Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 294, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 43 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 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2012, 11:28 PM AKDT
- In force
- 43 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
782 FZAK52 PAJK 181142 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 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. PKZ099-190100- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ041-190100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL IN THE EVENING. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-190100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-190100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-190100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ052-190100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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633 FZAK52 PAJK 182331 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 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. PKZ099-191400- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THU. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL CAUSE A BARRIER JET TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OVERNIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ041-191400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS LATE. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-191400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS LATE. .WED...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-191400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL LATE. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS LATE. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-191400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-191400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
777 FZAK52 PAJK 190519 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 919 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 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. PKZ099-192330- 919 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THU. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL CAUSE A BARRIER JET TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OVERNIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ041-192330- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 919 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-192330- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 919 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-192330- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 919 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-192330- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 919 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. SW SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-192330- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 919 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
943 FZAK52 PAJK 191133 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 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. PKZ099-200100- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THURSDAY. A WARM FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-200100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND BECOMING 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. W SWELL. PATCHY FOG LATE. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-200100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-200100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-200100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-200100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
007 FZAK52 PAJK 191954 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1154 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 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. PKZ099-200100- 1154 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THURSDAY. A WARM FRONT IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-200100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1154 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND BECOMING 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. W SWELL. PATCHY FOG LATE. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-200100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1154 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-200100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1154 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-200100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1154 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-200100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1154 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
344 FZAK52 PAJK 192329 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 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. PKZ099-201400- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL SHIFT TO THE NE TONIGHT AND ALLOW A WEAK WARM FRONT TO APPROACH THE COAST. THE RIDGE MOVES BACK OVER THE EASTERN GULF THU THEN PERSISTS THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ041-201400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. PATCHY FOG LATE. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-201400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-201400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-201400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-201400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
219 FZAK52 PAJK 200728 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1128 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 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. PKZ099-210130- 1128 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL SHIFT TO THE NE TONIGHT AND ALLOW A WEAK WARM FRONT TO APPROACH THE COAST. THE RIDGE MOVES BACK OVER THE EASTERN GULF THU THEN PERSISTS THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ041-210130- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1128 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. PATCHY FOG LATE. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-210130- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1128 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-210130- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1128 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-210130- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1128 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-210130- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1128 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 17, 4:37 PM AKDT, 11 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 4:37 PM AKDT, 11 hours 23 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
437 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012
.SHORT TERM...TAIL END OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING EAST
SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
PARTIAL CLEARING OF THE SKY COVER OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
SHOWERS OVER NORTHEAST GULF COAST SPREADING INTO THE COASTAL
AREAS THIS EVENING. THERE IS SOME RAIN OR DRIZZLE LIKE CONDITIONS
OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THAT IS EXPECTED
TO IMPROVE AS THE EVENING HOURS.
THE EXPECTED RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE GULF IS IS
BUILDING AND SHARPENING UP AS A SHORT WAVE DIGS THE LONG WAVE OVER
THE BERING SEA AND NORTH PACIFIC SOUTHWARD INCREASING THE
AMPLITUDE OVER THE FEATURES. AT THE SURFACE A LOW NEAR THE
ALEUTIANS HAS A FORMING TRIPLE POINT SOUTH OF COLD BAY THAT WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA OVER
KODIAK ISLAND TO THE KENAI PENINSULA FOR TUESDAY. WINDS AND RAIN
WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MAINLY WEST OF OUR
FORECAST AREA...THOUGH SOME RAIN IS EXPECTED WEST OF THE ICY BAY
AREA TUESDAY.
SOME PATCHY OR AREAS OF FOG ARE LIKELY TO FORM IN SCATTERED
REGIONS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. NOT EXPECTING MORE
DENSE FOG OUT OF THIS SCENARIO BUT SOME LOCAL VISIBILITIES MAY BE
DOWN BELOW A MILE.
SOME SMALL CRAFT LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS PRIMARILY OVER THE OUTER
COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY
GOOD.
&&
.LONG TERM...EXTENDED TIME PERIOD BEGINS WITH RIDGE BUILDING OVER
THE PANHANDLE AND LIKELY FORMING A CLOSED HIGH SURFACE DOME OVER
THE NORTH CENTRAL ZONES. MODELS...ESPECIALLY THE ECMWF AND
NAM...MOVED THE CENTER FURTHER NORTH THAN EARLIER RUNS. EVEN
THOUGH WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, THIS
PRESENTED A CONUNDRUM WITH WIND DIRECTION. ENDED UP GOING WITH
LIGHTER NORTH WINDS EAST OF THE AXIS OF THE SURFACE RIDGE, BUT NOT
VERY CONFIDENT IN THESE DIRECTIONS. ALSO ADDED IN SOME SEA BREEZE
EFFECTS DURING PARTLY SUNNY PERIODS. FARTHER EAST AND SOUTHEAST
FROM DOME NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD RULE THE TIME PERIOD. AS RIDGE
CENTERED OVER PANHANDLE, WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES NORTH OVER
RIDGE WEDNESDAY KEEPING THINGS WET IN YAKUTAT. WENT WITH SHOWER
WORDING FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AS NOT AS CONFIDENT ON EXTENT OF
RAINFALL HOWEVER DO THINK THERE WILL BE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS...AFTER
THAT WENT WITH CHANCE WORDING. POPS WILL VENTURE INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL
ZONES WEDNESDAY AS RIDGE ROUNDS OUT EXPOSING CLOUDS AND MOISTURE
TO RIDE OVER THE TOP, BUT THEN RETREAT THURSDAY AS RIDGE BUILDS
BACK TO THE NORTHWEST. ADDED PATCHY FOG TO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ZONES TUESDAY NIGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR CLEARER SKIES AND RECENT
RAINFALL. TEMPERATURES PRESENTED AN ISSUE AS MOS VALUES WERE
TRENDING COOLER IN NORTHERN PANHANDLE. ELECTED NOT TO DECREASE
TEMPERATURES AS MUCH SINCE A BIT MORE CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED, ESPECIALLY
FROM ICY STRAIT NORTH. OVERALL TEMPERATURES ARE PRETTY WARM THIS
WEEK UNDER THE RIDGE WHICH SHOULD GIVE THE SOUTHERN AREAS FAIR WEATHER DAYS
IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 60S. THIS SHOULD ALSO YIELD LARGER DIURNAL
CHANGES...PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF LESS CLOUD COVER. OTHERWISE
MADE LITTLE CHANGES TO MAX/MIN TEMPERATURES.
LOOKING BEYOND...A FRONT ARRIVES SATURDAY LIKELY BRINGING IN ANOTHER
ROUND OF PRECIPITATION...THAT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. MODELS ARE ALSO
SUGGESTING A COOLING TREND AFTERWARD FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT
WEEK.
WENT WITH NAM AND ECMWF FOR WIND FIELDS IN THE SHORTER TERM THEN
TRANSITIONED TO HPC. A BLEND OF ECMWF/SREF/NAM WAS USED FOR
PRECIPITATION AS GFS WAS A BIT TOO DRY OVER THE WATER AND KEPT PRECIP
FROM PANHANDLE.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-022-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041>043-051.
&&
BEZENEK/HANNON/JWAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Sep 17, 9:15 PM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AJK | 10 hr |
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