Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 499, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 25, 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 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 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.
991 FZAK51 PAJK 260033 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM 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. PKZ098-261400- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-261400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-261400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...STRONGEST NEAR TAIYA INLET. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR TAIYA INLET. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-261400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-261400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-261400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-261400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-261400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-261400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR CAPE DECISION IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SNOW LATE. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-261400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-261400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-261400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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796 FZAK51 PAJK 261316 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 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. PKZ098-270100- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW OFF THE COAST OF HAIDA GWAII WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE WED AFTERNOON. A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED AND REACH KODIAK BY THU. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF WED NIGHT AND REACH THE PANHANDLE BY THU. $$ PKZ011-270100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-270100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-270100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-270100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-270100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-270100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-270100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-270100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-270100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-270100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-270100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
863 FZAK51 PAJK 261847 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 947 AM AKST WED DEC 26 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. PKZ098-270100- 947 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW OFF THE COAST OF HAIDA GWAII WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE WED AFTERNOON. A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED AND REACH KODIAK BY THU. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF WED NIGHT AND REACH THE PANHANDLE BY THU. $$ PKZ011-270100- GLACIER BAY- 947 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-270100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 947 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-270100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 947 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-270100- ICY STRAIT- 947 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-270100- CROSS SOUND- 947 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-270100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 947 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-270100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 947 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-270100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 947 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-270100- FREDERICK SOUND- 947 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-270100- SUMNER STRAIT- 947 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-270100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 947 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 25, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
300 PM AKST TUE DEC 25 2012
.SHORT TERM...RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER DAY ACROSS THE PANHANDLE.
MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGES TODAY WERE AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER AND
TEMPERATURES. A WEAKENING LOW IN THE FAR SE GULF AND AN UPPER
LEVEL WAVE OF VORTICITY WITH A SURFACE TROUGH BELOW IT IS CAUSING
PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER OVER THE EASTERN GULF AS SEEN ON SATELLITE.
THE RADAR SHOWS SOME SHOWERS OFFSHORE UNDER THESE CLOUDS. HAVE A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW FOR THE KLAWOCK AND YAKUTAT AREAS THIS
EVENING AS THE LOW LINGERS.
OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE PREVALENT OVER THE INLAND LAND
AREAS...THUS TEMPERATURES WILL DROP ONCE AGAIN THIS EVENING AT
SUNSET. PUT LOWS AT ABOUT WHERE THEY WERE LAST NIGHT OR A DEGREE
WARMER. THE UPPER LEVELS WILL BE WARMING SLIGHTLY THROUGH
TOMORROW SO EXPECTING HIGH TEMPERATURES TO BE SLIGHTLY WARMER
THAN TODAY AS WELL UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.
HIGH PRESSURE IN B.C. AND THE TROUGH IN THE GULF CONTINUES THE
GUSTY WINDS OUT OF E-NE INTERIOR PASSES AND INSIDE WATERS. MOST
OF THESE AREAS ARE SEEING GALE FORCE GUSTS TODAY. WINDIEST PLACES
ARE SKAGWAY AND TAIYA INLET WHERE GUSTS OF 50MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NIGHT. CROSS SOUND CURRENTLY HAS GUSTS OF 40KT AND
OTHER EAST CHANNELS ARE LIKELY SEEING SIMILAR VALUES. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO SLACKEN SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND
HAVE WINDS THROUGH CROSS SOUND DROPPING BELOW GALE FORCE TONIGHT.
TOMORROW AFTERNOON HOWEVER THESE WINDS WILL BE ON THE RISE AGAIN
AS A NEW LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF.
USED AN ENSEMBLE APPROACH TODAY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE NAM12.
OVERALL MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS
AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...WARM UP IN THE WORKS WITH SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN
COMING FOR THE LATE WEEK PERIOD. THE WARM UP IS COURTESY OF THE
PANHANDLE BEING ON THE W SIDE OF A BROAD UPPER RIDGE THAT FORMS
MID WEEK. THE RESULTING SW UPPER FLOW WILL CLEAR THE WAY FOR
STORMS FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC TO ONCE AGAIN MAKE IT INTO THE
PANHANDLE. THE SURFACE HIGH IN THE YUKON THAT HAS BEEN LINGER
OVER THE PAST WEEK WILL FINALLY GET PUSHED OUT OF THERE BY THE
FIRST OF THESE STORMS AND ASSOCIATED UPPER TROUGH ON THURS WITH
PRECIP STARTING THURS MORNING. PRECIP TYPE WILL BE THE TRICKY
PART AS WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE FRONT BEGINS PUSHING THE
RAIN/SNOW LINE NORTHWARD THURS INTO FRI. CHANGE OVER FROM SNOW TO
RAIN MAY OCCUR AS EARLY AS EARLY THURS FOR THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE, THURS NIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE INCLUDING
JUNEAU, AND EARLY FRI FOR OTHER PLACES FARTHER NORTH AT SEA
LEVEL. THE HAINES AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAYS MAY BE THE ONLY PLACES
THAT DON'T EVENTUALLY SEE ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES FROM THIS
STORM. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL ALSO BE TRICKY AS RECENT MODEL
RUNS HAVE BEEN REDUCING THE QPF IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
CURRENTLY HOLDING AT ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR MOST OF THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE BUT WITH MODELS STARTING TO TREND TOWARD A DRYER
SCENARIO THOSE AMOUNTS ARE IN DOUBT.
AS FOR THE WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM, IT LOOKS LIKE THE NORTHERN
GULF WILL BE LOOKING AT GALES FOR WED NIGHT WITH BREEZY
CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE OUTER COAST THURS MORNING. I AM NOT
EXPECTING STRONG WIND HEADLINES TO BE NEEDED FOR THE OUTER COAST
OR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AS THE LOW LEVEL JET WILL NOT BE STRONG
ENOUGH AND THE FRONT WILL BE A DECENT DISTANCE FROM ITS PARENT
LOW.
FOR THE REST OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD, S TO SW FLOW CONTINUES
THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH A SERIES OF VARIOUS SYSTEMS AND WAVES
MOVING THROUGH OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES
STAY FAIRLY WARM WITH RAIN AND/OR SNOW POSSIBLE FOR MOST OF THE
PANHANDLE DURING THAT TIME. MODEL AGREEMENT STARTS TO BREAK DOWN
AS EARLY AS THE WEEKEND WITH THE STRUCTURE AND TIMING OF ANOTHER
WAVE COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH.
MODEL AGREEMENT IS DECENT FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE PERIOD.
HOWEVER, TIMING ON THE FIRST FRONT STILL NEEDS SOME REFINING AS
NAM WAS A BIT FASTER THEN THE OTHER MODELS ON ITS NE PROGRESSION.
DECIDED ON USING THE GFS AND ECMWF UP TO SAT AS THEY WERE IN FAIR
AGREEMENT ON TIMING. PAST SAT USED MAINLY HPC TO EVEN OUT THE
DIFFERENCES THAT WERE BECOMING APPARENT. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS
ABOUT AVERAGE FOR THE MID RANGE AND A BIT BELOW AVERAGE FOR THE
EXTENDED PERIOD.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
AKZ019.
STRONG WIND THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-022-041-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-031>036-043-051-052.
&&
HANNON/EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr |
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