Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 464, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 13, 2012, 2:35 AM AKST. It was in force for 37 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 13, 2012, 2:35 AM AKST (11:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
496 FZAK51 PAJK 131137 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 235 AM AKST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ098-140130- 235 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS AND SEAS UP TO 19 FT WILL SPREAD OVER THE GULF ON THURSDAY. OUTLOOK. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-140130- GLACIER BAY- 235 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW...MIXING WITH RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-140130- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 235 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS AROUND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-140130- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 235 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-140130- ICY STRAIT- 235 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-140130- CROSS SOUND- 235 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS AROUND 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-140130- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 235 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-140130- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 235 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-140130- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 235 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-140130- FREDERICK SOUND- 235 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-140130- SUMNER STRAIT- 235 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-140130- CLARENCE STRAIT- 235 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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834 FZAK51 PAJK 131249 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ098-140100- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGHER PRESSURE IS BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST THU. STRONG WEST WINDS OVER OUTSIDE WATERS AND OCEAN ENTRANCES WILL DIMINISH LATE TODAY. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-140100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-140100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-140100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS SOUTHERN HALF IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-140100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-140100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-140100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-140100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-140100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-140100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-140100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-140100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
238 FZAK51 PAJK 131836 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 932 AM AKST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ098-141245- 932 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGHER PRESSURE IS BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST THU. STRONG WEST WINDS OVER OUTSIDE WATERS AND OCEAN ENTRANCES WILL DIMINISH LATE TODAY. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-141245- GLACIER BAY- 932 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-141245- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 932 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-141245- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 932 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS SOUTHERN HALF IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-141245- ICY STRAIT- 932 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-141245- CROSS SOUND- 932 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-141245- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 932 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-141245- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 932 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-141245- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 932 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT...HIGHEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-141245- FREDERICK SOUND- 932 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-141245- SUMNER STRAIT- 932 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT...HIGHEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-141245- CLARENCE STRAIT- 932 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
892 FZAK51 PAJK 132152 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1246 PM AKST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ098-141600- 1246 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHEASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ011-141600- GLACIER BAY- 1246 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-141600- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1246 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-141600- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1246 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-141600- ICY STRAIT- 1246 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-141600- CROSS SOUND- 1246 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-141600- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1246 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-141600- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1246 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-141600- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1246 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT...HIGHEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-141600- FREDERICK SOUND- 1246 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-141600- SUMNER STRAIT- 1246 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT...HIGHEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-141600- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1246 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
979 FZAK51 PAJK 132223 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 121 PM AKST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ098-141630- 121 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHEASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ011-141630- GLACIER BAY- 121 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-141630- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 121 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-141630- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 121 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-141630- ICY STRAIT- 121 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-141630- CROSS SOUND- 121 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-141630- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 121 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-141630- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 121 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-141630- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 121 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT...HIGHEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-141630- FREDERICK SOUND- 121 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-141630- SUMNER STRAIT- 121 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT...HIGHEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-141630- CLARENCE STRAIT- 121 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .REST OF TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
105 FZAK51 PAJK 140028 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ098-141400- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHEASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ011-141400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-141400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-141400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-141400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-141400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-141400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-141400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-141400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-141400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-141400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-141400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
936 FZAK51 PAJK 140206 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 506 PM AKST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ098-142015- 506 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHEASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ011-142015- GLACIER BAY- 506 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-142015- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 506 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-142015- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 506 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-142015- ICY STRAIT- 506 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-142015- CROSS SOUND- 506 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-142015- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 506 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-142015- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 506 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-142015- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 506 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-142015- FREDERICK SOUND- 506 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-142015- SUMNER STRAIT- 506 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-142015- CLARENCE STRAIT- 506 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
284 FZAK51 PAJK 140550 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 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. PKZ098-150000- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHEASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ011-150000- GLACIER BAY- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-150000- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-150000- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-150000- ICY STRAIT- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-150000- CROSS SOUND- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-150000- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-150000- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-150000- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING EARLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-150000- FREDERICK SOUND- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-150000- SUMNER STRAIT- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-150000- CLARENCE STRAIT- 850 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
058 FZAK51 PAJK 141305 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 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. PKZ098-150100- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON FRI MORNING...THEN SPREAD OVER THE PANHANDLE BY SAT MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHEASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ011-150100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND BECOMING SE TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-150100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-150100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AND DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-150100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT MAINLY THE WEST PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-150100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT EARLY THEN BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-150100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-150100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-150100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-150100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-150100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-150100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
709 FZAK51 PAJK 141909 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1009 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 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. PKZ098-150100- 1009 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON FRI MORNING...THEN SPREAD OVER THE PANHANDLE BY SAT MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHEASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ011-150100- GLACIER BAY- 1009 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-150100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1009 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-150100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1009 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AND DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-150100- ICY STRAIT- 1009 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT MAINLY THE WEST PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-150100- CROSS SOUND- 1009 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT EARLY THEN BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-150100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1009 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-150100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1009 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-150100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1009 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-150100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1009 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-150100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1009 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-150100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1009 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
303 FZAK51 PAJK 142153 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1253 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 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. PKZ098-150100- 1253 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON FRI MORNING...THEN SPREAD OVER THE PANHANDLE BY SAT MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHEASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ011-150100- GLACIER BAY- 1253 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-150100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1253 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-150100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1253 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AND DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-150100- ICY STRAIT- 1253 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT MAINLY THE WEST PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-150100- CROSS SOUND- 1253 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT EARLY THEN BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-150100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1253 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-150100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1253 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-150100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1253 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-150100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1253 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-150100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1253 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-150100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1253 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES... SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 12, 3:47 PM AKST, 10 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 3:47 PM AKST, 10 hours 48 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
347 PM AKST WED DEC 12 2012
.SHORT TERM...VERY ACTIVE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD. A LOW OVER
THE SOUTH COAST VICINITY CAPE SUCKLING AS OF THIS AFTERNOON WILL
TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST AND INTO WESTERN CANADA OVERNIGHT.
BAROCLINIC CLOUD SHIELD NOW COVERS THE ENTIRE PANHANDLE AND THE
FRONT LIES OVER THE COASTAL MARINE ZONES AS OF THIS AFTERNOON.
COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE COMBINED WITH A WARMER OVERRUNNING
AIRMASS HAS PRODUCED PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN IN HAINES AND
YAKUTAT TODAY AS WELL AS 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN YAKUTAT. WARMER AIR
IS WORKING ITS WAY TO THE SURFACE IN YAKUTAT AND ONCE WINDS VEER
TO THE SOUTHEAST ANY REMAINING SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN.
WINDS HAVE COME AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST IN HAINES AND
TEMPERATURES THERE JUMPED FROM 23 TO 34 DEGREES IN ONE HOUR.
BELIEVE HAINES WILL SEE MOSTLY RAIN TONIGHT WHILE THE HAINES
HIGHWAY NEAR THE BORDER WILL RECEIVE 4 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW
TONIGHT BEFORE WARMER AIR ARRIVES. HAVE ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR THE HAINES ZONE AS A RESULT BUT HAVE SPECIFIED SNOW
ALONG THE HIGHWAY AS THE REASON WHY. LESSER AMOUNTS IN SKAGWAY,
BUT WIND THERE IS AN ISSUE. SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT SET UP AND
WINDS VERY ABRUPTLY INCREASED WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. HAVE STRONG
WINDS HEADLINE FOR THE SKAGWAY ZONE THROUGH TOMORROW. HAVE A GALE
WARNING FOR NORTH AND SOUTH LYNN CANAL TONIGHT, DIMINISHING TO
SMALL CRAFT BY TOMORROW MORNING. TEMPS ARE WARM ENOUGH THAT
FREEZING SPRAY IS NOT A FACTOR.
SOUTH OF THE ICY STRAIT CORRIDOR WIND IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT
FACTOR, BUT COLD AIR NEAR THE SURFACE AND A WARM SECTOR THAT MOVES
OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST FOCUSES ATTENTION OF SNOW TOTALS TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW MORNING. HAVE 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE FORECAST TONIGHT FOR
PETERSBURG AND WRANGELL WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE AND STRAIGHT
RAIN ALONG THE OUTER COAST FROM SITKA SOUTH AND INCLUDING
KETCHIKAN.
FOR TOMORROW, RAIN CHANGES TO SHOWERS AND GENERALLY DIMINISHES
THROUGH THE DAY AS THE SNOW LINE MIGRATES NORTH OF THE ICY STRAIT
CORRIDOR AS A RESULT OF A VERY STRONG AND DEEP ONSHORE PUSH. SMALL
CRAFT WINDS OVER THE INNER CHANNELS ALSO DIMINISHING THROUGH THE
DAY.
USED NAM FOR PRESSURE AND WINDS. BLENDED GEM, ECMWF, AND NAM FOR
POP AND QPF. ADJUSTED TEMPS USING MOS AND GFS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE
IS AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...A BRIEF BREAK IN THE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL
COME TO AN END ON THURSDAY NIGHT AS A STRENGTHENING LOW DRIFTS
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT WILL CROSS THE
PANHANDLE FRIDAY. AM EXPECTING GALE FORCE WINDS WITH THIS FRONT
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GULF AND MANY OF THE SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS.
WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME GUSTY ON THE LAND AREAS NEAR CLARENCE
STRAIT AND DIXON ENTRANCE AS A 50 TO 60 KT 850 MB LOW LEVEL JET
MOVES OVERHEAD. GUSTS AT THE SURFACE COULD REACH UP TO 40 MPH IN
THESE LOCATIONS AND A STRONG WIND HEADLINE MAY BE NEEDED IN LATER
FORECASTS. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL KEEP THE SOUTHERN TWO
THIRDS OF THE PANHANDLE AS MOSTLY RAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE
NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS WILL SEE IT START AS ALL SNOW BEFORE
WARMER AIR MOVES IN AND RAIN BEGINS TO MIX IN FRIDAY. A FEW INCHES
OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE JUNEAU-GUSTAVUS-HOONAH
CORRIDOR BEFORE THE TRANSITION TO RAIN BEGINS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE
ACROSS THE FAR NORTH IN THE HAINES AND SKAGWAY AREAS WHERE ENOUGH
COLD AIR MAY BE IN PLACE TO KEEP PRECIPITATION AS MAINLY SNOW.
WHILE THE MODELS DO DIVERGE ON THE HANDLING OF MULTIPLE WAVES
MOVING FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE IN
THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...THERE ARE GROWING
INDICATIONS OF ANOTHER ARCTIC OUTBREAK DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.
WITH THIS SETUP THERE WOULD BE A RETURN TO NORTHERLY WINDS LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...USHERING COLD DRY AIR INTO
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE. HIGH TEMPERATURES WOULD
STRUGGLE TO MAKE IT TO THE FREEZING MARK WITH LOWS FALLING INTO
THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS ALONG THE HIGHWAYS. THIS WOULD ALSO
SUPPRESS MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION TO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE.
USED A BLEND OF THE NAM/EC FOR THEIR HANDLING OF THE GALE FORCE
LOW ENTERING THE GULF LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. TRANSITIONED TO A BLEND
OF THE EC AND HPC IN THE LONG RANGE. FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IS
ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND AND THEN BELOW
AVERAGE INTO NEXT WEEK AS MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY FOR AKZ019.
STRONG WIND THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ018.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-022-031>036-041-042-053.
&&
FRITSCH/TPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 29 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 12, 10:19 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Dec 13, 9:28 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 31 hr | |
| Dec 13, 9:32 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 30 hr | |
| Dec 13, 9:32 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Dec 13, 12:46 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 27 hr | |
| Dec 13, 1:27 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 hr |
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