Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 89, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 26, 2012, 4:00 AM 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 26, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
103 FZAK51 PAJK 261300 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-270100- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A NEAR STATIONARY LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. ASSOCIATED WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-270100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-270100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-270100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-270100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-270100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-270100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-270100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-270100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-270100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-270100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-270100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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915 FZAK51 PAJK 261911 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1010 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-270200- 1010 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A NEAR STATIONARY LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. ASSOCIATED WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-270200- GLACIER BAY- 1010 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-270200- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1010 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-270200- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1010 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-270200- ICY STRAIT- 1010 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-270200- CROSS SOUND- 1010 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-270200- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1010 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-270200- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1010 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-270200- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1010 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-270200- FREDERICK SOUND- 1010 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-270200- SUMNER STRAIT- 1010 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-270200- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1010 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
311 FZAK51 PAJK 270028 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-271400- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP TO 1000 MB JUST OFF CAPE EDGECUMBE TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY FRI BECOMING PART OF A LOW PRESSURE COMPLEX CENTERED NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND. A MUCH STRONGER LOW WILL APPROACH FROM THE SW ON SAT. $$ PKZ011-271400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-271400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-271400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-271400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-271400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 12 FT WITH A SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT WITH A SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING SE OVERNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-271400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-271400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-271400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 18 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-271400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-271400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-271400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT... EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 25, 4:36 PM AKST, 11 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 4:36 PM AKST, 11 hours 24 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 436 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .SHORT TERM...EARLY AFTERNOON SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS A WEAKENING LOW IN THE FAR NORTHERN GULF SLOWLY MOVES NORTHWESTWARD TO NEAR PRICE WILLIAM SOUND WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHING EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN YUKON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS ACROSS SOUTH OF DIXON ENTRANCE AND OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA. BETWEEN THE HIGH OVER PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF...TIGHTENED SOUTHEASTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT PRODUCES MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS ACROSS THE INNER CHANNELS. INCREASED INSTABILITY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA HAS TRIGGERED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE IMMEDIATE CENTRAL PANHANDLE COASTAL SECTIONS. BEHIND THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE EXITING FRONTAL BOUNDARY...DIMMED SUNSHINE FILTERED OUT MOMENTARILY THROUGH THINNING CLOUDS...BUT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA WITH TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE LOWER 30S. MODELS ARE REMAINING IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE LOW IN THE FAR NORTHERN GULF SLOWLY MOVING NORTHWESTWARD. THE LOW WILL BECOME QUASI STATIONARY OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THERE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. A COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST DOMAIN. THE ASSOCIATED WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THURSDAY...PRODUCING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATION GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES. THE GENERAL SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL WEAKEN AS THE HIGH IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MOVES EAST AND CONSEQUENTLY PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...BUT KEEPING SMALL CRAFT WINDS/SEAS OVER THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY AND ACROSS SOUTHERN TWO THIRD OF THE INNER CHANNELS FOR THIS EVENING. REFRESHED THE INHERITED FORECAST PACKAGE WITH THE 00Z ECMWF FOR ITS MOST CONSISTENCY. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THRU WEDNESDAY/...GENERALLY WET WEATHER PATTERN TO CONITNUE. LONGER RANGE MODELS INDICATE A WARMER SW FLOW LIFTS NORTHWARD FROM CENTRAL PACIFIC INTO PANAHNDLE NEXT WEEK BUT TIMING ON THAT WARM UP VARIES AND CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE OR LESS. STRONGEST JET IMPINGING WEST COAST NORTH AMERICA IS CENTERED OVER WA/OR TODAY. GFS DEPICTION OF JET EXTENDS ALL THE WAY ACROSS PACIFIC. COLD AIR MASS CONTINUES TO BE CENTERED OVER WRN AK ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER LEVEL TROF. FLOW AROUND THIS TROF WILL BE SENDING SEVERAL WAVES AND BANDS OF SHOWERS EAST ACROSS THE GULF INTO PANHANDLE. FIRST HINT AT WARM UP AFFECTS SRN HALF OF PANHANDLE STARTING SAT AND CONTINUING INTO SUN. USED EC MODEL BASED ON SUPERIOR INITIALZATION SFC AND ALOFT RATHER THAN MUCH WETTER GFS SAT-SUN. THE EC LIFTS A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER INTO THE SRN OUTER COAST STARTING FRI. THIS CHANGE IN THE FCST RESULTED IN LOWERING OR DELAYED CHANCE OF PRECIP FOR NRN PANHANDLE. RISING SNOW LEVELS AND PRECIP TYPE CHANGING TO RAIN AND COULD BE A SLOW MOVER FRI NIGHT-SAT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND MELTING SNOW MAINLY S OF FREDERICK SOUND. NE OUTFLOW WIND FARTHER NORTH WILL HELP KEEP TEMPS COOL ENOUGH FOR SNOW. THE WEEKEND SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE COMPRISED OF SEVERAL LOW CENTERS SPINNING AROUND EACH OTHER AS THEY LIFT N UP THE COAST. THIS WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR VERY TRICKY/CHANGING MARINE WIND FORECASTS SAT-MON. NEXT WEEK THE STRONG /180 KTS/ WEST TO EAST PAC JET AXIS BECOMES SITUATED JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF BUT THE GLOBAL MODELS SHOW IT SPLITTING AT 140W LEAVING THE PANHANDLE IN A COL. HOWEVER THE COMBINATION OF VARIABLE MODEL SOLUTIONS IN GENERAL AND DIFFERING IDEAS ON THE STRENGTH OF THE WARM UP NEXT WEEK LEAVE ME TO MAKE NO COMMITMENTS AFTER MON. CONTINUED WITH EXISTING FORECAST WITH MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO MATCH CLOSER WITH HPC /NATIONAL CENTER/ FORECASTER GUIDANCE FOR AK NEXT WEEK. && .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-022-031-033>036-041>043-051-052. && AHN/TA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:50 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 28 hr | |
| Jan 26, 9:20 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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