Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 331, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 17, 2012, 11:44 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 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
- Oct 17, 2012, 11:44 AM AKDT (19:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
348 FZAK51 PAJK 171945 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 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. PKZ098-181345- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 1000 MB LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTHEAST GULF WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DEEPEN TO 992 MB NEAR HAIDA GWAII BEFORE CROSSING OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND ENTERING CANADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-181345- GLACIER BAY- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-181345- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-181345- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT AND BECOMING S EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-181345- ICY STRAIT- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-181345- CROSS SOUND- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-181345- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-181345- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE EVENING AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-181345- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AND BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-181345- FREDERICK SOUND- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-181345- SUMNER STRAIT- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-181345- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT SHIFTING NW 35 KT LATE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
099 FZAK51 PAJK 172145 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 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. PKZ098-181545- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 1000 MB LOW JUST SW OF HAIDA GWAII WILL ENTER MAINLAND BC WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM IT TO THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CROSS THE PANHANDLE AND HEAD INTO CANADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-181545- GLACIER BAY- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-181545- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-181545- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT AND BECOMING S EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-181545- ICY STRAIT- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-181545- CROSS SOUND- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-181545- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-181545- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE EVENING AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-181545- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-181545- FREDERICK SOUND- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-181545- SUMNER STRAIT- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-181545- CLARENCE STRAIT- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT SHIFTING NW 35 KT LATE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
617 FZAK51 PAJK 172341 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 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. PKZ098-181400- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 1000 MB LOW JUST SW OF HAIDA GWAII WILL ENTER MAINLAND BC WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF EXTENDING FROM THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CROSS THE PANHANDLE AND DRIFT INTO CANADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-181400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-181400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-181400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-181400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING AND BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-181400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-181400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-181400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-181400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-181400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-181400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-181400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Oct 17, 5:57 AM AKDT, 5 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 17, 5:57 AM AKDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
557 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012
.SHORT TERM...MAIN FORECAST ISSUE IN THE SHORT RANGE IS WHETHER
OR NOT AN APPROACHING LOW WILL PRODUCE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL FOR THE PANHANDLE SOUTH OF CAPE FAIRWEATHER. USUAL CUES
FOR SNOW VERSUS RAIN IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA ARE IN THE GREY ZONE
THAT COULD SUPPORT EITHER RAIN, SNOW, OR A RAIN SNOW MIX
DEPENDING ON MESOSCALE INFLUENCES. SPECIFICALLY, THE 1280H
1000-850 MB THICKNESS LINE LIES OVER THE FAR NORTHERN INNER
CHANNELS AS DEPICTED BY NAM, BUT IS FARTHER NORTH IN BOTH THE
ECMWF AND THE GFS. SIMILAR SITUATION FOR 850 MB TEMPERATURES WITH
THE -8 CENTIGRADE LINE OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS AND THE
-4 LINE OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS. 1000-500MB
THICKNESS VALUES SUPPORT RAIN OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN ZONES, SNOW
OVER THE FAR NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS AND YAKUTAT, AND A RAIN SNOW
MIX IN BETWEEN. NAM IS THE MOST CONSERVATIVE WITH THE LATE NIGHT
SURFACE FREEZING ISOTHERM AND KEEPS THE AREA SOUTH OF THE ICY
STRAIT AND WEST OF STEPHENS PASSAGE ABOVE FREEZING. USED THIS AS
A GUIDE FOR FORECAST SNOWFALL TONIGHT. HAVE UP TO AN INCH FOR
LOCATIONS NORTH OF ICY STRAIT AND ALSO IN THE MENDENHALL VALLEY.
ELSEWHERE INLAND FROM THE OUTER COAST AND NORTH OF SUMNER STRAIT
RAIN SHOWERS, POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES, BUT NO
ACCUMULATION.
THE OTHER ISSUE FOR THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD WILL BE STRONG
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING LOW. HAVE SOLID GALES FOR
THE SOUTHERN COASTAL MARINE WATERS AS WELL AS FOR CLARENCE STRAIT.
MAINTAINING THE STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR TODAY AS ISSUED BY THE
TUESDAY DAY SHIFT AND ADDED SOME MORE FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONE 27. THE
LOW ITSELF IT QUITE COMPACT AND FAIRLY INTENSE. IT IS FORECAST TO
TRACK OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND WINDS WILL SHIFT
DRAMATICALLY AS THIS HAPPENS. TRYING TO CAPTURE THAT IN GRIDS AND
WORDS HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING.
PREFERRED ECMWF FOR POP BASED ON MID LEVEL MOISTURE
INITIALIZATION. FAVORED GFS FOR ADJUSTMENT TO TEMPS AND SNOW
LEVELS BASED ON SURFACE TEMPERATURE INITIALIZATION AND RECENT
MODEL PERFORMANCE. PREFERRED ECMWF FOR JET STRENGTH AND LOCATION.
OVERALL FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...EXPECTING AN UPPER LEVEL LOW TO SLOWLY MIGRATE FROM
THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF ON THURSDAY TO THE SOUTHEAST GULF ON
SATURDAY. A FAIRLY STRONG SURFACE HIGH IS FORECAST TO BUILD
ACROSS THE ALASKAN INTERIOR OVER THE WEEKEND AND THEN MOVE INTO
THE YUKON BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
EXPECT SHOWER ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH FROM THE NORTHWEST THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AND THEN HAVE A DRY FORECAST BEYOND. SOME COLD
AIR ALOFT WITH THE UPPER LOW WILL KEEP A CHANCE THAT SHOWERS WILL
BE MIXED WITH SNOW BUT GENERALLY HAVE SNOW LEVELS 500 FEET OR
HIGHER.
WILL SEE INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS FOR THE INNER CHANNELS
STARTING SATURDAY. CAA WITH THE NORTHERLY WILL BRING TEMPS DOWN BY
EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HIGHS ONLY AT FREEZING FOR NORTHERN INNER
CHANNELS.
NO MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODELS OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA. USED
NAM AND EC FOR THU AND FRI TRANSITIONING TO HPC GRIDS FOR LATER
PERIODS.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM
1 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR
AKZ027-028. STRONG WIND FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT FOR AKZ027. MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036-041-043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-022-033>035-042-051-052.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM 1 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING
FOR AKZ027-028.
STRONG WIND FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ027.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036-041-043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-022-033>035-042-051-052.
&&
FRITSCH/MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Oct 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Oct 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Oct 16, 7:33 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Oct 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Oct 17, 9:05 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 68 min | |
| Oct 17, 10:13 AM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 8 hr |
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