Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 497, 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.
064 FZAK51 PAJK 250033 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 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. PKZ098-251400- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-251400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-251400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. STRONGEST NEAR TAIYA INLET. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 50 KT. STRONGEST NEAR TAIYA INLET. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-251400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-251400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-251400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-251400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-251400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-251400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. STRONGEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-251400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-251400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-251400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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920 FZAK51 PAJK 250816 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1116 PM AKST MON DEC 24 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. PKZ098-251400- 1116 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-251400- GLACIER BAY- 1116 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-251400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1116 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE...STRONGEST NEAR TAIYA INLET. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 50 KT. STRONGEST NEAR TAIYA INLET. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-251400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1116 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-251400- ICY STRAIT- 1116 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-251400- CROSS SOUND- 1116 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-251400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1116 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-251400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1116 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-251400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1116 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. STRONGEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-251400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1116 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-251400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1116 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-251400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1116 PM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
325 FZAK51 PAJK 251312 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 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. PKZ098-260100- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-260100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-260100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-260100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-260100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-260100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-260100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-260100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-260100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-260100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-260100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-260100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 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.