Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 9, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 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
- Jan 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 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.
767 FZAK52 PAJK 200033 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 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. PKZ099-201400- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... STRONG AND COLD NORTHEAST GAP FLOW WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRI MORNING. A 955 MB STORM FORCE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO WEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE FRIDAY AND WEAKENS THROUGH SAT MORNING BEFORE DRIFTING NORTH SAT NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-201400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. SNOW LATE. .FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-201400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. SNOW LATE. .FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ043-201400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-201400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-201400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
140 FZAK52 PAJK 200628 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 927 PM AKST THU JAN 19 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. PKZ099-210030- 927 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... STRONG AND COLD NORTHEAST GAP FLOW WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRI MORNING. A 955 MB STORM FORCE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO WEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE FRIDAY AND WEAKENS THROUGH SAT MORNING BEFORE DRIFTING NORTH SAT NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF SATURDAY. $$ PKZ041-210030- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 927 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. SNOW LATE. .FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-210030- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 927 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. SNOW LATE. .FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ043-210030- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 927 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-210030- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 927 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-210030- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 927 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
790 FZAK52 PAJK 201218 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 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. PKZ099-210100- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A COMPLEX STORM FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 300 NM SW OF SALISBURY SOUND WILL DEEPEN TO 955 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF STRONG FRONTS WILL APPROACH THE EASTERN GULF COAST FROM THE SW. THE STORM CENTER WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OFF DIXON ENTRANCE ON SAT. $$ PKZ041-210100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-210100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ043-210100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING 50 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY OUT OF CROSS SOUND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY OUT OF CROSS SOUND. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-210100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-210100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND TO 35 KT. STRONGEST WIND SOUTHERN PART. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 3:53 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 3 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:59 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 9:30 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 7 hr |
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