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Storm Warning 6, NWS Juneau, AK

January 3, 2012

NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 3, 2012, 11:40 PM 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 3, 2012, 11:40 PM AKST (08:40 UTC)
Expired: Jan 4, 2012, 6:55 AM AKST
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Juneau, AK

The text

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

303 
FZAK52 PAJK 040910 AAC
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1140 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO
CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM

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.

PKZ099-042100-
558 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF WEDNESDAY. A
975 MB LOW WILL BE DEVELOPING ALONG AN OLD FRONTAL BAND AND INTO
THE SOUTHEAST GULF EARLY WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA
BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OUTLOOK. A FAST MOVING RIDGE WILL BE MOVING
ACROSS THE GULF TO THE PANHANDLE BY THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY THE
NEXT WEATHER FRONT. 

$$

PKZ041-042100-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
1155 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

UPDATED

...STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT
BUILDING 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SOUTH 35 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS
17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 



$$

PKZ042-042100-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
1140 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT
LATE. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. S SWELL. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 



$$

PKZ043-042100-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
558 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. S SWELL. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. S SWELL. RAIN.
.THU...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 



$$

PKZ051-042100-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
558 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 



$$

PKZ052-042100-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
558 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE SWELL. RAIN IN
THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 



$$

2 follow-up statements

649 
FZAK52 PAJK 041520
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 

SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO
CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM

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.

PKZ099-050100-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A 970 MB STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE DECISION
EARLY THIS MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO CANADA
BY LATE MORNING. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
GULF WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND
SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY. 

$$

PKZ041-050100-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 

...STORM WARNING EARLY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE MORNING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 

$$

PKZ042-050100-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 

$$

PKZ043-050100-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 

$$

PKZ051-050100-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 

$$

PKZ052-050100-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SE SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN
IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 

$$

927 
FZAK52 PAJK 041556 AAA
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
655 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO
CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM

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.

PKZ099-050200-
655 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A 970 MB STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE DECISION
EARLY THIS MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO CANADA
BY LATE MORNING. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
GULF WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND
SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY. 

$$

PKZ041-050200-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
655 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE
MORNING. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 

$$

PKZ042-050200-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
655 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 

$$

PKZ043-050200-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
655 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 

$$

PKZ051-050200-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
655 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 

$$

PKZ052-050200-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
655 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SE SWELL. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN
IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AJK	24 hr
Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AJK	8 hr
Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK	24 hr
Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK	24 hr
Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AJK	15 hr
Jan 3, 4:38 PM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AJK	4 hr
Jan 3, 7:37 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK	44 hr
Jan 3, 8:56 PM AKST	Winter Storm Warning	AJK	7 hr
Jan 3, 11:40 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK	16 hr
Jan 4, 12:25 AM AKST	High Wind Warning	AJK	4 hr
Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AJK	12 hr
Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AJK	12 hr
Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AJK	36 hr
Jan 4, 5:12 AM AKST	Winter Storm Warning	AJK	24 hr
Jan 4, 5:12 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AJK	24 hr
Jan 4, 6:52 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AJK	21 hr
Jan 4, 6:55 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AJK	33 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.