Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 466, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 13, 2012, 9:32 AM AKST. It was in force for 30 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, 9:32 AM AKST (18:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ036-141245- CLARENCE STRAIT- 932 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
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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 13, 6:05 AM AKST, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 6:05 AM AKST, 3 hours 27 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
605 AM AKST THU DEC 13 2012
.SHORT TERM...984 MB SFC LOW CENTERED JUST NE OF WHITEHORSE AT 6
AM. OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDS SOUTH FROM THIS LOW ALONG THE COASTAL
MTNS TO MISTY FJORDS AND HAIDA GWAII. WEST WIND GRADIENT
SPREADING INLAND BEHIND FRONT. NW WIND DOWN CLARENCE STRAIT TO
LINCOLN ROCK BUT NO WIND SWITCH AT KETCHIKAN YET...SHOULD BE SOON.
PRECIP TOTALS OVERNIGHT WERE QUITE VARIED GENERALLY BETWEEN 0.25
AND 0.75 INCHES BUT HOONAH RAWS SOUTH OF TOWN MEASURED 1.00 INCH.
PRECIP TYPE WAS RAIN MOST AREAS BUT SNOW DID CONTINUE OUT THE
ROAD FROM HAINES AND IN PETERSBURG OVERNIGHT. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES FOR THESE TWO AREAS WILL EXPIRE AT 6AM.
COOL AIR ADVECTION IN STORE TODAY ALL PANHANDLE. THIS WILL LIKELY
TRIGGER A FEW RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. THE ONSHORE
FLOW WILL KEEP TEMPS ABV FREEZING MOST AREAS. SNOW LEVEL IS
BETWEEN 1K- 2K FEET MSL IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE BASED ON YAK
SOUNDING AND JNU PROFILER DATA. SNOW LEVEL 3K PER ANNETTE
SOUNDING. BUT SOUNDINGS SHOW COOLING TREND ALOFT SO SNOW LEVELS
SHOULD BE LOWERING A BIT DURING THE DAY. BIORKA RADAR INDICATING
FAST MOVING SHOWERS SWEEPING IN WEST TO EAST. GALES ARE UP FOR
LYNN CANAL...CROSS SOUND WHICH HAS BEEN GUSTING TO 60 KT...AND
OUTER COAST NORTH OF CAPE FAIRWEATHER.
USED NAM MODEL SOLUTIONS FOR SFC PRESSURE PATTERN TODAY AND THEN GFS
AND SREF ENSEMBLE FOR TONIGHT. THIS MATCHED UP WITH WFO ANC TIMING
OF NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM WEST. MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE
FELT FRI WHICH IS BEYOND THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. THU WILL BE
CHARACTERIZED AS UNSTABLE WITH COOL AIR INCREASING ALOFT. THEN
BRIEF STABILIZATION TONIGHT WITH TRANSITION TO PREFRONTAL WEATHER.
STRONG LOW LEVEL WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND BACK TO
S-SE TONIGHT. PRECIP WILL START AS SNOW IN YAKUTAT OVERNIGHT AND
COULD REACH GLACIER BAY AND JUNEAU BY DAY BREAK FRI.
&&
.LONG TERM / FRIDAY TO WEDNESDAY / ...THE DEVELOPING LOW MOVES
ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BAND THE
PRECIPITATION WITH IT WILL BE SPREADING ACROSS THE PANHANDLE ON
FRIDAY. COLDER AIR SPREADING BACK ACROSS THE GULF AROUND THE SURFACE
BY SATURDAY AROUND THE WEAKENING RESIDUAL LOW IN THE NORTHERN
GULF. THE LOW AND INVERTED THROUGH PERSISTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE LONG RANGE MODEL SOLUTIONS INDICATE A STRONG LOW MOVING ALONG
THE ALEUTIANS AND THEN TO THE WESTERN GULF BY EARLY NEXT WEEK THEN
SOUTHEAST.
FRIDAYS FRONT LOOKS TO BRING IN A BAND OF GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS
THE OUTER COAST WATERS AND POSSIBLY INTO THE INNER CHANNEL WATERS.
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RESIDUAL LOW IN NORTHERN GULF A LARGE
BAND OF WESTERLY SMALL CRAFT TO MIN GALE FORCE WINDS THAT WILL BE
DEVELOPING A FOLLOWING SWELL FOR THE EARLY PART OF TO THE WEEK.
THE FAST FLOW ALOFT HAS SYSTEMS SPREADING ACROSS THE REGION AT A
QUICK PACE WHICH MEANS THAT THEIR IS STRENGTH AND TIMING ISSUES
FOR THE LOWS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE TO
THE WEEKEND AND LOW FOR THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK BECAUSE OF THE
DIFFERENCES IN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
AKZ019-026.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-022-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-032-033-036-041-042-053.
&&
TA/BEZENEKThe 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, 2:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 37 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 | 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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