Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 71, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 19, 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 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 20, 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.
112 FZAK51 PAJK 200033 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 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. PKZ098-201400- 400 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. $$ PKZ011-201400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-201400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-201400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-201400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-201400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-201400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 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. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-201400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-201400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 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. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-201400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-201400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-201400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
914 FZAK51 PAJK 200741 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1040 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. PKZ098-201400- 400 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. $$ PKZ011-201400- GLACIER BAY- 1040 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-201400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-201400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-201400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-201400- CROSS SOUND- 1040 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-201400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 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. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-201400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-201400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 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. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-201400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-201400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-201400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
011 FZAK51 PAJK 201259 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 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. PKZ098-210100- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STRONG GALE FORCE LOW JUST S OF THE SE GULF WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE YUKON THROUGH THU NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ011-210100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-210100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-210100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-210100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-210100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-210100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-210100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-210100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-210100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-210100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-210100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Dec 19, 1:10 PM AKST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 1:10 PM AKST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
110 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012
.SHORT TERM...A STRONG GALE FORCE LOW JUST S OF THE S-CENTRAL
GULF WILL MOVE SE THROUGH THU. THE ASSOCIATED WEAKENING OCCLUDED
FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE THIS EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE YUKON THROUGH THU. ENDED UP
MAKING NO CHANGE TO THE PRESSURE GRIDS AS THEY STILL LOOKED GOOD
COMPARED TO THE FAVORED 12Z EC/NAM BLEND.
MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS WILL BE WIND AND TEMPS. RIGHT NOW WINDS
OVER THE FAR N ARE GUSTING OVER 60 MPH AND THIS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE INTO THU AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN TIGHT.
THIS WIND HAS CAUSED BLOWING SNOW AS WELL AROUND PAGY AND WHITE
PASS AREAS WHICH REDUCED VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE NEAR WHITE
PASS AND AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE NEAR PAGY. WILL KEEP BLIZZARD WARNING
GOING FOR THE PAGY ZONE THROUGH 4 PM THU TO HANDLE BOTH THE
BLOWING SNOW AND THE HIGH WINDS. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL ALSO
CONTINUE OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES AND OVER MUCH OF THE INNER
CHANNEL AREAS TONIGHT AND THU AS WELL. WILL KEEP STRONG WIND
HEADLINES FOR ZONES 17...19...AND 25 GOING THROUGH THE SHORT
RANGE PERIOD.
TEMPS WILL BE GENERALLY BE COOLING THROUGH THU ESPECIALLY OVER
THE NRN AREAS AS COLD ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD.
TEMPS ARE LOW ENOUGH IN THE PAGY ZONE AND WINDS STRONG ENOUGH FOR
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW NEAR SEA LEVEL AND 50 BELOW NEAR
WHITE PASS. THESE WOULD NORMALLY NEED A WIND CHILL ADVY BUT WILL
INCORPORATE INTO THE BLIZZARD WARNING.
OTHERWISE...EXPECT PRECIP TO DIMINISH OVER THE SRN AREA AS THE
FRONT WEAKENS OVER THEM AND FLOW BECOMES MORE OFFSHORE ESPECIALLY
THU. SHOULD REMAIN WARM ENOUGH OVER THE FAR S FOR SOME RAIN TO AT
LEAST MIX IN THROUGH LATE EVENING. NOT EXPECTING MUCH SNOW
ACCUMULATION TONIGHT AS MOST OF THE HEAVIER PRECIP WILL REMAIN
OFFSHORE.
&&
.LONG TERM...MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY
WITH AN UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW OVER THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF
CONTINUES FILLING AS IT DRIFTS FARTHER SOUTH AND A HIGHLY
AMPLITUDE UPPER RIDGE MOVES NORTH TO ARCTIC OCEAN. REFRESHED THE
INHERITED FORECAST PACKAGE WITH THE NAM AND ECMWF FOR THEIR GOOD
INITIALIZATION THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW
WEAKENS AND SLIDES SOUTHEASTWARD AND NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL SLIGHTLY RELAX LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. STORM
FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOST INNER CHANNELS WILL SLIGHTLY
EASE TO GALE FORCE. THE STRONG ARCTIC HIGH OVER THE YUKON WILL
CONTINUE TO RESPONSIBLE FOR STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE
PANHANDLE. GENERALLY DRY...COLD...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WILL KEEP STRONG WIND HEADLINE FOR
YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES AND JUNEAU ZONES.
THE WEAKENING LOW WILL LIKELY MOVE BACK TO NEAR HAIDA GWAII
SATURDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE AS A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE FAR
WESTERN GULF TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD OVER KODIAK SUNDAY NIGHT THEN
NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY MONDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME ANOTHER
DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE
FAR SOUTHEAST GULF THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. MODEL DIFFERENCES GROW
LARGER WITH THIS SCENARIO AND THE LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY REMAINS
HIGH. LEANED OVER THE HPC ENSEMBLE APPROACH WHICH CONTAINS SOME
OPERATIONAL ECMWF AND GFS OUTPUTS. WITH RELATIVELY LOW
CONFIDENCE...AT THIS TIME...THE LOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN
GULF WILL LIKELY TO SLIDE SOUTHEASTWARD WITH NO DIRECT IMPACT OF
FRONTAL PASSAGE TO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR AKZ019-025.
STRONG WIND FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
AKZ018.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 4 PM AKST THURSDAY FOR AKZ018.
STRONG WIND THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011-013.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011-013.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012-013.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-021-022-031>035-043-051-053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ036-041-042-052.
&&
RWT/AHNIn the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 19, 10:19 AM AKST, 5 hours 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1019 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0939 AM BLIZZARD 14 NE SKAGWAY 59.62N 135.05W
12/19/2012 XXX XX UNKNOWN
ALASKA DOT REPORTS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM 10 MILE TO
THE BORDER ON THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. NORTHEAST WIND 40 MPH
IS CREATING MODERATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
VISIBILITY IS REDUCED TO 500 FEET.
0939 AM NON-TSTM WND GST SKAGWAY 59.48N 135.33W
12/19/2012 M68.00 MPH AK ASOS
AT 511 AM A WIND GUST OF 68 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE
SKAGWAY AIRPORT. FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 60 MPH BEGAN
OCCURRING AROUND 2 AM THIS MORNING.
&&
TPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 6:49 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 27 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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