Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 67, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 21, 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
- Jan 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2011, 12:26 PM AKST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
832 FZAK51 PAJK 220027 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 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. PKZ098-221400- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST GULF WHILE DEEPENING TO 980 MB BY EARLY SAT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA EARLY SAT. $$ PKZ011-221400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-221400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-221400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-221400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-221400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-221400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-221400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-221400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-221400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND BECOMING 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-221400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-221400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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433 FZAK51 PAJK 220741 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1045 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 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. PKZ098-221400- 1045 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST GULF WHILE DEEPENING TO 980 MB BY EARLY SAT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA EARLY SAT. $$ PKZ011-221400- GLACIER BAY- 1045 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-221400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1045 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-221400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1045 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-221400- ICY STRAIT- 1045 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-221400- CROSS SOUND- 1045 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-221400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1045 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-221400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1045 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-221400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1045 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-221400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1045 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-221400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1045 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-221400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1045 PM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
148 FZAK51 PAJK 221230 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 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. PKZ098-230100- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE JUST WEST OF YAKUTAT TODAY. THIS LOW WILL REDEVELOP NORTH OF THE PANHANDLE THIS EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN. $$ PKZ011-230100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-230100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-230100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-230100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-230100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-230100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-230100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-230100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-230100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-230100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-230100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT... EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
682 FZAK51 PAJK 221240 CCA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 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. PKZ098-230100- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE JUST WEST OF YAKUTAT TODAY. THIS LOW WILL REDEVELOP NORTH OF THE PANHANDLE THIS EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN. $$ PKZ011-230100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-230100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 CORRECTED ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-230100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-230100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-230100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-230100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-230100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-230100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-230100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-230100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-230100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT... EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
908 FZAK51 PAJK 221537 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 640 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 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. PKZ098-230100- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE JUST WEST OF YAKUTAT TODAY. THIS LOW WILL REDEVELOP NORTH OF THE PANHANDLE THIS EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN. $$ PKZ011-230100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-230100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 CORRECTED ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-230100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-230100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-230100- CROSS SOUND- 640 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-230100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-230100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-230100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-230100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-230100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-230100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 640 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
487 FZAK51 PAJK 221944 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1045 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 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. PKZ098-230100- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE JUST WEST OF YAKUTAT TODAY. THIS LOW WILL REDEVELOP NORTH OF THE PANHANDLE THIS EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN. $$ PKZ011-230100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-230100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-230100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-230100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-230100- CROSS SOUND- 1045 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 UPDATED TODAY ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-230100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-230100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-230100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1045 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 UPDATED TODAY ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-230100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-230100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1045 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 UPDATED TODAY ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-230100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 640 AM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
444 FZAK51 PAJK 222127 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1226 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 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. PKZ098-230115- 1226 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND SE AK SUN MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL ENTER THE EASTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE SUN NIGHT INTO MON. $$ PKZ011-230115- GLACIER BAY- 1226 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-230115- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1226 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-230115- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1226 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-230115- ICY STRAIT- 1226 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 UPDATED TODAY ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-230115- CROSS SOUND- 1226 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-230115- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1226 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-230115- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1226 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 UPDATED TODAY ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-230115- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1226 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-230115- FREDERICK SOUND- 1226 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-230115- SUMNER STRAIT- 1226 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-230115- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1226 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 UPDATED TODAY ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 21, 6:10 AM AKST, 9 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 6:10 AM AKST, 9 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
610 AM AKST FRI JAN 21 2011
.SHORT TERM...A COMPACT LOW WITH A VERY WELL DEFINED BAROCLINIC
CLOUD SHIELD LIES OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND PANHANDLE THIS
MORNING. THE LOW HAS BEEN INTENSIFYING AS IT APPROACHED THE GULF
BUT WILL TRACK INLAND AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN BEFORE IT POSES TOO
MUCH OF A WIND THREAT TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT HAS BEEN IMPACTING THE PANHANDLE ALL NIGHT WITH WIDESPREAD
LIGHT PRECIP. RADAR HAS BEEN PAINTING LARGE AREAS OF 40 TO 50 DBZ
REFLECTIVITY HOWEVER THE HEAVIEST PRECIP APPEARS TO HAVE REMAINED
OFFSHORE THUS FAR. WARM LOW LEVEL AIR IN ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT
HAINES HAVE RESULTED IN RAIN RATHER THAN SNOW.
THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE TONIGHT HAS BEEN HAINES...WHICH HAS
REMAINED WELL BELOW FREEZING WITH A NORTHWEST WIND COMING DOWN THE
CHILKAT RIVER VALLEY FROM CANADA. WARM LOW LEVEL AIR ALOFT HAS
RESULTED IN PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT IN THE HAINES
ZONE. AT TIMES WHEN WIND SPEEDS HAVE PICKED UP AND MIXED THE COLD
AIR UP...THE FREEZING RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW. UPPER AIR MODEL
GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THIS CONDITION WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. HOWEVER...RISING SURFACE TEMPS EARLY THIS MORNING AND A
PRESSURE GRADIENT SHIFT LATER TODAY SHOULD CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT
AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ONCE THAT
HAPPENS...ENOUGH VERTICAL MIXING SHOULD OCCUR OVER THE CHILKAT
RIVER VALLEY TO ELIMINATE THE THE THREAT OF ANY MORE FREEZING
RAIN. WITH THAT IN MIND...HAVE LET FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR ZONE
18 EXPIRE AT 5 AM THIS MORNING. PRECIP TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO
PROVIDE ENOUGH EVAPORATIVE COOLING IN THIS REGION TO DECREASE THE
TEMPERATURES ALOFT ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE RAIN TO SNOW AND SO HAVE
INCLUDED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY.
ELSEWHERE...A LOW LEVEL JET MAXIMA BETWEEN 60 AND 65 KTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW APPROACHING THE OUTER COAST AND THOROUGH
VERTICAL MIXING OF THE LOWER LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE
ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A SHORT LIVED WIND ADVISORY FOR ZONES 27 AND 28
THIS MORNING. ALSO...ONCE THE SOUTHERLY PRESSURE SETS UP OVER THE
FAR NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS...SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS OVER LYNN
CANAL WILL SET UP AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER ZONE 18.
PRESSURE GRADIENT GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THIS MAY TURN INTO A WIND
ADVISORY AS WELL BUT DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE IN THOSE
NUMBERS SO HAVE DECIDED TO LIMIT THE GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
FOR TONIGHT...ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE PANHANDLE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. QPF VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL RESULT IN
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER MOST OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
PANHANDLE AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 26.
USED A BLEND OF NAM AND EC FOR PRESSURE AND WINDS. BLENDED IN GFS
FOR POP. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...WE ARE TO REMAIN WET AND UNSEASONABLY WARM.
OUR GEN PATN IS TO CHANGE LITTLE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK: ONE POLAR
FRONT ZONE WAVE AFTER ANOTHER MOVING TO THE NE ACRS OUR AOR AND
NO ACCESS TO ARCTIC AIR. CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE, WITH THE
ONLY SGFNT ISSUES BEING ASSOCD WITH TIMING OF EACH FNTL WV, AND
THE MODEL CHOICES FOR THIS ARE DISCUSSED BELOW.
LONG WV 500H TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND S FM OVR THE CHUKCHI SEA
TO OVR PADK, AND A BROAD LONG WAVE RIDGE ALOFT WILL PERSIST
NW FM OVR THE KSEA VCNTY TO AT LEAST BANKS ISLAND. THIS TROUGH-TO
-RIDGE PAIRING IS ON A LARGE SCALE AND MATTERS FOR A COUPLE OF
REASONS: FIRST THE STRONGER POLAR FRONT ZONE WAVES WILL TEND TO
REMAIN W OF OUR AOR AND THE LARGE SCALE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW OVER US
SUPPRESSES CYCLOGENEIS ON THE POLAR FRONT ZONE WAVES. SECOND, THE RIDGE
IS TOO FAR DOWNSTREAM AND TOO BROAD TO SUPPORT AN ARCTIC AMS
ANYWHERE NEAR OUR AOR.
MODELS: THE NAM AND ECMWF HAVE A GOOD CONSENSUS AND HAVE INITIALIZED
WELL. THE FORECASTS FOLLOW THIS GUIDANCE CLOSELY THROUGH 12Z MON.
THE GENERAL CONSENSUS OVER A WIDER RANGE OF MODELS IS USED THRFTR,
WITH THE NE TRACK OF POLAR FRONT ZONE WAVES INTO THE PNHDL, AND THE
LACK OF ARCTIC AMS, ARE WELL REPRESENTED.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR AKZ027-028.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036-041-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-022-031>035-043-051-052.
&&
FRITSCH/JBTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 7:11 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Jan 22, 10:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Jan 22, 10:45 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:57 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Jan 22, 12:26 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 28 hr |
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