Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 269, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 31, 2012, 4:00 AM 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
- Aug 31, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
047 FZAK52 PAJK 311118 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 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. PKZ099-010100- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL WEAKEN AND SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH SAT. A MODERATE STRENGTH FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND SAT. THIS FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE OUTER COAST BY EARLY SUN. $$ PKZ041-010100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-010100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-010100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-010100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. EASTERN HALF...AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-010100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
847 FZAK52 PAJK 312038 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1238 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 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. PKZ099-010100- 1238 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL WEAKEN AND SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH SAT. A MODERATE STRENGTH FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND SAT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE AND INTO CANADA BY SUN. $$ PKZ041-010100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1238 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-010100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1238 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-010100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1238 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-010100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1238 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-010100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1238 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
815 FZAK52 PAJK 312329 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 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. PKZ099-011400- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL WEAKEN AND SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH SAT. A MODERATE STRENGTH FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND SAT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE AND INTO CANADA BY SUN. $$ PKZ041-011400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-011400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-011400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-011400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-011400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
410 FZAK52 PAJK 011147 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 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. PKZ099-020100- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON SATURDAY AND MOVE INTO CANADA BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ041-020100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-020100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-020100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-020100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-020100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
712 FZAK52 PAJK 012145 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 145 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 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. PKZ099-020100- 145 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON SATURDAY AND MOVE INTO CANADA BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ041-020100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 145 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-020100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 145 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-020100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 145 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-020100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 145 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-020100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 145 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
896 FZAK52 PAJK 012331 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 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. PKZ099-021400- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A FRONT ALONG THE OUTER COAST WILL MOVE INTO CANADA BY SUN MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF AND INTO THE PANHANDLE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-021400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ042-021400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-021400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-021400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-021400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE EVENING. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 30, 4:16 PM AKDT, 11 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 4:16 PM AKDT, 11 hours 44 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 416 PM AKDT THU AUG 30 2012 .SHORT TERM...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ORIENTED FROM SW TO NE ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL PANHANDLE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT SE THROUGH THE PERIOD. AT THE SURFACE A RIDGE CURRENTLY OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ALONG THE PANHANDLE THIS EVENING AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS RIDGE WILL KEEP A GENERALLY SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE INSIDE WATERS AND CAUSE 20-25KT WINDS IN NORTHERN LYNN CANAL THIS AFTN/EVE AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTN WITH ADDED SEA BREEZE AFFECTS. THE HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER LAND BUT MAY CAUSE A MARINE LAYER TO DEVELOP TONIGHT. MAXIMUM RADIATIONAL COOLING OVERNIGHT...AS WITH LAST NIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S. COLDEST AREAS WILL BE IN WIND SHELTERED VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH MARINE LOCATIONS BEING SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER. HAVE KEPT MENTION OF FOG IN THE FORECAST FOR THE LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING TIME FRAME. REMOVED IT HOWEVER FROM AREAS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO GET SOME WIND AND ADDED IT TO A FEW OF THE MARINE AREAS INCLUDING CLARENCE AND SUMNER STRAITS. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH ITS ASSOC SURFACE FRONTAL SYSTEM. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YAKUTAT AREA WITH RAIN LIKELY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ALONG THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 20-25KT OVER THE OUTSIDE WATERS WITH AREA 52 SEEING WINDS OF UP TO 30KT. HIGH CLOUDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL REACH A HAINES/GUSTAVUS/SITKA LINE BY THE AFTERNOON AS WELL. BIGGEST FORECAST CHALLENGE TODAY WAS WITH TEMPERATURES AND FOG. USED LAST NIGHTS TEMPERATURES TO GUIDE HOW COLD TO GO TONIGHT...BUT DID NOT GO AS COLD FOR YAKUTAT AREA AS CLOUDS WILL BE MOVING IN THERE AND LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF RADIATIONAL COOLING. INCREASED TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY SLIGHTLY FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST DUE TO ANOTHER MOSTLY SUNNY DAY EXPECTED. NUMERICAL MODELS WERE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. USED A BLEND OF THE NAM12/GFS/ECMWF WITH LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS THEREAFTER. FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE. && .LONG TERM... SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING NORTHWEST ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN FRIDAY NIGHT AS WEATHER FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE FRONT WILL SLOW DOWN AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND THUS WILL SUBJECT MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO YAKUTAT EARLY. RAIN WILL DELAY MOVING INTO THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND TO SKAGWAY AND THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN CORNERS UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT. OFFSHORE, WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BARRIER JET WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER MARINE ZONE 52 AND TO SMALL CRAFT LEVELS OVER MOST OF THE OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY FROM WEST TO EAST. ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT FOG IN THE FIRST PERIOD OF THE EXTENDED AS MARINE STRATUS SHOULD BE WASHED AWAY WITH ONSET OF RAIN AND INCREASING WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST. POST-FRONTAL PASSAGE, FLOW BECOMES MORE SOUTHWESTERLY ON SUNDAY SO WENT WITH CONVECTIVE WORDING USED RATHER THAN STRATIFORM. RAIN CHANCES STILL IN THE LIKELY CATEGORY FOR MOST OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ZONES. WEAK RIDGING MAY KEEP THE SOUTHERN ZONES A LITTLE MORE DRY. WIND WISE IN THE EXTENDED MOST OF THE INSIDE PASSAGES WERE KEPT CONSTANTLY SOUTHERLY THROUGH THE END OF THE MARINE FORECAST PERIOD. IN THE FAR EXTENDED GFS DIVERGED BETWEEN RUNS...WITH 06Z DEVELOPING A STORM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING WHILE THE 12Z ELIMINATING IT EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS MAY AFFECT GREATLY OUR PRECIPITATION BY THURSDAY. THUS CONFIDENCE BEYOND TUESDAY NOT SO GREAT. WENT WITH NAM BLENDED WITH EC, AND GFS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT FOR POP AND PRESSURE FIELDS. FROM MONDAY ON...WENT WITH HPC GUIDANCE MAINLY WITH A LITTLE BIT OF GFS AND EC ADDED IN AT VARIOUS TIMES. .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-051-052. && HANNON/EAL/JWA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 39 hr | |
| Aug 31, 6:48 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AJK | 2 hr |
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