Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 459, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 10, 2012, 8:28 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 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 10, 2012, 8:28 PM AKST (05:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2012, 11:23 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
180 FZAK51 PAJK 110528 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 828 PM AKST MON DEC 10 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. PKZ098-112330- 828 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 990 MB LOW WEST OF CAPE SPENCER WILL TRACK TO THE SOUTHEAST OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST ON WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ011-112330- GLACIER BAY- 828 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-112330- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 828 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-112330- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 828 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-112330- ICY STRAIT- 828 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-112330- CROSS SOUND- 828 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-112330- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 828 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-112330- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 828 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-112330- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 828 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-112330- FREDERICK SOUND- 828 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-112330- SUMNER STRAIT- 828 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-112330- CLARENCE STRAIT- 828 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...STROGNEST WINDS NORTHERN PORTIONS. WINDS DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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736 FZAK51 PAJK 110720 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1020 PM AKST MON DEC 10 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. PKZ098-120130- 1020 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 990 MB LOW WEST OF CAPE SPENCER WILL TRACK TO THE SOUTHEAST OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST ON WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ011-120130- GLACIER BAY- 1020 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-120130- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1020 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-120130- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1020 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-120130- ICY STRAIT- 1020 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-120130- CROSS SOUND- 1020 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-120130- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1020 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-120130- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1020 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-120130- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1020 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-120130- FREDERICK SOUND- 1020 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-120130- SUMNER STRAIT- 1020 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-120130- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1020 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST WINDS NORTHERN PORTIONS. WINDS DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
421 FZAK51 PAJK 110823 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1123 PM AKST MON DEC 10 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. PKZ098-120230- 1123 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 990 MB LOW WEST OF CAPE SPENCER WILL TRACK TO THE SOUTHEAST OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST ON WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ011-120230- GLACIER BAY- 1123 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-120230- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1123 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-120230- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1123 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-120230- ICY STRAIT- 1123 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-120230- CROSS SOUND- 1123 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-120230- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1123 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-120230- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1123 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-120230- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1123 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-120230- FREDERICK SOUND- 1123 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-120230- SUMNER STRAIT- 1123 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-120230- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1123 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 10, 3:06 PM AKST, 5 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 3:06 PM AKST, 5 hours 22 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
306 PM AKST MON DEC 10 2012
.SHORT TERM...A LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF IS APPROACHING THE OUTER
COAST BETWEEN CAPE EDGECUMBE AND CAPE SPENCER. SATELLITE IMAGERY
AND MODEL DATA INDICATING THAT THE FRONT IS FULLY OCCLUDED OR
NEARLY SO AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION
HAS MIGRATED INTO THE COLD AIR MASS TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE WARM
SECTOR AND MAXIMUM THICKNESS PACKING IS NOW WELL TO THE SOUTH. IN
ADDITION, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LOW AND MID LEVEL COLD AIR
ADVECTION CAN BE SEEN ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW OVER THE
CENTRAL GULF. BASED ON THESE OBSERVATIONS, BELIEVE TEMPERATURES
OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL SLOWLY FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THEN
CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL
RETREAT TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD
BUT WILL FOR THE MOST PART STAY AHEAD OF THE RAIN/SNOW LINE AS IT
MOVES SOUTH SO AM NOT EXPECTING TOO MUCH SNOW OUT OF THIS FRONT.
HAVE 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THE FAR NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS WHERE THE
AIR IS COLDEST, BUT MOSTLY RAIN SHOWERS ELSEWHERE WITH A LITTLE
SNOW MIXED IN AT TIMES.
THE APPROACHING LOW WILL ALSO ACT TO REVERSE THE SOUTHERLY
PRESSURE GRADIENT THAT WAS SET UP OVER THE NORTHERN INNER
CHANNELS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. BY MID AFTERNOON, THE SENSOR AT
SKAGWAY WAS ALREADY REPORTING A VARIABLE NORTHEAST WIND AND WINDS
IN GUSTAVUS HAD ALREADY SHIFTED TO THE NORTHWEST. BY LATE
EVENING, BELIEVE WINDS IN HAINES WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY, WITH
NORTHERLY WINDS OVER SKAGWAY AND LYNN CANAL. SITUATION SHOULD
REMAIN AS SUCH THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. HAVE SMALL CRAFT WINDS
OVER SEVERAL OF THE INNER CHANNELS. ONLY GALES IN THE AFTERNOON
FORECAST ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW OFFSHORE AND WILL BE IN THE
SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE STORM OVER MARINE ZONES 310, 41, AND
42.
USED ECMWF FOR PRESSURE BUT BIASED WIND SPEEDS TOWARDS GFS.
ADJUSTED POP AND QPF FIELDS WITH ECMWF AND GEM. TEMPERATURES
MODIFIED USING A COMBINATION OF GFS AND NAM. FORECAST CONFIDENCE
IS AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING WITH AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
SLOWLY DRIFTS EASTWARD ACROSS THE PANHANDLE AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL
SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. THE ECMWF HAS SHOWN
A GOOD CONSISTENCY AND WAS USED TO REFRESH THE INHERITED FORECAST
PACKAGE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THIS UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL
GRANT SOUTHEAST ALASKA A SHORT BREAK FOR RELATIVELY DRY WEATHER.
AN INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF
ON TUESDAY NIGHT WILL GRADUALLY ERODE AS A FRONTAL
PASSAGE...ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE...MOVES
INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY.
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH
THURSDAY. SLIGHTLY COLDER AIR MASS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE WILL APPROACH TO THE PANHANDLE COAST ON WEDNESDAY AND AN
OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MAKE A LANDFALL DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
RAIN/SNOW BOUNDARY STILL EXISTS ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE WITH
POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER INLAND
LOCATIONS.
FOR THE LONGER RANGE FORECAST...INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MID TO
UPPER LEVEL ARCTIC SYSTEM AND UNDERCUTTING SOUTHERN STREAM
IMPULSES KEEP SOMEWHAT ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN OVER SOUTHEAST
ALASKA WITH INCREASING UNCERTAINTY. THE DIFFERENCES OF MODEL
DEPICTION FOR INTENSITY AND TIMING GROW BIGGER BY THE END OF THE
WEEK. LEANED OVER THE HPC ENSEMBLE APPROACH OF HEAVIER WEIGHTING
OVER THE ECMWF FOR THE REMAINING PERIODS. THIS APPROACH MAINTAINS
A GOOD CONSISTENCY FOR THE LONGER RANGE PREDICTION. BASED ON THE
ENSEMBLE MEAN...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF ON
FRIDAY AND ANOTHER LOW OVER THE WEEKEND. THE PERSISTING WESTERLY
JET WILL KEEP SOUTHEAST ALASKA WITH HIGHER POPS THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ041-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-022-033>036-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ053.
&&
FRITSCH/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Dec 10, 11:23 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:13 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AJK | 11 hr |
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