Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 31, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 3, 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
- Jan 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 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.
422 FZAK51 PAJK 040104 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 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. PKZ098-041400- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF WEDNESDAY. A 975 MB LOW WILL BE DEVELOPING ALONG AN OLD FRONTAL BAND AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF EARLY WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OUTLOOK. A FAST MOVING RIDGE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE GULF TO THE PANHANDLE BY THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT WEATHER FRONT. $$ PKZ011-041400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-041400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-041400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-041400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-041400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ031-041400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-041400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-041400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-041400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-041400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-041400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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009 FZAK51 PAJK 040439 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 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. PKZ098-042245- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF WEDNESDAY. A 975 MB LOW WILL BE DEVELOPING ALONG AN OLD FRONTAL BAND AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF EARLY WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OUTLOOK. A FAST MOVING RIDGE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE GULF TO THE PANHANDLE BY THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT WEATHER FRONT. $$ PKZ011-042245- GLACIER BAY- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-042245- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-042245- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-042245- ICY STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-042245- CROSS SOUND- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ031-042245- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-042245- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-042245- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-042245- FREDERICK SOUND- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-042245- SUMNER STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-042245- CLARENCE STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
845 FZAK51 PAJK 040850 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1140 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 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. PKZ098-042245- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF WEDNESDAY. A 975 MB LOW WILL BE DEVELOPING ALONG AN OLD FRONTAL BAND AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF EARLY WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OUTLOOK. A FAST MOVING RIDGE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE GULF TO THE PANHANDLE BY THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT WEATHER FRONT. $$ PKZ011-042245- GLACIER BAY- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-042245- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-042245- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-042245- ICY STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-042245- CROSS SOUND- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ031-042245- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1140 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-042245- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-042245- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-042245- FREDERICK SOUND- 1140 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-042245- SUMNER STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-042245- CLARENCE STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
652 FZAK51 PAJK 040945 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1245 AM AKST WED JAN 4 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. PKZ098-042245- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF WEDNESDAY. A 975 MB LOW WILL BE DEVELOPING ALONG AN OLD FRONTAL BAND AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF EARLY WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OUTLOOK. A FAST MOVING RIDGE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE GULF TO THE PANHANDLE BY THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT WEATHER FRONT. $$ PKZ011-042245- GLACIER BAY- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-042245- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-042245- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-042245- ICY STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-042245- CROSS SOUND- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ031-042245- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1140 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-042245- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-042245- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-042245- FREDERICK SOUND- 1140 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-042245- SUMNER STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-042245- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1245 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE. LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT AND TO 14 FT NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
662 FZAK51 PAJK 041302 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 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. PKZ098-050100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 970 MB STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE DECISION EARLY THIS MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO CANADA BY LATE MORNING. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-050100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-050100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-050100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-050100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-050100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. N SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ031-050100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-050100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-050100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-050100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-050100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-050100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
817 FZAK51 PAJK 041554 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 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. PKZ098-050200- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 970 MB STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE DECISION EARLY THIS MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO CANADA BY LATE MORNING. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-050200- GLACIER BAY- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-050200- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-050200- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-050200- ICY STRAIT- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-050200- CROSS SOUND- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. N SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ031-050200- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-050200- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-050200- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-050200- FREDERICK SOUND- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-050200- SUMNER STRAIT- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-050200- CLARENCE STRAIT- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
362 FZAK51 PAJK 050044 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 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. PKZ098-051400- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY. THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD GALES AND STORMS INTO THE EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-051400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-051400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-051400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-051400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-051400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ031-051400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-051400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-051400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-051400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-051830- SUMNER STRAIT- 329 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-051830- CLARENCE STRAIT- 329 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Jan 3, 6:16 AM AKST, 9 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 6:16 AM AKST, 9 hours 44 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
616 AM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012
.SHORT TERM...A COMPLEX 965 MB LOW CENTERED NEAR 50/150 WILL
SEND A STRONG OCCLUDED FRONT NE AND ACROSS SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST
ALASKA TODAY AND THEN WEAKENING ACROSS NORTHERN PANHANDLE
TONIGHT. A SMALL 980 MB LOW IS DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT OVER
THE SOUTHEAST GULF THIS MORNING THAT DUMBBELLS NNW INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT THERE WILL BE A SMALL E TO
W RIDGE LIFTING NORTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THERE IS A SECOND
WAVE JUST BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TRAILING FRONT NEAR
38N/144W THAT HAS POTENTIAL TO 1)BOMB INTO A TIGHTLY WOUND 968 MB
STORM AS IT MOVES TO JUST WEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE 12Z WED 2)DEEPEN
TO A 982 OPEN WAVE WITH SMCR WINDS JUST WEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE OR
3) DEEPEN TO A MODERATE 980 MB LOW THAT MOVES TO NEAR CWRO.
CURRENTLY THE OCCLUDED FRONT IS PUSHING ACROSS HAIDA GAWII
ISLANDS AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ZONES THIS MORNING. THE
E-W ORIENTATION OF THIS FRONT IS KEEPING SUBSTANTIAL EASTERLY
GRADIENT OF THE AREA. THIS TENDS TO LIMIT WIND GUSTS TO INTERIOR
PASSES AND LESS SO FOR PAKT AND CLARENCE SO JUST WENT WITH STRONG
WINDS FOR AKZ027 THIS MORNING. PRECIP ACROSS SOUTHERN WILL BE RAIN
OR QUICKLY CHANGING TO RAIN EXCEPT FOR NEAR HYDER WHICH COULD STAY
SNOW MOST OF THE DAY WITH 4 INCHES ACCUM POSSIBLE BEFORE MIXING
WITH RAIN LATE AFTERNOON. AS THE SE GULF LOW MOVES NORTH AND
BEHIND THE FRONT AND AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING RIDGE...GRADIENT
ACROSS SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA GAINS MORE SLY COMPONENT WHICH
WILL HELP BRING GALES TO CLARENCE STRAIT LATE MORNING INTO
AFTERNOON.
CENTRAL PANHANDLE WILL START OUT AS SNOW WITH ABOVE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES DUE TO WET BULB EFFECTS BUT WILL GO TO RAIN BY THIS
AFTERNOON WITH STRONG WAA AT 85H MB. RAIN CONTINUES TONIGHT BUT
TAPERS OFF AS WEAK RIDGE MOVES THROUGH LATE. E-NE WIND WILL REACH
GALE FORCE IN MARINE AREAS BUT THINK GUSTS STAY BELOW 4O MPH IN
PUBLIC AREAS. WIND DIMINISH OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOWER
CIGS AND VSBYS.
FARTHER NORTH GRADIENT GAINS NE COMPONENT TODAY WHICH WILL LIMIT
PRECIP AND KEEP LOWER DEW POINTS DURING THE DAY AND ADVECT SOME
COLDER AIR NEAR INTERIOR PASSES. A CRITICAL LEVEL (CYCLONIC CASE)
BRIEFLY SETS UP OVER JUNEAU THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE COLLAPSING WITH
THE ONSET OF PRECIP AND STRONGER SSE WINDS ALOFT. PRECIP WILL
BEGIN AS LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS
EVENING JUST AHEAD OF FRONT AND COULD SEE A QUICK 2-4 INCHES. ONCE
FRONT PUSHES THROUGH EXPECT PRECIP TO MIX WITH OR TURN TO RAIN
DEPENDING ON DEW POINT TEMPERATURES. ATMO FAIRLY STABLE SO DO NOT
SEE VERY STRONG WINDS UNTIL FRONT MOVES THROUGH THEN
SOUTHEASTERLIES COULD G35 MPH. STEPHEN PASSAGE AND CLARENCE WILL
PICK UP A N-NE GALE JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT THAT DIMINISHES AND
TRIES TO BRIEFLY GO SE.
IN THE NORTH SHOULD BE A MAINLY DRY HIGH CLOUD AND COOL DAY.
ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE NOTED ON SATELLITE WEST OF PAYA AND COULD SEE
SOME FLURRIES BY LATE AFTERNOON. WIND WILL BE INCREASING FROM THE
NORTH THAT REACH GALE FORCE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MOST OF
TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO PAYA-PAHN-PAGY THIS EVENING AS
FRONT MOVES ALOFT AND KEPT AMOUNTS IN 2-4 INCH RANGE DUE TO FAIRLY
DRY LOWER ATMO.
THE BIG QUESTION IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO WAVE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING
IN CENTRAL PACIFIC THAT RACES NE TO DIXON ENTRANCE AREA BY 12Z WED
UNDER 130KT 500 MB JET. THE 00Z GFS/UKMET AND LESSOR EXTENT GEM
GLOBAL WANT TO BOMB THIS WAVE DEEPENING IT 30 MBS INTO A TIGHTLY
WOUND 968-973 MB LOW IN 24 HRS. THIS RESULTS IN A SOLID STORM
FORCE WINDS TO POSSIBLE HURRICANE FORCE WIND IN DIXON ENTRANCE. EC
DOES NOT GET TOO EXCITED AND THEREFORE SHOWS ONLY SMCR WINDS FOR
SE GULF. A QUICK LOOK AT THE 12Z NAM DEEPENS THE WAVE CONSIDERABLY
TO 980 MB BUT TAKES IT ACROSS HAIDA GAWII. NEEDLESS TO SAY
CONFIDENCE IS LOW WITH THIS FEATURE ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS SOUTH
OF SOME OUR OPERATION DOMAINS AND IS LOCATED IN DATA VOID
AREA...BUT NEEDS TO BE MONITORED EXTREMELY CLOSELY DUE TO
POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO SE AK RIGHT AT THE END OF THE SHORT TERM
PERIOD. OUR COLLABORATED SOLUTION WAS TO TAKE A 975 MB LOW INTO SE
GULF ON WED MORNING WITH MAX GALES OD SE GULF AND MAX WIND
ADVISORY FOR AKZ027-028 AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM.../WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES
THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. WEDNESDAY STARTS OUT WITH A
COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF. MODELS HAVE STARTED
TRENDING TOWARD A SOLUTION OF A NEW LOW DEVELOPING AND MOVING NORTH
OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
GFS...GEM AND UKMET ARE THE STRONGEST WITH THE NAM AND ECMWF WEAKER
WITH JUST A TROUGH IN THE SAME AREA...HOWEVER STRONGER AND CLOSER TO
THE OTHERS IN LATEST RUNS. THIS NEW LOW DEVELOPMENT WOULD BRING
STRONG WINDS TO THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS OF HYDABURG AND KETCHIKAN.
STRONGEST SOLUTIONS SHOW GUST OF UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE...HOWEVER DUE
TO CONTINUED UNCERTAINTY HAVE GONE WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH FOR
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND MAX GALES FOR CLARENCE STRAIT...BUT WILL NEED
TO BE MONITORED FOR A POSSIBLE HIGH WIND AND STORM WARNINGS.
OTHERWISE THIS LOW WILL BRING RAIN TO THE REGION...AND CONTINUE THE
COOLER NORTHERLIES THROUGH LYNN CANAL WITH HAINES AND SKAGWAY SEEING
SNOW. RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH AND
DISSIPATES TO A TROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL
SNOW FOR THE HAINES AREA IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAYTIME PERIOD.
BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE PARENT LOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE ANCHORAGE
AREA WITH ANOTHER ASSOC FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PANHANDLE.
THIS FRONT LOOKS TO CHANGE RAIN BACK TO SNOW FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE
A RIDGE BUILDS AND SCATTERS PRECIP WITH SOME BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER.
AS A RESULT THURSDAY EVENING WILL COOL OFF QUICKLY DUE TO
RADIATIONAL COOLING THEN WARMING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS THE NEXT
SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION. HAVING THE DIURNAL TEMPERATURE TRENDS
OFF LIKE THIS HAS BEEN A FORECAST CHALLENGE. THIS MAKES FOR
RAIN/SNOW TIMES NOT MATCHING UP WITH TYPICAL MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE
TIMES...LEADING TO RAIN AND SNOW BEING MENTIONED IN MOST PERIODS.
THE SYSTEM FOR LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL BRING ANOTHER
BATCH OF STRONG WINDS TO THE OUTSIDE WATERS AND COASTAL AREAS. AGAIN
THE GFS IS STRONGER WITH THIS FRONT AND HAS STORM FORCE WINDS FOR
THE OUTSIDE WATERS AND THE ECMWF IS WEAKER...HAVE GONE WITH MAX
GALES AS A COMPOMISE. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE
GULF SATURDAY BRINGING PRECIP TO THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. AGAIN THIS
SYSTEM LOOKS TO BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE COASTAL AREAS AND HAVE
USED WINDY WORDING IN SOME OF THE ZONES.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FOR AKZ027.
STRONG WIND FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
AKZ027-028.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-022-031>036-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-041-043-051>053.
&&
MM/HANNONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 15 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:38 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Jan 3, 7:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 44 hr | |
| Jan 3, 8:56 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 16 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:40 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Jan 4, 12:25 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 4, 5:12 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 5:12 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 6:52 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 21 hr | |
| Jan 4, 6:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 33 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.