Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 70, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 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
- Dec 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 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.
531 FZAK51 PAJK 190044 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 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 TUE DEC 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STRONG GALE FORCE LOW IN THE S CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT SE THROUGH WED. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUE EVENING THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE WED. $$ PKZ011-191400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-191400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-191400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-191400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-191400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-191400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-191400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-191400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW LATE. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-191400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-191400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-191400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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402 FZAK51 PAJK 190807 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1104 PM AKST TUE DEC 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 TUE DEC 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STRONG GALE FORCE LOW IN THE S CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT SE THROUGH WED. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUE EVENING THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE WED. $$ PKZ011-191400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-191400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-191400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-191400- ICY STRAIT- 1104 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-191400- CROSS SOUND- 1104 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-191400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-191400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1104 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-191400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW LATE. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-191400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1104 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE LATE. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-191400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1104 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-191400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1104 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
163 FZAK51 PAJK 191306 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 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 WED DEC 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STRONG GALE FORCE LOW IN THE S CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT SE THROUGH WED. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE YUKON WILL CONTINUE STORM FORCE WINDS FOR THE NORTHERN INSIDE PASSAGE WITH FREEZING SPRAY OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. $$ PKZ011-200100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-200100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-200100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-200100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-200100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-200100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-200100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-200100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-200100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-200100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-200100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
003 FZAK51 PAJK 192138 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1238 PM AKST WED DEC 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- 1238 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STRONG GALE FORCE LOW JUST S OF THE S CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE YUKON THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-200100- GLACIER BAY- 1238 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-200100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1238 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-200100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1238 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-200100- ICY STRAIT- 1238 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-200100- CROSS SOUND- 1238 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .THU...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-200100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1238 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-200100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1238 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-200100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1238 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-200100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1238 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-200100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1238 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-200100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1238 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Dec 18, 2:40 PM AKST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 2:40 PM AKST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
240 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012
.SHORT TERM...A STRONG GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE S-CENTRAL GULF
WILL DRIFT SE THROUGH WED. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE FAR SRN AREA TONIGHT...THEN REACH THE CENTRAL AREA
WED BUT GO ALOFT. USED A BLEND OF THE 12Z ECMWF AND NAM FOR THE
FORECAST THROUGH WED.
MAIN FORECAST ISSUES WILL BE WINDS...PRECIP POTENTIAL AND
AMOUNTS...AND TEMPS. RIGHT NOW THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE INNER
CHANNELS ARE IN THE MORE E-W CHANNELS...WITH NEAR GALE TO GALE
FORCE WINDS IN THOSE AREAS. AS THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA
TONIGHT...GRADIENT ORIENTATION WILL BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR THE
N-S CHANNELS THROUGH THE NIGHT...INCREASING WINDS IN THOSE AREAS
TO GALE FORCE IN MOST PLACES...EXCEPT TO STORM FORCE IN NRN LYNN
CANAL. WILL BE GOING WITH STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR TONIGHT ALONG
THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL COAST...FOR THE PAJN AREA IN DOWNTOWN
JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS AND OTHER OUTFLOW AREAS FROM LATE EVENING INTO
WED...AND FOR PAHN/PAGY AREAS BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE
PAHN ZONE LIMITED TO ALONG LYNN CANAL.
AS FAR AS PRECIP GOES...MOST OF IT WILL FALL OVER THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE AREA. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ALONG SOUTHERN
AND EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND. PTYPE SHOULD BE SNOW EXCEPT OVER THE
FAR S AREA WHERE PRECIP WILL LIKELY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN.
AS FAR AS SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND
WILL LIKELY GET 2-4 INCHES TONIGHT AND 1-3 INCHES WED...WITH
1-3 INCHES ALONG THE SRN COAST AND SRN INNER CHANNELS TONIGHT AND
UP TO 1 INCH WED. HAVE CHANCE POPS AS FAR N AS PAOH/PAGN AREAS.
FURTHER N AND E THE OFFSHORE FLOW LOOKS TOO DEEP TO ALLOW ANY
SIGNIFICANT PRECIP...ALTHOUGH A FEW FLURRIES CANNOT BE RULED OUT
AROUND PAJN AND PAGS WED.
AS FOR TEMPS...THE AIRMASS WILL BE SLOWLY MODERATING TONIGHT AND
EARLY WED. LOOKS LIKE TEMPS OVER THE N WILL BOTTOM OUT THIS
EVENING THEN SLOWLY WARM OVERNIGHT AS CLOUDS MOVE IN. OVER THE
S...TEMPS WILL LIKELY REMAIN NEARLY STEADY OR RISE A BIT TONIGHT
AS FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WED TEMPS SHOULD BE MILDER OVER THE
S WITH MOST AREAS GETTING ABOVE FREEZING OVER THE FAR S. LATER
WED COLD ADVECTION DEVELOPS OVER THE N WHICH WILL LIMIT TEMP
RISES ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WHITE PASS WILL BE COLD ENOUGH
AND HAVE ENOUGH WIND TO ISSUE A WIND CHILL ADVY BEGINNING THIS
EVENING...AND CONTINUING INTO WED.
&&
.LONG TERM...MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
WITH AN UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW OVER THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF
SLOWLY FILLS AS A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER RIDGE CONTINUES BUILDING
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF NORTH OVER ALASKAN INTERIOR. A SURFACE
FRONTAL PASSAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLOSED UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE
TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY.
REFRESHED THE INHERITED FORECAST PACKAGE WITH THE ECMWF THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY TO MAKE A SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM THE SHORT TERM
FORECAST AND MAINTAIN A MAXIMUM CONSISTENCY FOR THE EARLIER
PORTIONS OF THE LONG TERM PACKAGE.
AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM GRADUALLY WEAKENS OVER THE FAR
SOUTHEASTERN GULF...EXPECT NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BUT SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH POSSIBLE 1 TO 3
INCHES OF ACCUMULATION THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DRY COLD
WEATHER WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE
WITH LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS NEAR INTERIOR PASSES EAST OF
YAKUTAT...NORTHERN MOST PANHANDLE AND DOWNTOWN JUNEAU. STRONG
OUTFLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES OF INNER
CHANNELS. SOME INLAND WIND PROTECTED LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY SEE
SINGLE DIGIT OVERNIGHT MERCURY READINGS.
THE LOW OVER THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL GRADUALLY SLIDE
FARTHER SOUTH AND OFFSHORE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE
ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA. HAVE DECIDED TO PUT STRONG WIND HEADLINE
FOR SKAGWAY...HAINES AND JUNEAU ZONES INITIALLY THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT. MODEL DIFFERENCES BECOME LARGER TOWARD THE WEEKEND AND THUS
LEANED OVER THE HPC ENSEMBLE APPROACH OF HEAVIER WEIGHTING ON
ECMWF FOR THE REMAINING LONG TERM PERIODS. EXPECT THE HIGH
CONTINUES MARCHING NORTH INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THIS WILL OPEN A DOOR TO GREET A DEVELOPING STORM OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BEFORE CHRISTMAS DAY.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
AKZ027.
STRONG WIND FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR AKZ025.
STRONG WIND FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
AKZ023.
STRONG WIND FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR
AKZ018-019.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031>036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ053.
&&
RWT/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 3:54 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 12:54 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 8:52 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AJK | 44 hr | |
| Dec 19, 12:38 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 hr |
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