Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 286, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
843 FZAK52 PAJK 131143 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 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. PKZ099-140100- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL DRIFT NORTH TO CENTRAL SE ALASKA THU...THEN MOVE SE OUT OF THE AREA BY LATE THU NIGHT. A LOW DEVELOPING IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL REACH CENTRAL SOUTHEAST ALASKA THU EVENING...THEN MOVE EAST OF THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-140100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. SW SWELL LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-140100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...FROM CAPE OMMANEY S...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. N OF CAPE OMMANEY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-140100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-140100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-140100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
749 FZAK52 PAJK 132113 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 110 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 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. PKZ099-140100- 110 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL DRIFT NORTH TO CENTRAL SE ALASKA THU...THEN MOVE SE OUT OF THE AREA BY LATE THU NIGHT. A LOW DEVELOPING IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL REACH CENTRAL SOUTHEAST ALASKA THU EVENING...THEN MOVE EAST OF THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-140100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 110 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. SW SWELL LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-140100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 110 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...FROM CAPE OMMANEY S...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. N OF CAPE OMMANEY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT...THEN BECOMING N. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-140100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 110 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-140100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 110 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-140100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 110 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
905 FZAK52 PAJK 132348 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 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. PKZ099-141400- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 995 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NORTHEAST PAST SITKA EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE THIS EVENING AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS INTO CANADA. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER SE AK THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ041-141400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-141400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-141400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS SOUTH OF CAPE CROSS THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-141400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-141400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
354 FZAK52 PAJK 140523 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 923 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 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. PKZ099-142330- 923 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 995 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NORTHEAST PAST SITKA EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE THIS EVENING AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS INTO CANADA. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER SE AK THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ041-142330- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 923 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-142330- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 923 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-142330- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 923 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-142330- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 923 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-142330- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 923 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
193 FZAK52 PAJK 141142 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 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. PKZ099-150100- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH SAT. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NE INTO THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF FRI NIGHT. OUTLOOK. A STRONGER COMPLEX FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN. $$ PKZ041-150100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-150100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-150100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ051-150100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-150100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 Sep 12, 4:20 PM AKDT, 11 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 4:20 PM AKDT, 11 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
420 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012
.SHORT TERM...THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT IS NOW IN TWO SEPARATE
COMPONENTS WITH THE FIRST IN THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE PANHANDLE,
AND THE SECOND COVERING THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE. THE
NORTHERN HEAVY RAIN WILL RAPIDLY END BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THE
HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WILL TAPER OFF THIS
EVENING BEFORE REDEVELOPING THURSDAY.
THE FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVED ON SHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND AT THIS
TIME THE OCCLUSION IS DISSIPATING OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS ALOFT OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL
PANHANDLE AND DRIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS
TO THE SW OFFSHORE AND THE GOES IR IMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
MODEL SOLUTION OF THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHWEST TO A
DEVELOPING LOW ABOUT 800 NM TO THE SW OF SITKA. THE APPROACH OF
THE DEVELOPING LOW IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT BECOMING
STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT. FOR MORE
ABOUT THE LOW ITSELF PLEASE SEE THE LONG RANGE SECTION BELOW.
AFTER THE OCCLUSION ALOFT HAS DISSIPATED AND MOVED NORTH OF THE
PANHANDLE, COLD ADVECTION WILL OCCUR. SNOW CAN OCCUR AS LOW AS
2500 FT BEFORE THE PRECIP ENDS LATE TONIGHT. NOTE THE CHANCE OF
SNOW GIVEN FOR WHITE PASS.
.LONG TERM...CURRENTLY...AN UPPER LOW IS MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT IS SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG RANGE PERIOD HAS A
DEVELOPING LOW MOVING NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. KEEP
THE WINDS IN SOUTHERN WATERS AND CLARENCE STRAIT AT 30 KT FOR THE
FIRST HALF OF THURSDAY NIGHT. AS THE LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO
PULL NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL PANHANDLE INTO INTERIOR BRITISH
COLUMBIA...WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN AREAS SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE
COURSE OF THE NIGHT. WINDS IN THE NORTHERN INSIDE CHANNELS WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTHERLY DIRECTION BRIEFLY AS THEY ARE ON THE WEST
SIDE OF THE LANDFALLING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
USED ECMWF AS THE MODEL OF CHOICE AS IT HAS A BETTER HANDLE ON
THE DEVELOPING LOW MOVING INTO SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. THE NEW 12Z
ECMWF CONTINUES TO LOWER THE CENTRAL PRESSURE TO THE LOW 1000S MB.
ECMWF SOLUTION AGREES WITH THAT OF NAM AND UKMET. GFS IS STILL
HAVING DIFFICULTIES IN DIAGNOSING THE INTENSITY OF THIS DEVELOPING
LOW.
KEPT THE PRECIPITATION IN THE SOUTHERN AREAS A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
CATEGORICAL POPS FOR ZONES 27 THROUGH 29 FOR THE EVENING. RAIN
WILL LINGER OVER 28 AND 29 LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVY PRECIPITATION
WILL TAPER OFF AFTER THAT.
RIDGING WILL BUILDS ACROSS THE PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY. WITH UPPER
LEVEL SHORT WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE...KEPT
LIKELY POPS THERE. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE CONVECTIVE BEHIND THE
FRONT DUE TO UPPER LEVEL COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA. OVER
SOUTHERN AREAS...INCERASING NORTHWEST FLOW MAY PROMOTE DRIER
CONDITIONS AND SUNNY BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER.
THE BIG WEATHER STORY THIS WEEKEND IS THE STRONG UPPER TROUGH
DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND THE STRONG RIDGING DEVELOPING
OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA. SOUTHERN AREAS SHOULD REMAIN DRY WITH PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES FOR SATURDAY. SHOWERS WILL LINGER IN THE CENTRAL
PANHANDLE. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD INTO YAKUTAT
AREA BY SUNDAY...AND THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AND WINDY
CONDITIONS. RIGHT NOW PUT IN SOUTHERLY GALES IN THE WESTERN
OUTSIDE WATERS. WITH A HIGH MAGNITUDE LONGWAVE RIDGE/TROUGH
COUPLETS OVER NORTH PACIFIC...MODELS ARE HINTING ON PERSISTENT
RIDGING OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA INTO MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-022-041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ042-043-051-052.
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JBT/RCL/ABJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 10 hr | |
| Sep 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 33 hr | |
| Sep 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 32 hr | |
| Sep 13, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Sep 13, 1:30 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 9 hr |
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