Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 265, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 27, 2012, 10:35 PM AKDT. It was in force for 5 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
- Aug 27, 2012, 10:35 PM AKDT (06:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
594 FZAK51 PAJK 280635 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1035 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 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. PKZ098-281600- 1035 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A RIDGE OVER SE AK WILL SLOWLY SLIDE SE THROUGH TONIGHT AS A LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF DRIFTS INTO THE NE GULF BY LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SE TO BE OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE AND WEAKEN BY TUE AFTERNOON. A HIGH WILL BUILD INTO THE YUKON ON TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-281600- GLACIER BAY- 1035 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-281600- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1035 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-281600- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1035 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-281600- ICY STRAIT- 1035 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-281600- CROSS SOUND- 1035 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-281600- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1035 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-281600- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1035 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-281600- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1035 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-281600- FREDERICK SOUND- 1035 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-281600- SUMNER STRAIT- 1035 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-281600- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1035 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
038 FZAK51 PAJK 281209 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 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. PKZ098-290100- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS SE TO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE BY WED MORNING. A HIGH WILL BUILD INTO THE YUKON ON TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-290100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT S WIND EARLY...THEN BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-290100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH WIND 20 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING N WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-290100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .TODAY...SOUTH WIND 15 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-290100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-290100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-290100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-290100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-290100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-290100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-290100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-290100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 28 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Aug 27, 4:12 PM AKDT, 6 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 4:12 PM AKDT, 6 hours 23 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
412 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012
.SHORT TERM...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE FORECAST
AREA UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AS LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
DRIFTS EAST. RAIN IS BEING REPORTED OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST
AREAS ALONG NEAR CROSS SOUND. THE WEATHER FRONT IS JUICY WITH
MOISTURE AND ALONG WITH STRONG VERTICAL MOTION RAIN HAS BEEN
MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON.
AS THE FRONT DRIFTS ACROSS THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA THE RAIN
WILL SPREAD FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH TONIGHT. RAIN WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES MAINLY ALONG THE COAST MOUNTAINS FROM JUNEAU TO
WRANGELL FRO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. AMOUNTS WILL
RANGE FROM .75-1.25 OF AN INCH FOR TONIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT IS
FAST MOVING AND WILL BE OVER THE CENTRAL AREAS BY MID TUESDAY
MORNING WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BUT SHOWERS
WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE AS THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW MOVES RIGHT OVER THE NORTHERN THIRD BY THE AFTERNOON.
AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW DROPS THROUGH THE PANHANDLE THE SHOWERS
WILL BECOME SCATTERED OVER THE FAR NORTHERN INNER AREAS BY THE
AFTERNOON. THE SOUTHERN AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE RAIN INTO TUE
AFTERNOON BUT THE COAST AREAS MAY SEE SOME MORE BREAKS.
THERE IS A SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE PANHANDLE AND AS HAS SHARPEN
UP THROUGH TODAY AS THE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF DRIFTS EAST.
THIS RIDGE HAS INCREASED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE INNER
CHANNELS WITH SMALL CRAFT WINDS TO 30 KT OVER NORTHERN LYNN AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS NEAR SKAGWAY. THE CLARENCE STRAIT AREA IS ALSO
SEEING SMALL CRAFT WINDS BUT THAT IS FROM A MESO HIGH OVER DIXON
ENTRANCE AND A TROUGH OFF THE COAST OF POW. THE REST OF THE AREA IS
SEEING FAIRLY LIGHTER WINDS BUT THAT WILL CHANGE THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. THE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO BE FROM 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING BUT AS THE LOW WEAKENS ALL
THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH EVENING THE MARINE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN
HALF AS THE LOW SLIDES SE. THE SOUTHERN HALF WILL CONTINUE TO SEE
15 TO 20 KT THROUGH TONIGHT.
AS THE LOW DROPS OVER THE CENTRAL AREAS THE WINDS OVER THE
NORTHERN HALF WILL GO LIGHT AS MENTIONED ABOVE AND THEN INCREASE
FROM THE NORTH AS A HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE
YUKON. WINDS OVER LYNN CANAL AND GLACIER BAY WILL INCREASE TO
15 KT BY THE WITH AFTERNOON. THE SOUTHERN AREAS WILL REMAIN NEAR
15 KT.
USED A MAINLY THE NAM AS IT INITIALIZED THE BEST AND THERE IS
ABOUT AVERAGE FORECASTER CONFIDENCE FOR THE NEXT 24 HRS.
&&
.LONG TERM...I MADE FEW CHANGES TO THE EXISTING FORECAST. MODELS
SEEMED TO LEND THE LOW ON TUESDAY NIGHT MORE CURVATURE AND LESS
ELONGATION SO MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO WINDS OFFSHORE.
PRECIPITATION FIELDS LOOKED GOOD AND CONTINUED CONVECTIVE WORDING
ON THE BACK SIDE OF EXITING LOW. AS RIDGE PROGRESSES INTO THE GULF
BEHIND THE LOW I KEPT STRATUS AND FOG MID WEEK AS AREAS OF MID AND
UPPER LEVEL SUBSIDENCE COMPRESSES MARINE LAYER. TRANSITIONED TO
STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION WITH NEW SYSTEM LATE IN THE WEEK.
DID LOOK AT NORTHEAST FLOW WEDNESDAY MORNING DRYING THINGS OUT
OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WITH 30S LIKELY FOR YAKUTAT AND LOW
40S IN SKAGWAY. THEN THINGS BOUNCE BACK LATER IN THE WEEK AS
CLOUDS OVER RUN THE RIDGE...PREPARING US FOR THE NEXT SYSTEM BY
THE WEEKEND.
OVERALL FEW CHANGES IN THE FORECAST...SUGGESTING MODERATE
CONFIDENCE.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ043-051.
&&
ABJ/JWAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Aug 27, 8:55 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Aug 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Aug 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.