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Storm Warning 20, NWS Juneau, AK

February 9, 2012

NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 9, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
Feb 9, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

723 
FZAK67 PAJK 091300
OFFAJK

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 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.

PKZ398-100100-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A STORM FORCE LOW MOVING INTO THE SE GULF THIS MORNING WILL
DRIFT TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI MORNING. THE
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND
SE AK THROUGH EARLY FRI MORNING. 

$$

PKZ310-100100-
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES
WEST-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF 140 W. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$
3 follow-up statements
438 
FZAK67 PAJK 092102 AAA
OFFAJK

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1202 PM AKST THU FEB 9 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.

PKZ398-100115-
1202 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A STORM FORCE LOW MOVING INTO THE SE GULF THIS MORNING WILL
DRIFT TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI MORNING. THE
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND
SE AK THROUGH EARLY FRI MORNING. 

$$

PKZ310-100115-
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES
WEST-
1202 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

UPDATED

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF 140 W.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$
874 
FZAK67 PAJK 100030
OFFAJK

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 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.

PKZ398-101400-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE SOUTHEAST GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH FRIDAY. THE ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH
ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WEAK
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES NORTH OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY.

$$

PKZ310-101400-
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES
WEST-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S SWELL. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W SWELL. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$
854 
FZAK67 PAJK 101235
OFFAJK

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 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.

PKZ398-110100-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A WEAKENING 988 MB LOW IN THE NORTHEAST GULF EARLY FRIDAY WILL
MOVE TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY EVENING. A
WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN NORTHWEST CANADA FRI
NIGHT AS A WEATHER FRONT CROSSES THE GULF AND REACHES THE
SOUTHEAST ALASKA COAST LATE SAT. 

$$

PKZ310-110100-
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES
WEST-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. S SWELL. 
.SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK12 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Feb 8, 10:38 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK5 hr
Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK12 hr
Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAJK12 hr

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Sources

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