Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 287, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 10 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 13, 2012, 1:30 PM AKDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
297 FZAK51 PAJK 131157 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 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. PKZ098-140100- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-140100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-140100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-140100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-140100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-140100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-140100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-140100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-140100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...WITH LOCALLY STRONGER W WIND TO 40 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-140100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-140100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE...EXCEPT LOCALLY STRONGER W WIND TO 40 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-140100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
2 follow-up statements
424 FZAK51 PAJK 131909 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1100 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 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. PKZ098-140100- 1100 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-140100- GLACIER BAY- 1100 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-140100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1100 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-140100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1100 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-140100- ICY STRAIT- 1100 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-140100- CROSS SOUND- 1100 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-140100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1100 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-140100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1100 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-140100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1100 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...WITH LOCALLY STRONGER W WIND TO 45 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-140100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1100 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-140100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1100 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE...EXCEPT LOCALLY STRONGER W WIND TO 40 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-140100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1100 AM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NORTHERN AREA. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
307 FZAK51 PAJK 132137 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 130 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 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. PKZ098-140100- 130 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-140100- GLACIER BAY- 130 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-140100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 130 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-140100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 130 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-140100- ICY STRAIT- 130 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-140100- CROSS SOUND- 130 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-140100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 130 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-140100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 130 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-140100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 130 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...WITH LOCALLY STRONGER W WIND TO 45 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-140100- FREDERICK SOUND- 130 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-140100- SUMNER STRAIT- 130 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE...EXCEPT LOCALLY STRONGER W WIND TO 40 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-140100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 130 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT NORTHERN AREA. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 80 KT NORTHERN AREA IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
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 | 24 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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