Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 455, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 8, 2012, 4:00 AM 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 8, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
491 FZAK51 PAJK 081300 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 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. PKZ098-090100- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT IN THE GULF WILL REACH THE EAST GULF COAST SAT NIGHT AND RAPIDLY MOVE INLAND AS IT WEAKENS. A MODERATE STRENGTH LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA ON TUE. $$ PKZ011-090100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-090100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-090100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-090100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-090100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-090100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-090100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-090100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-090100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW MIXING WITH RAIN LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-090100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-090100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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888 FZAK51 PAJK 082035 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1135 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 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. PKZ098-091445- 1135 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT IN THE GULF WILL REACH THE EAST GULF COAST SAT NIGHT AND RAPIDLY MOVE INLAND AS IT WEAKENS. A MODERATE STRENGTH LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA ON TUE. $$ PKZ011-091445- GLACIER BAY- 1135 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-091445- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1135 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-091445- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1135 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-091445- ICY STRAIT- 1135 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-091445- CROSS SOUND- 1135 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-091445- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1135 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-091445- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1135 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. RAIN LATE. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-091445- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1135 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-091445- FREDERICK SOUND- 1135 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW MIXING WITH RAIN LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-091445- SUMNER STRAIT- 1135 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-091445- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1135 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
057 FZAK51 PAJK 090046 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 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. PKZ098-091400- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT IN THE GULF WILL REACH THE EAST GULF COAST SAT NIGHT AND RAPIDLY MOVE INLAND AS IT WEAKENS. OUTLOOK...A MODERATE STRENGTH LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA ON MON. $$ PKZ011-091400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-091400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-091400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-091400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-091400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .SUN...SW WIND BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-091400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-091400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-091400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 16 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 20 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-091400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-091400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-091400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
344 FZAK51 PAJK 090456 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 756 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 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. PKZ098-091500- 756 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT IN THE GULF WILL REACH THE EAST GULF COAST SAT NIGHT AND RAPIDLY MOVE INLAND AS IT WEAKENS. OUTLOOK...A MODERATE STRENGTH LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA ON MON. $$ PKZ011-091500- GLACIER BAY- 756 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-091500- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 756 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-091500- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 756 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-091500- ICY STRAIT- 756 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...THEN RAIN LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-091500- CROSS SOUND- 756 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-091500- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 756 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-091500- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 756 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW...THEN RAIN LATE. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-091500- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 756 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 16 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 20 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-091500- FREDERICK SOUND- 756 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...THEN RAIN LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-091500- SUMNER STRAIT- 756 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...THEN RAIN LATE. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-091500- CLARENCE STRAIT- 756 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
286 FZAK51 PAJK 091257 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 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. PKZ098-100100- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF FOLLOWING A FRONT THAT MOVED ONSHORE SUN MORNING. A MODERATE STRENGTH LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 993 MB JUST OFF OCEAN CAPE MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-100100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-100100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-100100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-100100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-100100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-100100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-100100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-100100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-100100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-100100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT FOR 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-100100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Dec 7, 4:46 PM AKST, 11 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 4:46 PM AKST, 11 hours 14 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
446 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012
.SHORT TERM...SHORT TERM FORECAST IS RATHER QUIET FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS. A WEAKENING LOW JUST OFF OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND IS
MOVING TOWARD DIXON ENTRANCE AND WILL BE IN CANADA BY THIS
EVENING. A SECOND LOW IS JUST SOUTH OF CROSS SOUND AND IS SLOWLY
DRIFTING AND WEAKENING THERE. BOTH FEATURES ARE BRINGING
CONTINUED SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE PANHANDLE. TEMPERATURES HAVE
BEEN COLD ENOUGH FOR THE SHOWERS TO FALL AS SNOW OVER MOST OF THE
PANHANDLE. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE BEEN AROUND 2 INCHES OR
LESS. WINDS IN LYNN CANAL AND SKAGWAY CONTINUE TO BE AN ANNOYANCE
DUE TO THE PERSISTENT PRESENCE OF A RELATIVELY STRONG YUKON HIGH.
ELDRED ROCK HAS BEEN BLOWING GALE FORCE FOR MOST OF THE MORNING
BUT WIND SPEEDS ARE ON THE DECREASE. LIKEWISE, SKAGWAY HAS BEEN
EXPERIENCING GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING BUT WINDS ARE ON THE
DECREASE THERE AS WELL.
FOR TONIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVER THE PANHANDLE
AS THE REMAINS OF THE WEAK LOWS EITHER MOVE INTO CANADA OR
DIMINISH ALTOGETHER. LIKEWISE THE NORTHERLY WINDS IN LYNN CANAL
AND SKAGWAY WILL BE ON THE DOWNWARD TREND AS WELL EVENTUALLY
BECOMING LESS THEN 25 KT BY SAT AFTERNOON. BOTH WILL BE DUE TO A
WEAK RIDGE THAT WILL BE ENTERING THE PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT WHICH
SHOULD BEING DRYER WEATHER AND HIGHER ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURES TO
THE PANHANDLE THUS DECREASING THE WINDS IN THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE.
THE RIDGE WILL NOT STICK AROUND FOR LONG. STARTING SAT MORNING,
THE AFFECTS OF THE NEXT FRONT COMING FROM THE SW WILL START TO BE
FELT IN THE GULF AND ALONG THE PANHANDLE. SE WINDS WILL BE
INCREASING IN THE GULF TO BECOME GALE FORCE OVER MUCH OF THE
OUTSIDE WATERS BY SAT AFTERNOON. A BARRIER JET ALONG THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST WILL ONLY INCREASE THE WINDS THERE TO BE MIN STORM
FORCE AROUND CAPE SUCKLING BY SAT AFTERNOON. AS FOR THE
PANHANDLE, THE HIGHER WINDS WILL NOT QUITE MAKE IT TO THE COAST
BY SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SMALL CRAFT WINDS WILL BE BLOWING IN THE
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS, CROSS SOUND, AND WESTERN ICE STRAIT.
IN REGARDS TO PRECIPITATION, SNOW WILL BE STARTING UP ON SAT FOR
MOST OF THE PANHANDLE EXCEPT FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
WHERE SE FLOW WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO BE JUST A BIT TOO WARM
FOR SNOW. PRECIP RATES WILL BE LIGHT ON SAT AS THIS IS JUST THE
INITIAL START UP OF THE OVERRUNNING PRECIP. THE HIGHER MOISTURE
CONTENT AIR MASS AND THE BETTER LIFT WILL NOT MAKE IT TO THE
PANHANDLE UNTIL SAT NIGHT. CONSEQUENTLY SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE IN THE REALM OF LESS THEN 3 INCHES THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON
FOR MOST AREAS.
SHORT RANGE MODELS WERE IN DECENT AGREEMENT TODAY. I DID NOT
REALLY LIKE HOW ANY OF THE MODELS INITIALIZED THE WEAK LOWS ALONG
THE PANHANDLE THIS MORNING BUT THE GFS ACTUALLY DID A DECENT JOB
REPRESENTING THE STRONG LOW IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. NAM AND EC
WERE A CLOSE SECOND FOR THAT FEATURE. DECIDED ON A BLEND TO THE
GFS TODAY. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS A LITTLE ABOVE AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...
WINDS AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL BE THE MAIN STORY FOR THE
BEGINNING OF THE LONG RANGE PERIOD. THE WEATHER FRONT WILL PUSH
EASTWARD AND MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE OUTER COAST ON SATURDAY
EVENING. COASTAL WATERS WILL SEE GALE FORCE WINDS FROM THE
SOUTHEAST SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS THE
FRONT PUSHES INLAND.
HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION OF THIS WELL
ORGANIZED WEATHER FRONT. THIS WEATHER FRONT IS ALSO GOING TO BRING
IN WARMER AIR INTO THE PANHANDLE. PRECIPITATION SHOULD START AS
SNOW FOR MOST OF THE PANHANDLE. SNOW CAN BE HEAVY AT
TIMES AND THUS REDUCING VISIBILITY ACROSS THE AREA. AS WARMER AIR
CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE AREA...CHANGEOVER TO RAIN WILL START
TO OCCUR STARTING FROM COASTAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS. THE CHANGEOVER
WILL WORK ITS WAY NORTHWARD AND INLAND DURING THE COURSE OF THE
NIGHT. NORTHERN AREAS SUCH AS HAINES AND SKAGWAY ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO SEE ANY CHANGEOVER TO RAIN. THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
DETERMINED BY THE DURATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND TIMING OF THE
PRECIPITATION CHANGEOVER. RIGHT NOW...KEEPING 4 TO 10 INCHES OF
SNOW IN THE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE
FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS EVENT SHOULD
CONCLUDE BY SUNDAY DAYTIME AS SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO
SLOW DOWN BY THEN.
AFTER THIS WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND...WEATHER PATTERN IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE ZONAL AND FAST MOVING. MINOR WEATHER
DISTURBANCES WILL PASS THROUGH THE PANHANDLE AND PRODUCE RAIN AND
SNOW FOR THE AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE LONG RANGE FORECAST.
HOWEVER...MODEL GUIDANCE HAVE DIFFICULTIES IN PINPOINTING SPEED
AND POSITION OF THESE DISTURBANCES TRANSITING THROUGH SOUTHEAST
ALASKA. ELECT TO KEEP LIKELY POPS OVER THE AREA FOR THE EXTENDED
RANGE. IN ADDITION...LOWER THE HIGH QPF AMOUNTS (GREATER THAN 0.5
INCHES PER 6 HOUR) TO ACCOUNT FOR THE MODEL UNCERTAINTY.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE AT SEASONABLE LEVEL.
IN SUMMARY...A VERY DIFFICULT FORECAST THROUGH THE LONG RANGE.
CONFIDENCE IS BELOW AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ017>022-024>026.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ052.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ041>043-051.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-012-021-022-033>036.
&&
EAL/RCLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 days | |
| Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:02 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:58 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 25 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:58 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 25 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.