Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 498, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 11, 2011, 6:54 PM AKST. It was in force for 16 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
- Dec 11, 2011, 6:54 PM AKST (03:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2011, 10:48 AM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
859 FZAK51 PAJK 120355 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 654 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ098-122200- 654 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 977 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT NE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND DEEPEN TO 968 MB BY SUN NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER SE AK THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ011-122200- GLACIER BAY- 654 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-122200- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 654 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-122200- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 654 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-122200- ICY STRAIT- 654 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-122200- CROSS SOUND- 654 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-122200- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 654 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-122200- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 654 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-122200- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 654 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-122200- FREDERICK SOUND- 654 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-122200- SUMNER STRAIT- 654 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-122200- CLARENCE STRAIT- 654 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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458 FZAK51 PAJK 120520 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 820 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ098-122330- 820 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 977 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT NE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND DEEPEN TO 968 MB BY SUN NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER SE AK THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ011-122330- GLACIER BAY- 820 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-122330- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 820 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-122330- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 820 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-122330- ICY STRAIT- 820 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-122330- CROSS SOUND- 820 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-122330- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 820 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-122330- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 820 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-122330- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 820 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-122330- FREDERICK SOUND- 820 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-122330- SUMNER STRAIT- 820 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-122330- CLARENCE STRAIT- 820 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
125 FZAK51 PAJK 120635 AAD CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 934 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ098-130045- 934 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 977 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT NE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND DEEPEN TO 968 MB BY SUN NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER SE AK THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ011-130045- GLACIER BAY- 934 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-130045- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 934 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-130045- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 934 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-130045- ICY STRAIT- 934 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-130045- CROSS SOUND- 934 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-130045- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 934 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-130045- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 934 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-130045- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 934 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-130045- FREDERICK SOUND- 934 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-130045- SUMNER STRAIT- 934 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-130045- CLARENCE STRAIT- 934 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
053 FZAK51 PAJK 120656 AAE CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 956 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 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. PKZ098-130100- 956 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 977 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT NE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND DEEPEN TO 968 MB BY SUN NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER SE AK THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ011-130100- GLACIER BAY- 956 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-130100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 956 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-130100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 956 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-130100- ICY STRAIT- 956 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-130100- CROSS SOUND- 956 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...SHIFTING TO THE SW LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-130100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 956 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-130100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 956 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-130100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 956 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-130100- FREDERICK SOUND- 956 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-130100- SUMNER STRAIT- 956 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-130100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 956 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
962 FZAK51 PAJK 121034 AAF CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 130 AM AKST MON DEC 12 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. PKZ098-130100- 130 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 977 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT NE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND DEEPEN TO 968 MB BY SUN NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER SE AK THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ011-130100- GLACIER BAY- 130 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-130100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 130 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-130100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 130 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-130100- ICY STRAIT- 130 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-130100- CROSS SOUND- 130 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-130100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 130 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-130100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 130 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-130100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 130 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-130100- FREDERICK SOUND- 130 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-130100- SUMNER STRAIT- 130 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-130100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 130 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
916 FZAK51 PAJK 121245 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 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. PKZ098-130100- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 977 MB NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKAN INTERIOR AND WEAKEN TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE AND INTO CANADA THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ PKZ011-130100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-130100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-130100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-130100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-130100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. W SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-130100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-130100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-130100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-130100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-130100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-130100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
055 FZAK51 PAJK 121948 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1048 AM AKST MON DEC 12 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. PKZ098-131400- 1048 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AS A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF...A LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH MON NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE BY TUE MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-131400- GLACIER BAY- 1048 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-131400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1048 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-131400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1048 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-131400- ICY STRAIT- 1048 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-131400- CROSS SOUND- 1048 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. W SWELL. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-131400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1048 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-131400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1048 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-131400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1048 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-131400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1048 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-131400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1048 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-131400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1048 AM AKST MON DEC 12 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 11, 4:07 PM AKST, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 4:07 PM AKST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
407 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011
.SHORT TERM...EARLY AFTERNOON WATER VAPOR SATELLITE LOOP REVEALS
AN AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE ALASKAN
PANHANDLE...SLOWLY DRIFTING EASTWARD AND AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE
TROUGH INTENSIFIES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. INFRARED SATELLITE
LOOP SHOWS A 972 MB LOW JUST SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WITH A
WARM FRONT STRETCHING EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF.
A TRIPLE POINT FORMS JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK WITH ITS COLD FRONT
STRETCHING SOUTHWARD. AN AREA OF WEAKENING SUBSIDENCE UNDER A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST INTO CANADA. A SLOW WARMING
TREND IS ON THE WHEEL ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE PANHANDLE WARM UP TO THE MID TO UPPER 30S...EXCEPT
HAINES AREA WHERE COLDER AIR RESIDING IN THE MID 20S. AS THE
RIDGE MOVES EAST...SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT GENERATED SOUTH
WIND 25 TO 30 MPH OVER SKAGWAY AND SMALL CRAFT WIND ACROSS
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL.
MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE 972 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF
KODIAK WEAKENS A BIT TO 977 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES
DRIFTING NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND DEEPEN TO ABOUT 968
MB BY TONIGHT. THE WARM FRONT ENTERING THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE
ONSHORE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY WHILE WEAKENING.
REFRESHED THE INHERITED FORECAST PACKAGE WITH THE NAM FOR TONIGHT
AND MONDAY IT IT WAS INITIALIZED BEST. THE WATER VAPOR SATELLITE
IMAGERY ALSO SHOWS A DRY SLOT AROUND THE LOW CENTER...PUSHING A
DEFORMATION ZONE NORTHEASTWARD INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. WITH THE
INCOMING WARM FRONT...EXPECT TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY RISE THROUGH
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DUE TO THE RESIDING COLD AIR OVER
HAINES...OVERRUNNING WILL LIKELY TO OCCUR AND EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES
OF SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR HAINES AND HIGHWAYS TO THE BORDER. THE
WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTHERN MOST ZONES
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN SNOW WILL LIKELY TO CHANGING OVER RAIN
TOWARDS THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
HAVE CANCELLED THE INHERITED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE...BUT KEPT THE WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR HAINES THROUGH 3 AM TONIGHT. THE INCOMING FRONT WILL GENERATE
STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT THEN
SUBSIDING TO GALE FORCE BY LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...INCLUDING
CROSS SOUND...SOUTHERN CHATHAM AND SUMNER. PAVED ALL OTHER INNER
CHANNELS WITH SMALL CRAFT WINDS. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING STRONG
GUSTY WINDS OVER THE PANHANDLE COASTAL SECTIONS FROM YAKUTAT
SOUTHEAST TO KLAWOCK THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE SOUTHERLY
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS THE RIDGE MOVES EAST
AWAY FROM THE AREA...AND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MAINTAIN
INCREASING SOUTHEAST LOW TO MID LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA FOR SLOW WARMING THROUGH MONDAY. PRECIPITATION FROM THE
WEAKENING FRONT WILL MOST LIKELY RAIN ON MONDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM...RESIDUAL FRONT FINISHES MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST
ALASKA WITH A RIDGE BUILDING FOR TUESDAY. ANOTHER WEAKENING FRONT
WILL SHEER APART AS IT MOVES TO THE PANHANDLE COAST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...AND THIS MAY BRING A BIT MORE PRECIPITATION FOR THURSDAY.
A STRONG LOW IS EXPECTED TO THE MOVE THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
THEN TO THE BERING SEA AND ITS FRONT SHOULD BE MOVING THROUGH THE
PANHANDLE LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OF THE WEEK.
GENERAL PATTERN IS LOOKING TO STAY FAIRLY SIMILAR WITH A LARGE
BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE BERING AND BROAD ALTHOUGH AT TIMES
WEAK UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC PERSISTING. THE
UPPER LEVEL FLOW PATTERN REMAINS PREDOMINATELY ZONAL WITHOUT A
SIGNIFICANT BLOCKING FEATURE OVER THE OVER THE WESTERN US.
FEW IS ANY CHANGES WERE DONE IN THE LATER PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
AKZ027.
STRONG WIND FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR
AKZ022-023.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST MONDAY
FOR AKZ019.
STRONG WIND THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ051-052.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-033-035-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-031-032-034-036-053.
&&
AHN/BEZENEKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 10 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 12, 1:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 days | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Dec 12, 10:48 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Dec 12, 12:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 52 hr |
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