Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 306, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 26, 2012, 4:19 PM 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 26, 2012, 4:19 PM AKDT (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
421 FZAK51 PAJK 270037 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 419 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 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. PKZ098-271400- 419 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-271400- GLACIER BAY- 419 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-271400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 419 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-271400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 419 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-271400- ICY STRAIT- 419 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-271400- CROSS SOUND- 419 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. SE SWELL LATE. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-271400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 419 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-271400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 419 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-271400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 419 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-271400- FREDERICK SOUND- 419 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-271400- SUMNER STRAIT- 419 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-271400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 419 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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599 FZAK51 PAJK 270330 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 729 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 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. PKZ098-271400- 729 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-271400- GLACIER BAY- 729 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-271400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 729 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-271400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 729 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-271400- ICY STRAIT- 729 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-271400- CROSS SOUND- 729 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. SE SWELL LATE. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-271400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 729 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-271400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 729 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-271400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 729 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-271400- FREDERICK SOUND- 729 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-271400- SUMNER STRAIT- 729 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-271400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 729 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
877 FZAK51 PAJK 271201 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 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. PKZ098-280100- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-280100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-280100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-280100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-280100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W WIND OVER WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-280100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-280100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-280100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-280100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-280100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-280100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-280100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 26, 4:07 PM AKDT, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 4:07 PM AKDT, 12 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 407 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012 .SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A WELL DEFINED HURRICANE FORCE LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. IT HAS A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 952 MB THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD ALONG 150W INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS LOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND...AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE MOVING INLAND ON FRIDAY. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL BE PRESENT ALONG THE OUTER WATERS TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER TONIGHT. SOME STRONG GUSTS ALONG THE COAST AND OUT OF BAYS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS WELL. THE FRONT WILL PASS TONIGHT WITH STRONG WINDS PASSING THROUGH THE INNER CHANNELS AS WELL FROM THE SOUTH. EASTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BLOW THE STRONGEST THROUGH GENERALLY EAST-WEST ORIENTED CHANNELED TERRAIN AND BAYS. A STORM WARNING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST FROM ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING...WHILE GALE WARNINGS ARE CONTINUED ALONG THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF COAST AND FOR MOST OF THE INNER CHANNELS. PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FOR LARGE PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLE...PARTICULARLY OVER NIGHT TONIGHT WITH 24 HOUR TOTALS RANGING FROM 1 TO NEARLY 3 INCHES. EXPECT RAPID RISES ON SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS IN RESPONSE TO HEAVY RAIN AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE MUDSLIDES. MAINLY USED THE NAM FOR WIND TWEAKS...ALTHOUGH ALL THE MODELS WERE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. && .LONG TERM...RIDGING WILL INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN GULF FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND BEFORE ANOTHER MUCH WEAKER STORM SYSTEM AFFECTS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH THIS NEXT LOW WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AS IT APPROACHES THE AREA ON SUNDAY MORNING. MADE VERY FEW CHANGES TO THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST AS IT LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK. && .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...STRONG WIND TONIGHT FOR AKZ017-021. STRONG WIND FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018. STRONG WIND FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ022-023. STRONG WIND TONIGHT FOR AKZ024-025. STRONG WIND FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR AKZ026. STRONG WIND FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR AKZ027. STRONG WIND TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR AKZ028. MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ052. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-021-022-033>036-041>043-051-053. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-031-032. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 4:19 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Sep 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Sep 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Sep 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 26 hr | |
| Sep 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 days | |
| Sep 27, 6:51 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 39 hr | |
| Sep 27, 8:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 19 hr |
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