Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 512, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
216 FZAK51 PAJK 190017 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ098-191400- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-191400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-191400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-191400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-191400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-191400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-191400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-191400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-191400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-191400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-191400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-191400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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723 FZAK51 PAJK 190156 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 456 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ098-191400- 456 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-191400- GLACIER BAY- 456 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-191400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 456 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-191400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 456 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-191400- ICY STRAIT- 456 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-191400- CROSS SOUND- 456 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-191400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 456 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-191400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 456 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-191400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 456 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-191400- FREDERICK SOUND- 456 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-191400- SUMNER STRAIT- 456 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-191400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 456 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
301 FZAK51 PAJK 190357 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 657 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ098-191400- 657 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-191400- GLACIER BAY- 657 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-191400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 657 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-191400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 657 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-191400- ICY STRAIT- 657 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-191400- CROSS SOUND- 657 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-191400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 657 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-191400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 657 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-191400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 657 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-191400- FREDERICK SOUND- 657 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-191400- SUMNER STRAIT- 657 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-191400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 657 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
250 FZAK51 PAJK 190827 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1127 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 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. PKZ098-191400- 1127 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-191400- GLACIER BAY- 1127 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 UPDATED .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-191400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1127 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-191400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1127 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-191400- ICY STRAIT- 1127 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-191400- CROSS SOUND- 1127 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-191400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1127 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 UPDATED .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-191400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1127 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 UPDATED .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-191400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1127 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 UPDATED .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-191400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1127 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-191400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1127 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-191400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1127 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
804 FZAK51 PAJK 191248 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 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. PKZ098-200100- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WILL TRACK NE INTO THE SE AK GULF THROUGH MONDAY THEN MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE MON NIGHT. OUTLOOK. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AK GULF TUE. $$ PKZ011-200100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-200100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-200100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-200100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-200100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .WED...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-200100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-200100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-200100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-200100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-200100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-200100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 18, 1:59 PM AKST, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 1:59 PM AKST, 2 hours 1 minute before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
159 PM AKST SUN DEC 18 2011
.SHORT TERM...MODERATE STRENGTH FRONT MOVING INTO THE PANHANDLE
FOR TONIGHT BRINGING MORE PRECIP AND WIND TO THE PANHANDLE. THE
PRE-FRONTAL WINDS AND PRECIP HAVE ALREADY REACHED THE PANHANDLE
WITH PRECIP OBSERVED AT JUNEAU AND SITKA NORTHWARD AND WINDS WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH OBSERVED AT YAKUTAT. TEMPERATURES AT THE MOMENT
ARE TOO WARM FOR ANY ACCUMULATING SNOW ANYWHERE EXCEPT FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE HAINES AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAYS. IN THE
MARINE ZONES, WINDS ARE ALREADY REACHING INTO THE GALE WARNING
CRITERIA IN THE OUTSIDE WATERS OF THE GULF AND SOME INNER CHANNEL
AREAS HAVE 25 KT SMALL CRAFT WINDS BLOWING AS WELL.
FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE ON ITS WAY
THROUGH THE AREA. PRECIP WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN THROUGH THE
NIGHT WITH SOME OF THE PRECIP BEING HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN TOO WARM FOR ANY SNOW THAT FALL TO ACCUMULATE. THE
EXCEPTIONS WILL BE UP ON THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE HAINES AND
KLONDIKE HIGHWAYS WHERE SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE UP TO 12 INCHES AND
HYDER WHERE LINGERING COLD AIR WILL ALLOW THE PRECIP TO FALL AS
SNOW AS WELL. WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN UP FOR THE HAINES AND
KLONDIKE HIGHWAYS UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. I AM ALSO ISSUING A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HYDER FOR LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS
I AM EXPECTING OVER 8 INCHES BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON THERE. PRECIP
SHOULD START CHANGING OVER TO SHOWERS STARTING TOMORROW FROM WEST
TO EAST AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
WINDS WILL ALSO BE A PROBLEM. I AM EXPECTING GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
ALONG THE OUTER COAST THIS EVENING. THE WILL EXTEND TO THE
SOUTHERN ZONES LATER THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO THE
EAST. INNER CHANNEL AREAS MAY ALSO SEE A PERIOD OF HIGHER WINDS
THIS EVENING AS WELL. SOME ISOLATED AREAS INLAND MAY SEE STRONG
WIND CRITERIA WIND THIS EVENING AS WELL.
MODELS TODAY WERE HAVING A BIT OF TROUBLE. THE EC AND GFS WERE A
BIT TOO SLOW WITH THE FRONTAL SPEED WHILE THE NAM AND UK WERE
RATHER CLOSE. DECIDED TO STICK WITH THE NAM FOR TONIGHT MIXING IN
SOME EC FOR THE AFTERNOON ON MON TO TRY AND AVERAGE OUT THE
DIFFERENCES THAT ARE STARTING TO SHOW UP THERE. FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS A LITTLE ABOVE AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...NO MAJOR CHANGE EXPECTED IN SYNOPTIC PATTERN THROUGH
THE LONG TERM. A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA. THE FIRST WILL BE DEVELOPING WAVE ALONG OLD FRONTAL
BOUNDARY THAT DEEPENS AS IT MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST GULF MONDAY
EVENING THAT WEAKENS AS IT PUSHES ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTHEAST ALASKA
MONDAY NIGHT. MODELS CURRENTLY SHOW WIDE RANGE OF SOLUTIONS ON THE
EVOLUTION OF THIS WAVE. EC IS DEEPEST AND FARTHERS NORTH WHILE EC
AND NAM ARE FASTER AND KEEP IT FARTHER SOUTH. CURRENT GRIDS HAVE A
DEEPER AND FARTHER NORTH LOW LIKE EC AND WILL CONTINUE WITH THIS
THINKING. MAIN DIFFERENCE WOULD BE WITH A FARTHER SOUTH TRACK
COULD ALLOW COLD AIR TO WORK BACK INTO CENTRAL AND TURN PRECIP
BACK TO SNOW. WILL HAVE CAA AT 85 FROM THE WEST BUT RECENT TRENDS
HAVE KEPT THIS A MIX OF RAIN SNOW FOR THE PANHANDLE.
WEAK RIDGING IS EXPECTED FOR THE PANHANDLE TUESDAY BUT WITH MOIST
BOUNDARY LAYER AND WEAK 500 MB TROUGH MOVING THROUGH WILL KEEP
SKIES MAINLY CLOUDY AND ISOLATED RA/SN SHOWERS.
A STRONGER FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SPREAD GALES TO THE EASTERN GULF
WEDNESDAY. A DEVELOPING LOW ALONG THIS FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WILL LIKELY BRING A BURST
OF STRONG WINDS TO PANHANDLE WITH IT. PRECIP LOOKS TO BE IN
MODERATE RANGE WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH ONSHORE FLOW FAVORING RAIN AS
P TYPE ALTHOUGH WILL LIKELY START AS SNOW OR MIXED THROUGH INNER
CHANNELS. SHOWERS IN WESTERLY FLOW BEHIND THIS FRONT CONTINUES
THU-FRI.
ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA NIGHT OF
THE 24TH OR ON THE 25TH BUT DETAILS DIFFER WIDELY BETWEEN GFS AND
EC. CURRENTLY CONFIDENCE WITH THIS SYSTEM IS LOW.
WITH LOW CONFIDENCE IN ANY ONE MODEL SOLUTION, OPTED TO MAKE NO
CHANGES TO GRIDS TODAY AND HOLD COURSE FOR A FRONTAL PASSAGE ABOUT
EVERY 2 DAYS WITH GALES FOR EASTERN GULF AND MIXED PRECIP FOR
INNER CHANNELS.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ027.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ017-022-023.
STRONG WIND UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ028.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM AKST
MONDAY FOR AKZ029.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ018-019.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-022-031-033-035-036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-032-034-053.
&&
EAL/MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 3:57 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:56 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Dec 18, 6:52 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 21 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 6:38 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Dec 19, 10:50 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 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.