Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 451, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 4, 2012, 9:08 PM AKST. It was in force for 19 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 4, 2012, 9:08 PM AKST (06:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
954 FZAK51 PAJK 050608 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 908 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 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. PKZ098-051600- 908 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHEAST GULF WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS TO THE NORTHWEST MOVING TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT BACK TOWARD THE PANHANDLE ON THU. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL SLIDE INTO NORTHWESTERN BC THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ011-051600- GLACIER BAY- 908 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-051600- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 908 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-051600- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 908 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-051600- ICY STRAIT- 908 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS WESTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-051600- CROSS SOUND- 908 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ031-051600- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 908 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-051600- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 908 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-051600- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 908 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-051600- FREDERICK SOUND- 908 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-051600- SUMNER STRAIT- 908 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-051600- CLARENCE STRAIT- 908 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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153 FZAK51 PAJK 051258 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 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. PKZ098-060100- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN WED NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE WED NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM OFFSHORE OF THE PANHANDLE THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE YUKON THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ011-060100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-060100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-060100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NORTHERN HALF IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-060100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-060100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-060100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-060100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-060100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-060100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-060100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-060100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
797 FZAK51 PAJK 051845 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 945 AM AKST WED DEC 5 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. PKZ098-060100- 945 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN WED NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE WED NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL FORM OFFSHORE OF THE PANHANDLE THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE YUKON THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ011-060100- GLACIER BAY- 945 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-060100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 945 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-060100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 945 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-060100- ICY STRAIT- 945 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-060100- CROSS SOUND- 945 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-060100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 945 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-060100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 945 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-060100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 945 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-060100- FREDERICK SOUND- 945 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-060100- SUMNER STRAIT- 945 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-060100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 945 AM AKST WED DEC 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Dec 4, 2:30 PM AKST, 6 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 2:30 PM AKST, 6 hours 38 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
230 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWING THE BROAD
UPPER LOW PRESSURE STILL OVER THE AK GULF WITH ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON. THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE CIRCULATIONS AT
THE SURFACE ARE LOCATED NEAR 58N 140 W WITH A SECONDARY
CIRCULATION TO THE SOUTH OVER THE COAST OF SITKA. A WAVE TO THE
NORTHWEST OF HAIDA GWAII LOOKS TO SHOW SOME WEAK CYCLOGENESIS BUT
AT THIS TIME MODELS HAVE NOT INDICATED MUCH MORE WILL HAPPEN WITH
THIS WAVE AS IT SWING TO THE NORTH EAST. THE NEXT LOW IS
CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA WITH OCCLUSION MOVING
OVER THE COAST MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
PANHANDLE. THIS ENTIRE MASS WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE COUNTER
CLOCKWISE AROUND THE GULF WITH THE CURRENT FEATURES BEGINNING TO
WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECIPITATION MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE ASSOCIATED WITH
THE LOW OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE NEXT WAVE IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN GULF. WITH COLD AIR ALOFT ALONG THE BASE OF THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW EXPECTING PRECIP TO BE SHOWERY IN NATURE. THE
ARCTIC FRONT IS EXTENDED FROM CAPE SPENCER ALONG THE PANHANDLE
COAST THEN TO SUMNER STRAIT. NORTH OF THIS LINE SHOWER ACTIVITY
HAS BEEN SCATTERED WITH A FEW CLEAR BREAKS THIS AFTERNOON. SEEING
STEADIER LIGHT SNOW FALL NEAR WRANGLE WITH HEAVIER SNOW NEAR
PETERSBURG. RAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE HAS BEGUN TO MIX
WITH SNOW AS COLD AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE IN. BIT OF UNCERTAINTY
WITH THE TRACK OF ANY PRECIP BANDS AS THEY MOVE TO THE NORTH. THE
IS A SPLIT BETWEEN MODELS WITH A MAJORITY OF THE PRECIP MOVING
OVER THE EASTERN PANHANDLE WITH THE WAVES SHEARING APART AS THEY
MORE NORTH...OR PRECIP MOVING ALONG THE WESTERN COAST AND
INTENSIFYING AS THEY NEAR CROSS SOUND BY WEDNESDAY. AS NO ONE
MODEL HAS BEEN HANDLING THIS WAVES VERY WELL WENT WITH MORE OF A
SHOT GUN APPROACH. THIS IS MORE AGREEMENT ON QPF AMOUNTS SO FOR
NOW THE THINKING IS 12 HOUR SNOW FALL TOTALS WILL BE LESS THEN
3 INCHES IN THE HEAVIER BANDS.
STRONGEST WINDS CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE DUE TO THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE YUKON HIGH AND THE GULF LOW. AS THE
YUKON HIGH DRIFTS TO THE SOUTHEAST IN TO BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE
GULF LOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN WILL SEE WINDS DIMINISH THROUGH
WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH THE WEAKENING GRADIENT. CONTINUED FREEZING
SPRAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER
THE NORTHERN MOST CHANNELS. WITH THE DIMINISHING WINDS AND
INCREASING TEMPERATURES STARTED TO END THE FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON.
MODELS WERE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC
PATTERN AND GENERAL WIND FLOW IN THE AK GULF. WITH THE SHOWERY
NATURE OF THE INCOMING PRECIPITATION BANDS NO ONE MODEL HAS
HANDLE THE MESO SCALE FEATURES VERY WELL. USED A BLEND OF GFS/NAM
FOR PRESSURE AND WINDS BUT AN ECMWF/SREF FOR POP. MAINLY AS ECMWF
LOOK TO HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE
YUKON WHILE THE GFS KEPT MOST PRECIP OFF SHORE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
NOT VERY HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE LOCATION SHOWERS AND SNOWFALL
TOTALS.
&&
.LONG TERM...EXTENDED FORECAST IS SOMEWHAT OF A MESS AS THE LONG
RANGE MODELS CAN NOT QUITE AGREE ON WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS
IS MORE SO FOR THE WEEKEND RATHER THEN THE LATE WEEK PERIOD THIS
WEEK.
FOR THE LATE WEEK PERIOD THE LOW THAT HAS BEEN WANDERING AROUND
THE GULF FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL BE APPROACHING THE PANHANDLE
AGAIN. MODELS ARE AT ODDS ON HOW FAST IT WILL APPROACH. NAM IS
THE FASTEST BUT IT ALSO HAS BEEN THE LEAST CONSISTENT ON WHERE
THE LOW GOES ONCE IT GETS HERE. GFS AND ECMWF HAVE BEEN MORE
CONSISTENT ON WHERE IT GOES AND ON WHERE THE ASSOCIATED PRECIP
BANDS FORM UP, BUT THE ECMWF IS A BIT SLOWER WITH LOW PROGRESSION
THAN THE GFS. DECIDED ON A BLEND OF THE ECMWF AND GFS HERE TO GET
A DECENT COMPROMISE FROM BETWEEN THE TWO GLOBAL MODELS. AS FOR
THE RESULTS. A MODERATE STRENGTH BAND OF PRECIP WILL FORM SE TO
NW ALONG THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THURS EVENING AND MAY
BRING MORE SNOW TO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE WITH LIGHTER
ACCUMULATIONS FARTHER NORTH.
FOLLOWING THIS A BRIEF DRY SPELL WILL SHOW UP FOR FRI AFTERNOON
INTO FRI NIGHT BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT CHARGES ACROSS THE GULF.
WITH THIS FRONT MODEL DIVERGENCE BECOMES SEVERE. THE GFS IS MUCH
FASTER WITH BRINGING THE WARM FRONT ACROSS THAN THE ECMWF. IT IS
ALSO A LITTLE FASTER BRING THE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF AS
WELL. THE NEWER 18Z GFS IS FASTER STILL IN BOTH REGARDS. THE
ENSEMBLE MEANS SEEM TO HAVE A MORE CONSISTENT HANDLE ON IT. STILL
THE SPREAD BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS IS RATHER LARGE.
DECIDED ON A BLEND WITH THE HPC GRIDS AND THEIR INCORPORATION OF
ENSEMBLE MEANS FOR THE EXTENDED RANGE. IN ANY CASE A WARM UP IS
IN STORE FOR THE PANHANDLE AS WE GET INTO WARM AIR ADVECTION
BEHIND THE WARM FRONT. HOWEVER THE WARM UP WILL NOT BE QUICK
ENOUGH FOR THE PRECIP TO NOT START OUT AS SNOW. AREAS IN THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SEE ANOTHER
SNOW DUMP EITHER SAT NIGHT OR SUN BEFORE THE WARM AIR ADVECTION
CHANGES THAT SNOW OVER TO A MIX OR ALL RAIN. WINDS MIGHT ALSO BE
A PROBLEM ESPECIALLY ALONG THE OUTER COAST AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
IN THE SE FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND THE SW FLOW BEHIND IT.
BEYOND THE WEEKEND SHOWERS ARE THE RULE OF THE DAY FOR THE REST
OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ019.
STRONG WIND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ013.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-021-022.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ031>036-042-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041.
&&
PRB/EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 5:22 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr |
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