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Storm Warning 74, NWS Juneau, AK

December 29, 2012

NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

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

989 
FZAK52 PAJK 291230
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 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.

PKZ099-300100-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A 967 MB STORM FORCE LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF SATURDAY
MORNING AND DEEPEN TO 955 MB AS IT APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND ON
SUNDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE OUTER
COAST LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.   

$$

PKZ041-300100-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT LATE. 
.SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 

$$

PKZ042-300100-
CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT
BUILDING TO 19 FT LATE. 
.SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 

$$

PKZ043-300100-
CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING
TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. 
.SUN...SE GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 

$$

PKZ051-300100-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SUN...SE GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 

$$

PKZ052-300100-
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS
NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SUN...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. S SWELL. 
.MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT.
.TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK12 hr
Dec 28, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Dec 29, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK12 hr
Dec 29, 9:50 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK6 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.