Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 343, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 30, 2012, 9:43 PM AKDT. It was in force for 18 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
- Oct 30, 2012, 9:43 PM AKDT (05:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
146 FZAK51 PAJK 310543 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 943 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 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. PKZ098-312345- 943 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 996 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SW AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB NEAR KODIAK BY WED EVENING THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY THU MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WILL MOVE NE AND ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF ON THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-312345- GLACIER BAY- 943 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-312345- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 943 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-312345- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 943 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW...THEN RAIN LATE. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-312345- ICY STRAIT- 943 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW...THEN RAIN LATE. .WED...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-312345- CROSS SOUND- 943 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW...THEN RAIN LATE. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-312345- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 943 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW...THEN RAIN LATE. .WED...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-312345- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 943 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-312345- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 943 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-312345- FREDERICK SOUND- 943 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-312345- SUMNER STRAIT- 943 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-312345- CLARENCE STRAIT- 943 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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160 FZAK51 PAJK 311153 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 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. PKZ098-010100- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 995 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED MORNING WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SW AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB NEAR KODIAK BY WED EVENING THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY THU MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WILL MOVE NE AND ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF ON THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-010100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-010100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT IN THE MORNING THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-010100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-010100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-010100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-010100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-010100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-010100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-010100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-010100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-010100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. HIGHEST WINDS NORTHERN HALF. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
605 FZAK51 PAJK 311657 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 853 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 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. PKZ098-010100- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 995 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED MORNING WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SW AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB NEAR KODIAK BY WED EVENING THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY THU MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WILL MOVE NE AND ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF ON THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-010100- GLACIER BAY- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-010100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT IN THE MORNING THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-010100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 UPDATED FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-010100- ICY STRAIT- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-010100- CROSS SOUND- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-010100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 UPDATED FOR FRIDAY .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-010100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-010100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-010100- FREDERICK SOUND- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-010100- SUMNER STRAIT- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-010100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. HIGHEST WINDS NORTHERN HALF. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
833 FZAK51 PAJK 312057 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 100 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 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. PKZ098-010100- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 995 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED MORNING WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SW AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB NEAR KODIAK BY WED EVENING THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY THU MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WILL MOVE NE AND ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF ON THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-010100- GLACIER BAY- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-010100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 100 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT IN THE MORNING THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-010100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 UPDATED FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-010100- ICY STRAIT- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-010100- CROSS SOUND- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-010100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 UPDATED FOR FRIDAY .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-010100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-010100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-010100- FREDERICK SOUND- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-010100- SUMNER STRAIT- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-010100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 900 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. HIGHEST WINDS NORTHERN HALF. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
276 FZAK51 PAJK 312339 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 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. PKZ098-011400- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON WILL DRIFT SW AND DISSIPATE NEAR KODIAK BY EARLY THU MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WILL MOVE NE AND ENTER THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF FRI MORNING. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE N TO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ011-011400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-011400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-011400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-011400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-011400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E INCREASING TO WIND 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-011400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-011400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-011400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-011400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-011400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-011400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Oct 30, 3:24 PM AKDT, 6 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 3:24 PM AKDT, 6 hours 19 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
324 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012
.SHORT TERM...AFTERNOON SATELLITE LOOP REVEALS ABOUT 996 MB LOW
ROTATING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONTAL
PASSAGE SWEEPING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND A COLD FRONT
BEHIND THE OCCLUSION OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. IN BETWEEN THESE TWO
FRONTAL BOUNDARIES...TRAPPED WARM AIR MASS APPROACHES THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST. SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS HAVE BEEN
INCREASING SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS...NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS. SNOW CONTINUES OVER THE NORTHERN MOST
PANHANDLE AND SNOWFALL RATE QUITE HEAVY AT TIMES IN HAINES AREA
AND ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATION ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. WINTER
STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LOCATION ABOVE 1500 FEET
ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...ALONG WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAINES
MODELS REMAIN FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH THE 996 MB LOW OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT SLOWLY DRIFTS SOUTHWESTWARD AND WEAKENS TO
ABOUT 1002 MB NEAR KODIAK BY WEDNESDAY EVENING THEN DISSIPATES
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. REFRESHED THE INHERITED FORECAST
PACKAGE WITH THE NAM AND ECMWF FOR THEIR GOOD INITIALIZATION AND
CONSENSUS. SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY OVER
THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE WARM AIR MASS HAS
ALREADY ARRIVED OVER YAKUTAT AREA BUT THE OVERRUNNING SCENARIO
OVER THE NORTHERN MOST PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT
BEFORE MIXING WITH RAIN BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. CATEGORICAL
POPS WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE
WITH SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PANHANDLE.
.LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WILL BE A TRANSITION PERIOD:
MOST OF THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY WILL CHANGE FROM WINDS FROM THE
INTERIOR TO ONSHORE FLOW. AN EXPLOSIVE CYCLOGNESIS WILL OCCUR FOR A
LOW TRACKING N INTO THE WESTERN GULF THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT,
AND WILL SEND A FAST MOVING OCCLUDED FRONT NE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE
EARLY SAT. CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE, ALBEIT THE TIMING OF THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE EARLY SATURDAY IS GIVEN WITH LESS CONFIDENCE AS THIS WILL
BE A RELATIVELY SUDDEN SPEED UP OF THE FRONT OVER TWO DAYS IN THE
FUTURE. CHANGES TO THE LONG RANGE FORECAST PACKAGE ARE SMALL.
500 NM S OF ADAK A 992 MB IS TRACKING E. LOW REACHING 500 NM S OF
SEWARD 12Z THU AND REACHING 974 MB DURING EXPLOSIVE CYCLOGENESIS.
500 NM S OF SEWARD AT 12Z FRI THE LOW WILL BE AT IT'S GREATEST
DEPTH OF 952 MB WITH A STRONG OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR
THE LOW IN AND ARC 300 NM S OF PADQ 300 NM S OF CORDOVA AND 300 NM
SW OF KETCHIKAN. THE SOUTH AND EAST QUADRANTS OF THIS LOW WILL
HAVE STRONG CONTOUR GRADIENTS THAT ARE SUPPORTING A FRONT THAT IS
BOTH STRONG AND FAST MOVING.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ019.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-012-021-022-031>035-041>043-051-
052.
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AHN/JBTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Oct 30, 9:43 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr |
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