Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 97, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 12, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 18 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
- Feb 12, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2014, 9:49 PM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
089 FZAK52 PAJK 121220 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 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. PKZ099-130100- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WED WITH OUTFLOW WINDS DIMINISHING. A NEW LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-130100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-130100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ043-130100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW WITH RAIN LATE. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. SNOW. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-130100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY NEAR INTERIOR PASSES. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-130100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
700 FZAK52 PAJK 121943 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1043 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 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. PKZ099-131345- 1043 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WED WITH OUTFLOW WINDS DIMINISHING. A NEW LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-131345- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 1043 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ042-131345- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 1043 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ043-131345- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 1043 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW WITH RAIN LATE. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. SNOW. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ051-131345- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 1043 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY NEAR INTERIOR PASSES. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-131345- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 1043 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
958 FZAK52 PAJK 130028 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 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. PKZ099-131400- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THROUGH THURSDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-131400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-131400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-131400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF CROSS SOUND. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WITH RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-131400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-131400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW LATE. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
766 FZAK52 PAJK 130653 AAA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 949 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 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. PKZ099-140100- 949 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THROUGH THURSDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY. $$ PKZ041-140100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 949 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS INCREASING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ042-140100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 949 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ043-140100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 949 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WITH RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ051-140100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 949 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ052-140100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 949 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Feb 11, 4:44 PM AKST, 11 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 4:44 PM AKST, 11 hours 16 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
444 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014
.SHORT TERM...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE WILL
TRACK OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS
CURRENTLY CAUSING MODERATE SNOW IN KLAWOCK AND LIGHT SNOW OVER
SOUTHERN BARANOF ISLAND TO WRANGELL AND EAST. ADVISORIES FOR SNOW
ARE IN EFFECT FOR WRANGELL, KLAWOCK AND HYDER ZONES. A WINTER
STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE KETCHIKAN ZONE. THERE MAY
BE SOME RAIN MIXED IN OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN LAND AREAS THIS
EVENING AS TEMPERATURES IN HYDABURG, ANNETTE AND METLAKATLA HAVE
ALL RISEN TO AROUND 32F. THOSE AREAS WILL SEE LESS ACCUMULATION
AS A RESULT. HAVE EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE HYDER ZONE
BECAUSE THE LOW WILL DEPARTS TO THE EAST THEY WILL SEE SNOW
LASTING LONGER THAN THE OTHER AREAS. SEE THE WARNING/ADVISORY
STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS ON AMOUNTS/TIMING.
NORTH OF THE LOW AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE IS MOVING NORTHWARD AND IS
CAUSING SOME FLURRIES TO FALL OUT OF A MID LEVEL DECK...CURRENTLY
OVER JUNEAU AND ANGOON. DO NOT EXPECT ANY ACCUMULATION WITH
THIS...IN FACT THE CLOUDS WILL LIKELY BREAK UP MORE THIS EVENING
AND BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT.
THE LOW TO THE SOUTH IS KEEPING THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IN
TACT WITH THE YUKON HIGH...ALTHOUGH NOT NEARLY AS STRONG AS ON
MONDAY. NORTHERN LYNN CANAL CONTINUES TO HAVE GALE FORCE WINDS
AND THUS SKAGWAY AND HAINES HAVE STRONG WIND GUSTS OF ABOUT
45 MPH IN THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT. OTHER GAP OUTFLOW WIND
LOCATIONS WILL BE THE STRONGEST THIS EVENING DUE TO THE LOW
PASSING BY. LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING EXPECT WINDS TO
GRADUALLY EASE AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES AWAY. SEVERAL
LOCATIONS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
THE REGION WILL EVENING SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
THIS IS DUE TO A NEW LOW DEVELOPING IN THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS
NEW SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SELY WINDS TO INCREASE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON FOR THE OUTSIDE WATERS AND COASTAL AREAS. PRECIP ASSOC
WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL START TO MOVE INTO OUR AREA...BUT ONLY HAVE
A CHANCE ALONG THE COAST...NAMELY IN YAKUTAT IN THE AFTERNOON.
USED THE 12Z ECMWF/GEM/NAM FOR PRESSURE AND NUDGED WIND SPEEDS
OUTSIDE WITH THE NAME. BEYOND THAT MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR LOCAL
EFFECTS AND OUTFLOW AREAS. KEPT SNOWFALL TOTALS LARGELY IN TACT.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...MAIN EVENT IN THE EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST PERIOD IS A
POTENTIALLY VERY HEAVY SNOW EVENT FOR YAKUTAT FROM WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A LOW THAT WILL FORM OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF EARLY ON WEDNESDAY WILL ROTATE A SURFACE TROUGH
SOUTH AND TAP INTO A MOISTURE STREAM BEING CARRIED NORTH BY
ANOTHER LOW FURTHER SOUTH. THE DEVELOPING FRONT WILL TRAIN OVER
THE YAKUTAT AREA AND ACCOUNT FOR THE VERY HIGH SNOW TOTALS.
WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WARM AIR ADVECTION, THERE WILL BE LITTLE IF
ANY CHANGE TO NEAR SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY
MORE THAN COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A SNOW EVENT. LOCATION OF THE
HIGHEST QPF VALUES WILL MAKE OR BREAK THIS FORECAST SUCH THAT IF
THE FRONT DOES TRAIN OVER THE COAST BUT SLIGHTLY EAST OR WEST OF
YAKUTAT, IT WILL BUST BIG TIME.
AFTER THIS EVENT, THERE IS MORE SNOW IN THE EXTENDED RANGE
FORECAST FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH ADVISORY
AMOUNTS IN MANY LOCATIONS AND POSSIBLY WINTER STORM AMOUNTS FOR
THE HAINES AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAYS FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION HEADED FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA IS
COMING AT US FROM DIRECTIONS NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH RAIN
INSTEAD OF SNOW. BUT IT WILL TAKE A WHILE AND SOME STRONG WARM AIR
ADVECTION TO CLEAR OUT THE VERY COLD NEAR SURFACE AIRMASS
CURRENTLY BLANKETING THE PANHANDLE. WITH AS COLD AS IT IS RIGHT
NOW, PRECIPITATION APPROACHING FROM JUST ABOUT ANY DIRECTION WILL
RESULT IN SNOW TO START WITH.
NO CHANGES MADE TO PRESSURE OR WINDS. EFFORTS TODAY FOCUSED VERY
HEAVILY ON TEMPERATURES, DEW POINTS, POP, QPF, AND SNOW. USED A
BLEND OF ECMWF, GEM, GFS, AND NAM AT VARIOUS TIMES FOR POP AND
QPF. TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS ADJUSTED USING ENSEMBLE GFS.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
DURING THE EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST PERIOD BUT ONLY AVERAGE ON THE
DETAILS OF THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT SNOW EVENT FOR YAKUTAT DUE TO
TRAINING PERPENDICULAR TOT HE COAST.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ026-027.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ028.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ029.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ029.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 3 AM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ019.
STRONG WIND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ018.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ018.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011-051.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ013.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012-031.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-022-031-033-035.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-032-034-036-041>043-051>053.
&&
FERRIN/FRITSCHIn the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 11, 10:04 PM AKST, 5 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1004 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM NON-TSTM WND GST DOUGLAS 58.27N 134.39W
02/10/2014 M60.00 MPH AK MESONET
PEAK GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT SOUTH DOUGLAS BOAT HARBOR
OBSERVED MON MORNING THROUGH MON NIGHT.
0900 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG DOUGLAS 58.27N 134.39W
02/10/2014 AK PUBLIC
A PLAYHOUSE NEAR GASTINEAU ELEMENTARY WAS LOFTED BY THE
WIND AND SENT THROUGH THE WINDOW OF A NEARBY HOUSE.
&&
EALLocal storm report, Feb 12, 3:54 AM AKST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
354 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM HEAVY SNOW 30 NNW KLAWOCK 55.95N 133.39W
02/11/2014 M3.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SNOWFALL AT EDNA BAY ALONG NORTHERN PRINCE OF WALES
ISLAND.
0630 PM HEAVY SNOW HYDER 55.91N 130.02W
02/11/2014 M10.9 INCH AK CO-OP OBSERVER
CLIMATE DAY SNOWFALL. WAS STILL SNOWING AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION.
0700 PM HEAVY SNOW 10 S WRANGELL 56.33N 132.40W
02/11/2014 M6.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
6.5 INCHES FOR THE DAYS SNOWFALL
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BMBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:19 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AJK | 23 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 53 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Feb 12, 11:49 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 8 hr |
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