Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 178, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 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
- Mar 5, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 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.
770 FZAK51 PAJK 060033 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 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. PKZ098-061400- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA MOVES OFF TO THE EAST TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND CROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA ON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ011-061400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-061400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-061400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW...CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-061400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-061400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-061400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-061400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-061400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-061400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS INCREASING TO SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-061400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW LATE. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-061400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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371 FZAK51 PAJK 060803 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1103 PM AKST MON MAR 5 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. PKZ098-070215- 1103 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA MOVES OFF TO THE EAST TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND CROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA ON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ011-070215- GLACIER BAY- 1103 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-070215- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1103 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-070215- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1103 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW...CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-070215- ICY STRAIT- 1103 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-070215- CROSS SOUND- 1103 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-070215- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1103 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-070215- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1103 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-070215- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1103 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-070215- FREDERICK SOUND- 1103 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-070215- SUMNER STRAIT- 1103 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-070215- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1103 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
983 FZAK51 PAJK 061237 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 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. PKZ098-070100- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E ACROSS SE AK THROUGH WED MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WED AFTERNOON WILL TRACK NE INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF BY THU MORNING AND CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-070100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-070100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-070100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-070100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. .WED...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-070100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. .WED...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-070100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-070100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-070100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-070100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-070100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-070100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
600 FZAK51 PAJK 062016 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1114 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 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. PKZ098-070200- 1114 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE E ACROSS SE AK THROUGH WED MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WED AFTERNOON WILL TRACK NE INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF BY THU MORNING AND CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-070200- GLACIER BAY- 1114 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-070200- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1114 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-070200- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1114 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-070200- ICY STRAIT- 1114 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. .WED...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-070200- CROSS SOUND- 1114 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN. .WED...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-070200- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1114 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-070200- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1114 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-070200- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1114 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-070200- FREDERICK SOUND- 1114 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-070200- SUMNER STRAIT- 1114 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-070200- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1114 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
014 FZAK51 PAJK 070027 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 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. PKZ098-071400- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL DRIFT EAST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WED AFTERNOON WILL TRACK NE INTO THE GULF BY THU. $$ PKZ011-071400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-071400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-071400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN...MIXED WITH AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG LATE. .WED...S WIND INCREASING 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-071400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE. .WED...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT SHIFTING SW LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-071400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E OVERNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-071400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-071400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE MORNING AND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-071400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-071400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE OVERNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-071400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG LATE. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-071400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Mar 5, 3:59 PM AKST, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 3:59 PM AKST, 1 minute before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
359 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012
.SHORT TERM...A FAIRLY FLAT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS THE EASTERN
GULF TODAY WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH
TOMORROW AND ALLOW A 150+ KT WSW JET MAX INTO THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE BY MORNING AND SINK TO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY
AFTERNOON. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT
AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA ON TUESDAY.
THE STEADY SNOW IS JUST STARTING ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF COAST
WITH AREAS OF SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEAK OVERRUNNING OVER THE
RIDGE DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHERN PANHANDLE. EXPECT STEADIER SNOWS
TO SPREAD E AND SE OVERNIGHT AND REACH SOUTHERN AREAS BY TUESDAY
MORNING. IN GENERAL EXPECT SNOW AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 3 INCHES
COASTAL AND SOUTHERN UP TO 7 INCHES ALONG COAST MTNS.
DO HAVE A FAIRLY COLD AIR MASS IN LOW LEVEL IN PLACE SO EXPECT
ALL AREAS WILL START AS SNOW. OVERALL PRECIP AMOUNTS ARE NOT HUGE
BUT ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW ADVISORIES. WITH JET DROPPING A BIT TO
THE SE THROUGH THE PERIOD...HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG THE
COAST MOUNTAINS BETWEEN PAJN AND PAPG EARLY TUESDAY. NORTHERN
AREAS WILL STAY COLDER BUT GET LESS PRECIP. SOUTHERN ZONES WILL
TURN TO RAIN IN SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME BUT HAVE LOWER ADVISORY
THRESHOLDS. WARM FRONT MOVES ONSHORE AROUND 18Z AND IS NEAR
PAJN-PAKT BY 03Z. WILL SEE PRECIP MIX WITH RAIN JUST IN ADVANCE
OF FRONT AND TURN TO ALL RAIN AND DIMINISH AS FRONT MOVES
THROUGH.
AS RIDGE BREAKS BY THIS EVENING WILL SEE INCREASING SLY
GRADIENTS. HAVE SMCR IN ALL INNER CHANNELS BY TUESDAY MORNING
WITH A GALE DEVELOPING IN LYNN CANAL TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRONG WIND IS EXPECTED FOR PAGY AND WILL BE
INCORPORATED INTO WSW STATEMENT.
GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. GFS HAD STRONGEST
SLY GRADIENT AND WAS USED FOR PRES AND WIND.
.LONG TERM...THE MODELS ARE IN A BIT BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE SYSTEM
THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE IS STILL LOW
CONFIDENCE IN THAT PORTION ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE EXTENDS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE EC CONTINUE HAVE POOR RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY BUT THERE WAS GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE GEM ALONG WITH
GEFS WITH A BIT FASTER TRACK. WHEN THE NEW 12Z EC RUN CAME IN IT
SLOWED THE NORTHWARD MOVING OVER THE LOW ON THURSDAY AND LOOKED
LIKE THE 12Z GFS AND THE NAM. BOTH THE 18Z NAM/GFS RUN BOTH LOOK
GOOD FROM RUN TO RUN. SO WITH THAT SAID...FROM WED NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY DID A BLEND OF THE GEM AND SOME 12Z GFS AS IT WAS A GOOD
MIDDLE GROUND. THIS WILL BRING A LOW INTO THE GULF BY LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WITH GALES OVER THE GULF, WARM TEMPS AND RAIN OVER THE
FORECAST AREA. FOR THE REST OF THE EXTENDED PORTIONS REFRESHED THE
FORECAST WITH THE LATEST HPC WITH LOW FORECASTER CONFIDENCE.
IN THE MID RANGE OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD THERE IS ABOUT AVERAGE FORECASTER
CONFIDENCE WITH THE WARMER AND WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE
PANHANDLE. AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF WILL DEVELOP A DEEP SW
FLOW FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC ALONG WITH A 150KT JET MOVING OVER THE
REGION. THE EC HAS BEEN THE BEST MODEL WITH THIS PATTERN AND
OVERALL NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. THE
WEATHER FRONT MOVING OVER THE PANHANDLE IN THE SHORT RANGE WILL
STALL OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL BE
IN THE LIQUID FORM ACROSS THE AREA WITH SO POSSIBLE MIXED PREICP
NEAR PAHN IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND SNOW NEAR WHITE PASS. THE WARM
MOIST SW FLOW WILL KEEP THE STEADY RAIN GOING INTO WED. THE GUSTY WINDS
FROM THE SOUTH WILL CONTINUE AS A LEE SIDE LOW DEEPENS IN THE
YUKON AND THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE PANHANDLE PERSISTS. THIS WILL
KEEP THE GALES OVER NORTHERN LYNN AND SMALL CRAFT OVER THE REST OF
THE MARINE WATERS. OVERLAND WINDS WILL BE ON THE GUSTY SIDE BUT
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR PAGY WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
THE UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF INTO WED SO RAIN WILL BE
CAT TO LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA WITH SW FLOW AT MOST LEVELS. THE
SURFACE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN SOME THROUGH WED SO THE WINDS
OVER THE INNER CHANNELS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM AKST TUESDAY FOR
AKZ026.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO NOON AKST TUESDAY FOR
AKZ027-028.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM AKST
TUESDAY FOR AKZ018-019-021-024.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM AKST TUESDAY FOR AKZ025.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON AKST
TUESDAY FOR AKZ020-022.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-022-031>036-041>043-051>053.
&&
MM/ABJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 days | |
| Mar 5, 7:24 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 20 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 23 hr |
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