK RIDGING BUILDS ACROSS THE PANHANDLE MONDAY NIGHT AND MOVES
OFF TO THE NE EARLY TUESDAY. NEXT DEEP 970 MB STORM FORCE LOW
MOVES NORTH ALONG 140W TUE/TUE NIGHT. A SECOND STRONG LOW LIFTS NE
OUT OF THE BASE OF UPPER TROUGH AND CROSSES NORTHERN SE ALASKA WED NIGHT.
A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE PANHANDLE FROM THE WEST THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY.
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE N-S THROUGH INNER CHANNELS MONDAY MORNING
WITH CORE OF WARMTH OVER THE AREA. HAVE ALMOST ALL AREAS STARTING OF
AS RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN SNOW MON MORNING. BY THIS TIME WINDS
ACROSS THE PANHANDLE WILL HAVE SUBSIDED AND SHIFT TO THE WEST BY
MON AFTERNOON. KEPT CROSS SOUND AS A MAX SMCR WITH WEST WINDS. CAA
ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER TROUGH MOVES INLAND BY MONDAY AFTERNOON
TURNING PRECIP TYPE BACK TO SNOW...HOWEVER EXPECT PRECIP WILL
TAPPER OFF QUICKLY AND PROBABLY END MON NIGHT WITH MINOR RIDGING.
NEXT SYSTEM LIFTS STEADILY NORTHWARD TUESDAY WITH RAIN AND WIND
RETURNING TO SOUTHERN AREAS IN THE MORNING AND NORTHERN BY TUE
AFTERNOON.
SE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE TO STORM FORCE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND
COASTAL ON TUE WITH STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR PUBLIC ZONES. AHEAD
OF THE FRONT NORTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL HAVE A NE COMPONENT TO
THE WIND. CONFIDENCE NOT GREAT BUT KEPT NLY GALE FOR LYNN CANAL
WHICH GOES BACK TO SLY TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A 150+ KT SW JET
THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE AND LEAD TO LOCALLY HEAVY
PRECIP. IN THE FAR NORTH THIS WILL BE MAINLY SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMS. CENTRAL WILL START AS SNOW BUT GO TO RAIN BY EVENING. WILL
HAVE AT LEAST ADVISORY LEVEL ACCUMS HERE BUT COULD GO HIGHER OR
LOWER DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF WARMER AIR MASS. SOUTH AND
COASTAL WILL BE MAINLY RAIN.
WED APPEARS TO BE A MILD DAY WITH ONSHORE FLOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
NEXT LOW CUTS ACROSS PANHANDLE AND UPPER TROUGH PUSHES THROUGH WED
NIGHT WILL GO BACK TO CAA IN NW FLOW. EVENTUALLY WILL SEE A NE
GRADIENT DEVELOP WITH COLDER CONDITIONS INTO INTERIOR PASSES.
THE GFS WAS SOMEWHAT INCONSISTENT WITH ITSELF WITH TEMPERATURES
TONIGHT AND ONLY HAD LIMITED USE. NAM SEEMED TO HANDLE TIMING AND
TEPMS WELL. STUCK WITH EC FOR PRES BUT STILL HAD TO BEEF UP WINDS.
WENT WITH HPC DAY 5-8 FOR TRENDS IN LATER PERIODS.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ022-026.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING FOR AKZ023-027-028.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ024.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ020-021-
025.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT FOR AKZ017-029.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ018-019.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ041>043-051-052.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ021-022-031-033>036-053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-032.
&&
RWT/MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 5:26 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 23 hr | |
| Jan 1, 7:37 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Jan 1, 10:12 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Jan 1, 10:28 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 1:33 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 26 hr | |
| Jan 2, 2:57 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 25 hr |
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