Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 65, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
098 FZAK52 PAJK 170029 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 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. PKZ099-171400- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON EXTENDING SE INTO B.C. AND A WEAK INVERTED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS OVER THE SE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-171400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-171400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ043-171400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ051-171400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-171400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
303 FZAK52 PAJK 171258 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 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. PKZ099-180100- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND SE INTO B.C. THROUGH WED WITH MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK. $$ PKZ041-180100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND INLETS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-180100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND INLETS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-180100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 65 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OUT OF CROSS SOUND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OUT OF CROSS SOUND. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-180100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-180100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND INLETS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OUT OF BAYS AND INLETS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
192 FZAK52 PAJK 171948 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1047 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 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. PKZ099-181400- 1047 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND SE INTO B.C. THROUGH WED WITH MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK. $$ PKZ041-181400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1047 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-181400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1047 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-181400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1047 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OUT OF CROSS SOUND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OUT OF CROSS SOUND. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-181400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1047 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-181400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1047 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY OUT OF BAYS AND INLETS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
277 FZAK52 PAJK 180016 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 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. PKZ099-181400- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN TUESDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE THAT EXTENDS SOUTHEAST ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL RECEDE TO THE NORTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ PKZ041-181400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-181400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ043-181400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT OVERNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ051-181400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ052-181400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 17 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
289 FZAK52 PAJK 181257 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 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. PKZ099-190100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND INTO B.C. THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-190100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY.. .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ042-190100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ043-190100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-190100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-190100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 18 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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 16, 3:51 PM AKST, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 3:51 PM AKST, 9 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
351 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2012
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWING STRONG
OFFSHORE FLOW WITH CLOUDINESS OVER THE NORTHERN AK GULF TO THE
OFFSHORE WATERS. CLOUD STREETS FROM THE OUTFLOW WINDS ARE QUITE
EVIDENT FROM VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY OVER THE SOUTHERN AK GULF.
THE STRONG HIGH OVER THE YUKON AND WEAK INVERTED TROUGH OVER THE
PANHANDLE CAUSING THE OUTFLOW WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STABLE
THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH
GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS AND HIGH GUSTS
OUT OF CHANNELED TERRAIN AND INTERIOR PASSES. HIGH PRESSURE DOES
BEGIN TO SLIDE SOUTHWARD DOWN BRITISH COLUMBIA WHICH INDICATES AN
INCREASE IN OUTFLOW WINDS LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR MONDAY HAVE BEEN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
MID TEENS OVER THE PANHANDLE. WITH ANOTHER CLEAR NIGHT EXPECT LOW
TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS OR BELOW ZERO TO THE
NORTH. AS STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN EXPOSED AREAS AND COLDEST
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN WIND SHELTERED AREAS NOT EXPECTING WIND
CHILLS TO DROP LOWER THAN 25 BELOW ZERO FOR EXTENDED
PERIODS...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY WHERE WIND
CHILLS NEAR WHITE PASS WILL NEAR 45 BELOW ZERO. TUESDAY HIGHS
SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COLDER THAN MONDAY AS OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD BE
A BIT COLDER THAN MONDAY MORNING.
MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AGAIN DUE TO THE STABLE PATTERN.
GFS WAS SHOWING WEAK SHORT WAVE IN THE AK GULF A BIT FURTHER EAST
THAN THE NAM AND ECMWF. USED A BLEND OF NAM/EC AND INHERITED
GRIDS THROUGH 00Z WED. OVERALL CHANGES WERE MINOR BUT WITH THE
INCREASED EAST- WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT AS THE BRITISH COLUMBIA
HIGH DROPS SOUTH DID INCREASE INNER CHANNEL WINDS SLIGHTLY.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...LOOKS LIKE A BREAK IN THE VERY COLD WEATHER MAY BE ON
THE HORIZON TOWARDS THE END OF THE LONG RANGE FORECAST PERIOD BY LATE
NEXT WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES BEGINNING TO CREEP UP ON FRIDAY.
BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, HIGH PRESSURE IN WESTERN CANADA WILL
CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS. THIS, COMBINED WITH
VERY COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS WIND
CHILLS OVER MANY OF THE PUBLIC ZONES AND FREEZING SPRAY OVER MOST
OF THE INNER CHANNELS AND COASTAL MARINE ZONES. CHANGE WILL COME
WHEN A DISORGANIZED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS
GETS PICKED UP BY A DEVELOPING RETROGRADE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT
WILL BEGIN FORMING IN THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD. THE TROUGH
WILL EXTEND WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF AND BEGIN TO EXERT AN
INFLUENCE ON THE LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS BY TUESDAY
NIGHT. SUPPORT FROM THE JET WILL CAUSE AT LEAST 2 WAVES TO BREAK
AWAY FROM THE LOW AND TRACK TO THE EAST BUT REMAIN SOUTH OF THE
PANHANDLE. AS THE MAIN LOW BEGINS MOVING EAST, IT WILL DEEPEN WITH
JET SUPPORT AND MERGE WITH ANOTHER DEVELOPING WAVE THAT WILL BE
MOVING QUICKLY ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO THE WEST. SIGNIFICANT
POP RE-ENTERS THE FORECAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN
ZONES AND MOVES NORTH THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. WITH THE VERY COLD AIR
IN PLACE AT THE SURFACE AND STABLE, WARMER AIR MOVING IN ALOFT,
SOUTHEAST ALASKA MAY SEE A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FROM THIS SYSTEM
OVERNIGHT FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FAR TOO EARLY TO MAKE
REALISTIC ESTIMATES ON SNOW TOTALS, BUT AS THE WEEKEND DRAWS
CLOSER, AMOUNTS WILL BE REFINED AS CONFIDENCE RISES.
BLENDED CURRENT ECMWF TO EXISTING GRIDS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT,
THEN NEW HPC WITH CURRENT ECMWF. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE
THROUGH THE EXTENDED RANGE PERIOD.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-031.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ053.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-022-031-043-051.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-032>036-041-042-052-053.
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PRB/FRITSCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 5:17 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AJK | 4 days | |
| Jan 17, 10:47 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 29 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.