Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 192, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 14, 2012, 2:28 PM AKDT. It was in force for 14 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 14, 2012, 2:28 PM AKDT (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
006 FZAK51 PAJK 142335 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 228 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 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. PKZ098-151630- 228 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 975 MB LOW WILL MOVE N TO THE SE GULF BY THIS EVENING...THEN DRIFT TO THE NE GULF BY THU AFTERNOON. A WEAKENING LOW WILL MOVE N OVER HAIDA GWAII THU AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-151630- GLACIER BAY- 228 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-151630- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 228 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-151630- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 228 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-151630- ICY STRAIT- 228 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-151630- CROSS SOUND- 228 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-151630- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 228 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-151630- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 228 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-151630- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 228 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-151630- FREDERICK SOUND- 228 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-151630- SUMNER STRAIT- 228 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-151630- CLARENCE STRAIT- 228 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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320 FZAK51 PAJK 150450 CCA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 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. PKZ098-151630- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 975 MB LOW WILL MOVE N TO THE SE GULF BY THIS EVENING...THEN DRIFT TO THE NE GULF BY THU AFTERNOON. A WEAKENING LOW WILL MOVE N OVER HAIDA GWAII THU AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-151630- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-151630- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-151630- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-151630- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-151630- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-151630- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-151630- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-151630- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-151630- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-151630- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-151630- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
409 FZAK51 PAJK 150628 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1028 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 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. PKZ098-151630- 1028 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 975 MB LOW WILL MOVE N TO THE SE GULF BY THIS EVENING...THEN DRIFT TO THE NE GULF BY THU AFTERNOON. A WEAKENING LOW WILL MOVE N OVER HAIDA GWAII THU AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-151630- GLACIER BAY- 1028 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-151630- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1028 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-151630- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1028 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-151630- ICY STRAIT- 1028 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-151630- CROSS SOUND- 1028 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-151630- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1028 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-151630- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1028 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN LATE. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-151630- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1028 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-151630- FREDERICK SOUND- 1028 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-151630- SUMNER STRAIT- 1028 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-151630- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1028 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
950 FZAK51 PAJK 151132 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 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. PKZ098-160100- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 979 MB LOW IN THE SE GULF WILL DRIFT NW TO THE NE GULF BY THU NIGHT. A WEAKENING LOW WILL MOVE N OVER HAIDA GWAII THU AND INTO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-160100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-160100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-160100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-160100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-160100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-160100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-160100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-160100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. PERIODS OF RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-160100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-160100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-160100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 14, 6:03 AM AKDT, 8 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 6:03 AM AKDT, 8 hours 25 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
603 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012
.SHORT TERM...QUIET NIGHT ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THIS MORNING.
MAIN WEATHER CONCERNS AT THE MOMENT ARE THE SHOWERS DRIFTING
THROUGH THE PANHANDLE. MOST ARE WIDELY SCATTERED BUT THERE IS ONE
SEMI- ORGANIZED BAND MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
AT THE MOMENT ASSOCIATED WITH A MID LEVEL VORT MAX. FOR MOST
PLACES THESE SHOWERS HAVE BEEN IN THE FORM OF SNOW AS SURFACE
TEMPS HAVE BEEN COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT IT. ANY ACCUMULATIONS HAVE
BEEN LESS THEN 1 INCH WITH ISOLATED AREAS UNDER HEAVIER SHOWERS
GETTING A QUICK INCH OR TWO.
FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE NORTHERN
HALF OF THE PANHANDLE AS EASTERLY DOWNSLOPING FLOW AHEAD OF THE
NEXT WEAKENING LOW DRYS OUT THE AREA. THIS SHOULD ALSO ALLOW FOR
BREAKS TO FORM IN THE CLOUD COVER AND MAY OFFER PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES FOR BRIEF PERIODS TODAY. THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE
WILL BE AFFECTED BY A WEAKENING LOW COMING NORTH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAVE KEPT CATEGORICAL POPS FOR TODAY AND LIKELY POPS FOR TONIGHT
FOR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AS THIS SYSTEM SPREADS MORE SHOWERS AND
A WEAK NARROW FRONTAL BAND OVER THE AREA. MOST AREAS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE WARM ENOUGH THAT THE PRECIP WILL
EITHER FALL AS RAIN OR THE SNOW WILL MELT ONCE IT HITS THE GROUND
SO ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LIGHT. THE PRECIP WILL SPREAD NORTH
THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT AGAIN THE EASTERLY FLOW WILL LIMIT AMOUNTS
AND HOW WIDESPREAD THE SHOWERS ARE THE FARTHER NORTH THEY VENTURE.
THE OTHER DETAIL THAT NEEDS LOOKING AT IS THE WIND THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE SPREADING ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN AREA. PRESSURE
PATTERN SUGGESTS THAT INITIALLY THE WIND WILL BE FROM AN EASTERLY
DIRECTION WED WHICH WILL LIMIT THE STRONGER WINDS TO EASTERLY
EXPOSURES. THE HIGHER WINDS WILL NOT BEGIN TO SPREAD TO KETCHIKAN,
HYDABURG, AND UP CLARENCE STRAIT UNTIL THE LOW GETS FAR ENOUGH UP
THE COAST THAT THE PRESSURE PATTERN FAVORS MORE SE FLOW. THAT WILL
NOT HAPPEN UNTIL AT LEAST LATE AFTERNOON AND BY THEN I THINK THAT
THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE WEAKENED ENOUGH THAT STRONG WIND HEADLINES
WILL NOT BE NEEDED BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. FARTHER NORTH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE
TIGHTENING UP AGAIN AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES NORTH. NORTHERLY SMALL
CRAFT WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE BLOWING IN LYNN CANAL STARTING THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT AS THEY BRING THE LOW
NORTH BUT THE GFS WAS SUGGESTING SOMETHING A LITTLE TOO FAR TO THE
WEST COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE MODELS. DECIDED TO STICK WITH THE
NAM FOR SHORT RANGE UPDATES DUE TO GOOD INITIALIZATION AND
CONSISTENCY. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS A LITTLE ABOVE AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...JET STREAM IS FORECAST TO STAY SOUTH OF THE FORECAST
ARE THROUGH THE LONG TERM. A MEAN NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER TROUGH
WILL DRIFT FROM THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY
EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SHARP HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BUILD
INTO THE BERING BY NEXT TUESDAY WHICH ALLOWS A COLD UPPER LOW TO
DEVELOP OVER THE GULF MID WEEK.
A 978 MB LOW MOVES THROUGH EASTERN GULF THURSDAY AND PULLS BACK TO
THE NW BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THE LOW THEN SLOWLY FILLS ACROSS
NORTHWEST GULF INTO WEEKEND. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WEAKENS AS IT
LIFTS NORTH THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY/THU NIGHT. WITH NEGATIVE
TILT EXPECT MOST PRECIP ACROSS SOUTHERN WITH WEAK DOWN SLOPE
THROUGH NORTHERN PANHANDLE. OVERALL DON'T EXPECT VERY MUCH PRECIP
AS FRONT MOVES THROUGH QUICKLY AND WEAKENS BUT WILL HAVE JUST ENOUGH
COLD AIR IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM FOR PRECIP TO BE MIXED WITH
SNOW. NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS WILL INCREASE TO NLY SMCR WHILE SRN
INNER CHANNELS GO TO SE SMCR POST FRONTAL.
UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH OVER THE WEEKEND AND BRING PERIODS
OF LIGHT PRECIP. AGAIN TEMPS REMAIN MARGINAL IN CAA FROM WEST TO
SEE A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN BUT AMOUNTS NOT EXPECTED TO BE VERY MUCH.
KEEPING A COOL AND FAIRLY DRY FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEK BUT STILL
WILL HAVE SEVERAL DISTURBANCES ROTATE NORTHWARD AND COULD BRING
PRECIP BACK INTO SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
MODELS IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH 120 HRS BEFORE FAIRLY LARGE
DIFFERENCES APPEAR IN TIMING AND POSITION AFTER 144 HRS. USED NAM
TO 84 HRS AND A GFS/EC BLENDS THROUGH DAY 5. USED HPC GRIDS AFTER
DAY 5.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-022-031>036-041>043-051-
052.
&&
EAL/MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 8 days | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 45 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Mar 14, 2:28 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 22 hr |
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