Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 1, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 20, 2012, 9:30 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 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 20, 2012, 9:30 AM AKST (18:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
299 FZAK67 PAJK 201835 AAA OFFAJK OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 930 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W 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. PKZ398-210100- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA... A COMPLEX STORM FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 300 NM SW OF SALISBURY SOUND WILL DEEPEN TO 955 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF STRONG FRONTS WILL APPROACH THE EASTERN GULF COAST FROM THE SW. THE STORM CENTER WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OFF DIXON ENTRANCE ON SAT. $$ PKZ310-210100- GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES WEST- 930 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 3:53 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 3 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:59 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AJK | 24 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.