Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 23, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 4, 2011, 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 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2011, 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.
221 FZAK51 PAJK 050032 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 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. PKZ098-051400- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NE PACIFIC AND MOVE TO THE FAR SE GULF WED MORNING...THEN N AND INLAND NEAR SITKA BY EARLY WED EVENING. $$ PKZ011-051400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-051400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-051400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-051400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-051400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND INCREASING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-051400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-051400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-051400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-051400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-051400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-051400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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813 FZAK51 PAJK 051232 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 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. PKZ098-060100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW W OF THE CHARLOTTES WILL MOVE N TO NEAR CAPE DECISION BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INLAND THROUGH CENTRAL SE ALASKA AND WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ PKZ011-060100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-060100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING THEN BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-060100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-060100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-060100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-060100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-060100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-060100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-060100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-060100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-060100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
295 FZAK51 PAJK 051800 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 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. PKZ098-060100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW W OF THE CHARLOTTES WILL MOVE N TO NEAR CAPE DECISION BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INLAND THROUGH CENTRAL SE ALASKA AND WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ PKZ011-060100- GLACIER BAY- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-060100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-060100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-060100- ICY STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-060100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-060100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-060100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-060100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-060100- FREDERICK SOUND- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-060100- SUMNER STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND TO 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WIND NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-060100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
728 FZAK51 PAJK 051807 CCA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 910 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 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. PKZ098-060100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW W OF THE CHARLOTTES WILL MOVE N TO NEAR CAPE DECISION BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INLAND THROUGH CENTRAL SE ALASKA AND WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ PKZ011-060100- GLACIER BAY- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-060100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-060100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-060100- ICY STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-060100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-060100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-060100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-060100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 910 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 CORRECTED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-060100- FREDERICK SOUND- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-060100- SUMNER STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND TO 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WIND NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-060100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 905 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
697 FZAK51 PAJK 052234 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 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. PKZ098-060100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW W OF THE CHARLOTTES WILL MOVE N TO NEAR CAPE DECISION BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INLAND THROUGH CENTRAL SE ALASKA AND WEAKEN THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ PKZ011-060100- GLACIER BAY- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-060100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-060100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-060100- ICY STRAIT- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-060100- CROSS SOUND- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-060100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-060100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-060100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND TO 30 KT. EXCEPT NORTH OF PORT WALTER...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-060100- FREDERICK SOUND- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-060100- SUMNER STRAIT- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND TO 35 KT. EXCEPT EAST OF ZAREMBO ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WIND NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-060100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 120 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Jan 4, 1:37 PM AKST, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 1:37 PM AKST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
137 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011
.SHORT TERM...A RATHER COMPLICATED SHORT TERM FORECAST TODAY AS
THE 12Z MODEL RUNS ARE HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME COMING INTO
AGREEMENT ON A DEVELOPING GALE FORCE LOW MOVING OUT OF THE
NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC TO JUST WEST OF BARANOF ISLAND BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. THE 00Z/12Z ECMWF ALONG WITH THE GEM ARE THE ONLY
MODELS TO DEVELOP THIS GALE FORCE LOW AND HAVE BEEN VERY
CONSISTENT WITH THEIR SOLUTIONS OVER THE PAST DAY WHILE THE
NAM/GFS SOLUTIONS KEEP THE MID LEVEL TROUGH AS AN OPEN WAVE
MOVING SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLE. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF CAA MOVING
INTO THE DEVELOPING BAROCLINIC WAVE SEEN ON THE EARLY AFTERNOON
SATELLITE IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND THAT THE ECMWF INITIALIZED
THE MID LEVEL ENVIRONMENT THE BEST...PREFERRED THE 12Z ECMWF FOR
THE SHORT TERM PERIOD TODAY WHICH GIVES RISE TO A COMPLICATED
WIND PATTERN AND THE RAIN/SNOW LINE MOVING SOUTHWARD TO THE ICY
STRAIT CORRIDOR BY TOMORROW. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS BELOW AVERAGE
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD GIVEN THE POOR MODEL CONSENSUS
TODAY.
FOR TONIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY MID LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE PANHANDLE WITH CAA AT MID LEVELS AND THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE
PRECIP TO BECOME MORE CONVECTIVE IN NATURE. A MID LEVEL RIDGE
WILL QUICKLY ADVECT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THIS EVENING
AND THAT WILL ALSO ACT TO LIMIT THE SHOWER ACTIVITY. WINDS WILL
BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY WITH WIND ADVY GUSTS NEAR SKAGWAY INTO THE
EVENING HOURS AND GALE FORCE WINDS IN LYNN CANAL. ELSEWHERE WINDS
WILL BE LOCALLY BREEZY DURING THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE BECOMING
NORTHERLY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS IN
THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC AND MOVES INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF.
WITH THE MID LEVEL CAA WILL SEE 850 MB TEMPERATURES DROP TO -5 C
NORTH OF FREDERICK SOUND AND THIS WILL ALLOW SNOW TO MIX TO THE
SURFACE IN THE STRONGER SHOWERS...HOWEVER LIGHTER PRECIP AMOUNTS
AND WARMER GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL LIMIT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
TONIGHT.
FOR WEDNESDAY WILL SEE A GALE FORCE LOW CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AS
IT MOVES TO JUST WEST OF SITKA BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
LEAD TO A STRONG AND RAPIDLY CHANGING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
ONLY TO QUICKLY BECOME SOUTHERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS
THE SURFACE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVE THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. AM CONCERNED THAT PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND
CLARENCE STRAIT WILL AGAIN SEE WIND ADVY GUSTS TOMORROW GIVEN THE
850 MB LLJ WINDS NEAR 50 KNOTS AND WILL SEE GALE FORCE WINDS IN
ASSOCIATED MARINE AREAS. PRECIP FROM THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BAND
WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TOMORROW AND WILL SEE A
DEFORMATION BAND DEVELOP ALONG THE ICY STRAIT CORRIDOR AND THIS
COULD LEAD TO SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIP RATES. GIVEN THE
COOLING MID LEVELS AND NORTHERLY SURFACE FLOW DO EXPECT SNOW
ACCUMULATION TOMORROW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE
WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR HOONAH AS THE UPSLOPE SURFACE
EASTERLIES WILL INCREASE PRECIP AMOUNTS. ATTM BELIEVE SNOW TOTALS
WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVY GIVEN THE 850 MB TEMPS NEAR -5 C...HOWEVER
IF THE PRECIP RATES INCREASE ENOUGH WITH ISENTROPIC GLIDE ACROSS
THE DEFORMATION ZONE COULD SEE HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. WITH THE
NORTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NEAR HAINES AND SKAGWAY...PRECIP AMOUNTS WILL BE MORE LIMITED BUT
VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO BREEZY
CONDITIONS AND LIGHT SNOW. THIS GALE FORCE LOW TOMORROW BEARS
WATCHING AS ITS EXACT TRACK WILL DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF THE
HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS, ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
PANHANDLE, AND THE STRONGEST WINDS, ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
AND DIXON ENTRANCE.
&&
.LONG TERM...LONG RANGE MODELS ARE STILL HAVING SOME
DISAGREEMENTS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE MID RANGE FORECAST STARTS
OUT WITH THE REMAINS OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE
PANHANDLE. EC AND UK AND EVEN THE GEM ARE STILL RATHER PERSISTENT
ON A TRIPLE POINT LOW/TROUGH MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL OUTER COAST
WED NIGHT WHILE THE GFS AND NAM WHICH JUST STARTED SHOWING THE
FEATURE HAVE IT WEAKER AND FARTHER SE. GIVEN THE RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY OF THE EC AND UK WITH THIS FEATURE AND THE GOOD
INITIALIZATION OF THE 12Z EC DECIDED TO GO WITH THE 12Z EC FOR
UPDATES IN THE MID RANGE. THE POSITION OF THE TRIPLE POINT
FEATURE WILL MAKE THE PTYPE OVER THE NORTHERN AREA SOMEWHAT
TRICKY. NORTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE FEATURE WILL CAUSE SOME
MIXING WITH SNOW AS FAR SOUTH AS HOONAH AND JUNEAU, BUT AS THE
TROUGH GOES BY THE WINDS WILL SWITCH AROUND TO THE SOUTH AND
BRING WARMER AIR INTO THE AREA FOR WED AFTERNOON. FINALLY A
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW WILL OCCUR BY THURSDAY AS COLDER AIR THAT HAS
BEEN TRAVELING AROUND THE MAIN PARENT LOW INFILTRATES THE
PANHANDLE FROM THE SW WITH 850 MB TEMPS DROPPING INTO THE . WITH
THE SHOWERS STILL COMING INTO THE PANHANDLE THURS INTO FRIDAY
SOME AREAS MAY RECEIVE A DECENT AMOUNT OF SNOW BEFORE THE OUTFLOW
FROM THE CANADIAN INTERIOR SHUTS IT DOWN.
BY THE WEEKEND, UPPER RIDGE WILL BE BUILDING OVER WESTERN ALASKA
CAUSING A COLD SURFACE HIGH TO BEGIN BUILDING IN THE INTERIOR OF
CANADA. OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE STARTING TO BLOW OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES AND DOWN LYNN CANAL. LYNN CANAL WILL BE BLOWING AT LEAST
SCA LEVEL FROM THE WEEKEND ONWARD. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE COLD
AS WELL. HIGH TEMPS WILL STRUGGLE TO GET OUT OF THE 20S IN THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. MODEL AGREEMENT IS STILL A
BIT OFF. EC HAS NOW ADOPTED THE MORE WESTWARD POSITION OF THE
UPPER RIDGE THAT THE GFS WAS DISPLAYING YESTERDAY. IT HAS ALSO
ADOPTED THE SCENARIO THAT THE RIDGE WILL TURN INTO A CUT OFF HIGH
NEAR NW ALASKA BY MID WEEK NEXT WEEK. DECIDED TO GO WITH THE HPC
SOLUTION OF THE POSITION MORE TO THE WEST BUT STILL FAVORING THE
EC AND THE ENSEMBLES ON MOST COUNTS FOR THE EXTEND PERIOD.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS FAIR FOR THE PERIOD.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-036-041-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ013-021-022-031>035-043-051>053.
&&
PSS/EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 10 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:30 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AJK | 15 hr | |
| Jan 5, 9:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Jan 5, 9:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Jan 5, 1:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 2 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.