Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 157, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 20, 2012, 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
- Feb 20, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2012, 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.
704 FZAK51 PAJK 210012 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 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. PKZ098-211400- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE NE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE AND INTO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ011-211400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-211400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-211400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-211400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-211400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-211400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-211400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-211400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-211400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-211400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-211400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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146 FZAK51 PAJK 210103 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 402 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 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. PKZ098-211915- 402 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE NE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ011-211915- GLACIER BAY- 402 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-211915- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 402 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-211915- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 402 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-211915- ICY STRAIT- 402 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-211915- CROSS SOUND- 402 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-211915- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 402 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-211915- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 402 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-211915- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 402 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-211915- FREDERICK SOUND- 402 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-211915- SUMNER STRAIT- 402 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-211915- CLARENCE STRAIT- 402 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
948 FZAK51 PAJK 210225 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 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. PKZ098-211915- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE NE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ011-211915- GLACIER BAY- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-211915- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-211915- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-211915- ICY STRAIT- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-211915- CROSS SOUND- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-211915- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-211915- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-211915- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-211915- FREDERICK SOUND- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-211915- SUMNER STRAIT- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-211915- CLARENCE STRAIT- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
257 FZAK51 PAJK 210300 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 600 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 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. PKZ098-211915- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE NE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ011-211915- GLACIER BAY- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-211915- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 600 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-211915- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-211915- ICY STRAIT- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-211915- CROSS SOUND- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-211915- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-211915- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-211915- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 13 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-211915- FREDERICK SOUND- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-211915- SUMNER STRAIT- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-211915- CLARENCE STRAIT- 525 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
668 FZAK51 PAJK 211309 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 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. PKZ098-220100- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NE TODAY. A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF AND OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ011-220100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-220100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-220100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-220100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-220100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-220100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-220100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-220100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-220100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-220100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-220100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
028 FZAK51 PAJK 211956 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1056 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 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- 1056 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NE TODAY. A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF AND OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ011-221400- GLACIER BAY- 1056 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-221400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1056 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-221400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1056 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-221400- ICY STRAIT- 1056 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-221400- CROSS SOUND- 1056 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-221400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1056 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-221400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1056 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-221400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1056 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-221400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1056 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-221400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1056 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-221400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1056 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
922 FZAK51 PAJK 220036 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 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 TUE FEB 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF AND THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TONIGHT. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE OUTER COAST FROM THE SOUTH ON FRI. $$ PKZ011-221400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-221400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-221400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING IN THE EVENING. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-221400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-221400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-221400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EARLY...BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-221400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING N LATE THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-221400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-221400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-221400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW LATE. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-221400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Feb 20, 1:28 PM AKST, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 1:28 PM AKST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
128 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012
.SHORT TERM...CURRENT SATELLITE TODAY SHOWS A MODERATE STRENGTH
LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND. THE
ASSOCIATED FRONT EXTENDS OVER THE NORTHERN COAST AND INTO THE
EASTERN GULF. IT IS CURRENTLY BRINGING STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY
WINDS AND SOME PRECIP TO THE AREA. FROZEN PRECIP IS OBSERVED
NORTH OF A LINE ROUGHLY FROM PELICAN TO TAKU INLET. THE SOUTHERLY
FLOW IS STARTING TO EAT AWAY AT THE COLD AIR IN THE PANHANDLE AS
TEMPERATURES ARE STARTING TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING IN JUNEAU,
GUSTAVUS, AND HOONAH. S TO SE WINDS ARE ALSO STARTING TO PICK UP
ALONG THE PANHANDLE.
FOR TONIGHT THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE ACROSS THE GULF
AND MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THIS EVENING. WARM AIR
AHEAD OF IT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ITS WAY UP THE PANHANDLE
CHANGING SNOW OVER TO RAIN AT MOST SEA LEVEL LOCATIONS INCLUDING
SKAGWAY AND HAINES. THE HIGHER ELEVATION LOCATIONS ALONG THE
HAINES AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAYS WILL REMAIN SNOW FOR MOST OF THIS
EVENT AS SUCH WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN OUT UNTIL TOMORROW
MORNING FOR THESE LOCATIONS. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME A BIT BREEZY
THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH.
BEHIND THE FRONT IS A 120 KT JET STREAK AT 500 MB TAKING AIM AT
THE CENTRAL OUTER COAST. I HAVE DECIDED TO PUT UP STRONG WIND
HEADLINES FOR SITKA AND ELFIN COVE AREAS FOR LATER TONIGHT.
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE FELT FURTHER INLAND AS THE
SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES DUE TO AN APPROACHING WEAK
WAVE FROM THE SW. I HAVE PUT UP GALE WARNINGS FOR MOST OF THE
NORTH-SOUTH INNER CHANNELS FOR TOMORROW AS PRESSURE DIFFERENCES
REACH -4 MB BETWEEN JUNEAU AND SKAGWAY AND JUNEAU AND FIVE
FINGERS. SKAGWAY MAY ALSO SEE SOME STRONG WINDS FOR TOMORROW AS
WELL.
SHORT RANGE MODELS WERE IN FAIR AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST 12 HOURS
THEN START TO DEBATE ON HOW TO HANDLE THE NEXT SHORTWAVE COMING
UP FROM THE SW FOR TUES AFTERNOON. GFS AND EC SEEMED TO BE THE
ONLY TWO THAT COULD REACH SOME SORT OF AGREEMENT ON TRACK. THE UK
LOOKED TO BE TOO FAR NORTH AND THE NAM WAS TOO FAR SOUTH AND TOO
FAST. DECIDED ON USING A EC/UK BLEND FOR TONIGHT BASED ON HOW
WELL THEY INITIALIZED THE FEATURES TODAY. THEN USED A EC/GFS
BLEND FOR TOMORROW BASED ON THEIR AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER
THROUGH THAT PERIOD. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOUT AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...MODEL AGREEMENT HAS DECREASED ON LARGE SCALE FLOW
CHANGE FOR UPCOMING LATE WEEK INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK TIME FRAME.
GFS DEVIATED FROM IDEA THAT LARGE SCALE RIDGE WOULD BUILD AND
REMAIN TO THE WEST OF THE AREA DURING THAT TIME. THE NEW ECMWF
DOES BRING THE RIDGE AXIS A BIT FURTHER EAST AROUND SUN BUT THEN
REDEVELOPS RIDGE BACK TO THE WEST EARLY NEXT WEEK. THINK MAIN
PROBLEM WITH GFS IS WAY IT HANDLES A CUT OFF LOW WELL TO THE SSW
OF THE AREA...SHOWING IT FURTHER N AND NOT ALLOWING AS MUCH
RIDGING TO REBUILD TO THE WEST EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS LEADS TO
LARGE DIFFERENCE IN TEMPS AT THAT POINT...WITH GFS MUCH WARMER
THAN THE ECMWF. AT THIS POINT THINK BEST WAY TO GO IS TO KEEP THE
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK PERIOD AS IS AND ALLOW THE MODELS TO
SORT THINGS OUT. DID USE A BLEND OF THE 12Z EC/GFS FOR TUE NIGHT
INTO FRI HOWEVER...MAINLY TO GET RID OF A LOW THAT WAS IN PREVIOUS
FORECAST AROUND THU THAT NO MODEL SHOWS AND FOR SMOOTH TRANSITION
FROM SHORT TERM.
A LOW WILL BE TRACKING ENE ACROSS THE SRN AREA TUE NIGHT. THIS
SYSTEM HAS COME IN WEAKER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECASTED ON LATEST
MODEL RUNS. THE UPPER WAVE AND ASSOCIATED SFC LOW ARE FLAT AND
THIS WILL LIMIT NWD EXTENT OF PRECIP FROM THIS SYSTEM. WENT WITH
STEADY PRECIP OVER THE SERN HALF OF THE AREA AND SHOWERS OVER THE
NW HALF FOR TUE NIGHT. SHOWERS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT TUE NIGHT OVER
THE NORTH DUE TO SHORTWAVE RIDGING MOVING THRU THAT AREA. BY WED
MORE TROFFING SHOULD MOVE IN AND SHOWERS SHOULD INCREASE AGAIN.
TEMPS ALOFT WILL BE SLOWLY COOLING WED INTO WED NIGHT...AND PTYPE
WILL TRANSITION FROM RAIN SHOWERS TO SNOW SHOWERS DURING THAT TIME.
THU SHOULD BE MAINLY SNOW SHOWERS AS ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES BUT
COVERAGE OF THE SHOWERS WILL LIKELY DECREASE AS FLOW ALOFT BECOMES
A BIT ANTICYCLONIC.
ANOTHER LOW WILL TRACK EWD WELL S OF THE AREA AND THIS WILL HELP
DEVELOP OFFSHORE FLOW THU NIGHT INTO FRI. ALSO...WILL START TO SEE
SOME COLDER AND DRIER AIR FILTER IN FROM THE N LATE FRI AND FRI
NIGHT.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
AKZ022-023.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR AKZ018-019.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-022-031-033-036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-032-034-035-053.
&&
EAL/RWTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Feb 20, 7:50 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 40 hr | |
| Feb 21, 10:56 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr |
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