Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 182, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 13, 2015, 4:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Mar 13, 2015, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2015, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
874 FZAK51 PAJK 131142 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 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. PKZ098-140100- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL EAST OF THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF. $$ PKZ011-140100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-140100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-140100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-140100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-140100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-140100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-140100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-140100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. .SAT...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-140100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-140100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-140100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
169 FZAK51 PAJK 131626 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 826 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 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. PKZ098-140100- 826 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL EAST OF THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF. $$ PKZ011-140100- GLACIER BAY- 826 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-140100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 826 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-140100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 826 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-140100- ICY STRAIT- 826 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-140100- CROSS SOUND- 826 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-140100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 826 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-140100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 826 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-140100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 826 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. .SAT...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-140100- FREDERICK SOUND- 826 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-140100- SUMNER STRAIT- 826 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 UPDATED .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-140100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 826 AM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
272 FZAK51 PAJK 132345 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 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. PKZ098-141400- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE FRIDAY NIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE GULF THROUGH SATURDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FROM THE WEST SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-141400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-141400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-141400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-141400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-141400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-141400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-141400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-141400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-141400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-141400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-141400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2015 .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. STRONGEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGEST NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Mar 12, 4:03 PM AKDT, 11 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 4:03 PM AKDT, 11 hours 57 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
403 PM AKDT THU MAR 12 2015
.SHORT TERM...SNOWSTORM STILL JUST ENDING UP NORTH AT
SKAGWAY/HAINES...MEASUREMENTS OF 15 INCHES TOTAL MAX AT HAINES
CUSTOMS BUT REPORTS JUST STARTING TO COME IN. WE HAVE IT RAPIDLY
FADING...HAINES HAS JUST FLIPPED E-SE IN THE LAST HOUR OR SO.
SKAGWAY HAS JUST STARTED TO CHANGE TO RAIN WITH A RAPID INCREASE
IN STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. OUR CURRENT WSW EXPIRES AT 4PM WHICH
IS JUST ABOUT PERFECT. CHALK ONE UP TO LUCK AND PORING OVER
MODELS...ANYWAYS...YAKUTAT WAS A CHALLENGE AND GOT SNOW UNTIL
ABOUT 1PM SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO EXTEND THE ADVISORY THERE. PAGS AND
PAJN ENDED THERE SNOW ON SCHEDULE EARLIER THIS MORNING.
REST OF PANHANDLE HAS BEEN RAINING ALL DAY...THIS WILL GET HEAVIER
TOMORROW AS STRONG SWLY FLOW MOISTENS AND FETCH COMES FROM WAY
SOUTH. HAVE A STATEMENT ABOUT HEAVY RAINS FOR ZONES 27-29 STARTING
LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WIND HEADLINES IN THERE FOR THE FAR SOUTH AND
FOR THE JUNEAU ZONE AS POST-FRONTAL FLOW CONTINUES FOR A FEW HOURS.
SHOWERY SCENARIO ON TAP FOR THE NORTHWEST SIDE WITH AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW THROUGH TOMORROW AT YAKUTAT AND
HOONAH/GUSTAVUS REGION MAY GET IN ON THE SNOW SHOWERS LATE
TOMORROW AS SNOW LEVEL DECREASES AGAIN FROM THE WEST. THIS IS IN
RESPONSE TO INCREASED WESTERLY CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE GULF AND
VERY COLD AIR ALOFT IN THAT REGION. HAINES/SKAGWAY AREA MAY GET
BACK DOWN INTO SOME LIGHT SNOW LATE TOMORROW BUT THIS WILL DEPEND
ON HOW LONG THE WARM STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW LASTS...MODELS HAVE IT
STRONG UNTIL MID-AFTERNOON. THIS WOULD PROBABLY PREVENT MOST
PRECIP IN PAGY AND MUCH OF IT IN PAHN. IN THE MEANTIME GALES
BEHIND THE CURRENT LOW TO THEN NORTH LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS
TONIGHT...WHILE GALES PICK UP IN THE SOUTHERN CHANNELS AS THE
OCEANIC CONNECTION/CONVEYOR BELT BEGINS AND WIDESPREAD RAIN EVENT
GETS SERIOUS BEGINNING ABOUT 10Z.
USED INHERITED PRESSURE GRIDS AND TWEAKED WINDS UPWARD IN SEVERAL
CHANNELS THROUGH THE PERIOD...USED NAM/EC/INHERITED FOR NECESSARY
THERMODYNAMIC UPDATES.
.LONG TERM...THE COLD FRONT WITH A LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE
MENTIONED ABOVE WILL STILL BE OVER THE HYDER AREA FRIDAY NIGHT WITH
HEAVY RAIN. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND ITS
TROUGH OVER THE GULF WILL PASS TO THE EAST TROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...PUSHING THE SURFACE COLD FRONT WITH IT. WEAK REMNANT
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE LOOKS TO LINGER OVER THE NE GULF COAST NEAR
YAKUTAT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. POST FRONTAL CAA UNDER
WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF WILL TRANSITION RAIN TO SHOWERS. 850MB
TEMPERATURES DROP TO AROUND -12C...MEANING MAJORITY OF THE SHOWERS
WILL BE SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE WEAK LOW PRESSURE
NEAR YAKUTAT WILL KEEP A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF SHOWERS THERE
LONGER. AMOUNTS WITH CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE HIGHLY
VARIABLE AND DIFFICULT TO FORECAST. THINK THAT WITH CAPE VALUES OF
300-500J/KG OVER THE GULF THERE WILL BE EMBEDDED ICE PELLETS OR
EVEN OTHER CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS - SQUALLS/LIGHTNING? ZONAL WEST
WINDS ON SATURDAY COULD ALSO CAUSE TRAINING OF THE OCEAN EFFECT
SNOW INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...MEANING MUCH HIGHER/RAPID
ACCUMULATIONS IN THOSE AREAS. JUST WHERE THOSE BANDS SET UP IS VERY
UNCERTAIN HOWEVER.
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. THEN A RIDGE
WILL START TO BUILD INTO THE EASTERN GULF SUNDAY AND THEN OVER THE
PANHANDLE SUNDAY NIGHT. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SATURDAY NIGHT THEN SHIFT EAST OVER THE HYDER
AREA SUNDAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL HELP
CAUSE BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER BETWEEN SHOWERS. SUNNY BREAKS WILL
MAKE FOR A FAIR WEEKEND.
THE RIDGE AXIS PASSES TO THE EAST BY MONDAY MORNING...PUSHED BY A
NEW LOW ENTERING THE WESTERN GULF. SWLY ONSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN
TO THE GULF COAST INCREASING THE THREAT OF PRECIP AGAIN. THIS FLOW
PATTERN LOOKS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK WITH SHORTWAVES
MOVING THROUGH PERIODICALLY ENHANCING THE PRECIP. SOUTHERLY FLOW
WITH LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE ON EAST SIDE OF OF THE NEW LOW WILL BE
POINTED AT THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WEST OF YAKUTAT SUNDAY. THIS
MOISTURE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD MONDAY BUT WILL WEAKEN SOME AND BE
HELD BACK BY A WAVE TRACKING ALONG THE BOUNDARY.
USED AN ENSEMBLE APPROACH FOR UPDATES. BIGGEST CHALLENGE OVER THE
WEEKEND WILL BE LOCATION/AMOUNT OF OCEAN EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS.
FORECAST ON THE TRANSITION TO SHOWERS HOWEVER IS ABOVE NORMAL.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR AKZ023-025-027.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 1 AM AKDT FRIDAY FOR AKZ028.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018-
019.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ013-031-032-036-041-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-022-033>035-043-051-052.
&&
WESLEY/FERRIN
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Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 10 days | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 8 days | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Mar 12, 7:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 21 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:31 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 41 hr | |
| Mar 13, 8:26 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 8 hr |
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