Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 37, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. 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
- Jan 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
225 FZAK52 PAJK 050031 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 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. PKZ099-051400- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD GALES AND STORMS INTO THE EASTERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-051400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING 35 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ042-051400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ043-051400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ051-051400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ052-051400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
034 FZAK52 PAJK 050332 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 632 PM AKST WED JAN 4 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. PKZ099-052145- 632 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD GALES AND STORMS INTO THE EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-052145- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 632 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 40 KT GALE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ042-052145- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 632 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 45 KT GALE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ043-052145- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 632 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 50 KT STORM FORCE WIND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT SHIFTING TO THE WEST WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE AND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ051-052145- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 632 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT STORM FORCE LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT SHIFTING TO THE WEST WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE AND DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ052-052145- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 632 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT GALE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE AND DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
090 FZAK52 PAJK 051243 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 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. PKZ099-060100- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH GALES ALONG ITS FRONT. $$ PKZ041-060100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ042-060100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ043-060100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ051-060100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ052-060100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
554 FZAK52 PAJK 052145 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1245 PM AKST THU JAN 5 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. PKZ099-060100- 1245 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH GALES ALONG ITS FRONT. $$ PKZ041-060100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1245 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ042-060100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1245 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ043-060100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1245 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ051-060100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1245 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ052-060100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1245 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$
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 Jan 4, 3:55 PM AKST, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 3:55 PM AKST, 5 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
355 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012
.SHORT TERM...FAST MOVING LOWS MOVED OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY KEEPING THE CHAOTIC WEATHER ACROSS THE
PANHANDLE...THAT HAS MOVED WARMER AIR NORTH NEAR HAINES AND
SKAGWAY. THE COMPLEX PARENT LOW SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL
BE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY THURSDAY. AS THE UPPER TROUGH WITH THE PARENT LOW MOVES
ACROSS IT WILL USHER IN SOME COLDER TEMPERATURES AND START
CHANGING RAIN SHOWERS OVER TO SNOW OR MIX WITH IT AT LEAST OVER
THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL PANHANDLE.
WITH THE AMOUNT OF WARMER AIR BEING MOVED NORTH HAVE SOME CONCERNS
ABOUT THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WEATHER ADVISORY. WILL ADJUST
THE AREA COVERED BY THESE TO NORTH OF MILE MARKER 15 ON THE
CHILKAT HIGHWAY AND ABOVE 1200 FEET ON THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY FOR
TONIGHT WITH AFTERNOON ISSUANCE.
THERE IS RIDGING BEING MOVED ACROSS THE GULF AND INTO THE PANHANDLE.
THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO SUPPRESS SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE PANHANDLE
AND SHIFT WIND DIRECTIONS AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST OVER THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE. THINK IT WILL ALSO YIELD A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER
TO LET THE SUNSHINE THROUGH.
ANOTHER COMPLEX REGION OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS FRONTAL FEATURE
WILL BE SPREADING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT
THAT SNOW WILL SPREAD BACK INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.LONG TERM...HIGHLY PROGRESSIVE AND ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES.
ASSOCD WIND EVENT FOR THU NIGHT AND FRI MORNING INCLUDES GALE AND
STORMS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS. NOTE THE SNOWFALL FOR PAYA FOR THU NIGHT:
THAT IS THE ONLY ZONE THAT WILL HAVE ENOUGH COLD AIR IN PLACE TO
OVER RUN FOR A SNOW EVENT.
FORECASTS ARE ABOUT TO BE UPDATED FOR A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
ZONE 17.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY FOR AKZ019.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY FOR AKZ018.
WINTER STORM WATCH BEING PREPARED FOR ZONE 17 FOR
THU NIGHT.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036-041>043-051-052. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-013-021-022-031>035.
&&
BEZENEK/JBTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:12 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:55 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 35 hr | |
| Jan 5, 11:06 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.