Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 388, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 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
- Nov 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2012, 8:44 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
299 FZAK51 PAJK 180028 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 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 AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 970 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN TIP OF HAIDA GWAII WILL TRACK NORTH AND WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SUNDAY. A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DEEPEN TO 978 MB THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN. $$ PKZ011-181400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SOUTH OF WILLOUGHBY ISLAND...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-181400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-181400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE 45 KT INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-181400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-181400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-181400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LATE. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-181400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-181400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-181400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-181400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-181400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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854 FZAK51 PAJK 180045 CCA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 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 AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 970 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN TIP OF HAIDA GWAII WILL TRACK NORTH AND WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SUNDAY. A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DEEPEN TO 978 MB THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN. $$ PKZ011-181400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SOUTHERN PORTIONS...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-181400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-181400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE 45 KT INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-181400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-181400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-181400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LATE. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-181400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-181400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-181400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-181400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-181400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
467 FZAK51 PAJK 180544 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 844 PM AKST SAT NOV 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. PKZ098-182345- 844 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 970 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN TIP OF HAIDA GWAII WILL TRACK NORTH AND WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SUNDAY. A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DEEPEN TO 978 MB THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN. $$ PKZ011-182345- GLACIER BAY- 844 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SOUTHERN PORTIONS...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-182345- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 844 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-182345- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 844 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE 45 KT INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-182345- ICY STRAIT- 844 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-182345- CROSS SOUND- 844 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-182345- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 844 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW LATE. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-182345- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 844 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-182345- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 844 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-182345- FREDERICK SOUND- 844 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-182345- SUMNER STRAIT- 844 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-182345- CLARENCE STRAIT- 844 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Nov 17, 6:37 AM AKST, 9 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 6:37 AM AKST, 9 hours 23 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 637 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012 .SHORT TERM...AN ARCTIC AIRMASS OUTFLOW HAS CONTINUED INTO THE PANHANDLE FROM THE NORTH AND IS REACHING LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL SOUTHEAST ALASKA. A 975 MB LOW 200 NM S OF KETCHIKAN WILL WEAKEN WHILE MOVING N TODAY, AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WEAK CONTRIBUTION TO THE NORTHERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS ALONG THE PANHANDLE. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR A MOUNTAIN WAVE WIND EVENT THAT IS CALLED "TAKU WIND". GUSTS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN DOUGLAS AND IN DOWNTOWN JUNEAU BEGINNING BETWEEN 9 AM AKST AND NOON TODAY, AND EXTENDING UNTIL MIDNIGHT. CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE. A LARGE ARCTIC AIRMASS IN THE INTERIOR CONTINUES TO BE SUPPORTED BY A LARGE-SCALE RIDGE ALOFT THAT EXTENDS N ALONG MERIDIAN 180 DEGREES. THE SOUNDING AT WHITEHORSE YT SHOWS THE DEPTH OF ARCTIC AIR TO BE DEEP ENOUGH TO ENHANCE THE OUTFLOW INTO THE PANHANDLE. THIS ARCTIC OUTFLOW IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY FOR LYNN CANAL, GLACIER BAY, AND SOME OF THE INTERIOR PASSES TO STEPHENS PASSAGE. PLEASE NOTE THE MARINE AND PUBLIC TABLES BELOW. && .LONG TERM...ENDED UP USING THE 00Z ECMWF OUT TO MON NIGHT...THEN TRANSITIONED OVER TO LATEST HPC BY TUE NIGHT. THE ECMWF SEEMED TO HAVE A LITTLE BETTER HANDLE ON SYSTEMS THAT WILL BE MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT. LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE PRECIP WITH THESE SYSTEMS WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA...BUT SOME PRECIP WILL LIKELY MAKE IT TO THE NORTH-CENTRAL AREA ALSO. EXCEPTION TO THIS MAY BE LOCALLY AROUND JUNEAU DUE TO DOWNSLOPING EASTERLY RIDGE TOP WINDS KEEPING LOWER LEVELS VERY DRY AND NOT ALLOWING PRECIP TO REACH SEA LEVEL. THERE WAS SOME MODEL DISAGREEMENT ON THIS HOWEVER...SO KEPT IN CHANCE POPS AROUND JUNEAU WHILE GOING WITH LIKELY TO THE SW OF THE AREA. SOME OF THE PRECIP WILL OCCUR FROM OVERRUNNING THE ARCTIC FRONT WHICH WILL LIE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THINK SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE THOUGH AS MAIN UPPER SUPPORT FOR THE SYSTEMS SHEARS APART AS THEY TRY TO GET INTO THE NORTH. FOR MON-TUE...WILL KEEP HIGHER PRECIP THREAT OVER THE SOUTH AS MORE WEAK SYSTEMS MOVE INTO THAT AREA. THE ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHERN AREA BUT SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN NORTH OF THE FAR SOUTH. DID LOWER TEMPS SOME OVER THE NORTH SUN INTO MON. THERE MAY BE ANOTHER TAKU WIND EVENT IN JUNEAU SUN NIGHT INTO MON BUT WILL NOT MENTION YET DUE TO THE CURRENT HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SAME AREA. LATER IN THE WEEK...00Z GFS AND ECMWF SUGGEST POTENTIAL FOR A STORM TO MOVE INTO THE FAR SE GULF AREA...BUT THEY DIFFERED ON TIMING AND POSITION ENOUGH TO MAKE THAT A LOWER CONFIDENCE DETAIL. THE HPC DOES NOT HAVE A STRONG SYSTEM FOR LATE WEEK BUT GIVEN THE MODEL DIFFERENCES DO NOT WANT TO JUMP ON IT YET AS IT IS STILL WELL OUT IN THE FUTURE. OF INTEREST...THE 06Z GFS DID TREND IN THE DIRECTION OF THE 00Z EC ON THIS...WHICH WAS A DAY LATER AND FURTHER EAST WITH THE STORM THAN THE 00Z GFS WAS. .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ025. STRONG WIND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018-019. MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-022-043. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-031>035-041-042-051-052. && .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ025. STRONG WIND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018-019. WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM SUNDAY FOR AKZ018. MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-022-043. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-031>035-041-042-051-052. && JBT/RWT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 17, 8:44 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 19 hr | |
| Nov 18, 3:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Nov 18, 3:15 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Nov 18, 3:15 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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