Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 467, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 13, 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 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 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.
037 FZAK52 PAJK 140025 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ099-141400- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHEASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ041-141400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW GALE 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-141400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-141400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE DAY. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-141400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ052-141400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
196 FZAK52 PAJK 140202 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 502 PM AKST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ099-142015- 502 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHEASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ041-142015- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 502 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW GALE 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-142015- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 502 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-142015- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 502 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE DAY. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-142015- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 502 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ052-142015- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 502 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
434 FZAK52 PAJK 140550 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ099-150000- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHEASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ041-150000- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW GALE 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-150000- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ043-150000- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE DAY. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-150000- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ052-150000- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
277 FZAK52 PAJK 141234 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 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. PKZ099-150100- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON FRI MORNING...THEN SPREAD OVER THE PANHANDLE BY SAT MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHEASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ041-150100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ042-150100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ043-150100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ051-150100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ052-150100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
189 FZAK52 PAJK 141914 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1014 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 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. PKZ099-150100- 1014 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON FRI MORNING...THEN SPREAD OVER THE PANHANDLE BY SAT MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHEASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ041-150100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1014 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ042-150100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1014 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ043-150100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1014 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ051-150100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1014 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ052-150100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1014 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
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 13, 3:46 PM AKST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 3:46 PM AKST, 14 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
346 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012
.SHORT TERM...POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT OVER THE EASTERN GULF IS
QUITE UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON. SITKA WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. HAVE BEEN
WATCHING VERY PRONOUNCED OPEN CELL CUMULUS CLOUDS IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY ALL DAY. CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS ALSO VISIBLE IN WEB CAMS
TODAY. CARRIED SCATTERED TS OVER THE COASTAL MARINE ZONES AND
ISOLATED OVER PUBLIC ZONES ALONG THE OUTER COAST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. LOWER ATMOSPHERE SEEMS TO BE STABILIZING AND REDUCED
OPEN CELL CUMULUS IS FORMING FARTHER OUT TO SEA. ADDITIONALLY,
MODEL STABILITY PARAMETERS INDICATE GREATEST THREAT FROM
THUNDERSTORMS IS OVER AS OF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HAVE THEREFORE
NOT INCLUDED ANY REFERENCE TO THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON
FORECAST.
A MAJOR FRONT IS HEADED TOWARDS THE PANHANDLE WITH A MODERATE BUT
CONTINUOUS TROPICAL CONNECTION. IT SEEMS CERTAIN THAT A
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EVENT IS HEADED OUR WAY. MODEL QPF
VALUES HAVE BEEN RUNNING A LITTLE HIGH SO FAR THIS SEASON AND WE
SAW THIS IN YESTERDAY'S EVENT WHERE ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW FALL ALONG
THE HAINES HIGHWAY WAS A BUST. WITH THIS IN MIND, LOOKED AT BOTH
GFS AND NAM QPF FIELDS TODAY AND THEY WERE BOTH VERY CLOSE. OPTED
TO USE THE NAM GRIDS AND TRIMMED OFF 0.1 INCH OF TOTAL WATER FROM
EACH 6-HOUR GRID. THIS MADE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SNOW TOTALS
TOMORROW IN HAINES AND JUNEAU REQUIRING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
AND NOT. AFTERNOON FORECAST REFLECTS SNOW FOR BOTH THESE
LOCATIONS, BUT LESS THAN 4 INCHES IN 12 HOURS. SNOW LINE HAS BEEN
A VERY FLUID MOVING TARGET THESE PAST FEW DAYS, BUT THE GENERAL
TREND WILL BE TO DRIVE THE SNOW LINE NORTH AND EAST AS THE WARM
SECTOR OF THE FRONT ADVECTS LOW LEVEL WARM AIR INTO THE FORECAST
AREA.
PRE-FRONTAL WINDS ARE VERY STRONG AND WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF
40 MPH OR MORE ALONG AT LEAST THE OUTER COAST. USED GFS FOR
PRESSURE AND WINDS AND BASED ON THIS MODEL, STRONG WINDS WILL
ARRIVE ALONG THE OUTER COAST LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON JUST AFTER
THE END OF THE SHORT RANGE FORECAST PERIOD. NAM AND ECMWF WERE
BOTH A LITTLE FASTER WITH THE FRONT, SO IF THESE MODELS VERIFY,
THEN THE STRONG WINDS WILL ARRIVE ON THE OUTER COAST BETWEEN NOON
AND 6 PM INSTEAD.
BESIDES GFS FOR PRESSURE AND WIND, USED NAM FOR POP. MANUALLY
ADJUSTED THE QPF FIELDS DOWN. TEMPERATURES ADJUSTED USING SREF FOR
DAYTIME HIGHS AND GFS40 FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS. SNOW LEVEL MODIFIED
USING GFS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...THE SURFACE FRONT MENTIONED ABOVE WILL BE MAKING
LANDFALL ALONG THE OUTER COAST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG RANGE
PERIOD EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. THIS IS A RELATIVELY FAST MOVING
FRONT AND WILL PRODUCE A 3 TO 6 HOUR PERIOD OF HIGHER WINDS ALONG
THE OUTER COAST AND THE INSIDE CHANNELS AS IT MAKES LANDFALL. WILL
NOT HEADLINE ANY LAND ZONES FOR STRONG WINDS AT THIS
TIME...HOWEVER THERE IS A POTENTIAL GUSTS COULD REACH NEAR 40 MPH
FOR A SHORT TIME SATURDAY EVENING. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL TRANSPORT WARMER AIR INTO
THE REGION WITH MOST AREAS SEEING RAIN. THERE WILL STILL BE ENOUGH
COLD AIR IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL PANHANDLE FOR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX
DURING THE EVENT. FARTHER NORTH...COLD AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED
WITH SKAGWAY AND HAINES SEEING MOSTLY SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES
ANTICIPATED FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE FIRST PART OF SATURDAY.
THE STACKED PARENT LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON FRIDAY NIGHT
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF BY EARLY
MONDAY. AS COLDER AIR ALOFT WRAPS IN BEHIND THE FRONT...STEADY
PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO SHOWERS SATURDAY. DEEP LAYER
MOIST ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE WEEKEND WITH NUMEROUS
SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF AND MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE INTERIOR A NORTHERLY PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH
NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
PANHANDLE. THIS WILL SHIFT THE RAIN-SNOW LINE FARTHER TO THE SOUTH
OVER THE WEEKEND.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL DIMINISH FOR MUCH OF THE AREA EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS LOW AND MID LEVEL FLOW TURN OFFSHORE. MODELS ARE
INDICATING THIS WILL BE SHORTLIVED AS A STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM
CROSSES THE ALEUTIANS AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF LATER
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THERE STILL CONTINUES TO BE NOTABLE MODEL
DIFFERENCES IN TIMING...STRENGTH...AND EVENTUAL TRACK OF THIS
SYSTEM.
USED THE GFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY DUE TO ITS INITIALIZATION ON THE
DEVELOPING WAVE NEAR THE ALEUTIANS. AFTER THAT POINT USED MAINLY A
BLEND OF EC/HPC. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH MUCH
OF THE WEEKEND BUT DECREASES NEXT WEEK AS MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE
DIFFICULTY WITH THE PATTERN.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-033-035-036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-031-032-034-053.
&&
FRITSCH/TPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 14, 1:53 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 15 hr |
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