Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 450, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 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
- Dec 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 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.
305 FZAK51 PAJK 040028 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 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 MON DEC 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AK GULF THROUGH WED. A 985 MB LOW MOVING INTO THE SE GULF MON NIGHT WILL DEEPEN A LITTLE OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY TUE MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS TO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER IN THE CANADIAN YUKON AND ALASKAN INTERIOR THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ011-041400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-041400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-041400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-041400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-041400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-041400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-041400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-041400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW WITH RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-041400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-041400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-041400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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479 FZAK51 PAJK 041242 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 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 TUE DEC 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 983 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE DECISION WILL MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF TUE NIGHT AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON WED WHILE WEAKENING TO 990 MB. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CANADIAN YUKON WILL SLIDE INTO NORTHWESTERN BC THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ011-050100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-050100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-050100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-050100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-050100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-050100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-050100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-050100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-050100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-050100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-050100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
934 FZAK51 PAJK 041358 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 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- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 983 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE DECISION WILL MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF TUE NIGHT AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON WED WHILE WEAKENING TO 990 MB. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CANADIAN YUKON WILL SLIDE INTO NORTHWESTERN BC THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ011-050100- GLACIER BAY- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 CORRECTED HEADLINE ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-050100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AROUND 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-050100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-050100- ICY STRAIT- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-050100- CROSS SOUND- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-050100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-050100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-050100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-050100- FREDERICK SOUND- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-050100- SUMNER STRAIT- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-050100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
524 FZAK51 PAJK 041428 CCA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 528 AM AKST TUE DEC 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- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 983 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE DECISION WILL MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF TUE NIGHT AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON WED WHILE WEAKENING TO 990 MB. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CANADIAN YUKON WILL SLIDE INTO NORTHWESTERN BC THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ011-050100- GLACIER BAY- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 CORRECTED HEADLINE ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-050100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AROUND 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-050100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-050100- ICY STRAIT- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-050100- CROSS SOUND- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-050100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-050100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-050100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-050100- FREDERICK SOUND- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-050100- SUMNER STRAIT- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-050100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 455 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
963 FZAK51 PAJK 041553 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 653 AM AKST TUE DEC 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. PKZ098-050115- 653 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 983 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE DECISION WILL MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF TUE NIGHT AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON WED WHILE WEAKENING TO 990 MB. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CANADIAN YUKON WILL SLIDE INTO NORTHWESTERN BC THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ011-050115- GLACIER BAY- 653 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-050115- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 653 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AROUND 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-050115- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 653 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-050115- ICY STRAIT- 653 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-050115- CROSS SOUND- 653 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-050115- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 653 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-050115- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 653 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-050115- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 653 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-050115- FREDERICK SOUND- 653 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-050115- SUMNER STRAIT- 653 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-050115- CLARENCE STRAIT- 653 AM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
285 FZAK51 PAJK 050023 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 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 TUE DEC 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHEAST GULF WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS TO THE NORTHWEST MOVING TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT BACK TOWARD THE PANHANDLE ON THU. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL SLIDE INTO NORTHWESTERN BC THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ011-051400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-051400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-051400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-051400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS WESTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-051400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ031-051400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-051400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-051400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-051400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-051400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-051400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 3, 3:36 PM AKST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 3:36 PM AKST, 24 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
336 PM AKST MON DEC 3 2012
.SHORT TERM...EARLY AFTERNOON SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS PERSISTING HIGH
PRESSURE AREAS OVER THE CANADIAN YUKON AND ALASKAN INTERIOR WITH A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ROTATING ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. SEVERAL
SURFACE TROUGHS ARE PUSHING PRECIPITATION BAND ACROSS THE EASTERN
GULF AND THE PANHANDLE FROM THE SOUTH. SNOW CONTINUES NEAR HYDER
AND OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE WITH RAIN ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN MOST AREAS. TIGHTENED NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT
MAINTAINS STRONG NORTH WIND ACROSS THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS AND
STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS NEAR INTERIOR PASSES.
MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
REMAINING CROSS THE ALASKAN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A 985 MB LOW
MOVING INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF TONIGHT WILL DEEPEN A LITTLE OVER
THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY TUESDAY MORNING...THEN
WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS TO THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA IN THE CANADIAN YUKON AND ALASKAN
INTERIOR WILL PERSIST AND MAINTAIN THE STRONG NORTHERLY PRESSURE
GRADIENT.
AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF TONIGHT...AN
ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BEGIN AFFECTING THE
SOUTHERN AREAS WITH RAIN AND SNOW...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES BY
EARLY EVENING. MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW OVER
KETCHIKAN AREA TO THE NORTH AND 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO AN INCH BY
TUESDAY MORNING. WILL ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
KETCHIKAN ZONE WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
STRONG WIND HEADLINES WILL STAY FOR THE NORTHERN MOST ZONES AND
STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS WITH HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY TO PREVAIL OVER THE
CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS WITH FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.
&&
.LONG TERM...BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AK GULF
THROUGH THE WEEK WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON. THE MAIN
CENTER WILL ROTATE AROUND THE GULF PUSHING WAVES OF PRECIPITATION
OVER THE PANHANDLE. NEXT MAIN BAND OF PRECIP FROM THIS LOW LOOKS
TO MOVES OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE BLOCKING RIDGE THAT
HAD BEEN KEEPING A STABLE PATTEN OVER THE AREA LOOKS TO BREAK DOWN
EARLY IN THE WEEK ALLOWING A WAVE TO MOVE DOWN FROM THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA. THIS NEW LOW WILL BECOME VERTICALLY STACKED AS IT
BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR THE TIP OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE
BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE GULF WILL BE PUSHED
TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH AN ADVANCING RIDGE AHEAD OF THE ALEUTIAN
LOW. A STRONG FRONT AND TRIPLE POINT LOW LOOK TO DEVELOP FROM THIS
PARENT LOW AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AK GULF AND OVER THE PANHANDLE
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THERE ARE SOME ISSUE WITH THE EXACT TIMING
OF THIS FRONT. PRECIPITATION MOVING IN WITH THIS FRONTAL BAND WILL
BE THE BIG QUESTION. THE ORIENTATION IS NOT CONDUCIVE FOR
SNOW...HOWEVER WITH THE COLD AIR THAT HAS BEEN ENTRENCHED OVER THE
PANHANDLE THIS COULD TURN INTO A SIGNIFICANT OVER RUNNING EVENT.
THERE IS PLENTY OF MOISTURE MOVING IN WITH THE FRONT AS THERE IS
GOOD TROPICAL CONNECTION INDICATED.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN CONSISTENT FOR THE FIRST PART OVER THE
LONG RANGE. THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WILL SEE A BIT OF WARMING
EARLIER AS GULF LOW MOVES UP SOME HIGHER 850 MB TEMPS FROM THE
SOUTH. COLD AIR SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE NORTH OF FREDERICK SOUND
THROUGH THE WEEK. BY THE END OF THE WEEK THE ADVANCING RIDGE AND
THEN FRONT WILL MOVE IN SOME SIGNIFICANTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES.
THIS WARM AIR LOOKS TO MOVE AS FAR NORTH AS ICY STRAIT...SO
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENT COULD START AS SNOW THEN TRANSITION
INTO RAIN FOR THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE AS FLOW SHIFTS FROM THE NORTH
TO SOUTHEAST.
THE STRONGER WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS WILL FINALLY
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE WEEK AS THE YUKON HIGH BEGINS TO
SHIFT TO THE EAST THEN THE GULF LOW MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST. AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS WILL STILL SEE SOME LINGER GALES FOR
NORTHERN LYNN BUT ALL INSIDE CHANNELS SHOULD DROP TO SMALL CRAFT
OR BELOW BY THE WEEKEND. WINDS OVER THE AK GULF ON THE OTHER HAND
WILL PICK UP THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH UPPER GALE FORCE WINDS
POSSIBLE DUE TO THE INCOMING FRONT.
NEW FORECAST HAD A SHIFT FROM PREVIOUS DAYS MODEL OF CHOICE. THE
ECMWF WHILE PREVIOUSLY MORE CONSISTENT SHOWED SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
RUN TO RUN FROM SUNDAYS 00Z OUTPUT. THE 12Z ECMWF IS NOW MORE IN
LINE WITH THE GFS...WHICH AS BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT SINCE SUNDAY.
FOR THE START OF THE LONG TERM ALL MODELS ARE HAVING ISSUES THE
NAM BECOMES AN EARLY OUTLIER WITH THE LOW CENTER FURTHER TO THE
NORTH AND EAST. HOWEVER NON OF THE MODELS IS REALLY HAVING A GREAT
TIME DEALING WITH THE POSITION OF THE LOW CENTER AS IT ROTATES
AROUND THE GULF. AS STATED ABOVE NEW GFS AND ECMWF WERE IN FAIR
AGREEMENT THOUGH THE FIST HALF OF THE LONG RANGE. FOR THE FRONT
MOVING ACROSS THE GULF TOWARD THE PANHANDLE SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
THE ECMWF IS MORE PROGRESSIVE THAN THE GFS. USED A BLEND OF
GFS/ECMWF AND INHERITED GRIDS THROUGH DAY 3 THEN TRANSITIONED TO A
GFS/HPC BLEND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LONG RANGE. HAVE NOT RAISED
POPS OR WINDS QUITE UP TO THE MODELS FOR THE WEEKEND DUE TO THE
UNCERTAINTY RESOLVING THE FRONT. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR AKZ019.
STRONG WIND THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR AKZ018.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR AKZ028.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031-032.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ033>036-041>043-051-052.
&&
AHN/PRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 3:25 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr |
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