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Storm Warning 51, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 18, 2012, 4:00 PM 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
- Nov 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
966 FZAK51 PAJK 190025 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 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. PKZ098-191400- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 979 MB LOW IN THE SE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE NE GULF THROUGH MON AND WEAKEN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN THE YUKON WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. OUTLOOK. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF ON TUE. $$ PKZ011-191400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-191400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-191400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-191400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-191400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-191400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-191400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-191400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-191400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-191400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-191400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
950 FZAK51 PAJK 190430 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 730 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 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. PKZ098-192230- 730 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 979 MB LOW IN THE SE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE NE GULF THROUGH MON AND WEAKEN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN THE YUKON WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. OUTLOOK. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF ON TUE. $$ PKZ011-192230- GLACIER BAY- 730 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-192230- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 730 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-192230- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 730 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-192230- ICY STRAIT- 730 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-192230- CROSS SOUND- 730 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-192230- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 730 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. .MON...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-192230- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 730 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-192230- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 730 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-192230- FREDERICK SOUND- 730 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-192230- SUMNER STRAIT- 730 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-192230- CLARENCE STRAIT- 730 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
602 FZAK51 PAJK 191314 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 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. PKZ098-200100- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 976 MB LOW IN THE FAR SE GULF OF ALASKA WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY MON EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE YUKON WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. OUTLOOK. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE N TO JUST W OF HAIDA GWAII TUE. $$ PKZ011-200100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ012-200100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-200100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT INCREASING TO STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ021-200100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ022-200100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-200100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-200100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ033-200100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ034-200100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ035-200100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ036-200100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Nov 18, 3:50 PM AKST, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 18, 3:50 PM AKST, 10 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
350 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012
.SHORT TERM...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA
WITH HIGH PRESSURE FIRMLY BUILDING OVER THE CANADIAN YUKON WILL
ACCELERATE WINDS TO GALE...AND EVEN STORM FORCE FOR LYNN
CANAL...OVER MUCH OF THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. IN
ADDITION...ANOTHER MOUNTAIN WAVE TAKU EVENT IS LIKELY DEVELOPING
LATE THIS EVENING FOR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS....MORE ON THIS
LATER. MODELS NAM AND ECMWF HAVE THE GENERAL IDEA OF SHORTWAVE
SURFACE CIRCULATIONS ROTATING CLOCKWISE AROUND THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH MONDAY...HOWEVER TIMING AND LOCATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL LOWS
ARE NOT CONCRETE BUT GENERAL. THE FIRST SHORTWAVE OF THE EVENING
IS CURRENTLY MOVING UP THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE COAST THIS AFTERNOON
AND SPREADING SNOW FROM NEAR JUNEAU TO NEAR PETERSBURG AND
WESTWARD. THE SNOW IS SPREADING NORTHWESTWARD AND THUS HAVE
CATEGORICAL POPS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA FROM NORTHERN CHATHAM
COAST-WARD THIS EVENING. OVERALL SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH
BY MIDNIGHT WITH POPS REDUCING MARKEDLY. WHILE INDIVIDUAL LOWS
ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER TROUGH IN THE GULF MAY BE HANDLED
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY IN MODELS...THE OVERALL GRADIENT AND
ORIENTATION HAS REMAIN UNCHANGED FROM PREVIOUS FORECASTS...SO
LITTLE CHANGES TO THE WINDS OVER THE PANHANDLE. OVER THE OUTSIDE
WATERS...HAVE BUMPED WINDS BY 5 KT FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY TIME
PERIOD. AS THE SHORTWAVE OF THIS EVENING EXITS TO SEA
OVERNIGHT...ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN ZONES
MONDAY MORNING AND SPREAD ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION
NORTHWARD THROUGH THE PANHANDLE. HOWEVER...LYNN CANAL SHOULD
REMAIN DRY MONDAY AS OUTFLOW WILL TEND TO KEEP THEM DRY. IN
ADDITION...WITH VERY STRONG...PERSISTENT WINDS...COLD
TEMPERATURES...AND CHILLY WATER TEMPERATURES...EXPECT FREEZING
SPRAY OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
NAM STRONGEST WITH MOUNTAIN WAVE TAKU EVENT FOR TONIGHT...WITH
INGREDIENTS OF INVERSION...REVERSE FLOW ABOVE CRITICAL LEVEL NEAR
500 MB...AND CROSS BARRIER FLOW ALL COMBINING FOR FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS TONIGHT. WRF WINDS HAVE ALSO HINTED FOR STRONGER WINDS
NEAR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU. WHILE WARNING ISSUED FOR 9 PM THIS SUNDAY
EVENING...TIME FOR WORST WINDS WILL BE POST MIDNIGHT INTO
MID-MONDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH BY LATE MONDAY
MORNING AS REVERSE FLOW RISES ABOVE 500 MB THUS REMOVING SOME
SUPPORT FOR EVENT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...BUT WILL NOT QUALIFY AS THE ELEVATED CATEGORY OF
HIGH...THUS TO PREVENT CONFUSION DECIDED TO ELIMINATE HEADLINE
AFTER MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT WARNING HEADLINE.
&&
.LONG TERM...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH
THE MID WEEK WITH AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE REMAINING OVER THE GULF
WITH AN EMBEDDED CLOSED UPPER LOW ROTATING WITHIN THE SHORTWAVE.
THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW MOVES SOUTHEAST AND BECOMES NEAR
STATIONARY OVER THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF THROUGH THE MID WEEK.
REFRESHED THE INHERITED FORECAST PACKAGE WITH THE ECMWF THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR ITS MOST PERSISTENT RUN-TO-RUN
PERFORMANCE AND BEST HANDLING OF THE SURFACE LOW. AN OCCLUDED
FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST WITH HIGHER POPS...LEAVING THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE GENERALLY DRY. STRONG ARCTIC HIGH
WILL REMAIN OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY AND MAINTAIN STRONG NORTHERLY
PRESSURE GRADIENT. THEREFORE...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE FORECAST DOMAIN WITH STRONG WINDS HEADLINE FOR SKAGWAY
AREA EXTENDED INTO LATE MONDAY NIGHT. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT OVER NORTHERN LYNN CANAL.
MODEL DIFFERENCES BECOME LARGER FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK
INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES EAST
AND AN UPPER HIGH BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN ALASKAN INTERIOR. WITH
GROWING UNCERTAINTY...LEANED OVER THE NEW HPC ENSEMBLE APPROACH
BLENDED INTO THE PREVIOUS GRIDS THROUGH THE END OF THE LONG TERM
PERIOD. MODEL CONSENSUS KEEPS HINTING ANOTHER STORM MAY MOVE INTO
THE FORECAST DOMAIN BUT THE UNCERTAINTY IS TOO BIG TO INVITE THE
SYSTEM INTO THE FORECAST PACKAGE. YET THE PERSISTING ARCTIC AIR
WILL HOLD SOUTHEAST ALASKA A COLDER SIDE.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AKST MONDAY FOR
AKZ025.
STRONG WIND THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ019.
STRONG WIND THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012-013.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-021-022-031-033>035-043-051.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ032-036-041-042-052-053.
&&
JWA/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 3:34 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 18, 7:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 21 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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