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Gale Warning 302, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 13, 2017, 4:12 AM 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
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2017, 4:12 AM AKST (13:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2017, 4:10 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
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815 FZAK51 PAJK 131312 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast FOR Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 412 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 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. PKZ098-140330- 412 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A gale force front will make its way through the Gulf and offshore waters late today into Thursday. A secondary front will begin development tonight off of the Aleutian Islands and track northeastward, reaching the panhandle by Friday night. $$ PKZ011-140330- Glacier Bay- 412 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ012-140330- Northern Lynn Canal- 412 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ013-140330- Southern Lynn Canal- 412 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt late evening. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ021-140330- Icy Strait- 412 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Showers. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ022-140330- Cross Sound- 412 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. SW swell. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. Showers. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ031-140330- Stephens Passage- 412 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the morning. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ032-140330- Northern Chatham Strait- 412 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Strongest winds N of Freshwater Bay. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Strongest winds N of Freshwater Bay. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ033-140330- Southern Chatham Strait- 412 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ034-140330- Frederick Sound- 412 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of interior passes. Seas 4 ft. Showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ035-140330- Sumner Strait- 412 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .THU...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt becoming SW. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ036-140330- Clarence Strait- 412 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft. Rain early in the morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain late. .THU...SE gale to 35 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE gale to 35 kt becoming S 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
2 follow-up statements
263 FZAK51 PAJK 140019 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast FOR Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 319 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 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. PKZ098-141700- 319 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A gale force front over the eastern gulf will move E across SE AK Thu. Another weather front will move NE, reaching the eastern gulf by Friday night. $$ PKZ011-141700- Glacier Bay- 319 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. Rain in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Light winds becoming N 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less then 3 ft. $$ PKZ012-141700- Northern Lynn Canal- 319 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 25 kt in the evening, then diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft late. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 5 subsiding to 3 ft ft. .MON...Light winds becoming N 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less then 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-141700- Southern Lynn Canal- 319 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt becoming N. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-141700- Icy Strait- 319 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Showers. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ022-141700- Cross Sound- 319 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ031-141700- Stephens Passage- 319 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-141700- Northern Chatham Strait- 319 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ033-141700- Southern Chatham Strait- 319 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 13 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. Rain in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-141700- Frederick Sound- 319 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt in the morning. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft late. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ035-141700- Sumner Strait- 319 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft late. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt becoming SW. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-141700- Clarence Strait- 319 PM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Showers late. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE gale to 35 kt becoming S 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
583 FZAK51 PAJK 141310 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast FOR Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 410 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 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. PKZ098-150330- 410 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A gale force front over the eastern gulf will move east across Southeast Alaska on Thursday. Another weather front will move northeast, reaching the eastern gulf by Friday night. $$ PKZ011-150330- Glacier Bay- 410 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain early in the morning, then rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered rain showers. Chance of snow showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ012-150330- Northern Lynn Canal- 410 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain early in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Scattered rain showers. Chance of snow showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Chance of rain and snow. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ013-150330- Southern Lynn Canal- 410 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain early in the morning, then rain showers in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-150330- Icy Strait- 410 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain early in the morning, then showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Showers. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-150330- Cross Sound- 410 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain early in the morning, then showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SE swell. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Scattered showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ031-150330- Stephens Passage- 410 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain early in the morning, then showers in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Chance of rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt becoming N. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ032-150330- Northern Chatham Strait- 410 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain early in the morning, then showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt late. Seas 4 ft. Showers. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Scattered rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-150330- Southern Chatham Strait- 410 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt early in the morning. Seas 5 ft, except 15 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Scattered rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-150330- Frederick Sound- 410 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain early in the morning, then showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Out of interior passes, gusts to 35 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Showers. .FRI...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Scattered rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ035-150330- Sumner Strait- 410 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ036-150330- Clarence Strait- 410 AM AKST Thu Dec 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain early in the morning, then showers in the morning. Scattered showers in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Showers. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE gale to 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of interior passes. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE gale to 35 kt becoming S 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
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 Dec 12, 2:14 PM AKST, 13 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 2:14 PM AKST, 13 hours 58 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
214 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017
.SHORT TERM...Persistent, anomalously deep troughing continues
over the western Gulf of Alaska through Wednesday night. Deep
layer moist southerly flow will continue to direct a series of
fronts across the Panhandle. The first in the series of fronts
will track across the central and southern Panhandle tonight. Rain
will be widespread and heavy at times south of Frederick Sound
tonight with small craft level winds over the outside waters and
spreading into Clarence Strait later this evening.
More substantial shortwave and associated strong front will
slowly approach the panhandle Wednesday and Wednesday night. This
front will once again be accompanied by strong moisture transport
with NAEFS ensemble integrated moisture transport values between 4
and 5 standard deviations above normal. Southerly flow in the H85
to H7 layer progged around 50-60kt and these favorable
orographics will combine with strong WAA to produce yet another
period of heavy rainfall from late Wednesday through Wednesday
night.
Winds will also be on the increase Wednesday especially over the
outside waters. Barrier jet formation Wednesday will lead to gale
force easterlies along the northeast Gulf coast. As the front
pushes east on Wednesday night, gales will spread into the
remainder of the offshore waters with small craft SE'ly winds on
the inside waters. Gusty winds will also develop along the outer
coastal land areas with 40 mph gusts likely in places such as
Yakutat and Sitka Wednesday evening.
Model spread becomes more significant as we head into Thursday
regarding the position of the front but still looks to be a very
warm and wet period.
.LONG TERM...Thursday through Tuesday...The upper level ridge
extending into British Columbia, which has contributed to the
blocking pattern and warmer temperatures we have seen as of late,
will finally begin to break down and push east. This should
provide an opportunity for additional shortwaves to transition
east and impact the panhandle, leading to a fairly active pattern
and one that should remain wet; the position of these shortwaves
will continue to pull in subtropical moisture. Model analysis
continues to show anomalously high precipitable water values with
each of these passing systems, so we're not seeing any significant
periods of drying out in the long term.
Most of the major models agree that a strong shortwave will
develop near the Aleutian Islands on Friday, and an associated
weather front will lift northeast and impact the panhandle on
Saturday. As this shortwave continues to lift northeast, an upper
level trough will begin to build in aloft over our area and
should provide some assistance with lowering temperatures across
our area. The NAEFS currently shows a decreasing trend in
temperatures continuing into the early part of next week, with
temperatures nearing normal or even slightly below normal for
this time of year. The GEFS is also following this trend with
temperatures as well, which led to higher confidence in adjusting
our temperature forecast.
After the Saturday timeframe, most of the major model solutions
disagree with one another, so we opted not to make any
significant changes to the forecast after this point. However, we
decided that we would lower temperatures a few degrees in the
early part of next week to fit with the pattern shift, as
mentioned previously. For the Thursday through early Saturday
time period, we used a 50/50 blend of the GFS and ECMWF to make
adjustments to the winds and PoP fields.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...Strong warm advection on Wednesday will result in
freezing levels once again rising to between 4 and 6 kft. While
recent warm temps have likely decreased the mountain snow pack
significantly, there will likely be at least some additional snow
melt which will combine with storm total rainfall amounts of 2 to
4 inches over the northern panhandle to produce rises rivers and
streams. At this time no flooding issues are expected but will
need to monitor smaller streams such as Jordan Creek near Juneau
should heavier rainfall rates develop.
&&
.AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Gale Warning for PKZ041>043-051-052.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ012-013-021-022-031>036-053.
&&
DEL/JJV
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Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 3:12 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 37 hr | |
| Dec 12, 3:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr |
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