Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 270, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 3, 2011, 11:35 AM AKDT. It was in force for 13 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
- Sep 3, 2011, 11:35 AM AKDT (19:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2011, 12:51 AM AKDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
955 FZAK51 PAJK 031935 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1135 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 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. PKZ098-040100- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW MOVE OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND LIFT OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SAT. A STORM FORCE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-040100- GLACIER BAY- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-040100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-040100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-040100- ICY STRAIT- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-040100- CROSS SOUND- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-040100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 935 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-040100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-040100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-040100- FREDERICK SOUND- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-040100- SUMNER STRAIT- 635 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-040100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1135 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT...GUSTS TO 55 KT NORTHERN PORTION. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
488 FZAK51 PAJK 032349 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 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. PKZ098-041400- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW E OF KODIAK TONIGHT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND BY SUN MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH SUN. .OUTLOOK...A STORM FORCE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND SEND A VERY STRONG FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-041400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-041400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-041400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-041400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-041400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-041400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-041400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-041400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-041400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-041400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-041400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH NORTHERN PORTION DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
043 FZAK51 PAJK 040008 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 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. PKZ098-041400- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW E OF KODIAK TONIGHT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND BY SUN MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH SUN. .OUTLOOK...A STORM FORCE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND SEND A VERY STRONG FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-041400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-041400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-041400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-041400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-041400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-041400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-041400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-041400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-041400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-041400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-041400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT NORTHERN PORTION DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
877 FZAK51 PAJK 040118 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 518 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 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. PKZ098-041400- 518 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW E OF KODIAK TONIGHT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND BY SUN MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH SUN. .OUTLOOK...A STORM FORCE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND SEND A VERY STRONG FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-041400- GLACIER BAY- 518 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-041400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 518 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-041400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 518 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-041400- ICY STRAIT- 518 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-041400- CROSS SOUND- 518 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-041400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 518 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-041400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 518 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-041400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 518 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-041400- FREDERICK SOUND- 518 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-041400- SUMNER STRAIT- 518 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...S NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...DIMINISHING LATE SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-041400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 518 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT NORTHERN PORTION DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
584 FZAK51 PAJK 040506 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 906 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 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. PKZ098-041400- 906 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW E OF KODIAK TONIGHT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND BY SUN MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH SUN. .OUTLOOK...A STORM FORCE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND SEND A VERY STRONG FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-041400- GLACIER BAY- 906 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-041400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 906 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-041400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 906 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-041400- ICY STRAIT- 906 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-041400- CROSS SOUND- 906 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-041400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 906 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-041400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 906 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-041400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 906 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-041400- FREDERICK SOUND- 906 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-041400- SUMNER STRAIT- 906 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT S NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE AND HIGHER NEAR CLARENCE STRAIT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-041400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 906 PM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS OF 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
137 FZAK51 PAJK 040851 AAD CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1251 AM AKDT SUN SEP 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. PKZ098-041400- 1251 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW E OF KODIAK TONIGHT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND BY SUN MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH SUN. .OUTLOOK...A STORM FORCE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND SEND A VERY STRONG FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-041400- GLACIER BAY- 1251 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-041400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1251 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-041400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1251 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-041400- ICY STRAIT- 1251 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-041400- CROSS SOUND- 1251 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-041400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1251 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-041400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1251 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-041400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1251 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-041400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1251 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-041400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1251 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT S NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE AND HIGHER NEAR CLARENCE STRAIT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-041400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1251 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Sep 3, 5:42 AM AKDT, 5 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 5:42 AM AKDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
542 AM AKDT SAT SEP 3 2011
.SHORT TERM...MAP ANALYSIS: A LOW ABOUT 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK
ISLAND AT 995 MB. THE MAIN FRONT HAS MOVE IN LAND OVER THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE BUT EXTENDS SOUTH BACK
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND SOUTH SOUTHWEST INTO THE
PACIFIC THERE IS A WAVE DEVELOPMENT ON THE FRONT AT ROUGHLY
50N/140W. THE WRAP AROUND FEATURE ON THE FRONT RUNS FORM WESTERN
KODIAK ISLAND AROUND THE LOW TO EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
THERE IS A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BRITISH COLUMBIA
COAST AND OVER THE INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AS WELL. AN
ELONGATED AREA OF PRESSURE IS OVER THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST AND
NORTHERN BERING SEA. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL IS IS FROM ST.
LAWRENCE ISLAND SOUTH THE NUNIVAK ISLAND AND THEN TO COLD BAY AND
THEN ARCS WEST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.
FORECAST REASONING: FORECAST MODEL SOLUTIONS THIS MORNING ARE
NOT TO FAR OUT OF AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER. HAD A PREFERENCE TO
USE THE 00Z GFS FOR ADJUSTMENTS TODAY. THE WAVE ON THE FRONT OVER
THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND SHOULD BE MAKING
LANDFALL ABOUT PORT ALEXANDER THAN TO NORTH OF PETERSBURG BETWEEN
ROUGHLY 21Z AND 03Z LATE THIS AFTERNOON EVENING. AM USING HEAVY
AT TIMES PHRASING WITH THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL PANHANDLE
AS THE WAVE MOVES THROUGH WITH ALMOST AN INCH TO NEARLY
2 POSSIBLE LOCAL SATURDAY AFTERNOON AN EVENING. THE FRONT LOOKS
TO BE CONTINUING TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
THOUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND EAST OF THE AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE
LOW EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WEAKENS AND IS ABSORBED BY A NEW LOW
MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA HEADED TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY
SUNDAY MORNING.
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NORTHERN LYNN CANAL ENDING EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING AND SMALL CRAFT LEVELS OVER THE OUTER WATERS SOUTH OF
CAPE DECISION INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.
OTHERWISE AM NOT EXPECTED STRONG WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM...EXTENDED PERIOD IS LOOKING WET WITH CONTINUED RAIN
OR SHOWERS INTO LATE NEXT WEEK. A FEW MINOR TROUGHS WILL BE
ROLLING THROUGH THE PANHANDLE FOR SUN AND MON BEFORE THE NEXT
SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM ARRIVES FOR MON NIGHT. MODEL AGREEMENT IS
STILL SUFFERING AS THEY CAN'T DECIDED ON STRENGTH OR POSITION OF
THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES AROUND THE WESTERN GULF. THEY START OUT
IN GOOD AGREEMENT AS THE SYSTEM ENTERS THE SW GULF, BUT THEN THE
EC BEGINS WEAKENING THE STORM MUCH FASTER THEN EITHER THE GFS OR
NAM DO. THE RESULT IS THAT WHEN THE ASSOCIATED FRONT GETS TO THE
PANHANDLE THERE IS A CHOICE BETWEEN STORM FORCE OR LOW GALE IN
THE NORTHERN GULF AND WINDY OR BREEZY ALONG THE OUTER COAST
MONDAY NIGHT. DECIDED TO GO WITH THE WINDIER GFS DUE TO GOOD
INITIALIZATION AND CONSISTENCY.
THE HYDROLOGY PICTURE IS NOT LOOKING PRETTY AS THE FRONT MAKES
ITS WAY THROUGH THE AREA. WITH A SHOT OF TROPICAL AIR ALREADY IN
THE SYSTEM WHEN IT WAS FORMING COMBINED WITH A GOOD TROPICAL
CONNECTION, 6-HOUR QPF VALUES ARE PUSHING OVER HALF AN INCH IN
SOME CASES EARLY TUESDAY. AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL BE ON THE
RISE ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY AS THE HEAVIER PRECIP DOES NOT APPEAR TO
MOVE OUT UNTIL TUES AFTERNOON.
MODEL AGREEMENT GETS WORSE AS THE WEEK WEARS ON. THIS TIME THEY
ARE DEBATING ON WHERE THE LEFT OVER ATMOSPHERIC RIVER IS GOING TO
SET UP. THE EC IS FAVORING A SCENARIO THAT KEEPS IT POINTED AT
THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH THURS BRINGING MORE RAIN TO THOSE
AREAS. THE GFS ON THE OTHER HAND SENDS IT FARTHER SOUTH TO STALL
BETWEEN HAIDA GWAII...FORMERLY THE CHARLOTTES...AND VANCOUVER
ISLAND RESULTING IN MUCH LESS RAIN FOR THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE
PANHANDLE WED AND THURS. FOR THE REST OF THE PANHANDLE SW FLOW
WITH EMBEDDED TROUGHS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MORE WET WEATHER TO
THE PANHANDLE THROUGH LATE WEEK. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY NIGHT THEN DROPS TO BELOW AVERAGE FOR LATE
MONDAY NIGHT ONWARD.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ036-041-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ022-042-043-051.
&&
BEZENEK/EALThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Sep 2, 9:08 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 43 hr | |
| Sep 3, 12:40 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Sep 3, 6:35 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 9 hr |
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