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Gale Warning 483, NWS Juneau, AK

December 19, 2012

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 19, 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 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 20, 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.

536 
FZAK52 PAJK 200032
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 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.

PKZ099-201400-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A STRONG GALE FORCE LOW JUST S OF THE S CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE SE
THROUGH THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE YUKON THROUGH THU
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ041-201400-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. W
SWELL.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ042-201400-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. W
SWELL. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ043-201400-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF
CROSS SOUND. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ051-201400-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT
OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT
LATE. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES LATE. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ052-201400-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$
3 follow-up statements
745 
FZAK52 PAJK 200749
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1043 PM AKST WED DEC 19 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.

PKZ099-201400-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A STRONG GALE FORCE LOW JUST S OF THE S CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE SE
THROUGH THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE YUKON THROUGH THU
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ041-201400-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
1043 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT LATE. W
SWELL.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ042-201400-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
1043 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. W
SWELL. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ043-201400-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
1043 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15
FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ051-201400-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
1043 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR
INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES LATE. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ052-201400-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
1043 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$
247 
FZAK52 PAJK 201248
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 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.

PKZ099-210100-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A STRONG GALE FORCE LOW JUST S OF THE SE GULF WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THU.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE YUKON THROUGH THU NIGHT AND PERSIST
THROUGH SAT. 

$$

PKZ041-210100-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
W SWELL IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ042-210100-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ043-210100-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 10 FT.

.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF
CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ051-210100-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING
TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ052-210100-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$
985 
FZAK52 PAJK 201616 CCA
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
715 AM AKST THU DEC 20 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.

PKZ099-210100-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A STRONG GALE FORCE LOW JUST S OF THE SE GULF WILL MOVE SE THROUGH
THU.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE YUKON THROUGH THU NIGHT AND
PERSIST
THROUGH SAT. 

$$

PKZ041-210100-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
W SWELL IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ042-210100-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING.

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ043-210100-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
715 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 

CORRECTED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 11
FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS
10 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT
OUT OF
CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ051-210100-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND
PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING
TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ052-210100-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 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 19, 1:10 PM AKST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 1:10 PM AKST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
110 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

.SHORT TERM...A STRONG GALE FORCE LOW JUST S OF THE S-CENTRAL
GULF WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THU. THE ASSOCIATED WEAKENING OCCLUDED
FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE THIS EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE YUKON THROUGH THU. ENDED UP
MAKING NO CHANGE TO THE PRESSURE GRIDS AS THEY STILL LOOKED GOOD
COMPARED TO THE FAVORED 12Z EC/NAM BLEND.

 MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS WILL BE WIND AND TEMPS. RIGHT NOW WINDS
OVER THE FAR N ARE GUSTING OVER 60 MPH AND THIS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE INTO THU AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN TIGHT.
THIS WIND HAS CAUSED BLOWING SNOW AS WELL AROUND PAGY AND WHITE
PASS AREAS WHICH REDUCED VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE NEAR WHITE
PASS AND AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE NEAR PAGY. WILL KEEP BLIZZARD WARNING
GOING FOR THE PAGY ZONE THROUGH 4 PM THU TO HANDLE BOTH THE
BLOWING SNOW AND THE HIGH WINDS. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL ALSO
CONTINUE OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES AND OVER MUCH OF THE INNER
CHANNEL AREAS TONIGHT AND THU AS WELL. WILL KEEP STRONG WIND
HEADLINES FOR ZONES 17...19...AND 25 GOING THROUGH THE SHORT
RANGE PERIOD.

 TEMPS WILL BE GENERALLY BE COOLING THROUGH THU ESPECIALLY OVER
THE NRN AREAS AS COLD ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD.
TEMPS ARE LOW ENOUGH IN THE PAGY ZONE AND WINDS STRONG ENOUGH FOR
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW NEAR SEA LEVEL AND 50 BELOW NEAR
WHITE PASS. THESE WOULD NORMALLY NEED A WIND CHILL ADVY BUT WILL
INCORPORATE INTO THE BLIZZARD WARNING.

 OTHERWISE...EXPECT PRECIP TO DIMINISH OVER THE SRN AREA AS THE
FRONT WEAKENS OVER THEM AND FLOW BECOMES MORE OFFSHORE ESPECIALLY
THU. SHOULD REMAIN WARM ENOUGH OVER THE FAR S FOR SOME RAIN TO AT
LEAST MIX IN THROUGH LATE EVENING. NOT EXPECTING MUCH SNOW
ACCUMULATION TONIGHT AS MOST OF THE HEAVIER PRECIP WILL REMAIN
OFFSHORE.

&&

.LONG TERM...MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY
WITH AN UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW OVER THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF
CONTINUES FILLING AS IT DRIFTS FARTHER SOUTH AND A HIGHLY
AMPLITUDE UPPER RIDGE MOVES NORTH TO ARCTIC OCEAN. REFRESHED THE
INHERITED FORECAST PACKAGE WITH THE NAM AND ECMWF FOR THEIR GOOD
INITIALIZATION THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW
WEAKENS AND SLIDES SOUTHEASTWARD AND NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL SLIGHTLY RELAX LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. STORM
FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOST INNER CHANNELS WILL SLIGHTLY
EASE TO GALE FORCE. THE STRONG ARCTIC HIGH OVER THE YUKON WILL
CONTINUE TO RESPONSIBLE FOR STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE
PANHANDLE. GENERALLY DRY...COLD...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WILL KEEP STRONG WIND HEADLINE FOR
YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES AND JUNEAU ZONES.

 THE WEAKENING LOW WILL LIKELY MOVE BACK TO NEAR HAIDA GWAII
SATURDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE AS A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE FAR
WESTERN GULF TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD OVER KODIAK SUNDAY NIGHT THEN
NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY MONDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME ANOTHER
DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
FAR SOUTHEAST GULF THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. MODEL DIFFERENCES GROW
LARGER WITH THIS SCENARIO AND THE LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY REMAINS
HIGH. LEANED OVER THE HPC ENSEMBLE APPROACH WHICH CONTAINS SOME
OPERATIONAL ECMWF AND GFS OUTPUTS. WITH RELATIVELY LOW
CONFIDENCE...AT THIS TIME...THE LOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN
GULF WILL LIKELY TO SLIDE SOUTHEASTWARD WITH NO DIRECT IMPACT OF
FRONTAL PASSAGE TO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR AKZ019-025.
         STRONG WIND FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
     AKZ018.
         BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 4 PM AKST THURSDAY FOR AKZ018.
         STRONG WIND THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011-013.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011-013.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
         STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012-013.
         GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-021-022-031>035-043-051-053.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ036-041-042-052.

&&

RWT/AHN

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 19, 10:19 AM AKST, 5 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1019 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0939 AM     BLIZZARD         14 NE SKAGWAY           59.62N 135.05W
12/19/2012                   XXX                XX   UNKNOWN

            ALASKA DOT REPORTS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM 10 MILE TO
            THE BORDER ON THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. NORTHEAST WIND 40 MPH
            IS CREATING MODERATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
            VISIBILITY IS REDUCED TO 500 FEET.

0939 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST SKAGWAY                 59.48N 135.33W
12/19/2012  M68.00 MPH                          AK   ASOS

            AT 511 AM A WIND GUST OF 68 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE
            SKAGWAY AIRPORT. FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 60 MPH BEGAN
            OCCURRING AROUND 2 AM THIS MORNING.

&&

TPS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK12 hr
Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAJK24 hr
Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAJK24 hr
Dec 19, 6:49 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAJK27 hr
Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK12 hr
Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAJK12 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.