Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 430, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 12, 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
- Dec 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 13, 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.
250 FZAK67 PAJK 130025 OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W 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. PKZ398-131400- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS AND SEAS UP TO 19 FT WILL SPREAD OVER THE GULF ON THURSDAY. OUTLOOK. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ310-131400- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT NORTHERN HALF OVERNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY. STRONGEST WINDS NORTHERN HALF. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO S GALE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
587 FZAK67 PAJK 130708 AAA OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1008 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W 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. PKZ398-140115- 1008 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS AND SEAS UP TO 19 FT WILL SPREAD OVER THE GULF ON THURSDAY. OUTLOOK. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ310-140115- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 1008 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGEST WINDS NORTHERN HALF. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY. STRONGEST WINDS NORTHERN HALF. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO S GALE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
455 FZAK67 PAJK 131249 OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W 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. PKZ398-140100- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... HIGHER PRESSURE IS BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST THU. STRONG WEST WINDS OVER OUTSIDE WATERS AND OCEAN ENTRANCES WILL DIMINISH LATE TODAY. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ310-140100- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 29 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 12, 10:19 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 37 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Dec 13, 9:28 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 31 hr | |
| Dec 13, 9:32 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 30 hr | |
| Dec 13, 9:32 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Dec 13, 12:46 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 27 hr | |
| Dec 13, 1:27 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 hr |
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Sources
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