Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 296, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 21, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
678 FZAK52 PAJK 212321 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 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. PKZ099-221400- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE FAR SW GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF SAT...THEN BE THROUGH SE ALASKA BY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ041-221400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-221400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-221400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-221400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-221400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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071 FZAK52 PAJK 220513 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 913 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 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. PKZ099-222315- 913 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE FAR SW GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF SAT...THEN BE THROUGH SE ALASKA BY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ041-222315- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 913 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-222315- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 913 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-222315- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 913 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-222315- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 913 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-222315- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 913 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
345 FZAK52 PAJK 220735 CCA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1135 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 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. PKZ099-222315- 1135 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE FAR SW GULF WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF SAT...THEN BE THROUGH SE ALASKA BY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ041-222315- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1135 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-222315- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1135 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-222315- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1135 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. SW SWELL. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-222315- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1135 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-222315- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1135 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012 CORRECTED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
103 FZAK52 PAJK 221150 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 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. PKZ099-230100- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AK GULF WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST THROUGH THE DAY...REACHING THAN PANHANDLE COAST BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE BECOMING STATIONARY SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-230100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-230100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-230100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-230100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-230100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
693 FZAK52 PAJK 221529 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 729 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 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. PKZ099-230100- 729 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AK GULF WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST THROUGH THE DAY...REACHING THAN PANHANDLE COAST BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE BECOMING STATIONARY SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-230100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 729 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-230100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 729 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-230100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 729 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-230100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 729 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-230100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 729 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
512 FZAK52 PAJK 221904 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1104 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 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. PKZ099-231315- 1104 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AK GULF WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST THROUGH THE DAY...REACHING THE PANHANDLE COAST BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE BECOMING STATIONARY SUNDAY. $$ PKZ041-231315- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1104 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-231315- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1104 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-231315- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1104 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-231315- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1104 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-231315- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1104 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
530 FZAK52 PAJK 222351 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 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. PKZ099-231400- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE OUTER COAST OF SE AK SAT NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY CROSS THE INNER CHANNELS OF SE AK SUN AND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-231400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ042-231400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-231400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS LATE. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ051-231400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-231400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
346 FZAK52 PAJK 231144 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 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. PKZ099-240100- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL SLOWLY CROSS THE INNER CHANNELS OF SE AK SUN AND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-240100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-240100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ043-240100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-240100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-240100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
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 21, 1:50 PM AKDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 1:50 PM AKDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
150 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012
.SHORT TERM...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN OVER THE AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT. AN OCCLUDED FRONT OVER THE FAR SW GULF WILL MOVE
TO THE EASTERN GULF SAT. MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE
LARGER SCALE FEATURES SO ENDED UP MAKING ONLY SMALL CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST WITH EXCEPTIONS NOTED BELOW.
MAIN FORECAST ISSUES WILL BE FOG POTENTIAL...WINDS...AND PRECIP
TIMING. RIGHT NOW THE RADIATIVE FOG THAT DEVELOPED EARLY THIS
MORNING OVER MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BURNED OFF...BUT ADVECTION FOG
HAS SPREAD INTO THE FAR SRN AREA. THIS ADVECTION FOG EXTENDS ALL
THE WAY SE TO VANCOUVER ISLAND SO THE SRN AREA WILL BE IN IT FOR
QUITE A WHILE. WILL BE ISSUING DENSE FOG ADVY FOR ZONES 27 AND
28 FOR TONIGHT AND SAT MORNING AS VISIBILITIES IN THE FOG FURTHER
S ARE VERY LOW...AS LOW AS 1/8 OF A MILE. THIS FOG SHOULD
EVENTUALLY LIFT SLOWLY DURING SAT AS INCREASING LIFT AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING FRONT RAISES THE INVERSION LEVEL. ELSEWHERE OVER THE
LAND AND INNER CHANNELS...PATCHY FOG SHOULD DEVELOP THIS EVENING
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE LOOK LIKE
THEY WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER TONIGHT THAN THEY WERE FRI
MORNING...WHICH SHOULD LIMIT HOW MUCH FOG FORMS. LOOKS LIKE THE
FOG OVER THE CENTRAL AREA WILL BE LESS WIDESPREAD TONIGHT THAN IT
WAS FRI MORNING ...AND CHANCES FOR DENSE FOG THERE SHOULD BE
REDUCED. WILL KEEP IN MARINE FOG FOR THE GULF...WITH IT ERODING
AWAY FROM THE SW LATE TONIGHT AND SAT AS FRONT MOVES IN.
AS FOR WINDS...A SLOW INCREASE IN E-SE WINDS SHOULD OCCUR FROM
THE SW TONIGHT AND SAT AHEAD OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT. WINDS SHOULD
REACH GALE FORCE W OF 142W BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN REACH THE REST
OF THE ERN GULF SAT. INNER CHANNEL WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS
THAN 15 KT TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR CROSS SOUND WHERE 15-20 KT ELY
WINDS SHOULD PERSIST. WINDS SHOULD PICK UP TO 15-20 KT OVER MUCH
OF THE INNER CHANNELS SAT AS FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA.
PRECIP WISE...THERE MAY BE SPOTTY LIGHT PRECIP ALONG THE N GULF
COAST TONIGHT IN ONSHORE FLOW BUT WILL KEEP POPS LOW. RAIN SHOULD
MOVE IN FROM THE SW SAT...REACHING THE PAYA ZONE BY LATE MORNING
TO EARLY AFTERNOON...AND LIKELY REACHING THE CENTRAL COASTAL AREA
BY LATE AFTERNOON. WILL HAVE CHANCE POPS A LITTLE INLAND FROM THE
CENTRAL COAST BY LATE AFTERNOON AS WELL.
OTHERWISE...WILL HAVE SOME LOW AND MID-LEVEL CLOUDS DRIFTING NWD
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...THEN THE MORE NERN INNER CHANNELS MAY
SEE CLOUDS DIMINISH SAT AS OFFSHORE FLOW INCREASES. LOWERED MAX
TEMPS ESPECIALLY S AREA WHERE THEY WILL REMAIN IN MARINE CLOUDS
THROUGH THE DAY.
&&
.LONG TERM...RATHER ACTIVE LONG RANGE FORECAST IN THE WORKS AS
WE HAVE THREE SEPARATE SYSTEMS TO WORRY ABOUT OVER THE NEXT WEEK.
SYSTEM NUMBER ONE SHOWS UP ON SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN AND WILL
BRING AN END TO THE NICE WEATHER WE HAVE BEEN HAVING RECENTLY.
MUCH OF THE GULF WILL BE EXPERIENCING SE TO E WINDS OF 25 KT TO
30 KT SAT NIGHT AND SUN WITH MIN GALE FORCE WINDS SAT EVENING IN
THE NORTHERN GULF DUE TO THE USUAL BARRIER JET THAT WILL SET UP
ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THE WIND DO NOT MAKE IT VERY FAR
INLAND AS THE CURRENT RIDGE WILL STILL BE HANGING STRONG OVER THE
AREA AND THE DISTANCE OF THE FRONT FROM ITS PARENT LOW WILL CAUSE
IT TO WEAKEN AS IT MAKES THE OUTER COAST. SO I AM MAINLY
EXPECTING BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE OUTER COAST EARLY SUN AND
LESS WIND INLAND. RAIN WILL ALSO BE FORTHCOMING WITH THIS FRONT,
BUT WILL NOT BE THE SOAKER THAT ANCHORAGE HAS BEEN GETTING OVER
THE LAST FEW DAYS. MOISTURE PLUME WILL BE WEAKENING ALONG WITH
THE FRONT AS IT MOVE ONSHORE. THAT AND THE FRONT WILL BE MOVING
AT A DECENT CLIP SO ANY HEAVY RAIN WILL NOT STAY OVER ONE PLACE
FOR VERY LONG. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM A
QUARTER INCH TO HALF AN INCH OVER THE PANHANDLE WITH MAYBE UP TO
1 INCH NEAR YAKUTAT.
FOLLOWING THIS IS A TWO DAY STRETCH OF RELATIVELY DECENT WEATHER
WHERE THEIR MAY EVEN BE SOME FOG IN AREAS OF THE PANHANDLE MON
AND TUES MORNING. THEN SYSTEM NUMBER TWO ARRIVES FOR TUES NIGHT.
THIS ONE LOOKS TO BE ABOUT THE SAME STRENGTH AS THE WEEKEND
SYSTEM BUT MAY BE A BIT STRONGER IN THE WIND DEPARTMENT MAINLY
DUE TO A WEAK WAVE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT IN THE CENTRAL
GULF. LOOKING AT POSSIBLY GALES ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WITH SOME
GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE ALONG THE OUTER COAST TUES NIGHT. MODELS ARE
IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE FRONT BUT THE STRUCTURE OF THE
PARENT LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA LEAVES SOMETHING TO BE
DESIRED. DECIDED ON A EC/GFS BLEND TO EVEN THINGS OUT FOR LATE
MON INTO TUES.
FOR MID WEEK AND BEYOND MODELS ARE STARTING TO INDICATE THAT
THEIR MAY BE A STRONGER SYSTEM IN THE WORKS FOR WED NIGHT INTO
THURS AS A FAIRLY STRONG SHORTWAVE ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA LOW AND MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE GULF. WHERE AND HOW
STRONG ARE BEING FIERCELY DEBATED BY THE MODELS BUT MOST AGREE ON
SOMETHING BEING IN THE GULF BY EARLY THURS. THE OPERATIONAL ECMWF
HAS THE GREATEST SPREAD ON STRENGTH WITH THE NEW AND OLD 12Z RUNS
NOT HAVING MUCH OF A LOW THERE (AROUND 998 MB) WHILE THE 0Z RUN
HAD A 956 MB LOW IN THE SAME PLACE. OPERATIONAL GFS HAS BEEN THE
MOST CONSISTENT WITH AROUND A 968 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF.
VARIOUS OTHER SUPPORT COMES FROM THE LATEST RUNS OF THE LONG
RANGE UKMET (964 MB), THE GEM GLOBAL (956 MB), AND THE GFS
ENSEMBLE MEAN (975 MB). OPTED FOR THE HPC GUIDANCE THAT WENT FOR
A 973 MB LOW TRAVELING NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF
ON THURS AS THAT SEEMED LIKE A DECENT MIDDLE GROUND TO WORK WITH
FOR THE MOMENT. WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT FUTURE RUNS DO
WITH THIS AS IT COULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BEING SOME RATHER
STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT SATURDAY
FOR AKZ027-028.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ041>043-051-052.
&&
RWT/EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 10:24 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 23 hr | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Sep 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr |
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