Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 61, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 19, 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
- Jan 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 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.
345 FZAK51 PAJK 200031 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 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. PKZ098-201400- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED 990 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-201400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-201400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-201400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-201400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-201400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-201400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-201400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-201400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-201400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-201400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-201400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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996 FZAK51 PAJK 200250 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 550 PM AKST WED JAN 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. PKZ098-201400- 550 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED 990 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-201400- GLACIER BAY- 550 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-201400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 550 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-201400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 550 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-201400- ICY STRAIT- 550 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-201400- CROSS SOUND- 550 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-201400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 550 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-201400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 550 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-201400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 550 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-201400- FREDERICK SOUND- 550 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-201400- SUMNER STRAIT- 550 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-201400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 550 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
447 FZAK51 PAJK 200443 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 745 PM AKST WED JAN 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. PKZ098-201400- 745 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED 990 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-201400- GLACIER BAY- 745 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-201400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 745 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-201400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 745 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-201400- ICY STRAIT- 745 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-201400- CROSS SOUND- 745 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-201400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 745 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-201400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 745 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-201400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 745 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-201400- FREDERICK SOUND- 745 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-201400- SUMNER STRAIT- 745 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-201400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 745 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
335 FZAK51 PAJK 200745 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1045 PM AKST WED JAN 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. PKZ098-201400- 1045 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED 990 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-201400- GLACIER BAY- 1045 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE AND THEN DIMINISHING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-201400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1045 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-201400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1045 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE AND THEN DIMINISHING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-201400- ICY STRAIT- 1045 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-201400- CROSS SOUND- 1045 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-201400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1045 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-201400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1045 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-201400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1045 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-201400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1045 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-201400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1045 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-201400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1045 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
510 FZAK51 PAJK 201225 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 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. PKZ098-210100- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 995 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN OVER WATER AND THEN DRIFT INLAND. A SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE GULF WILL SHIFT EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT AS A WEATHER FRONT TRACKS INTO THE EASTERN GULF FROM THE WEST FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-210100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-210100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-210100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-210100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-210100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-210100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-210100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-210100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN LATE. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-210100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-210100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-210100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 19, 1:10 PM AKST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 1:10 PM AKST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
110 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011
.SHORT TERM...A MODERATLY STRONG OCCLUDED FRONT WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON THEN ROTATE NORTHWARD
THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA TONIGHT AND EXIT THE FAR NORTHERN
PORTION EARLY THURSDAY. AN ARCTIC FRONT EXTENDING FROM JUST NORTH
OF SITKA THROUGH FREDERICK SOUND TO JUST NORTH OF WRANGELL WILL
CONTINUE TO RETREAT NORTH TODAY AND EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF
JUNEAU BY LATE EVENING AND CLEAR HAINES AND SKAGWAY EARLY
THURSDAY. A 1028 MB HIGH OVER THE YUKON AND ITS ASSOCIATED VERY
COLD AIR MASS WILL SLIDE OFF THROUGH THE DAY AND RELAX NORTHERLY
GRADIENTS OVER NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
ESE GALES NOW IN COASTAL WATERS WILL PEAK BY LATE AFTERNOON AND
DIMINISH WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING. MAIN
EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WHERE EASTERLY
BARRIER JET WILL KEEP GALES INTO EARLY EVENING. SE WIND WILL
INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN ZONES THIS AFTERNOON BUT THINK WILL STAY
BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND WILL JUST KEEP G35 MPH IN PUBLIC ZONES.
NEAR ADVISORY LEVEL NORTHEAST WINDS IN SKAGWAY WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH THE DAY AND EXPECTED TO TURN SOUTHERLY BY LATE TONIGHT.
OVERRUNNING PRECIP OCCURRING OVER ALMOST ALL PANHANDLE AT THIS
TIME WILL INCREASE TO MODERATE RATES AS A SW 850H WIND MAX MOVES
INLAND. RAIN SNOW LINE WILL MOVE NORTH WITH ARCTIC BOUNDARY TODAY
AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO LIMIT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR ALL BUT
PAJN-PAHN TO LESS THAN ADVISORY LEVELS. PAJN UNDER A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY AS A BURST OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING COMMUTE BEFORE TURNING TO RAIN LATE
EVENING AND A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS OUT FOR HAINES WHERE PRECIP
STAYS SNOW ALL NIGHT ALBEIT IT BECOMES WET SNOW LATE TONIGHT.
LATEST NAM HAS TEMPS IN PAYA WARMING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM
WHILE GFS SHOW THIS HAPPENING AROUND 9 PM. WILL NEED TO MONITOR
FOR ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW IF THEY HOLD ONTO COLD AIR LONGER.
SOUTHERN AND COASTAL AREAS COULD SEE 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN BY THIS
EVENING WITH QPF CLOSER TO ONE HALF INCH THROUGH CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS.
TEMPERATURES WILL STEADILY WARM THROUGH THE NIGHT AND WILL BE
ABOVE FREEZING ALL BUT FAR NORTH AND CLOSE TO 40 ALONG THE COAST.
MODELS WHERE INITIALIZED WELL WITH NO MAJOR DISCREPANCIES.
CURRENT GRID PACKAGE LOOKS GOOD AND WILL NOT MAKE ANY WHOLESALE
CHANGES BUT JUST MAKE MINOR TWEAKS.
&&
.LONG TERM...MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH UPPER LEVEL
GENERAL RIDGING ACROSS THE FORECAST DOMAIN AND A SERIES OF
EMBEDDED UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE PULSES AND SURFACE FRONTAL PASSAGES
PASSING ACROSS THE AREA. UNDER THE GENERAL RIDGING
PATTERN...ACTIVE MOISTURE CHANNEL CONNECTED SOUTHWESTWARD
CONTINUES INVITING SEVERAL STORMS INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND
SOUTHEAST ALASKA. OPTED TO USE THE BEST CONSISTENT GFS SOLUTIONS
THROUGH SATURDAY TIME FRAME THEN SWITCHED TO THE ENSEMBLE MEANS
FORECAST OF HPC THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD.
CONTINUED ONSHORE FLOW WILL GRADUALLY BRING THE WARMING TREND TO
ITS FULL STAGE BY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. EXCEPT THE NORTHERN
MOST ZONES AND NEAR HYDER...PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ALL RAIN. ONE
AFTER ONE...A SERIES OF FRONTAL PASSAGES WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE
FORECAST DOMAIN THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIODS. A BRIEF BREAK IS
EXPECTED IN BETWEEN THE SERIES OF FRONTAL BOUNDARIES...BUT THE
LONG TERM FORECAST IS STAYING ON ALL WET SIDE UNDER LIKELY TO
CATEGORICAL POPS WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY PRECIPITATION. SMALL CRAFT
WINDS/SEAS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE OUTSIDE WATERS AND GENERALLY 20
TO 25 KNOTS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE INNER CHANNELS.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ025.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM AKST THURSDAY FOR AKZ019.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-022-031>036.
&&
MM/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 3:52 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 5:25 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Jan 19, 5:50 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Jan 19, 10:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Jan 19, 10:48 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Jan 20, 9:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 hr |
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