Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 77, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 2012, 4:00 AM 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 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
966 FZAK52 PAJK 211223 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 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. PKZ099-220100- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SE GULF WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE N THROUGH THE FAR EASTERN GULF SAT AND REACH THE NE GULF NEAR YAKUTAT BY LATE SAT NIGHT. A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FAR NW GULF LATE SAT INTO SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ041-220100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ042-220100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ043-220100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ051-220100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ052-220100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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060 FZAK52 PAJK 211655 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 754 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 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. PKZ099-220200- 754 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SE GULF WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE N THROUGH THE FAR EASTERN GULF SAT AND REACH THE NE GULF NEAR YAKUTAT BY LATE SAT NIGHT. A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FAR NW GULF LATE SAT INTO SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ041-220200- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 754 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W SWELL. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ042-220200- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 754 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ043-220200- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 754 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ051-220200- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 754 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ052-220200- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 754 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
763 FZAK52 PAJK 220030 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 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. PKZ099-221400- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE E GULF WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE N THROUGH THE FAR NE GULF SAT EVENING AND REACH THE NE GULF NEAR YAKUTAT BY LATE SAT NIGHT. A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FAR NW GULF LATE SAT INTO SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ041-221400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. W SWELL LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ042-221400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE EVENING THEN RAIN LATE. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-221400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE. OUT OF CROSS SOUND...GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE EVENING THEN SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ051-221400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ052-221400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SE SWELL. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
892 FZAK52 PAJK 220817 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1117 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 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. PKZ099-221400- 1117 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE E GULF WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE N THROUGH THE FAR NE GULF SAT EVENING AND REACH THE NE GULF NEAR YAKUTAT BY LATE SAT NIGHT. A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FAR NW GULF LATE SAT INTO SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ041-221400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1117 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ042-221400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1117 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-221400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1117 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ051-221400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1117 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ052-221400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1117 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
691 FZAK52 PAJK 221225 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 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. PKZ099-230100- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE NW GULF WILL REMAIN THERE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE NE TO THE CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST BY SUN EVENING AND WEAKEN. $$ PKZ041-230100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. W SWELL. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ042-230100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ043-230100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ051-230100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ052-230100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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 20, 4:53 PM AKST, 11 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 4:53 PM AKST, 11 hours 7 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
453 PM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012
.SHORT TERM...A COMPLEX WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHEAST GULF SATURDAY THEN WEAKENS AS IT LIFTS NORTH SATURDAY
NIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS LOW STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WARRANT HWW FOR
18-19-25 AND STORMS FOR LYNN CANAL AND CROSS SOUND. STRONG WINDS
AND GALES ELSEWHERE. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY FROM THE
SOUTH. AS THEY DO SNOW WILL DEVELOP. WILL KEEP WSW FOR HEAVY SNOW
IN PAOH DUE TO FAVORABLE EAST UP SLOPE. MAIN SNOW COMES LATER
SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH.
IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT AS BANDS MOVE ONSHORE. EXPECT AROUND ANOTHER 6 INCHES
TONIGHT AND CONTINUING WITH ANOTHER 6 INCHES FOR ZONE 26 ON SAT.
RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. A MIX OF RAIN
AND SNOW IS EXPECTED AS NEXT FRONTAL BAND LIFTS NORTH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS HEAR LOCALLY STRONG NE BUT WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT
AND GO SE ON SAT.
.LONG TERM...THE FORECAST MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH SUN
NIGHT BUT THEN DIVERAGE WITH THE TRACK AND STRENGTHEN OF THE NEXT
LOW THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUE. THERE IS GOOD MODEL
AGREEMENT THAT A UPPER LEVEL POLAR VORTEX OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. THIS
FEATURE WILL KEEP THE REGION BELOW NORMAL TEMPS AND WITH SHORTWAVE
ENERGY ROTATING AROUND THE LOW SNOW WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA.
THERE IS A POTENTIALLY STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE INTO
THE EASTERN GULF TUE AND COULD PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS ALONG
WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
FORECAST AREA. LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THIS
SYSTEM FOR TUE. IN THE NEAR TERM USED MANLY THE GFS WITH SOME EC
THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD THE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO
BE VERY COMPLEX WITH WARM MOIST AIR LIFTING OVER THE NORTHERN HALF
OF THE FORECAST AREA AND INTERACTING WITH A DEEP ARCTIC AIRMASS.
THE SURFACE LOW WILL BE JUST WEST OF POW BY SAT AFTERNOON AND
BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT LIFTS NORTH AND TRANSFER ENERGY INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF AND FORM A NEW LOW. AS THE LOW WEAKENS MOST OF THE
STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH AND INTERIOR PASSES WILL RELAX THROUGH
SAT NIGHT. AS THE WINDS DIMINISH SNOW WILL INCREASE FROM
SIGNIFICANT LIFTING FROM OVERRUNNING THE COLD AIR ALONG WITH
UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS. THE UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL DRIFT RIGHT OVER
THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. ALL OF THIS
WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW FROM THE ZONE 26 NORTHWARD
WITH 1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE PRECIP WILL TAPER
OFF THROUGH SUN NIGHT WITH THE LACK OF UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. THE
SOUTHERN AREAS WILL SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH LOCAL AREAS
SEEING UP TO 4 INCHES. FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EARLY
AFTERNOON THERE WILL A SLIGHT LULL IN THE PRECIP BUT THE SOUTHERN
AREAS WILL SEE A UPPER AND SURFACE TROF ROTATE AROUND THE PARENT
UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND LIFT OVER MON AFTERNOON/NIGHT
AND PRODUCE SOME MIXED PRECIP OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS AND A
FEW INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY FOR AKZ021-024-026-
029.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY FOR AKZ023-027.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY FOR AKZ018-019-025.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 3 AM AKST SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR AKZ020-022.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY FOR AKZ028.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY FOR AKZ018.
STRONG WIND THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ013-053.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011-031.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-022-043-053.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-021-031>036-041-042-051-052.
&&
MM/ABJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr |
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