Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 342, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 29, 2012, 4:00 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
- Oct 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 30, 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.
310 FZAK51 PAJK 292334 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 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. PKZ098-301400- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW WILL FORM MONDAY EVENING SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND STRENGTHEN AS IT DRIFTS SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH TUESDAY. THE LOW WILL PERSIST IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA INTO WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ011-301400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-301400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-301400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-301400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-301400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW LATE. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-301400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-301400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-301400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS TO 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-301400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-301400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-301400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
994 FZAK51 PAJK 300209 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 609 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 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. PKZ098-302015- 609 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW WILL FORM MONDAY EVENING SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND STRENGTHEN AS IT DRIFTS SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH TUESDAY. THE LOW WILL PERSIST IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA INTO WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ011-302015- GLACIER BAY- 609 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-302015- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 609 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-302015- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 609 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-302015- ICY STRAIT- 609 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-302015- CROSS SOUND- 609 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW LATE. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-302015- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 609 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-302015- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 609 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-302015- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 609 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS TO 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-302015- FREDERICK SOUND- 609 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-302015- SUMNER STRAIT- 609 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-302015- CLARENCE STRAIT- 609 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
874 FZAK51 PAJK 301135 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 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. PKZ098-310100- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW S OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT DRIFTS SLOWLY E TO THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF TUESDAY. THE LOW WILL THEN DRIFT SW AND WEAKEN WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ011-310100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-310100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-310100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-310100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-310100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ031-310100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-310100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-310100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-310100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-310100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-310100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 29, 2:50 PM AKDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 29, 2:50 PM AKDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
250 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012
.SHORT TERM...WEST OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA...OFFSHORE OF PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND SURFACE WIND PATTERNS OF LATEST OBS THIS AFTERNOON
ARE CONFIRMING SIGNS OF A WEAK CIRCULATION. THIS DEVELOPING LOW
IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL STEADILY ORGANIZE THIS
EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TUESDAY AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE ALOFT HEADS
SOUTHEAST FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS
INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AND A STRATUS DECK
MOVING EASTWARD FROM THE WATERS OFFSHORE OF YAKUTAT.
YAKUTAT...COVERED BY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...SHOULD RECEIVE THREE TO FIVE INCHES
OF SNOWFALL TONIGHT WITH THIS SYSTEM AND ANOTHER TWO TO THREE
INCHES TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE MIXING IN WITH RAIN BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE SPREADING MOISTURE SHOULD REACH LYNN
CANAL AND THE ICY STRAIT AREA LATE TOMORROW MORNING AND HENCE A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR HAINES BEGINNING
LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MORE ABOUT THAT OVERRUNNING EVENT IN THE
LONG TERM. LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY BEGIN IN JUNEAU LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON BUT ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
DAYTIME HOURS. FOR POINTS SOUTH...INCREASING CLOUDS WILL BE THE
RULE WITH ONLY A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION SPREADING INTO ZONE
26 TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
WITH HIGH PRESSURE EXITING EASTWARD DEEPER INTO CANADA...THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD BECOME MORE PARALLEL TO LYNN CANAL THIS
EVENING SO WINDS HERE ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
EVEN AS THE NORTHERN GULF LOW STRENGTHENS TUESDAY...THIS
ORIENTATION SHOULD REMAIN AND KEEP WINDS HERE RELATIVELY LIGHT
TUESDAY. OTHERWISE...MANY OF THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE INSIDE WATERS
SHOULD STRENGTHEN TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
VERY LITTLE CHANGES FOR THE NEW PACKAGE ASIDE FROM SOME
ADJUSTMENTS TO QPF TO HANDLE LATEST MODEL TRENDS WHICH MAY BE
DELAYING THE SNOW EVENT BY A FEW HOURS. NAM WAS USED FOR BOTH
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH SOME RFC...GFS INCORPORATED IN FOR QPF
ESTIMATES. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH THE LONG
TERM PERIODS WITH AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH DOMINATING GULF
OF ALASKA WITH EMBEDDED CLOSED UPPER LOW WEAKENING AND DRIFTING
SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG THE ALASKAN PENINSULA THROUGH THE MID WEEK.
THE CLOSED UPPER LOW THEN SWINGS BACK INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF BY
LATE THURSDAY AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF TOWARD THE WEEKEND. MODELS
ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT THROUGH THURSDAY AND THE NAM AND ECMWF MADE
A GOOD CONSENSUS. BLENDED THE FORECAST PACKAGE WITH THE NAM AND
ECMWF THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE UPPER LOW RETURNS TO THE SOUTHERN
GULF ON THURSDAY AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF TOWARD THE
WEEKEND...MODEL DIFFERENCES GROW A LITTLE BIGGER. LEANED OVER THE
HPC ENSEMBLE APPROACH OF ECMWF FOR THE REMAINING PERIODS.
SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AND DISSIPATE BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A DEVELOPING
LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF. THE
NORTHERN GULF LOW WILL CONTINUE PRODUCE GOOD AMOUNT OF SNOW ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW
ACCUMULATION FOR HAINES AREA DUE TO OVERRUNNING. SOUTHERN AREAS
WILL REMAIN GENERALLY DRY. THE NEXT SYSTEM COMING FROM THE
SOUTHWEST WILL BRING WARMER AIR MASS AND PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE
ALL RAIN...EXCEPT NORTHERN MOST PANHANDLE WHERE CHANCE SNOW CANNOT
BE RULED OUT COMPLETELY. AHEAD OF THE INCOMING SYSTEM...WINDS WILL
BEGIN PICKING UP ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS TO GALE FORCE ON
THURSDAY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE FELT ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN
GULF COASTS BY FRIDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL ALSO LIKELY AFFECT
THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS AND OCEAN ENTRANCES.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 7 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY
FOR AKZ019.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT
TUESDAY FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-051.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-031>035-041>043-052.
&&
JWA/BEZENEK/AHNIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 29, 3:36 PM AKDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 336 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 AKZ018-020>022-024-025-301300- TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-GLACIER BAY- EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SKAGWAY...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH... ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...ANGOON...JUNEAU 336 PM AKDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...FIRST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL PRODUCE SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM UP TO 2 INCHES NEAR JUNEAU AND PETERSBURG TO 2 TO 5 INCHES FARTHER NORTH. A WARM AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY AND THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH RAIN. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AT 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AHN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:38 AM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 32 hr | |
| Oct 30, 1:13 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 9 hr |
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