Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 80, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 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 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2012, 3:15 PM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
438 FZAK52 PAJK 231232 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 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. PKZ099-240100- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. TROUGHS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NE TO THE SE GULF BY EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN MOVE NW TO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF BY LATE TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-240100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ042-240100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ043-240100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-240100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-240100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NEAR SHORE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. OFFSHORE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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793 FZAK52 PAJK 231635 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 733 AM AKST MON JAN 23 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. PKZ099-241045- 733 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. TROUGHS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NE TO THE SE GULF BY EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN MOVE NW TO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF BY LATE TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-241045- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 733 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ042-241045- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 733 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ043-241045- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 733 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-241045- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 733 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-241045- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 733 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NEAR SHORE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. OFFSHORE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
970 FZAK52 PAJK 232109 AAB CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1209 PM AKST MON JAN 23 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. PKZ099-241515- 1209 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. TROUGHS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NE TO THE SE GULF BY EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN MOVE NW TO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF BY LATE TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-241515- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1209 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ042-241515- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1209 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ043-241515- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1209 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-241515- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1209 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ052-241515- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1209 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NEAR SHORE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. OFFSHORE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
295 FZAK52 PAJK 240030 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 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. PKZ099-241400- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. TROUGHS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NE TO THE SE GULF BY EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN MOVE NW TO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF BY LATE TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-241400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. W SWELL. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-241400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. W SWELL. SNOW. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ043-241400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR CROSS SOUND LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. RAIN WITH SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. W SWELL. SNOW. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-241400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-241400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
262 FZAK52 PAJK 240216 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 516 PM AKST MON JAN 23 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. PKZ099-242030- 516 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. TROUGHS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NE TO THE SE GULF BY EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN MOVE NW TO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF BY LATE TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ041-242030- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 516 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. W SWELL. SNOW...RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ042-242030- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 516 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. W SWELL. SNOW. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ043-242030- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 516 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR CROSS SOUND LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. RAIN WITH SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. W SWELL. SNOW. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-242030- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 516 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-242030- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 516 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
606 FZAK52 PAJK 241232 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 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. PKZ099-250100- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE FAR SE GULF WILL MOVE N INTO CENTRAL SE ALASKA TUE MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE AS IT REACHES THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE TUE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STRONG LOW WILL MOVE NE TO THE SE GULF TUE EVENING...THEN INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL SE ALASKA LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-250100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ042-250100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ043-250100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-250100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ052-250100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
663 FZAK52 PAJK 242233 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 133 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 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. PKZ099-250100- 133 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG LOW ENTERING THE SE GULF TUE EVENING WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE LATE WED MORNING AS IT REACHES THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. $$ PKZ041-250100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 133 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ042-250100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 133 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ043-250100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 133 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ051-250100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 133 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ052-250100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 133 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
988 FZAK52 PAJK 250022 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 315 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 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. PKZ099-251815- 315 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STRONG LOW ENTERING THE SE GULF TUE EVENING WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE LATE WED MORNING AS IT REACHES THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. $$ PKZ041-251815- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 315 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ042-251815- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 315 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ043-251815- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 315 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW LATE. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ051-251815- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 315 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...SW WIND BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ052-251815- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 315 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 22, 2:55 PM AKST, 13 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 2:55 PM AKST, 13 hours 5 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
255 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012
.SHORT TERM...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM LIFTING NNE THROUGH HECATE STRAIT. THIS FEATURE WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK NNE BUT DRIFT INTO BC THIS EVENING. THERE IS A
BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF WITH SHOWERS
ROTATING AROUND THE GULF AND OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
PANHANDLE. MOST OF THE SNOW SHOWER OVER THE INNER CHANNELS WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS
AS THE STEERING FLOW BACKS AROUND DRIFT THE SHOWERS ALONG THE
COASTLINE AND ALONG WITH INCREASING OFFSHORE FLOW AS THE LOW OVER
THE SOUTHERN AREAS LIFTS NORTH.
THERE IS SOME STRONGER SHOWERS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN INNER
CHANNELS ATTM BUT AS THE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS LIFTS NORTH THE
SHOWERS SHOULD DISSIPATE EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO
3 INCHES BUT WITH PAYA IN A BETTER TRAJECTORY FOR THE SHOWERS
THEY COULD SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SOUTHERN AREAS
WILL SEE RAIN OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS AS THEY FEEL THE
EFFECTS OF THE LOW MOVING THROUGH HECATE STRAIT. THE WINDS ACROSS
THE AREA ARE MOSTLY FROM THE SOUTH BUT THEY WILL BACK AROUND TO
THE NORTH THIS EVENING TO BE AROUND 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. THE FAR
NORTHERN AREAS WILL SEE THE WINDS COME UP TO 20 KT AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS.
A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE WILL ROTATE AROUND THE PARENT LOW AND
DRIFT INTO THE EASTERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH MON. THIS
WILL INCREASE THE EASTERLY WINDS IN E/W CHANNELS WITH SMALL CRAFT
WINDS NEAR CROSS SOUND AND OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. SHOWERS WILL
INCREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THE DAY WITH THE FAR
SOUTHERN AREAS MIXING WITH SNOW AND RAIN AT TIMES WITH THE
NORTHERN TWO THIRDS SEEING FROZEN PRECIP. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE
NOT BE THAT MUCH BUT THE INNER CHANNELS COULD SEE 1-3 INCHES TO A
BIT MORE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WITH 2-4 THROUGH THE DAY.
THERE IS ABOUT AVERAGE FORECASTER CONFIDENCE AND USED A BLEND OF
THE 12Z GFS/EC FOR THE SHORT TERM FORECAST.
&&
.LONG TERM...LONG RANGE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT LOOKING FOR
STORMY WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE MOST OF THIS WEEK ACROSS THE
EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE OVERNIGHT RUN OF ECMWF HAS
SHOWN A BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE GFS FOR THE STORM TRACKS
ALTHOUGH THE ECMWF STILL KEEPS A STRONGER INTENSITY AT THIS TIME.
BLENDED THE FORECAST PACKAGE WITH THE GFS AND ECMWF THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY. WITH A MEAN UPPER TROUGH AND LOW IN THE GULF...A SERIES
OF SURFACE LOWS AND TROUGHS WILL SWING ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND
THE PANHANDLE. ONE OF THE STRONGER STORM IS EXPECTED TO ONSET FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY OVER THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE ALONG WITH A STRONG WINDS ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN COASTAL SECTIONS.
MODELS STAY IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY WITH A WEAKENING
LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND A HIGH PRESSURE AREA FAR SOUTH
IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THEN NOTICEABLE MODEL DIFFERENCES ARE
GROWING WITH A STORM MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF.
THE ECMWF STILL HOLDS A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC BUT
THIS TREND BECOMES MORE IN LINE WITH THE PREVIOUS RUNS OF THE GFS.
FROM THURSDAY ONWARD...USED THE HPC OUTPUTS. A SERIES OF WEAKER
LOWS AND TROUGHS WILL CONTINUE MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST DOMAIN
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AS A LOW IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF WEAKENS.
WITH A LOW PREDICTABILITY...ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS
THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SYNOPTIC
SETUP WILL BRING ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL SCENARIO ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE FOR FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ017>019.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-022-035-036-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041-042.
&&
ABJ/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 8:23 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Jan 22, 8:23 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 12:29 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 4 hr |
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