Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 49, 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.
063 FZAK51 PAJK 110032 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 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. PKZ098-111400- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-111400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-111400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-111400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-111400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-111400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-111400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-111400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-111400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-111400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-111400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-111400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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458 FZAK51 PAJK 111359 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 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. PKZ098-120100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-120100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-120100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N GALE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE WIND TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-120100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-120100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-120100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E GALE TO 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-120100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-120100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-120100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-120100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-120100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-120100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
607 FZAK51 PAJK 111417 CCA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 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. PKZ098-120100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-120100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 CORRECTED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-120100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N GALE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE WIND TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-120100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-120100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-120100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E GALE TO 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-120100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-120100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-120100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-120100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-120100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-120100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
976 FZAK51 PAJK 112054 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1154 AM AKST WED JAN 11 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. PKZ098-120100- 1154 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE PANHANDLE ON THURSDAY. A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE SE INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY. $$ PKZ011-120100- GLACIER BAY- 1154 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-120100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1154 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N GALE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE WIND TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-120100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1154 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-120100- ICY STRAIT- 1154 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-120100- CROSS SOUND- 1154 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E GALE TO 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-120100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1154 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-120100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1154 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-120100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1154 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-120100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1154 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-120100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1154 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-120100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1154 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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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