Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 302, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 26, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
389 FZAK52 PAJK 261137 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 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. PKZ099-270100- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 961 MB STORM FORCE LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL TRACK NORTH ALONG 150W AND DEEPEN TO 952 MB BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST TO BE NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-270100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-270100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-270100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-270100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-270100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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106 FZAK52 PAJK 261304 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 504 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 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. PKZ099-270100- 504 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 961 MB STORM FORCE LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL TRACK NORTH ALONG 150W AND DEEPEN TO 952 MB BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST TO BE NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-270100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 504 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-270100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 504 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 20 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-270100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 504 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS CHANGING TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-270100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 504 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN HE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS CHANGING TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-270100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 504 AM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS CHANGING TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
736 FZAK52 PAJK 262307 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 307 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 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. PKZ099-271715- 307 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 952 MB HURRICANE FORCE LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL TRACK NORTH ALONG 150W AND WEAKEN TO 963 MB BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TO THE NORTHEAST TO BE NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-271715- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 307 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-271715- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 307 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-271715- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 307 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT LATE. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-271715- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 307 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-271715- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 307 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
432 FZAK52 PAJK 270053 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 445 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 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. PKZ099-271400- 445 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 952 MB STORM FORCE LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL TRACK N TO JUST E OF KODIAK ISLAND BY LATE WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS SLOWLY TO THE NE TO BE NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-271400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 445 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-271400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 445 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-271400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 445 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 35 KT LATE. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-271400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 445 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 23 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-271400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 445 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
682 FZAK52 PAJK 270437 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 836 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 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. PKZ099-271600- 836 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 952 MB STORM FORCE LOW IN THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL TRACK N TO JUST E OF KODIAK ISLAND BY LATE WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS SLOWLY TO THE NE TO BE NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-271600- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 836 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. W SWELL. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-271600- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 836 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ043-271600- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 836 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .THU...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-271600- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 836 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN...BECOMING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-271600- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 836 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN...BECOMING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
358 FZAK52 PAJK 271205 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 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. PKZ099-280100- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 962 MB LOW JUST E OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL SLOWLY FILL AS IT DRIFTS NE TO BE NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY THU NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ON THE INNER CHANNELS THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ PKZ041-280100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT LATE. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-280100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ043-280100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ051-280100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ052-280100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 25, 4:35 PM AKDT, 11 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 4:35 PM AKDT, 11 hours 25 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
435 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012
.SHORT TERM...STORM FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ARE SET TO OCCUR IN THE NORTH GULF COAST ZONE
52 BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER THIS SYSTEM WEAKENS THIS
EVENING, A SECOND SUCH STORM FORCE FRONT WILL OCCUR LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
MORE ABOUT THE FIRST FRONTAL SYSTEM: STORM FOR MARINE ZONES
52 AND 310 AND GALES FOR REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL WATERS STILL
SEEMS ON TRACK. THE WEAKENING OF THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BAND AT
LANDFALL 06Z-09Z TONIGHT WILL BE LARGELY DUE TO THE FRONT GOING
ALOFT. THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE INNER CHANNELS WILL BE IN
CLARENCE STRAIT BOTH DUE TO THE SHALLOWER TERRAIN AND TO THE
ORIENTATION OF THE STRAIT.
&&
.LONG TERM...MODELS ARE IN CLOSE AGREEMENT THROUGH THU BUT THEN
BEGIN TO DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY AS THE REMNANTS OF A TROPICAL
SYSTEM IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC IS INJECTED INTO THE WESTERLIES.
BOTH ECMWF AND GFS MODELS ARE WITHIN A COUPLE OF MILLIBARS IN DEPTH
AND A FEW MILES IN THE LOCATION OF AN INTENSE DEVELOPING LOW IN
THE CENTRAL GULF OF AK WED NIGHT.
EXPECT A 952MB LOW TO BE 100 NM SE OF KODIAK WITH A STRONG FRONT
APPROACHING THE SE AK COAST EARLY WED NIGHT. GALES AND SOME STORM
FORCE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE OUTER COAST WITH GALES AND SMALL
CRAFT WINDS IN THE INSIDE WATERS. RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE PANHANDLE. PRECIPITATION WILL
BECOME MORE CONVECTIVE THU AND FRI BUT SIGNIFICANT BREAKS IN
RAINFALL ARE NOT LIKELY WITH STRONG INSTABILITY AND ABUNDANT
MOISTURE OVER MOST OF THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC.
A LARGE ENSEMBLE SPREAD INDICATES SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY WITH ANY
SINGLE MODEL FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND AS THE TROPICAL ENERGY
REACHES THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC. HPC GUIDANCE TRENDED TOWARD A
MEAN OF THE ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS WHICH IS PROBABLY THE BEST
SCENARIO FOR NOW UNTIL THE MODELS BEGIN TO CONVERGE ON A SOLUTION.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR AKZ027.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ052.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-033>036-041>043-051-053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-031-032.
&&
JBT/CFDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Sep 25, 10:04 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Sep 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Sep 26, 9:35 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Sep 26, 3:06 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 37 hr | |
| Sep 26, 3:07 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Sep 26, 3:08 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 37 hr |
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