Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2011
Storm Warning 90, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 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.
224 FZAK51 PAJK 220044 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 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 WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 975 MB STORM FORCE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THURSDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES TO THE OUTER COAST LATE TONIGHT AND CROSSES SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-221400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-221400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW LATE. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING THEN RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-221400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW LATE. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-221400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-221400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-221400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW LATE. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-221400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-221400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-221400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-221400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-221400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT... EXCEPT 16 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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312 FZAK51 PAJK 220657 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 954 PM AKST WED DEC 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. PKZ098-221600- 954 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 975 MB STORM FORCE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THURSDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES TO THE OUTER COAST LATE TONIGHT AND CROSSES SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-221600- GLACIER BAY- 954 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-221600- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 954 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING THEN RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-221600- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 954 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-221600- ICY STRAIT- 954 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-221600- CROSS SOUND- 954 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-221600- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 954 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-221600- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 954 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-221600- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 954 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-221600- FREDERICK SOUND- 954 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-221600- SUMNER STRAIT- 954 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-221600- CLARENCE STRAIT- 954 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT... EXCEPT 16 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
276 FZAK51 PAJK 221256 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 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 THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 975 MB STORM FORCE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THURSDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL DRIFT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SE AK LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRI. $$ PKZ011-230100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-230100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-230100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-230100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-230100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-230100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT NEAR MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-230100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT NEAR MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-230100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE LATE MORNING. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 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 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-230100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-230100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE LATE MORNING. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-230100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. NORTHERN AREA...GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 10 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 17 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
615 FZAK51 PAJK 221811 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 910 AM AKST THU DEC 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- 910 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 975 MB STORM FORCE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THURSDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL DRIFT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SE AK LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRI. $$ PKZ011-230100- GLACIER BAY- 910 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-230100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 910 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-230100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 910 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-230100- ICY STRAIT- 910 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-230100- CROSS SOUND- 910 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-230100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 910 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT NEAR MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-230100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 910 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT NEAR MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-230100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 910 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 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 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-230100- FREDERICK SOUND- 910 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-230100- SUMNER STRAIT- 910 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE LATE MORNING. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-230100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 910 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 60 KT. NORTHERN AREA...GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 17 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
351 FZAK51 PAJK 221901 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1001 AM AKST THU DEC 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- 1001 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 975 MB STORM FORCE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THURSDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL DRIFT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SE AK LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRI. $$ PKZ011-230115- GLACIER BAY- 1001 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-230115- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1001 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-230115- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1001 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-230115- ICY STRAIT- 1001 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-230115- CROSS SOUND- 1001 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-230115- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1001 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-230115- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1001 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT NEAR MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-230115- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1001 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 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 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-230115- FREDERICK SOUND- 1001 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-230115- SUMNER STRAIT- 1001 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE LATE MORNING. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-230115- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1001 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 60 KT. NORTHERN AREA...GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 17 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
666 FZAK51 PAJK 222141 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1240 PM AKST THU DEC 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- 1240 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 975 MB STORM FORCE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THURSDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL DRIFT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SE AK LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRI. $$ PKZ011-230100- GLACIER BAY- 1240 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-230100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1240 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-230100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1240 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-230100- ICY STRAIT- 1240 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-230100- CROSS SOUND- 1240 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-230100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1240 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-230100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1240 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT NEAR MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-230100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1240 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 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 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-230100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1240 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-230100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1240 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-230100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1240 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 60 KT. NORTHERN AREA...GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 17 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
296 FZAK51 PAJK 222239 AAD CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 139 PM AKST THU DEC 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- 139 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL CONTINUE N INTO CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND THROUGH FRI MORNING WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND IT. ANOTHER LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF SAT. $$ PKZ011-230100- GLACIER BAY- 139 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-230100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 139 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-230100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 139 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-230100- ICY STRAIT- 139 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-230100- CROSS SOUND- 139 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-230100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 139 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-230100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 139 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT NEAR MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-230100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 139 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 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 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-230100- FREDERICK SOUND- 139 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-230100- SUMNER STRAIT- 139 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-230100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 139 PM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 60 KT. NORTHERN AREA...GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 12 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 17 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Dec 21, 2:34 PM AKST, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 2:34 PM AKST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
234 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011
.SHORT TERM...FIRST FRONT MOVED ACROSS NORTHERN PANHANDLE THIS
MORNING AND NOW IS STATIONARY E-W ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL SOUTHEAST
ALASKA. WEAK RIDING IS STARTING TO BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
YUKON WHICH IS WEAKENING SLY GRADIENTS. A DEEP AND WELL WRAPPED
UP 975 MB STORM FORCE LOW IS LOCATED NEAR 45/155 AND WILL TRACK
STEADILY NE INTO THE EASTERN GULF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE
ASSOCIATED OCCLUSION WRAPS WELL NORTH AND EAST OF THE LOW.
SATELLITE AND MODELS INDICATING THERE WILL BE A LOW DEVELOPING
ALONG THIS FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT THAT MOVES TO PWS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A FAIRLY WARM AIR MASS HAS SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA
TODAY WITH ONLY PAYA IN POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT PICKING UP MIXED
RA/SN. THIS FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL THIS
EVENING AND THEN WILL PUSH BACK TO NORTH AS WARM FRONT LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY PRECIP WILL BE
ALL RAIN. SOME COLD AIR SPILLS INTO NORTHERN AREA TONIGHT AS
GRADIENTS GO WEAK NORTHERLY BETWEEN RIDGING OVER YUKON AND
APPROACHING FRONT TO SOUTH. THIS SHOULD ALLOW PRECIP TO GO BACK TO
SNOW AS FAR SOUTH AS JUNEAU TONIGHT BUT AS FRONT PUSHES BACK TO
NORTH...SNOW CHANGES BACK TO RAIN FOR HAINES AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAYS
BY THURSDAY MORNING.
QPF AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY LARGE WITH THIS SYSTEM AND
COULD SEE 3 INCHES OF RAIN ALONG THE COAST AND SOUTH TO 1.5
INCHES FOR INNER CHANNELS. THIS WILL FALL AS HEAVY SNOW AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AND ISSUED SPS TO COVER THIS. HAINES AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAYS
SHOULD PICK UP 6 TO 15 INCHES OF NEW SNOW THROUGH NOON ON THURSDAY
AND ISSUED A WSW FOR THERE.
SE WINDS ON RADAR ALREADY AT GALE FORCE IN COASTAL WATERS. AS
FRONT MOVES INTO COASTAL WATERS LATER TONIGHT COASTAL BARRIER
EFFECTS INCREASE WINDS TO STORMS. EXPECT THESE WIND TO SPREAD
INLAND OVERNIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS PUSHING ACROSS SOUTHERN ON
THURSDAY WHERE A STORM WILL BE ISSUED FOR CLARENCE ST. DO HAVE 65+
KT LOW LEVEL JET AND WILL UPGRADE WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR
23, 27, AND 28. ELSWR WILL SPREAD A 45 KT STRONG WIND GUSTS
NORTHWARD THROUGH PANHANDLE ON THURSDAY.
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH ALL MODELS
TENDING TO SHIFT LOW FARTHER WEST AND FARTHER NORTH AND THUS
ALLOWING WARMER AIR MASS TO MAKE SE ALASKA.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...STRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS A LOW
PRESSURE MOVES NORTH INTO CENTRAL ALASKA. NORTHERN AREAS WILL SEE
SNOW MIXING IN WITH THE RAIN OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY
MORNING...HOWEVER SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LIMIT MAJORITY
OF THE REGION TO ALL RAIN WITH LITTLE TO NO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ACROSS THE NORTH. AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE PANHANDLE BEHIND THE
LOWS FRONTAL TROUGH EXPECT STRONGEST SOUTHERLY WINDS TO SHIFT FROM
CLARENCE STRAIT TO LYNN CANAL BY FRIDAY MORNING. MODELS DEPICT A
BRIEF BREAK IN PRECIP BETWEEN FRONTAL SYSTEMS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...HOWEVER ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE...KEEPING THE AREA
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GULF THROUGH FRIDAY
FOLLOWING A SIMILAR TRACK AS THURSDAYS AND ALSO HAVING A LARGE
WRAPPED OCCLUDED FRONT. PRECIP WILL FALL AS A RAIN AND SNOW MIX
OVER THE NORTH WITH THIS FRONT AND ALL RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTH AS
THE REGION REMAINS UNDER A WARM SOUTHERLY ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS PATTERN CHANGES SATURDAY EVENING
AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES SOUTH OUT OF THE ARCTIC. THIS CREATES
A SECONDARY SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ENHANCING THE
ALREADY PRESENT COLD FRONT. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE
PANHANDLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT RAIN WILL TURN TO MAINLY SNOW WITH
ABOUT AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING.
THE UPPER LEVEL ARCTIC LOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE PERIOD
AND CONTINUE TO WRAP COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. AS NEW SURFACE
LOWS MOVE INTO THE AREA SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTH.
MODELS HAVE COME INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT FOR THIS FORECAST
PACKAGE. AS A RESULT FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IS ABOUT AVERAGE. USED
A BLEND OF THE LATEST RUNS TO UPDATE THE GOING FORECAST WITH ONLY
MINOR CHANGES IN THE SHORT TERM AND A TRANSITION TO HPC IN THE
LONG TERM.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ022-024-026.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ023-027-028.
STRONG WIND FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ017-021-025-029.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST
THURSDAY FOR AKZ018-019.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ036.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-021-022-033>035-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-031-032-053.
&&
MM/HANNONIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 21, 12:15 PM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1215 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 AKZ017-018-019-020-021-022-023-024-025-026-027-028-029-220800- 1215 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...VERY WET AND WINDY IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY... WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WILL BE VERY WET ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA. PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALL RAIN IN SOUTHEAST COMMUNITIES AT SEA LEVEL. ONE TO TWO FEET OF NEW SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1000 FEET FROM ABOUT JUNEAU NORTHWARD BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL LOWER TO JUST A FEW HUNDRED FEET TONIGHT BUT ARE FORECAST RISE TO AROUND 1500 FEET ON THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WILL BE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THURSDAY AND RISING THROUGH FRIDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. PONDING OF WATER ALONG STREETS AND PARKING LOTS WILL CAUSE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS...ESPECIALLY WHERE WATER COVERS HARD PACKED ICY SURFACES. ALONG WITH THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION...WINDS WILL BE INCREASING OVER THE PANHANDLE. PREVAILING SOUTHEAST WIND WILL BE 25 TO 40 MPH THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE. PEOPLE MAY WANT TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AND OUTDOOR DECORATIONS. WAVES ON THE INNER CHANNELS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 10 FEET WHILE SEAS OFFSHORE WILL BE IN THE 20 TO 30 FOOT RANGE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO PAY ATTENTION TO WEATHER FORECASTS THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND MONITOR THE LATEST CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA. TA DEC 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 5:46 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 27 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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