Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 292, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Sep 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
533 FZAK51 PAJK 161133 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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. PKZ098-170100- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER SE AK INTO SUNDAY BEFORE DRIFTING SE SUNDAY NIGHT. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SE ACROSS SE AK BY MONDAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF MON. $$ PKZ011-170100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-170100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-170100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-170100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-170100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-170100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-170100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-170100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 4 FT IN THE MORNING THEN SUBSIDING. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-170100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-170100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING THEN SUBSIDING. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-170100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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758 FZAK51 PAJK 161416 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 616 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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. PKZ098-170830- 616 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER SE AK INTO SUNDAY BEFORE DRIFTING SE SUNDAY NIGHT. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SE ACROSS SE AK BY MONDAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF MON. $$ PKZ011-170830- GLACIER BAY- 616 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-170830- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 616 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-170830- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 616 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-170830- ICY STRAIT- 616 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-170830- CROSS SOUND- 616 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-170830- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 616 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-170830- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 616 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-170830- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 616 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 4 FT IN THE MORNING THEN SUBSIDING. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-170830- FREDERICK SOUND- 616 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-170830- SUMNER STRAIT- 616 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING THEN SUBSIDING. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-170830- CLARENCE STRAIT- 616 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
220 FZAK51 PAJK 161827 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1027 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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. PKZ098-171230- 1027 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER SE AK INTO SUNDAY BEFORE DRIFTING SE SUNDAY NIGHT. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SE ACROSS SE AK BY MONDAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF MONDAY. $$ PKZ011-171230- GLACIER BAY- 1027 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-171230- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1027 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-171230- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1027 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-171230- ICY STRAIT- 1027 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE. .MON...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-171230- CROSS SOUND- 1027 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-171230- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1027 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-171230- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1027 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-171230- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1027 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 4 FT IN THE MORNING THEN SUBSIDING. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-171230- FREDERICK SOUND- 1027 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-171230- SUMNER STRAIT- 1027 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING THEN SUBSIDING. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-171230- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1027 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
075 FZAK51 PAJK 162347 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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. PKZ098-171400- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER SE AK INTO SUNDAY BEFORE DRIFTING SE SUNDAY NIGHT. A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF SUNDAY EVENING AND THEN SE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE BY MONDAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF MONDAY. $$ PKZ011-171400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-171400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-171400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-171400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-171400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-171400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-171400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-171400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING...THEN AREAS OF FOG LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING THEN SUBSIDING. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-171400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-171400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .MON...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING THEN SUBSIDING. RAIN IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-171400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Sep 15, 3:55 PM AKDT, 12 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 15, 3:55 PM AKDT, 12 hours 5 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
355 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012
.SHORT TERM...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE NORTHERN
TWO THIRDS OF THE FORECAST UNDER CLOUDY SKIES WITH THE FAR
SOUTHERN AREAS SEEING PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. THERE IS SHOWERS MOVING
OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE FROM A UPPER TROF MOVING
OVER THE AREA WHILE THE SOUTHERN AREAS ARE PRECIP FREE WITH THE
LACK OF UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS. WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE ON THE
LIGHTER SIDE FROM THE SOUTH BUT THERE IS STRONGER WINDS OVER
NORTH LYNN TO SMALL CRAFT AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH NEAR SKAGWAY AND
HAINES. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL PERSIST WITH THE SURFACE HIGH
PERSISTING OVER THE SE AK.
THE BIG STORY FOR THE TONIGHT INTO SUN WILL BE A STRONG GALE
FORCE FRONT MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL AND NORTH GULF. THE FRONT WILL
BE OVER THE EASTERN GULF BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON. THE SHOWERS WILL
SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE THE
SOUTHERN AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY. THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO
SEE RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT AND AS THE FRONT DRIFTS EAST HEAVY RAIN
AND WIND WILL MOVE OVER THE YAKUTAT AREA BY SUN AFTERNOON. RAIN
AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES BY THE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT
WILL JUST OFF SHORE BY THE AFTERNOON SO RAIN WILL BE DEVELOPING
NEAR THE CROSS SOUND AREA AND THEN JUST A CHANCE IN THE ICY STRAIT
AREA. THE REST OF THE INNER CHANNELS WILL REMAIN DRY AND THE
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS WILL AGAIN SEE A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY ON SUN.
THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE WILL AGAIN SEE PATCHY FOG
FORMING LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO THE MORNING. THE FOG MAY BE
DENSE BUT AT THIS TIME THERE IS NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO ISSUE AND
SPECIAL PRODUCES.
WIND WISE...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE GULF TO MAX GALES
WITH CLOSE TO STORM FORCE WINDS NEAR CAPE SUCKLING LATE TONIGHT
INTO SUN MORNING. THESE GALES WILL SPREAD INTO THE NE GULF BY THE
SUN AFTERNOON WITH SMALL CRAFT WINDS FROM THE EAST NEAR CROSS
SOUND. THE YAKUTAT AREA WILL SEE EAST WINDS IN THE MORNING TO 10
MPH BUT WITH THE FRONT ALONG WITH A STRONG LLJ OF 55KT THE SE WIND
WILL INCREASE TO BE 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. SO WITH THAT
SAID WILL HAVE A STRONG WIND HEADLINE FOR SUN AFTERNOON. THE INNER
CHANNELS WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 KT IN THE MORNING BUT AS
THE FRONT APPROACHES AND THE SURFACE RIDGE SHARPENS UP WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 15KT WITH STRONG SMALL CRAFT WINDS CONTINUING OVER
NORTHERN LYNN THROUGH THE DAY.
OVERALL THERE WAS NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE SHORT TERM PACKAGE AND
CONTINUED TO USE A BLEND OF THE NAM/EC FOR THE NEXT 24HRS. THERE
IS ABOUT AVERAGE FORECASTER CONFIDENCE.
&&
.LONG TERM...THE FRONTAL BAND WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY AS IT WEAKENS. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE
EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA FLATTENS AS THE SHORT WAVE MOVES THROUGH
LEAVING A LONG SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TO SOUTH OF
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ANOTHER SHORT WAVE SURFACE TRIPLE POINT JUST
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL BE HEADED TO THE NORTHEAST. AS THIS
LOW MOVE TO NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THE RIDGE SHARPENS ALONG THE
PANHANDLE... THIS IS PARTIALLY IN RESPONSE TO A SHORT WAVE
DEEPENING THE LONG WAVE TROUGH SOUTH OF THE BERING SEA.
THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS AND THE ONE ALOFT STILL IS FORECAST TO HOLD
IN PLACE TO ROUGHLY NEXT WEEKEND. AS SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHERLY
FRONTAL BAND WILL BE STALLED AND AIMED AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL COASTAL
AREA. THINK ONE OF THE ISSUES WILL BE HOW FAR EAST THE RAIN WILL
MANAGE TO SNEAK EAST... AND HOW FAR THE CLOUDS WILL TO. WITH THE
SOUTHERLY FLOW PATTER THERE IS A WARMING IN THE LOWER LEVELS TOO
SO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE COULD BE WARMING INTO THE UPPER 60S OR
LOW 70S AROUND MID WEEK.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOUT AVERAGE THROUGH THE FORECAST
PACKAGE... MAINLY BECAUSE BLOCKING RIDGE LOOKS TO BE HOLDING TO
THE WEEKEND.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ043-051>053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-021-022-042.
&&
ABJ/BEZENEKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 31 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 days | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:30 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AJK | 9 hr |
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