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Small Craft Advisory 2, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 31, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
270 FZAK51 PAJK 010030 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 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. PKZ098-011400- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 998 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST TOWARDS OREGON. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND STALL. A RIDGE OF WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST MOUNTAINS INTO SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-011400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-011400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-011400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-011400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-011400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-011400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-011400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-011400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-011400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-011400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-011400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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369 FZAK51 PAJK 010612 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 910 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 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. PKZ098-011400- 910 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 998 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST TOWARDS OREGON. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND STALL. A RIDGE OF WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST MOUNTAINS INTO SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-011400- GLACIER BAY- 910 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-011400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 910 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-011400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 910 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-011400- ICY STRAIT- 910 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-011400- CROSS SOUND- 910 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-011400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 910 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-011400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 910 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-011400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 910 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-011400- FREDERICK SOUND- 910 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-011400- SUMNER STRAIT- 910 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-011400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 910 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
062 FZAK51 PAJK 011213 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 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. PKZ098-020100- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SATURDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY NIGHT AND CROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA SUNDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
665 FZAK51 PAJK 011937 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1035 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 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. PKZ098-020100- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SATURDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY NIGHT AND CROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA SUNDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1035 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Dec 31, 3:39 PM AKST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 3:39 PM AKST, 21 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 339 PM AKST FRI DEC 31 2010 .SHORT TERM...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH WEAK COLD FRONT FEATURE MOVING ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. IT IS APPROACHING THE YAKUTAT AREA FRIDAY EVENING. FAIRLY SHARP LOOKING BORDER TO THE COLDER CLOUD IMAGERY AND RADAR IMAGES CONCUR WITH BOUNDARY. DO NOT THINK THAT THE RAIN WILL END ABRUPTLY AFTER IT PASSES THOUGH. SURFACE FEATURE SEEMS TO VANISH AS THE FEATURE APPROACHES THE PANHANDLE BUT IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE ABOVE THE SURFACE CAN SPOT THE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS LIMITED PRIMARILY TO A FEW AREAS OF SMALL CRAFT LEVELS OR INNER CHANNELS... BUT THE OVER THE OUTER WATERS THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE DUE TO SEAS PREDOMINATELY. SOME WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE WHITE PASS AREA RESULTING IN WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH. THINK THAT THIS WILL LIKE CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. ONLY SOME MINOR MODIFICATIONS OVERALL TO THE FORECAST PACKAGE. FOR THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE MADE... THE NAM12 SOLUTIONS WAS PREFERRED FOR THE TIME RANGE. .LONG TERM...THE MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH INCREASING UNCERTAINTY IN THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN FROM WED THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS THE SPEED OF A UPPER LEVEL TROF MOVING INTO THE GULF MID WEEK ALONG WITH A MORE BLOCKY PATTERN TREND SETTING UP FOR NEXT WEEKEND. THE EC WAS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND MEAN WITH THE SPEED OF THE UPPER TROF BUT THE JURY IS STILL OUT ON THE BLOCKY TREND. THERE WAS NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST FROM THIS MORNING. THE PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPS THROUGH THE WEEK SO ANY PRECIP THAT MOVES OVER THE AREA WILL REMAIN IN THE LIQUID FORM. WHERE CHANGES WERE MADE USED A BLEND OF THE NAM AND EC THROUGH MONDAY THEN REFRESHED THE EXTENDED FORECAST WITH HPC GUIDANCE THROUGH END OF NEXT WEEK. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD A UPPER RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE PANHANDLE WITH WEAK ONSHORE FLOW TO KEEP A CHANCE OF PRECIP OVER THE FORECAST AREA. TEMPS WILL BE ON THE MILD SIDE WITH FLOW BEING ONSHORE AT ALL LEVELS. A WEAK UPPER TROF WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF PRECIP OF THE PANHANDLE TO LIKELY BUT CAT POP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ALONG WITH STRONG GALES WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROF/LOW WILL SLIDE SOUTH OF THE CHAIN AND MOVE INTO THE GULF AND ESTABLISH ITS SELF THERE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. THE FIRST AND STRONGEST UPPER LOW WILL LIFT A 970 MB LOW INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND LIFT A STRONG FRONT OVER THE PANHANDLE BY TUES. BEHIND THIS FRONT THERE IS SOME COLDER AIR AND THERE MAY BE PLACES THAT SEE SOME SNOW MIXED IN OR OVER THE FAR NORTHERN AREAS SEE ALL SNOW. AFTER WED THERE SIGNIFICANT SPREAD IN THE ENSEMBLES WITH THE UPPER LEVEL PATTEN OVER THE GULF. THE EC SHOW A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE PANHANDLE BY FRIDAY WITH A LARGE UPPER HIGH OVER THE BERING. THE GFS IS A BIT SLOWER IN BUILDING THE HIGH AND KICKING OUT THE UPPER TROF OVER THE GULF BUT IT IS MUCH MORE SHARPER. SO WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS AS WITH THE SHARPER HIGH IT WILL INCREASE THE CAA. THERE IS LOW FORECASTER CONFIDENCE FROM WED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-022-036-041>043-051-052. && BEZENEK/ABJ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 10:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr |
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