Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 17, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 24, 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 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 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.
827 FZAK51 PAJK 250029 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 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. PKZ098-251400- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL 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. $$ PKZ011-251400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-251400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-251400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-251400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-251400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-251400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-251400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-251400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-251400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-251400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-251400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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497 FZAK51 PAJK 250727 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1025 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 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. PKZ098-260130- 1025 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STRONG LOW ENTERING THE SOUTHEAST GULF TUE EVENING WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE LATE WED MORNING AS IT REACHES THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. $$ PKZ011-260130- GLACIER BAY- 1025 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-260130- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1025 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-260130- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1025 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT...THEN BECOMING S LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-260130- ICY STRAIT- 1025 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-260130- CROSS SOUND- 1025 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-260130- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1025 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-260130- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1025 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-260130- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1025 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-260130- FREDERICK SOUND- 1025 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-260130- SUMNER STRAIT- 1025 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-260130- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1025 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
323 FZAK51 PAJK 251256 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 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. PKZ098-260100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD INTO THE YUKON THIS MORNING. A TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-260100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-260100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-260100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-260100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-260100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-260100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-260100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-260100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-260100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-260100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-260100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 18 FT IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Jan 24, 5:21 AM AKST, 10 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 5:21 AM AKST, 10 hours 39 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
521 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012
.SHORT TERM...965 MB LOW OVER THE FAR SE GULF WILL MOVE N AND
INLAND OVER CENTRAL SE AK THIS MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE AS IT
REACHES NRN SE AK THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE TO THE SE
GULF BY THIS EVENING...THEN INLAND OVER CENTRAL SE AK LATE
TONIGHT. USED THE 00Z ECMWF AS IT HAD BEST HANDLE ON THE LOWS AS
OF 06Z LAST EVENING.
MAIN FORECAST ISSUES WILL BE PRECIP TYPE/AMOUNTS...AND WINDS.
BASED ON LOW TRACKS...THE NRN THIRD OF THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN
SNOW THRU TONIGHT....ALBEIT A WET SNOW AROUND THE PAJN/PAOH
AREAS. SHOULD BE MAINLY RAIN TO THE S...EXCEPT HYDER WILL SEE WET
SNOW THRU TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE SOME SNOW MIXED IN OVER THE
PAGN/PASI/PAPG AREAS THIS MORNING. AS FOR AMOUNTS...IT IS LOOKING
MORE LIKELY THAT A HEAVY SNOW EVENT WILL OCCUR IN THE
PAJN/PAOH/PAHN AND HYDER AREAS BEGINNING TONIGHT AS SECOND LOW
MOVES IN. HAVE ISSUED/CONTINUED THE WS WARNINGS FOR THOSE ZONES.
HAVE ISSUES WW ADVYS FOR PAGY/PAGS/PAEL AREAS BEGINNING TONIGHT.
COULD SEE UP TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE WARNING AREAS
TONIGHT...AND UP TO 5 INCHES IN THE ADVY AREAS TONIGHT.
AS FOR WINDS...HAVE KEPT STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR ZONES 27 AND
28. THERE WILL BE 2 PERIODS OF STRONG WIND IN 27...THIS MORNING
AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT. 28 WILL SEE THEIR STRONG WINDS MAINLY
THIS MORNING...ALTHOUGH THEY COULD BE CLOSE ALSO LATE TONIGHT.
HAVE GALES FOR MUCH OF THE SE GULF AND SRN INNER CHANNELS AS WELL
AS NRN LYNN CANAL...WITH SCA WINDS MOST OF THE REMAINING AREA.
ONLY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE SCA WINDS THRU TONIGHT ARE MARINE
ZONES 52 AND 53...BUT 52 DOES HAVE SCA FOR SEAS.
&&
.LONG TERM...THE EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST STARTS OUT WITH THE
REMAINS OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM EXITING THE PANHANDLE TO THE NORTH
ON WED. THE REMAINING PRECIP WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY, AND
WITH THE SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR COMING IN FROM THE WEST, WILL CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS FOR MOST AREAS BY WED EVENING. THROUGH EARLY
FRI, 850 MB TEMP WILL REMAIN AROUND -10 TO -14 C. COLD ENOUGH THAT
THE PRECIP, THAT WILL FALL FROM THE THREE TROUGH THAT WILL MOVE
THROUGH DURING THAT TIME, WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. TROUGH ONE
SHOWS UP FOR WED EVENING, NUMBER TWO WILL MOVE MAINLY THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE ON THURS, AND NUMBER THREE WILL BE LATE THURS
NIGHT. NOT EXPECTING TOO MUCH SNOW FALL FROM THESE WAVES BUT
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WHERE SHOWERS TRAIN OVER THE
SAME AREA.
LATE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND, A PATTERN CHANGE IS IN THE WORKS AS
THE UPPER LEVEL POLAR VORTEX THAT HAS BEEN GIVING US THE COLDER
WEATHER LIFTS NORTH. REPLACING IT WILL BE GENERAL SW TO W FLOW
THAT WILL ALLOW WARMER AIR TO CREEP BACK INTO THE AREA. MODEL
AGREEMENT BEGINS TO LAG AFTER FRI AS THE MODELS STRUGGLE WITH
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THE PATTERN CHANGE WILL AFFECT THE NEXT
SYSTEM COMING AT US FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC FOR THE WEEKEND.
MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING TOWARD A MORE EASTERLY TRACK RECENTLY
WITH THE LOW NOW HEADING TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF IN THE GFS AND
THE SE GULF IN THE EC. AGREEMENT GETS EVEN WORSE FOR THE SYSTEM
FOLLOWING THAT.
DECIDED TO STICK WITH THE EC FOR MID RANGE UPDATES AS IT HAD THE
BEST CONSISTENCY FROM LAST NIGHT AND HAD DECENT INITIALIZATION
THIS MORNING. FARTHER OUT USED A BLEND TOWARD THE HPC DATA.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS A LITTLE ABOVE AVERAGE OUT TO FRI THEN
DROPS TO BELOW AVERAGE AFTER THAT.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING FOR AKZ027-028.
STRONG WIND LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ027.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ021-025.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST
WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ020-022.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ029.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST
WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ019.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST
WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-035-036-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ013-021-022-031-033-034-051.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ052.
&&
RWT/EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 3:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 25 hr | |
| Jan 24, 3:15 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Jan 24, 10:25 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 42 hr | |
| Jan 25, 1:46 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 32 hr |
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