Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 474, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
645 FZAK51 PAJK 161303 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 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. PKZ098-170100- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 981 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT SOUTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE IN THE ALASKAN INTERIOR AND YUKON TERRITORY WILL SPREAD INTO THE PANHANDLE FROM THE NORTH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-170100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-170100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ013-170100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ021-170100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-170100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-170100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-170100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-170100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-170100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-170100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-170100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
043 FZAK51 PAJK 161506 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 606 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 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. PKZ098-170100- 606 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 981 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT SOUTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE IN THE ALASKAN INTERIOR AND YUKON TERRITORY WILL SPREAD INTO THE PANHANDLE FROM THE NORTH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-170100- GLACIER BAY- 606 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-170100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 606 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ013-170100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 606 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ021-170100- ICY STRAIT- 606 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-170100- CROSS SOUND- 606 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-170100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 606 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-170100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 606 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-170100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 606 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-170100- FREDERICK SOUND- 606 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-170100- SUMNER STRAIT- 606 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-170100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 606 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
878 FZAK51 PAJK 162053 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1153 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 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. PKZ098-170100- 1153 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 981 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT SOUTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE IN THE ALASKAN INTERIOR AND YUKON TERRITORY WILL SPREAD INTO THE PANHANDLE FROM THE NORTH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-170100- GLACIER BAY- 1153 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-170100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1153 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ013-170100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1153 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ021-170100- ICY STRAIT- 1153 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-170100- CROSS SOUND- 1153 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-170100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1153 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-170100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1153 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-170100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1153 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-170100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1153 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-170100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1153 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-170100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1153 AM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 15, 3:50 PM AKST, 12 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 3:50 PM AKST, 12 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
350 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012
.SHORT TERM...COLD LOW LEVEL AIR ON THE BACK SIDE OF A FRONT
THAT PUSHED OVER THE PANHANDLE LAST NIGHT IS PRODUCING SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TODAY. RECEIVED A REPORT FROM PORT
ALEXANDER OF THUNDER ON THE OUTER COAST SHORTLY BEFORE NOON.
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING PLENTY OF OPEN CELL CUMULUS WITH HIGH
CLOUD TOPS OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND MOVING OVER THE PANHANDLE.
WEATHER RADAR ALSO INDICATING PLENTY OF CONVECTION OFFSHORE, BUT
ONLY A THIRD TO HALF OF THE CELLS ARE SHOWING REFLECTIVITY OF
35 DBZ OR GREATER, WHICH IS PRETTY WEAK FOR THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY. NO ACTIVITY ON THE LIGHTNING DETECTION NETWORK, BUT
CONVECTIVE AND INSTABILITY PARAMETERS CERTAINLY MAKE A STRONG
CASE FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HAVE INCLUDED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE CENTRAL COASTAL MARINE ZONES AND INNER CHANNELS AS WELL AS
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN ZONE 23 AND WESTERN ZONE 26.
A LOW IN THE FAR NORTHERN GULF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH THE COLD
LOW LEVEL AIR AND THE SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA
TODAY. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE
SOUTH COAST TONIGHT AND THEN DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH
SUNDAY WHILE CONTINUING TO WEAKEN. SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE SHORT RANGE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA AS A
RESULT. LITTLE TO NO WARM AIR ADVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM, SO DAYTIME HIGHS NOT A LOT WARMER THAN OVERNIGHT LOWS
TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW DEPENDING ON TIME
AND LOCATION WITH NO CLEARLY DEFINED RAIN-SNOW LINE.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR WILL BUILD TONIGHT AND
THEN BEGIN RIDGING TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO THE YUKON AND BRITISH
COLUMBIA. RESULTANT NORTHEASTERLY OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT THAT
WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF SO FAR THIS AUTUMN WILL ONCE AGAIN CAUSE
WINDS TO INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH FOR HAINES, SKAGWAY, AND LYNN
CANAL, WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LONG RANGE FORECAST PERIOD.
FOR THOSE LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS WILL NOT PICK UP OVERNIGHT, HAVE
ALSO INCLUDED SOME PATCHY FOG.
USED NAM FOR UPDATES TO PRESSURE AND WIND. BLENDED NAM AND GEM TO
OFFICIAL FOR POP AND QPF. TEMPS ADJUSTED USING BOTH NAM AND GFS.
SNOW LEVEL MODIFIED USING GFS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...THAT LOW IN THE FAR NORTHERN GULF, AS DISCUSSED IN
THE SHORT-RANGE SECTION ABOVE, WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SE AS OUR
WHOLE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY BEGINS TO CHANGE TO A PROGRESSIVE
PATTERN. AN ARCTIC OUTBREAK, ALSO INTRODUCED ABOVE, WILL PROGRESS
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE ENTIRE PANHANDLE BY 12Z TUE. CONFIDENCE
IS AVERAGE. PLEASE NOTE THE ARCTIC OUTBREAK WILL ALSO PROVIDE
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS AND BY MON NIGHT
WILL COME OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES INTO STEPHENS PASSAGE.
THAT LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE SE TO 100 NM S OF YAKUTAT
00Z MON. IT WILL CONTINUING SE TO BE MOVING ALONG HAIDA GWAII
ABOUT 00Z TUE. THIS TRACK WILL WILL BE PARTIALLY DUE TO INTERACTION
WITH A ZONALLY TRACKING POLAR FRONT ZONE WAVE THAT IS TO MOVE
ONSHORE NEAR SEATTLE 12Z MON.
THE ARCTIC OUTBREAK ALREADY IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL RAPIDLY
SPREAD S ALONG THE PANHANDLE MON AS THERE WILL BE A NORTHERLY
GRADIENT SUPPORTED BY A COMBINATION OF THE ARCITC HIGH IN YUKON
TERRITORY AND THE LOW TO THE SOUTH.
THE LARGE-SCALE PATTERN IS BECOMING PROGRESSIVE AND WILL REMAIN
THAT WAY THROUGH AT LEAST 00Z FRI. DURING 00Z FRI TO 12Z SAT THE
MODEL SOLUTIONS RAPIDLY SPREAD OUT. FOR THE GFS A BLOCKING PATTERN
IS SHOWN, AND IT APPROXIMATES AN OMEGA BLOCK, BUT THE EC DOES NOT
FORM IT NEARLY AS WELL.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041>043-051-052.
&&
FRITSCH/JBTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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