Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 534, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 20 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 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2011, 11:43 AM AKST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
427 FZAK51 PAJK 240034 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 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. PKZ098-241400- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OVER THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP AND LIFT OVER YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT AS ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDS OVER SE AK. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT. $$ PKZ011-241400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-241400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-241400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-241400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-241400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-241400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-241400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-241400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-241400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-241400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-241400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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773 FZAK51 PAJK 240216 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 513 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 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. PKZ098-241400- 513 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OVER THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP AND LIFT OVER YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT AS ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDS OVER SE AK. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT. $$ PKZ011-241400- GLACIER BAY- 513 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-241400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 513 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-241400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 513 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-241400- ICY STRAIT- 513 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-241400- CROSS SOUND- 513 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-241400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 513 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-241400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 513 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-241400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 513 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-241400- FREDERICK SOUND- 513 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-241400- SUMNER STRAIT- 513 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-241400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 513 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
491 FZAK51 PAJK 240630 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 928 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 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. PKZ098-241600- 928 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH OVER THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP AND LIFT OVER YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT AS ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDS OVER SE AK. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT. $$ PKZ011-241600- GLACIER BAY- 928 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-241600- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 928 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-241600- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 928 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-241600- ICY STRAIT- 928 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-241600- CROSS SOUND- 928 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-241600- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 928 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-241600- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 928 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-241600- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 928 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-241600- FREDERICK SOUND- 928 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-241600- SUMNER STRAIT- 928 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-241600- CLARENCE STRAIT- 928 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
715 FZAK51 PAJK 241251 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 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. PKZ098-250100- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A SURFACE LOW OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT NORTH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY SAT EVENING AND INTO CANADA BY LATE TONIGHT. A TRAILING TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER SE AK LATE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ011-250100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE LATE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-250100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-250100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-250100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-250100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-250100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-250100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-250100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW...RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-250100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-250100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-250100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
914 FZAK51 PAJK 242043 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1143 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 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. PKZ098-250100- 1143 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A SURFACE LOW OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT NORTH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY SAT EVENING AND INTO CANADA BY LATE TONIGHT. A TRAILING TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER SE AK LATE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ011-250100- GLACIER BAY- 1143 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-250100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1143 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-250100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1143 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-250100- ICY STRAIT- 1143 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-250100- CROSS SOUND- 1143 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-250100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1143 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-250100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1143 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-250100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1143 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW...RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-250100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1143 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-250100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1143 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-250100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1143 AM AKST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 23, 3:43 PM AKST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 3:43 PM AKST, 17 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
343 PM AKST FRI DEC 23 2011
.SHORT TERM...AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING FROM A LOW IN THE FAR
WESTERN GULF IS BRINGING A MIX OF RAIN SNOW TO THE REGION THIS
EVENING. A NEW LOW CENTER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE ASSOC
TROUGH THIS EVENING AND MOVE NORTH NEAR YAKUTAT OVERNIGHT. SOME
GUSTY WINDS ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE FRONT THEN DIMINISH BEHIND
IT...AS NOTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST WHERE THE FRONT HAS
PASSED. RAIN WILL BECOME SCATTERED BEHIND THE FRONT AND A FEW
BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER MAY LEAD TO PATCHY FOG IN THE CRAIG/KLAWOCK
AND KETCHIKAN AREAS. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES LATE TONIGHT THE
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD ALONG THE PANHANDLE CAUSING
THE N-S PRESSURE GRADIENT TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN. AS A RESULT
HAVE INCLUDED GALES THROUGH NORTHERN LYNN CANAL AND A STRONG WIND
HEADLINE FOR SKAGWAY.
SATURDAY SEES SCATTERED RAIN POST FRONT...BECOMING MORE
PERSISTENT INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ANOTHER LOW MOVE
INTO THE GULF.
MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE HAS BEEN RAIN VS SNOW. 850 MB
TEMPERATURES WILL BE RISING THROUGH THE NIGHT WHILE SURFACE
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN STEADY OR FALL SLIGHTLY. THEREFORE HAVE
INCLUDED A MIX OF SNOW IN THE EVENING...TURNING TO MAINLY RAIN BY
SATURDAY.
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE NEAR TERM. USED MAINLY A BLEND
OF THE ECMWF AND NAM12 FOR THIS PACKAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...FOR SAT EVENING FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH 985 MB LOW IN
THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AK PANHANDLE. PRECIPITATION
WILL BEGIN AS RAIN THEN TRANSITION TO SNOW OR A RAIN SNOW MIX
THROUGH THE NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. WITH
RESIDUAL WARM AIR IN PLACE FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY AT THIS TIME NOT
EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER 850 MB
TEMPS DO DROP TO -10C THAT NIGHT SO WILL SEE SOME FAIR CAA.
NORTHERN REGIONS SHOULD HAVE A WHITE CHRISTMAS MORNING, WITH
CENTRAL AREAS SEEING SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH A MIX THROUGH THE DAY,
WHILE AREAS TO THE SOUTH MAY SEE A FEW FLAKES MIXED IN WITH THE
RAIN. THE LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL TRACK NORTH MOVING JUST
NORTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SECOND SHORTWAVE WILL INTO THE SOUTHERN AK
GULF. FOR SUN EVENING HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE
PANHANDLE WAS A STRONGER LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES INTO THE
SOUTHERN AK GULF DEEPENING TO AROUND 970 MB. EXPECTING WINDY
CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ON MONDAY WITH GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS AND COASTAL WATERS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
AT OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING AS 850 MB TEMPS NEAR -4C AS WAA FROM
THE FRONT MOVES UP FROM THE SOUTH. NEXT LOW WILL MOVE IN MID WEEK
BUT SOME TIMING AND LOCATION DIFFERENCES AMONG THE MODELS.
MODELS WERE IN FAIR AGREEMENT FOR THE START OF THE LONG TERM.
NAM BEGAN TO LOOK MORE OF AN OUTLIER WITH GFS AND EC IN BETTER
AGREEMENT. EC HAS BEEN GENERALLY ON THE WEAKER SIDE WITH THE LOW
CENTERS BUT NEW EC AND GFS RUNS HAVE COME MORE IN LINE WITH TIME
AND STRENGTH OF THE MONDAY LOW. THIS CAN BE SEEN ESPECIALLY WHEN
COMPARING THE 12Z EC AND 18Z GFS. FOR THE WED SYSTEM GFS BRINGS
THE LOW MUCH FURTHER NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL GULF WHILE THE EC
KEEPS THE SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH. WHILE THE EC INITIALIZED CURRENT
FEATURES A BIT TO THE EAST AND LIKED THE GFS INITIALIZATION
OVERALL LIKED THE EC SOLUTION A BIT BETTER. UPDATED GRIDS THE 00Z
EC THEN TRANSITIONED TO NEW HPC. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS A BIT
ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND THEN DROPS BELOW AVERAGE BY MID
WEEK DUE TO MODELS DIVERGENCE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-036.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031>035-041>043-
051>053.
&&
HANNON/PRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 11:43 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Dec 24, 1:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 2 hr |
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