Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 78, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
984 FZAK51 PAJK 220031 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 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. PKZ098-221400- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-221400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-221400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-221400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-221400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-221400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-221400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-221400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-221400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-221400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-221400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-221400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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613 FZAK51 PAJK 220822 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1122 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 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. PKZ098-221400- 1122 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-221400- GLACIER BAY- 1122 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-221400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1122 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-221400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1122 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-221400- ICY STRAIT- 1122 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-221400- CROSS SOUND- 1122 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-221400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1122 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-221400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1122 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-221400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1122 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-221400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1122 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-221400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1122 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-221400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1122 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
181 FZAK51 PAJK 221229 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 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. PKZ098-230100- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-230100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-230100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-230100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-230100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-230100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...THEN RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-230100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-230100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-230100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN...SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-230100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-230100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-230100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 21, 5:41 AM AKST, 10 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 5:41 AM AKST, 10 hours 19 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
541 AM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012
.SHORT TERM...A STRONG LOW OVER THE SE GULF WILL WEAKEN AND
CURVE NWD THRU THE ERN GULF...REACHING THE FAR NE GULF BY LATE
TONIGHT. WEAKENING OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MOVE THRU THE AREA TODAY.
WEAKENING SECOND WRAP OF FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE TONIGHT. ARCTIC
FRONT ACROSS SRN SE AK WILL DRIFT NWD TO THE CENTRAL AREA
TONIGHT. USED THE 00Z ECMWF DUE TO IT HAVING BEST POSITION OF THE
LOW AS OF 06Z LATE EVENING.
MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE SNOWFALL. LOOKS LIKE THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT TIME FRAME WILL BE BEST THREAT FOR HEAVY
SNOW AS WARM MOIST AIR OVERRUNS THE ARCTIC AIRMASS IN PLACE OVER
THE NRN HALF OF THE AREA. THIS WILL BE TIME WHEN WEAKENING SECOND
WRAP OF OCCLUDED FRONT WILL COME ASHORE AND FLOW BECOMES MORE SLY
THRU A DEEPER LAYER. THERE WILL BE LIGHTER SNOWFALL WITH THE
INITIAL OCCLUDED FRONT TODAY. THINK SNOW RATIOS OVER THE N WILL
RANGE FROM 15-20 TO 1...WITH THE HIGHEST RATIOS OVER THE FAR NRN
AREA. MODEL QPF IS GENERALLY FROM 0.3 TO 0.6 INCHES FROM 00Z THIS
AFTERNOON TO 12Z TONIGHT OVER THE NRN HALF OF THE MAIN PANHANDLE.
AM GOING FOR A 6 TO 10 INCH SNOWFALL IN THE PAJN/PAGS/PAOH
AREAS...6 TO 8 INCHES AROUND PAEL...5 TO 7 INCHES NEAR PAGY...AND
8 TO 11 INCHES AROUND PAHN. HAVE ISSUED OR EXTENDED WARNINGS FOR
THOSE AREAS...WITH MOST STARTING AT 00Z THIS AFTERNOON. THE PAOH
AREA WAS LEFT AS AN EXTENSION TO CURRENT WARNING ALBEIT THERE
WILL BE LIGHTER SNOW TODAY. WANTED TO AVOID A CANCEL/ISSUE
HEADLINE CONFLICT THERE. HAVE ALSO KEPT THE HYDER AREA WARNING
GOING THRU TONIGHT FOR SAME REASON...WITH HEAVIEST SNOW THERE
LIKELY TONIGHT WHEN A MORE MOIST ENVIRONMENT OVERRUNS THEIR COLD
AIRMASS. KEPT SOME OF THE OTHER WARNINGS GOING THRU 18 OR 21Z
TODAY. SOME OF THOSE AREAS MAY NEED A WINTER WX ADVY FOR
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PAGN AND PAPG AREAS. ALLOWED THE
WARNING FOR ZONE 27 TO EXPIRE AS PRECIP HAS DIMINISHED OR BECOME
MIXED WITH RAIN...AND THIS WILL OCCUR IN ZONES 28 AND 23 TODAY.
OTHERWISE...OUTFLOW WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH THRU TONIGHT
FROM S TO N. WILL HAVE MENTION OF STRONG WINDS FOR ZONES 23 AND
27 AS WEAKENING SECOND WRAP MOVES ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WILL HAVE NO OTHER STRONG WIND HEADLINES AS THE OTHER
AREAS THAT SHOULD HAVE STRONG WINDS WILL HAVE A WS WARNING. WILL
KEEP WIND CHILL ADVY FOR WHITE PASS GOING THRU NOON TODAY. TEMPS
WILL LIKELY REMAIN STEADY OR RISE SLOWLY TONIGHT ESPECIALLY OVER
THE NRN HALF OF THE AREA AS ARCTIC AIRMASS SLOWLY MODERATES.
&&
.LONG TERM...START OF THE PERIOD IS MAINLY CONCERNED WITH THE
REMAINS OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM. THE SECOND WRAP AND THE
OVERRUNNING SNOWS WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE INTO
SUNDAY. AS SUCH HAVE CONTINUED THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR
JUNEAU, GUSTAVUS, HAINES, AND SKAGWAY INTO SUNDAY. AREAS FARTHER
SOUTH SHOULD BE SEEING DIMINISHING PRECIP RATES AS THE SECOND
WRAP MOVES FARTHER NORTH.
THE REST OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD IS DOMINATED BY A POLAR VORTEX
THAT WILL SET ITSELF UP IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF BY EARLY
NEXT WEEK. PATTERN WILL REMAIN FAIRLY ACTIVE AND COLD WITH THE
POLAR VORTEX SENDING MORE SHORT WAVES AND OCEAN MODIFIED ARCTIC
AIR INTO THE PANHANDLE. THE STRONGEST SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUES. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE ANOTHER SNOW MAKER
FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE AS TEMPERATURES WILL STILL
BE COLD ENOUGH AT THE SURFACE (BELOW FREEZING) AND AT 850 MB
(-6 TO -8 C) FOR SNOW. WIND WILL ALSO BE A FACTOR AS GALES ARE
BROUGHT TO THE OUTSIDE WATERS AND CLARENCE STRAIT, AND STRONG
WIND HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE SOUTHERN OUTER COAST AND
KETCHIKAN. MODELS ARE STILL HAVING A FEW PROBLEM WORKING THIS
SYSTEM OUT. GFS IS MORE OF THE ODD MAN OUT AS FAR AS STRUCTURE
GOING FOR A MORE SINGULAR LOW RATHER THEN A DOUBLE LOW STRUCTURE
THAT THE OTHER MODELS ARE DISPLAYING. SPEED IS ALSO A BIT PROBLEM
WITH THE NAM DISPLAYING A BIT OF A FASTER SPEED THAN THE EC.
BEYOND THIS, MODEL AGREEMENT FALLS APART MORE AS THE MODELS TRY
TO DEAL WITH THE SEVERAL SHORT WAVES LANCING INTO THE PANHANDLE
FROM THE W AND SW FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. PRECIP TYPE FOR MOST
OF THIS APPEARS TO BE SNOW WITH RAIN MIXING IN FOR THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE AT TIMES.
DECIDED TO STICK WITH THE EC FOR MODEL UPDATES IN THE MID RANGE
FOR ITS GOOD CONSISTENCY AND INITIALIZATION. PAST TUES DID NOT
MAKE MANY CHANGES AS THE MAIN FOCUS WAS ON THE FIRST 24 TO
48 HOURS OF THE LONG TERM. ANY CHANGES OUT IN THE EXTENDED USED
HPC DATA. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOUT AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FOR AKZ024-026.
STRONG WIND FROM NOON AKST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR AKZ027.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM AKST
SUNDAY FOR AKZ020-025.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKST
SUNDAY FOR AKZ022.
STRONG WIND FROM NOON AKST TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ023.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY FOR AKZ021-029.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING FOR AKZ028.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM AKST
SUNDAY FOR AKZ019.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST SUNDAY
FOR AKZ018.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031-033>036-041>043-051-053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ032-052.
&&
RWT/EALIn the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 21, 2:39 PM AKST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
239 PM AKST SAT JAN 21 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM SNOW KETCHIKAN 55.34N 131.65W
01/21/2012 M3.0 INCH AK UNKNOWN
3 INCHES MEASURED AT 6 AM AT KETCHIKAN AIRPORT 10 PM-6
AM. AN ESTIMATED 3-5 INCHES AROUND THE KETCHIKAN AREA
OVERNIGHT.
0900 AM SNOW METLAKATLA 55.12N 132.58W
01/21/2012 M3.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
3 INCHES MEASURED AT THE WSO.
&&
KAVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 3:45 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:17 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:22 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 9:25 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 hr |
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