Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 188, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 9, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 9, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
716 FZAK51 PAJK 100031 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 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. PKZ098-101400- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 986 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF WILL TRACK SLOWLY TO THE NORTH THROUGH SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-101400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-101400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-101400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-101400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-101400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-101400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW LATE. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-101400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-101400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-101400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-101400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-101400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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858 FZAK51 PAJK 100209 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 509 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 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. PKZ098-102015- 509 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 986 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF WILL TRACK SLOWLY TO THE NORTH THROUGH SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-102015- GLACIER BAY- 509 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-102015- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 509 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... ..TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N LATE. GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-102015- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 509 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-102015- ICY STRAIT- 509 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-102015- CROSS SOUND- 509 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-102015- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 509 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW LATE. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-102015- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 509 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-102015- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 509 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-102015- FREDERICK SOUND- 509 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-102015- SUMNER STRAIT- 509 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-102015- CLARENCE STRAIT- 509 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
667 FZAK51 PAJK 100528 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 828 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 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. PKZ098-102330- 828 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 986 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF WILL TRACK SLOWLY TO THE NORTH THROUGH SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-102330- GLACIER BAY- 828 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-102330- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 828 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-102330- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 828 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-102330- ICY STRAIT- 828 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-102330- CROSS SOUND- 828 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-102330- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 828 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW LATE. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-102330- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 828 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-102330- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 828 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-102330- FREDERICK SOUND- 828 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-102330- SUMNER STRAIT- 828 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-102330- CLARENCE STRAIT- 828 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
446 FZAK51 PAJK 100650 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 950 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 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. PKZ098-110100- 950 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 986 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF WILL TRACK SLOWLY TO THE NORTH THROUGH SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-110100- GLACIER BAY- 950 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-110100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 950 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-110100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 950 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-110100- ICY STRAIT- 950 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-110100- CROSS SOUND- 950 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-110100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 950 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-110100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 950 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-110100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 950 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-110100- FREDERICK SOUND- 950 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-110100- SUMNER STRAIT- 950 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-110100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 950 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
412 FZAK51 PAJK 101251 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 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. PKZ098-110100- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 986 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF WILL TRACK SLOWLY TO THE NORTH THROUGH SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-110100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-110100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-110100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-110100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-110100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-110100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-110100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-110100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-110100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-110100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-110100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 9, 3:04 PM AKST, 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 3:04 PM AKST, 56 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
304 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012
.SHORT TERM...A LOW IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF IS CURRENTLY
TRACKING TO THE EAST, BUT WILL BEGIN A NORTHWARD TURN THIS
EVENING. FAIRLY RAGGED ASSOCIATED BAROCLINIC CLOUD SHIELD WILL
MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE LATER THIS EVENING. AS THE LOW AND
ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVE CLOSER TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA, THE PRESENT
SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BECOME MORE OF AN OFFSHORE
GRADIENT AND GENERATE SMALL CRAFT WINDS OVER MOST OF THE INNER
CHANNELS. FAR NORTHERN ZONES AND INNER CHANNELS WILL SEE MORE OF
A NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WHICH WILL REMAIN THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. SOUTHEASTERLY GALES TONIGHT OVER THE COASTAL MARINE
ZONES SOUTH OF CAPE SPENCER. GUSTY WINDS OVER THE PANHANDLE AS
THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH, BUT NO WIND WARNINGS EXPECTED.
ASSOCIATED FRONT IS NOT VERY WELL ORGANIZED AND POORLY SUPPORTED
ALOFT. IN LIGHT OF THIS, QPF VALUES WERE TONED DOWN AND SNOW
TOTALS FOR TONIGHT GENERALLY 2 INCHES OR LESS. MID LEVEL WARM AIR
ADVECTION TONIGHT WILL BE COUNTERED BY A COLDER, OFFSHORE WIND AT
THE SURFACE, SO HAVE RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW OVERNIGHT FOR THOSE
LOCATIONS THAT ARE NOT SNOWING ALREADY. DAYTIME WARMING TOMORROW
IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE A TRANSITION BACK TO LIQUID IN THE FORM OF
SHOWERS BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON FOR ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT THE
SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE PANHANDLE, WHERE STRATIFORM TERMINOLOGY
IS RETAINED.
USED GFS FOR UPDATES TO THE SHORT TERM FORECAST. CONFIDENCE IS
AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...LONG RANGE FORECAST REMAINS QUITE CONSISTENT WITH AN
UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH ANCHORS OVER THE GULF THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK. AN EMBEDDED UPPER LOW WILL DIGGING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
CENTRAL GULF ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUE TO NEAR VANCOUVER ISLAND
THROUGH LATE MONDAY. THE UPPER LOW WILL FILL SLOWLY AND BECOME
BROAD OVER THE EASTERN GULF BY TUESDAY. REFRESHED THE INHERITED
FORECAST PACKAGE WITH THE MOST PERSISTENT GFS SOLUTIONS THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY NEXT WEEK. A SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER
SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF SATURDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE DRIFTING WEST TO THE
NORTHERN GULF.
THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND A SECONDARY LOW
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN GULF ON SUNDAY NIGHT. A DEVELOPING
STORM IN THE NORTH PACIFIC EARLY SUNDAY WILL TRACK EAST AND HEADING
TOWARD VANCOUVER ISLAND BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL
ABSORB THE SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPED OVER THE EASTERN GULF.
SCATTERED PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA OVER
THE WEEKEND. POPS WILL DECREASE AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND DRIFTS
WEST...ALLOWING SOME OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE AREA FOR DECREASING
CLOUDINESS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE EARLY NEXT
WEEK. DIURNAL TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION WILL CAUSE THE PRECIPITATION
MORE SNOW AT NIGHT AND MORE RAIN DURING THE DAY.
SOLID SMALL CRAFT TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY TO ACCOMPANY
THE LOW ACROSS THE OUTSIDE COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
NORTHEAST GULF OVER THE WEEKEND. SMALL CRAFT NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS WITH INCREASING OFFSHORE
FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
MODEL SOLUTIONS DIFFER BEGINNING TUESDAY ONWARD AS THE UPPER
SHORTWAVE TROUGH DRIFTS WEST AND SEVERAL SURFACE LOWS ROTATING
ACROSS THE GULF. PREFERRED TO LEAN OVER THE HPC SOLUTIONS FOR THE
REMAINING PERIODS OF THE LONG TERM FORECAST. A LITTLE WARMING
TREND IS EXPECTED AS A LOW TRACKS FROM THE SOUTH.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 5 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-022-031>035-051-052.
&&
FRITSCH/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 35 hr | |
| Mar 9, 9:44 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Mar 10, 10:47 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr |
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