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Gale Warning 477, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 17, 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 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 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.
745 FZAK52 PAJK 180032 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 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. PKZ099-181400- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 988 MB LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS SE TOWARD HAIDA GWAII THROUGH MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE ALASKAN INTERIOR AND IN YUKON TERRITORY CONTINUE TO SEND ARCTIC AIR INTO THE PANHANDLE THROUGH MON NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TUE. $$ PKZ041-181400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. W SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-181400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-181400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-181400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-181400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
778 FZAK52 PAJK 180327 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 627 PM AKST MON DEC 17 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. PKZ099-182130- 627 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 988 MB LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS SE TOWARD HAIDA GWAII THROUGH MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE ALASKAN INTERIOR AND IN YUKON TERRITORY CONTINUE TO SEND ARCTIC AIR INTO THE PANHANDLE THROUGH MON. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TUE. $$ PKZ041-182130- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 627 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. W SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ042-182130- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 627 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-182130- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 627 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-182130- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 627 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ052-182130- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 627 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
829 FZAK52 PAJK 181234 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 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. PKZ099-190100- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TUE WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT REACHING THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE YUKON TERRITORY WILL CONTINUE TO SEND ARCTIC AIR INTO THE PANHANDLE THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ041-190100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. W SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-190100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-190100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-190100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-190100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
122 FZAK52 PAJK 181930 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1030 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 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. PKZ099-190100- 1030 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TUE WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT REACHING THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE YUKON TERRITORY WILL CONTINUE TO SEND ARCTIC AIR INTO THE PANHANDLE THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ041-190100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1030 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. W SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-190100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1030 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-190100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1030 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-190100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1030 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-190100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1030 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
036 FZAK52 PAJK 182132 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1232 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 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. PKZ099-190100- 1232 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TUE WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT REACHING THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE YUKON TERRITORY WILL CONTINUE TO SEND ARCTIC AIR INTO THE PANHANDLE THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ041-190100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1232 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. W SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ042-190100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1232 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ043-190100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1232 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ051-190100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1232 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ052-190100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1232 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 17, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012
.SHORT TERM....SHORT TERM...988 MB LOW ABOUT 120 SW OF SITKA WILL BE MOVING SE
ALONG HAIDA GWAII ABOUT 06Z-09Z. THIS TRACK IS PARTIALLY DUE TO
INTERACTION WITH THE MAJOR SYSTEM THAT MADE LANDFALL NEAR SEATTLE
TODAY.
THE ARCTIC OUTBREAK ALREADY OVER THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE
PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD S. THE NORTHERLY PRESSURE
GRADIENT ALONG THE PANHANDLE IS SUPPORTED BY A COMBINATION OF
THE ARCTIC HIGH IN YUKON TERRITORY AND THE LOW TO THE SOUTH.
CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE. PLEASE NOTE THE ARCTIC OUTBREAK IS ALSO
PROVIDING FREEZING SPRAY IN THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS AS WELL
AS STEPHENS PASSAGE AND OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
THE TRACK AND DEPTH OF THE LOW AS WELL AS THE ARCTIC OUTFLOW
SOURCE IN YUKON TERRITORY HAVE BEEN THE PRIMARY ISSUES. FOR
THE LOW TO THE SOUTH, THE CONVECTION IS STILL IMPORTANT TO
SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA, ALBEIT THE LOW ITSELF IS PROVIDING
THE NORTHERLY FLOW ENHANCEMENT FARTHER S.
GOES VISIBLE IMAGES SHOW AS AND AC DECKS OVER NW BRITISH COLUMBIA
AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. WEB CAMERA POINTED TO THE NE OF
SKAGWAY SHOWS THE AC FROM UNDERNEATH. THE ECMWF, GFS, AND NAM ALL
SHOW THE 700 LAYER RH DRYING OUT FROM THE NW BY ABOUT 06Z.
THE GOES IR SHOWS THE BANDS OF CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW.
EMBEDDED CYCLONIC FEATURES SHOW UP WELL, ALBEIT THESE ARE WITHIN
AN AIR MASS AND NONE SHOULD BE CYCLOGENETIC.
.LONG TERM...MODELS STILL STRUGGLING WITH SOME OF THE DETAILS LATE
WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT THE PATTERN SUGGESTS IT WILL REMAIN
COLD THROUGH THE PERIOD ESPECIALLY OVER THE NRN AND CENTRAL AREAS.
LOOKS LIKE THE MODELS ARE BEGINNING TO COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT
ON HOW THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WRN PART OF THE STATE WILL
EVOLVE...WITH A GOOD CONSENSUS ON THE RIDGE PINCHING OFF TO AN
UPPER HIGH OVER THE NW OR N-CENTRAL PART OF AK BY THE FRI/SAT TIME
FRAME. THIS TENDS TO MAINTAIN VERY COLD AIR OVER THIS AREA UNTIL
AN UPPER LOW OR TROF CAN DEVELOP TO THE S OF THE UPPER HIGH...OVER
THE GULF OR SRN PART OF AK...WHICH MODELS HINT AT LATER IN THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. CURRENT FORECAST AS FAR AS WINDS AND
PRESSURES STILL LOOKED GOOD SO DECIDED TO LIMIT CHANGES TO OTHER
ELEMENTS...MAINLY TEMPS AND POPS.
FOR TUE NIGHT INTO WED NIGHT...A LOW OVER THE S-CENTRAL GULF WILL
DRIFT SE AS LARGE SCALE FLOW AMPLIFIES...DIGGING UPPER TROF OVER
THE GULF AND FAR ERN PAC. LOOKS LIKE PRECIP FROM THE LOW AND THE
ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL BE GENERALLY LIMITED TO THE SRN
AREA...ALTHOUGH A FEW FLURRIES OR A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IS
POSSIBLE IN THE CENTRAL AREA WED INTO WED NIGHT ESPECIALLY WHERE
ELY FLOW IS UPSLOPE. DID NOSE SOME HIGHER POPS NWD INTO THE PAOH
AREA FOR THIS REASON...BUT KEPT THEM AT CHANCE LEVELS. THE E SIDE
OF BARANOF ISLAND MAY END UP GETTING THE MOST PRECIP OUT OF THIS
SYSTEM AS THE FLOW WILL REMAIN UPSLOPE THERE INTO WED...AND WITH
JUST COLD ENOUGH AIR IN AT THE LOWER LEVELS...COULD SEE A DECENT
SNOW EVENT. WILL NOT ISSUE ANY STATEMENTS YET AS THERE REMAIN
ENOUGH DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS ON HOW FAST THE FRONT LIFTS
NWD AND WEAKENS...THUS HOW LONG THE STRONGER ELY FLOW PERSISTS IN
THE PRE-FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT...AND HOW MUCH PRECIP FALLS. ANOTHER
ISSUE DURING THIS TIME IS POTENTIAL FOR MOUNTAIN WAVE DEVELOPMENT
IN THE JUNEAU AREA. BOTH GFS AND NAM SHOW AT LEAST MARGINAL
CONDITIONS WITH A FEW PERIODS OF FAVORABLE...WHICH COULD LEAD TO
LOW END WARNING LEVEL WINDS. THE CRITICAL LEVEL DOES JUMP UP
FAIRLY HIGH HOWEVER SO NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO ISSUE ANYTHING
ATTM.
FOR THU INTO THE WEEKEND...LOW PULLS AWAY FROM THE AREA ALTHOUGH
FRONT ALOFT DRIFTS NWD OVER THE NRN AND CENTRAL AREA INTO FRI
BEFORE IT SLOWLY DISSIPATES. THINK THIS WILL MAINLY MAINTAIN SOME
MID-LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE AREA ALTHOUGH A FEW FLURRIES CANNOT BE
RULED OUT. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE BACK IN THU-SAT AND HAVE LOWERED
TEMPS IN RESPONSE. MOS GUIDANCE IS COLDER THAN THE FORECAST WILL
HAVE AT THIS POINT BUT WANTED TO JUST TREND TEMPS DOWNWARD AND NOT
JUMP ALL THE WAY TO THE MOS NUMBERS YET. TEMPS WILL BE WELL BELOW
AVERAGE DURING THIS TIME IN ANY CASE.
EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH UPPER HIGH ESTABLISHED OVER THE FAR NRN
PART OF THE STATE...MAY HAVE TO WATCH FOR ENERGY MOVING AROUND
THE HIGH FROM THE N-NE AND DIGGING INTO THE GULF OR SRN PART OF
AK. MODELS HINT AT THIS BUT DIFFER GREATLY ON TIMING AND POSITION
OF THE UPPER LOW THAT DEVELOPS. WILL ALSO HAVE TO WATCH FOR
INTERACTIONS WITH SRN STREAM SYSTEMS AS WELL THAT COULD BRING
PRECIP INTO THE AREA. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS LOW DURING THIS TIME
EXCEPT THAT IT WILL LIKELY REMAIN COLDER THAN AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ018-019.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ018.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ017.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ028.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-022-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-031>036-053.
&&
JBT/RWTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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