Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 311, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 28, 2012, 12:39 PM AKDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Sep 28, 2012, 12:39 PM AKDT (20:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 28, 2012, 8:22 PM AKDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
105 FZAK51 PAJK 282039 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1239 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 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. PKZ098-290100- 1239 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE PANHANDLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE GULF AND OVER THE EASTERN GULF BY FRIDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-290100- GLACIER BAY- 1239 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-290100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1239 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-290100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1239 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-290100- ICY STRAIT- 1239 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-290100- CROSS SOUND- 1239 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-290100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1239 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-290100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1239 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-290100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1239 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-290100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1239 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-290100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1239 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-290100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1239 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NORTHERN AREA. WINDS DIMINISHING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
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962 FZAK51 PAJK 282321 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 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. PKZ098-291400- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE PANHANDLE WILL MOVE EAST TO CANADA BY SATURDAY MORNING. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-291400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-291400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-291400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-291400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-291400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-291400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-291400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-291400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-291400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-291400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-291400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NORTHERN AREA. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
252 FZAK51 PAJK 282327 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 401 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 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. PKZ098-291400- 401 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE PANHANDLE WILL MOVE EAST TO CANADA BY SATURDAY MORNING. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-291400- GLACIER BAY- 401 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-291400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 401 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-291400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 401 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-291400- ICY STRAIT- 401 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-291400- CROSS SOUND- 401 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-291400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 401 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-291400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 401 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-291400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 401 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-291400- FREDERICK SOUND- 401 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-291400- SUMNER STRAIT- 401 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-291400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 401 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NORTHERN AREA. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
778 FZAK51 PAJK 290031 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 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. PKZ098-291400- 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE PANHANDLE WILL MOVE EAST TO CANADA BY SATURDAY MORNING. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-291400- GLACIER BAY- 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-291400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-291400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-291400- ICY STRAIT- 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-291400- CROSS SOUND- 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-291400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 UPDATED .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-291400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 UPDATED .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-291400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-291400- FREDERICK SOUND- 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-291400- SUMNER STRAIT- 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-291400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 431 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NORTHERN AREA. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
744 FZAK51 PAJK 290424 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 822 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 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. PKZ098-291400- 822 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE PANHANDLE WILL MOVE EAST TO CANADA BY SATURDAY MORNING. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-291400- GLACIER BAY- 822 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-291400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 822 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-291400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 822 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-291400- ICY STRAIT- 822 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-291400- CROSS SOUND- 822 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-291400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 822 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-291400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 822 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-291400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 822 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-291400- FREDERICK SOUND- 822 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-291400- SUMNER STRAIT- 822 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-291400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 822 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NORTHERN AREA. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 28, 5:59 AM AKDT, 6 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 5:59 AM AKDT, 6 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
559 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012
.SHORT TERM...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND DRIFTING OVER THE PANHANDLE.
SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AS THEY GET CLOSE TO THE COASTLINE ARE
PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS DUE VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH
COLDER AIR ALOFT. THESE CONDITIONS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH STRONG
UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVING OVER THE AREA. WINDS OVER THE INNER
CHANNELS REMAIN TO BE ON THE GUSTY SIDE WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH
OVER THE FAR NORTHERN AREAS ALONG WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH NEAR
JUNEAU. THESE STRONGER WIND GUSTS ARE MAINLY FROM THE SURFACE
RIDGE OVER THE PANHANDLE BUT ALSO FROM OUTFLOW WINDS FROM SOME OF
THE STRONGER SHOWERS. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN SOME ALONG WITH WINDS
ALOFT TO ALLOW THE GUSTY WINDS TO SLOWLY RELAX THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS OVER THE MARINE WATERS REMAIN TO RANGE FROM
20 TO 30 KT FROM THE SOUTH WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE LYNN
CANAL, CROSS SOUND AND CLARANCE STRAIT. AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS
THROUGH TODAY THOSE WINDS WILL SLOWLY RELAX BUT REMAIN ON THE
STRONGER SIDE NEAR LYNN CANAL. SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER MOST OF
THE AREA WITH DEEP ONSHORE FLOW ALONG WITH UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS
MOVING OVER THE AREA.
A SURFACE TROF ASSOCIATED FROM THE OLD PARENT LOW IN THE
NORTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE GULF AND OVER THE EASTERN
GULF BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS TROF WILL INCREASE THE WINDS AGAIN
OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA AS THE SURFACE RIDGE
SHARPENS UP SOME. THE WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 KT IN CLARANCE TO
15 TO 20KT ELSEWHERE. THE THINKING THIS MORNING IS THAT THE
FORECAST MODELS ARE PUSHING THE SURFACE RIDGE TO THE EAST MUCH
FASTER AND TRYING TO RELAX THE WINDS A BIT FASTER. THE UKMET
KEEPS THE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS MORE THAN OTHER
MODELS AND INITIALIZED MUCH BETTER OVER THE FORECAST AREA THIS
MORNING. SO WITH THAT SAID KEPT THE WINDS OVER NORTHERN LYNN AND
THE SKAGWAY ON THE HIGHER SIDE THIS EVENING BUT THEY WILL RELAX
TO BE NEAR 15 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. OTHER PLACES WILL SEE GUSTY
WINDS IN THE EVENING BUT FOR THE MOST PART WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO
15 MPH. THE SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WILL INCREASE THROUGH
TONIGHT AS THE TROF DRIFTS EAST BUT FOR THE MOST PART THERE WILL
NOT BE MUCH OF A BREAK IN THE PRECIP.
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT PUSH OF COLDER AIR ADVECTING ACROSS THE
GULF BEHIND THE TROF SO FREEZING LEVELS ALONG WITH NIGHT TIME
LOWS WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER 40S AND FREEZING LEVELS WILL FALL
TO BE NEAR 2500 FEET.
THE FORECAST MODELS HAVE BEEN IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND USED A BLEND
OF THE NAM/EC/UKMET THROUGH THE NEXT 24HRS WITH AVERAGE
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE.
&&
.LONG TERM...FOR THE EARLIER PORTIONS OF THE LONG TERM
FORECAST...MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE UPPER LEVEL
SHORTWAVE TROUGH SLOWLY FILLS AND DRIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF AND THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW SLOWLY WEAKENS ACROSS
THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF THROUGH SUNDAY...THEN DISSIPATE OVER
SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY SUNDAY NIGHT...PUSHING A WEAKENING RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS TO THE EAST. REFRESHED THE
INHERITED FORECAST PACKAGE WITH THE 00Z RUN OF GFS AND ECMWF FOR
THEIR MAKING OF ACCEPTABLE CONSENSUS. LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL POPS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AND A LITTLE DECREASING
WINDS WITH RELAXING PRESSURE GRADIENTS. HOWEVER...ROUGH SMALL
CRAFT SEAS DUE TO LONG PERIODS SOUTHWEST SWELLS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS.
BEHIND THE DISSIPATING LOW OVER THE PANHANDLE...HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF ON MONDAY THEN CONTINUE TO EXPAND OVER
THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH MUCH OF THE NEXT
WEEK. LARGE DIFFERENCES REMAIN AMONG THE MODELS AND THUS LEANED
OVER THE HPC ENSEMBLE APPROACH. THE EXPANDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL
DOMINATING THE FORECAST AREAS WITH GENERALLY DRY WEATHER AND NO
SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED. UNDERNEATH THE MODERATE
SUBSIDENCE...EXPECT MARINE STRATUS DEVELOP ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
WATERS AND POSSIBLY MOVE ONSHORE NEAR THE PANHANDLE COAST. AN
INTENSE STORM ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL PUSH A FRONTAL PASSAGE
OVER THE WESTERN GULF FOR THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK WITH
INCREASING CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 1 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031>036-042-043-
051>053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ041.
&&
ABJ/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Sep 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 28 hr | |
| Sep 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 days | |
| Sep 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Sep 28, 12:39 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 8 hr |
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