Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 496, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 24, 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 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 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.
367 FZAK52 PAJK 250032 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 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. PKZ099-251400- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL DRIFT OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC TO BE JUST SOUTH OF DIXON ENTRANCE BY TUE AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF MON NIGHT THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE AWAY SOUTH TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN BC AND THE YUKON THROUGH TUE AND CONTINUE NE OUTFLOW WINDS. $$ PKZ041-251400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-251400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. S SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ043-251400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. S SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ051-251400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. S SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ052-251400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
697 FZAK52 PAJK 250323 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 623 PM AKST MON DEC 24 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. PKZ099-251400- 623 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL DRIFT OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC TO BE JUST SOUTH OF DIXON ENTRANCE BY TUE AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF MON NIGHT THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE AWAY SOUTH TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN BC AND THE YUKON THROUGH TUE AND CONTINUE NE OUTFLOW WINDS. $$ PKZ041-251400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 623 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-251400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 623 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. S SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ043-251400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 623 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. S SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ051-251400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 623 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. S SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ052-251400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 623 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
460 FZAK52 PAJK 251305 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 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. PKZ099-260700- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL DRIFT OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC TO BE JUST SOUTHWEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE BY TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN BE QUASI STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER NORTHERN BC AND THE YUKON THROUGH WED. OUTLOOK. A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ041-260700- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ042-260700- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ043-260700- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. S SWELL. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-260700- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. S SWELL. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ052-260700- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT....DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
401 FZAK52 PAJK 260032 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 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. PKZ099-261400- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A LOW SOUTHWEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE WILL WEAKEN TUE NIGHT AS IT MOVES AWAY SOUTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN OVER NORTHERN BC AND THE YUKON THROUGH WED. OUTLOOK. A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-261400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-261400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. .WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-261400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. S SWELL. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ051-261400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. S SWELL. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. RAIN WITH SNOW LATE. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ052-261400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
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 24, 3:10 PM AKST, 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 3:10 PM AKST, 50 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
310 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012
.SHORT TERM...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THAT THAT WERE AROUND EARLY
THIS MORNING HAVE MOVED WEST OF YAKUTAT THIS AFTERNOON. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVING NORTH OUT OF THE PACIFIC HAS CAUSED
INCREASED OFFSHORE FLOW OVER THE PANHANDLE TODAY. THIS HELPED TO
DIMINISH THE CLOUD COVER AS WELL. WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AT
SUNSET TONIGHT...EXPECT THE TEMPERATURE TO DROP A FEW DEGREES
QUICKLY IN WIND SHELTERED AREAS THEN REMAIN STEADY OR SLOWLY
RISING THROUGH THE NIGHT AND TUESDAY. CLOUD COVER ASSOC WITH THE
NORTH PACIFIC LOW HAS STARTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR SOUTHERN
COAST...MAINLY THIN HIGH CLOUDS. PRECIP WITH THE ASSOC FRONTAL
BAND WILL MOVE INTO THE KLAWOCK AREA LATER TONIGHT BUT SHOULD BE
LIGHT AND SCATTERED WITH LESS THAN HALF AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS IS IN PART DUE TO THE WARMING
TEMPERATURES AND SOME MIXING WITH RAIN OVERNIGHT. THE PORT
ALEXANDER AND LITTLE PORT WALTER AREAS WILL SEE SLIGHTLY MORE
SNOW DUE TO UPSLOPING AND TEMPERATURES REMAINING AR OR BELOW
FREEZING...UP TO AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE THERE.
WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH THE FRONTAL BAND. HAVE THE SOUTHERN
OUTSIDE WATERS REACHING 40KT TONIGHT AND THE SITKA AND KLAWOCK
ZONES TO SEE GUSTS OF 40MPH LATER. THE LOW MOVING NORTH WILL ALSO
CAUSE MANY OF THE MARINE ZONES TO SEE INCREASED NORTHERLY
GUSTS...ESPECIALLY OUT OF NE INTERIOR PASSES. HAVE STORM FORCE
WINDS FOR NORTHERN LYNN...BUT THAT IS ISOLATED TO THE TAIYA INLET
AREA AS THAT CHANNEL IS ORIENTED MORE NELY. DOWNTOWN JUNEAU HAS
STARTED TO GET MORE GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND WITH EXPECTED
PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASE HAVE INCLUDED A STRONG WIND HEADLINE
FOR THERE WITH GUSTS TO 40MPH. WINDS AND PRECIP WILL EASE THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND STARTS TO MOVE SOUTH
ONCE AGAIN.
USED MAINLY THE NAM12 AND LOCAL HIGH RESOLUTION WRF MODEL FOR
UPDATES TODAY. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY
WITH AN INCOMING LOW ACROSS THE GULF AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL
PASSAGE APPROACHING THE PANHANDLE. WITH MINOR TIMING
DIFFERENCES...THE NAM AND ECMWF MADE A GOOD CONSENSUS AND WERE
USED TO REFRESH THE INHERITED FORECAST PACKAGE THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY EVENING. A WARMING TREND IS IN STORE WITH THE INCOMING
FRONTAL BOUNDARY...BUT EXISTING COLD AIR WILL PRODUCE SNOW
INITIALLY AT THE TIME OF ONSET FRONTAL PASSAGE. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH
LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND CAUSE THE
PRECIPITATION MIXING WITH RAIN FROM THE SOUTH. THE NORTHERN MOST
PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SNOW AND SOME OVERRUNNING MAY OCCUR
WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY FOR POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATION ON THURSDAY.
THE PROLONGED ARCTIC HIGH WILL WEAKEN BY THE MIDDLE OF WEEK AND
NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONSEQUENTLY RELAX AND OFFSHORE
FLOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. AHEAD AND ALONG THE INCOMING
FRONT...WINDS ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS WILL INCREASE TO SOLID SMALL
CRAFT TO GALE FORCE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MODELS BEGIN
STRUGGLING LATE THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT GENERALLY KEEP
A CONTINUED WARMING TREND FOR RAIN FOR MOST AREAS WITH MIXED
PRECIPITATION OVER THE NORTHERN MOST PANHANDLE. LEANED OVER THE
HPC APPROACH FOR THE REMAINING LONG TERM PERIODS.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
AKZ027.
STRONG WIND THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ025.
STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ023.
STRONG WIND THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ019.
STRONG WIND THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ013-022-031-033>036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-032-053.
&&
HANNON/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.