Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 48, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 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
- Jan 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 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.
042 FZAK52 PAJK 110031 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 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. PKZ099-111400- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND INTO CANADA WED. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NE OVER THE PANHANDLE THU. $$ PKZ041-111400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-111400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-111400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-111400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-111400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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510 FZAK52 PAJK 110646 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 946 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 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. PKZ099-120045- 946 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND INTO CANADA WED. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NE OVER THE PANHANDLE THU. $$ PKZ041-120045- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 946 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-120045- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 946 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-120045- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 946 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-120045- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 946 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-120045- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 946 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
460 FZAK52 PAJK 110757 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1057 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 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. PKZ099-111700- 1057 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND INTO CANADA WED. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NE OVER THE PANHANDLE THU. $$ PKZ041-111700- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1057 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ042-111700- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1057 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-111700- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1057 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-111700- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1057 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-111700- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1057 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
950 FZAK52 PAJK 111350 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 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. PKZ099-120100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE AND INTO CANADA ON WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE PANHANDLE ON THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-120100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-120100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-120100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. OUT OF CROSS SOUND GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND LATE. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...NE GALE 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-120100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASS LATE . SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASS. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-120100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASS. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
854 FZAK52 PAJK 111954 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1054 AM AKST WED JAN 11 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. PKZ099-120100- 1054 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE AND INTO CANADA ON WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE PANHANDLE ON THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-120100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1054 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ042-120100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1054 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-120100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1054 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. OUT OF CROSS SOUND GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND LATE. SEAS 16 FT. W SWELL. .SAT...NE GALE 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ051-120100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1054 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASS LATE . SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASS. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ052-120100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1054 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASS. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Jan 10, 5:50 AM AKST, 10 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 5:50 AM AKST, 10 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
550 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING SHOWING SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IN THE EASTERN GULF WHICH WILL MOVE OVER THE
PANHANDLE AND INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA TODAY. A DOUBLE CENTER LOW
WITH EASTERN 975 MB LOBE LOCATED OVER SAND POINT AND WESTERN
978 MB LOBE LOCATED 350NM SOUTH WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR. THE EASTERN
LOW WILL MOVE NORTH WEAKENING AS MOST ENERGY IS ABSORBED BY THE
WESTERN LOW WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE
ALEUTIANS. OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE EASTERN LOW IS
MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND WILL MOVE OVER THE AK PANHANDLE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH GALES ALONG THE COASTAL
WATERS AND CROSS SOUND WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVY WINDS DEVELOPING
OVER THE REMAINING INSIDE PASSAGES. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM
WEST-NORTH TO SOUTH BY THE AFTERNOON AS PRESSURE GRADIENT FLIPS.
OVER THE NORTHWESTERN PANHANDLE COAST WINDS WILL PICK UP TO 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUST TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WED
MORNING WITH THE PASSING FRONT.
A FEW LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
PANHANDLE EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BE REPLACED BY STEADY STATE
SNOW AS THE OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES EASTWARD. THE FRONT IS SHOWING
GOOD TROPICAL MOISTURE CONNECTION WITH HIGH QPF VALUES ESPECIALLY
NEAR YAKUTAT AND THE NORTHWESTERN REGIONS. COLD AIR ALREADY IN
PLACE IS SETTING UP THE AREAS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BUT SEEING A WARM RIDGE OF AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WHICH
WILL AID IN TRANSITIONING THE SNOW TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST.
DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE ALSO RISES ABOVE MAXIMUM OMEGA VALUES WHICH
MAY DECREASE SNOW ACCUMULATION. EASTERLY WINDS WILL SUPPORT SNOW
NEAR YAKUTAT BUT MAY SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST WHICH WILL TRANSITION
THE SNOW TO RAIN. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EASTWARD
WHICH WILL KEEP SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF
THE PANHANDLE JUST BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. WITH THAT SAID HAVE
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR YAKUTAT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOWERED STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM
16 INCHES TO 7 TO 12 AS AM EXPECTING THE SNOW TO BE HEAVY AND WET
AS IT MIXES WITH OR CHANGES TO RAIN. HOWEVER IF TEMPS REMAIN LOW
AND WINDS REMAIN MORE EASTERLY COULD SEE MORE THAN 16 INCHES OF
SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM. A WINTER STORM WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR
HAINES AND THE HAINES HIGHWAY FROM TUE EVENING THROUGH WED
AFTERNOON. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE AND SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS HAVE
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE
HIGHWAY. SEEING DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE RISE ABOVE MAX OMEGA VALUES
HERE AS WELL BUT NOT AS MUCH AS THE COASTAL AREAS. OVER THE REST
OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE HAVE KEPT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
LESS THAN 4 INCHES OVER 12 HOUR PERIODS BUT SOME UNCERTAINTY
REMAINS WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATION.
MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING WITH EC SHOWING BEST
INITIALIZATION COMPARING RH TO WATER VAPOR IMAGERY BUT NAM/GFS
LOOKING A BIT BETTER WHEN COMPARING SURFACE FEATURES. EC WAS MORE
OF AN OUTLIER EARLY IN THE MORNING WITH PRESSURE FEATURES OVER
THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BUT QUICKLY FELL IN LINE WITH OTHER
MODELS. UPDATED GRIDS WITH 06Z NAM DUE TO MORE DETAIL BUT AS
EC/GFS/NAM AND INHERITED GRIDS WERE CLOSE OVERALL CHANGES TO
SYNOPTIC FEATURES WAS MINOR. DID USE WSWRF TO INCREASE WINDS A
BIT TONIGHT WITH THE PASSING FRONT. WHILE FORECAST CONFIDENCE
WITH RESPECT TO SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES IS ABOVE AVERAGE THE
DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS WITH THE INCOMING WARM AIR, WIND
DIRECTIONS AND THE EFFECT ON STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS...WHICH HAS
BELOW AVERAGE CONFIDENCE.
&&
.LONG TERM...EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST BEGINS WITH THE TAIL END OF
THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ZONE 17 AND MID WAY THROUGH
THE LATEST FOR ZONE 19. AMSU SATELLITE IMAGERY CONSISTENT WITH
YESTERDAY AND THE ASSESSMENT FOR TONIGHT IS THE SAME, WHICH IS A
DISTINCT TROPICAL MOISTURE CONNECTION AND TOTAL PRECIPITABLE
WATER VALUES IN EXCESS OF TWICE THE NORMAL AMOUNTS. WARM SECTOR
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT IS A LITTLE MORE BROAD IN MODEL DATA
AND EXPECT TO SEE A SLIGHT WARMING TREND THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
RESULTING IN SNOW CHANGING TO OR MIXING WITH RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF ICY
STRAIT, TO INCLUDE JUNEAU.
BY FRIDAY, COLDER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LOW WILL MOVE
OVER THE PANHANDLE FROM THE WEST AND THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL BEGIN
TO SAG SOUTH OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA. A LOW LEVEL INVERTED TROUGH
THAT EXTENDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE WILL SET UP JUST OFFSHORE AND
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OVER WESTERN CANADA. RESULTING
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHERLY OUTFLOW WINDS
BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT AND LASTING INTO THE NEXT WEEK. AT THIS
SAME TIME, THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL DRY OUT AND MANY LOCATIONS
CAN EXPECT COLD, CLEAR, AND WINDY CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND.
COLDEST AND WINDIEST LOCATIONS WILL BE THE FAR NORTHERN INNER
CHANNELS AND ALONG THE COAST MOUNTAINS.
GFS AND ECMWF ARE COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT IN DEPICTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CANADIAN HIGH AS WELL AS THE INVERTED TROUGH
ALONG THE EXTREME EASTERN GULF. BOTH LOOK MUCH LIKE THE CURRENT
HPC SOLUTION. MAJORITY OF CHANGES TONIGHT INVOLVED WINDS AND SNOW
LEVELS. POP SOLUTION LOOKED ON TARGET AND WAS CHANGED VERY
LITTLE. TEMPS LEFT UNALTERED, BUT EARLY MORNING GUIDANCE SUGGESTS
THEY WILL NEED TO BE NUDGED DOWN EVEN FURTHER FOR LATER THIS WEEK
AND INTO THE WEEKEND. FORECAST CONFIDENCE ABOVE AVERAGE FOR
COLDER AND WINDY CONDITIONS LATE THIS WEEK AND LASTING INTO THE
NEXT WEEK.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ022-
023.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ019.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR
AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-042-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-031>036-041-053.
&&
PRB/FRITSCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 3:51 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 10, 9:46 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 10:54 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr |
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