Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 507, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
252 FZAK51 PAJK 300027 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 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. PKZ098-301400- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 956 MB STORM FORCE LOW IN THE SW GULF WILL MOVE N TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND BY SUN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE PANHANDLE LATE SAT NIGHT AND STALL ALONG THE OUTER COAST SUN. A WEAK WAVE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVE NORTH ALONG THE OUTER COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-301400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-301400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-301400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-301400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-301400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN LATE. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-301400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW LATE. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-301400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-301400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-301400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-301400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-301400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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846 FZAK51 PAJK 301243 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-310100- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL TRACK NORTH TOWARDS THE BERING SEA BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL SLOWLY MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT. A WEAK WAVE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE OUTER COAST SUN EVENING THEN DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. OUTLOOK. ANOTHER LOW WILL APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND FROM THE SOUTH ON TUE. $$ PKZ011-310100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. NORTHERN AREA...SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. NORTHERN AREA...SNOW LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-310100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW LATE. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-310100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-310100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-310100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-310100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-310100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-310100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-310100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. EASTERN AREA...SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-310100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-310100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
016 FZAK51 PAJK 301528 CCA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 630 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-310100- 630 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL TRACK NORTH TOWARDS THE BERING SEA BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL SLOWLY MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT. A WEAK WAVE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE OUTER COAST SUN EVENING THEN DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. OUTLOOK. ANOTHER LOW WILL APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND FROM THE SOUTH ON TUE. $$ PKZ011-310100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. NORTHERN AREA...SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. NORTHERN AREA...SNOW LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-310100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW LATE. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-310100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-310100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-310100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-310100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-310100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-310100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-310100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. EASTERN AREA...SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-310100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-310100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
641 FZAK51 PAJK 302023 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1122 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-311430- 1122 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK LOW IN THE SE GULF SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE N ALONG THE OUTER COAST THROUGH SUN NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER SW YUKON BY MON MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH MON NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF ON MON THEN APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ011-311430- GLACIER BAY- 1122 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. NORTHERN AREA...SNOW LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-311430- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1122 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW LATE. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-311430- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1122 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-311430- ICY STRAIT- 1122 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-311430- CROSS SOUND- 1122 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-311430- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1122 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-311430- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1122 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-311430- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1122 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-311430- FREDERICK SOUND- 1122 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-311430- SUMNER STRAIT- 1122 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-311430- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1122 AM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
782 FZAK51 PAJK 310027 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-311400- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK LOW IN THE SE GULF SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE N ALONG THE OUTER COAST THROUGH SUN NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER SW YUKON BY MON MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK ON MON AND MOVE EAST BY TUE. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF ON MON THEN APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ011-311400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-311400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-311400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-311400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-311400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-311400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-311400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-311400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-311400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-311400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-311400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING...STRONGEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
591 FZAK51 PAJK 310743 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1043 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-311500- 1043 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK LOW IN THE SE GULF SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE N ALONG THE OUTER COAST THROUGH SUN NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER SW YUKON BY MON MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH MON NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF ON MON THEN APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ011-311500- GLACIER BAY- 1043 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-311500- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1043 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-311500- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1043 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-311500- ICY STRAIT- 1043 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-311500- CROSS SOUND- 1043 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-311500- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1043 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-311500- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1043 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-311500- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1043 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-311500- FREDERICK SOUND- 1043 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-311500- SUMNER STRAIT- 1043 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-311500- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1043 PM AKST SUN DEC 30 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
138 FZAK51 PAJK 311245 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-010100- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH MON NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE N PACIFIC WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF ON MON THEN APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH TUE. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE CENTRAL GULF MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-010100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-010100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-010100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-010100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-010100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-010100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-010100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-010100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-010100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-010100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-010100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 29, 5:39 AM AKST, 10 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 5:39 AM AKST, 10 hours 21 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
539 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012
.SHORT TERM...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE EASTERN GULF AS OF
EARLY THIS MORNING IS PRODUCING GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE COASTAL
MARINE WATERS WEST OF ICY BAY. WIND OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL
STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND MOST OF TONIGHT AS THE
FIRST FRONT GOES ALOFT AND MOVES INLAND AND A SECOND FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH A FAST MOVING STORM FORCE LOW ENTERS THE EASTERN
GULF. ASSOCIATED LOW WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE WEST, SO THE FRONT
WILL WEAKEN AS IT PUSHES INTO THE EASTERN GULF AND STORM FORCE
WINDS EAST OF ICY BAY WILL DIMINISH PRIOR TO SUNDAY MORNING. WILL
LIKELY SEE WIND GUSTS ALONG THE OUTER COAST TO 35 MPH BUT DID NOT
HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO PUT STRONG WIND HEADLINES IN THE
MORNING FORECAST. STORM AND GALE WARNINGS ON THE OUTSIDE TODAY
AND TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR MAINLY THE EAST-WEST
INNER CHANNELS AS WELL AS GLACIER BAY, CLARENCE STRAIT, AND
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT. ALSO HAVE A SMALL CRAFT OUT FOR YAKUTAT
BAY.
WARM SECTOR AIR MASS WILL CAUSE A RISE IN TEMPS ACROSS THE
PANHANDLE TODAY THAT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN MANY LOCATIONS
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH OTHER LOCATIONS SEEING LITTLE TO NO
DIURNAL VARIABILITY. ADJUSTED DAYTIME HIGHS AND OVERNIGHT LOWS
DOWN IN RESPONSE TO A SIGNIFICANT WARM BIAS IN RECENT FORECASTS,
BUT RESULTING SNOW LEVELS STILL SUPPORTING RAIN TONIGHT
EVERYWHERE EXCEPT ALONG THE HAINES AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAYS, NEAR
HYDER, AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF ZONE 26. NO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
GREATER THAN ONE INCH IN THE SHORT TERM FORECAST. HIGHEST QPF
VALUES CONCENTRATED OVER CENTRAL ZONE 17 SLIGHTLY WEST OF YAKUTAT
BAY TONIGHT BUT STILL EXPECT TO SEE HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT IN THE
TOWN OF YAKUTAT.
USED ECMWF FOR PRESSURE AND WIND DIRECTION. WIND SPEEDS BIASED
TOWARDS NAM. POP AND QPF BASED ON NAM. TEMPS ADJUSTED USING NAM
AND GFS40. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...ACTIVE LONG RANGE WEATHER PATTERN AS SERIES OF LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVE UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TOWARD THE
ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN GULF WITH ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS MOVING
ACROSS THE AK GULF TOWARDS THE PANHANDLE. THIS STABLE PATTERN IS
DUE TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND RIDGE OVER THE AK
GULF AND PANHANDLE. AS EACH FRONT TRACKS EASTWARD WILL INCREASE
WINDS OVER THE AK GULF TO GALE FORCE AND THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
KEEP MOST OF THE REGION UNDER WARM AND WET CONDITIONS.
FOR SUNDAY THE STORM FORCE LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES TO THE NORTHWEST. WINDS IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DIMINISH
AS THE BARRIER JET WEAKENS WITH THE EXITING LOW. THE ASSOCIATED
FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SHEAR APART AS IT MOVES TO THE EAST. BEFORE
THIS FRONT SHEARS APART THE LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE WILL KEEP HIGH
QPF VALUES THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIER RAINFALL FROM THIS
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER COULD PRODUCE ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
AT HIGHER ELEVATION ALONG THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE HIGHWAYS..BUT AS
OF NOW HAVE KEPT SNOW AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THESE
AREAS. THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF A SHORT WAVE MOVING UP FROM THE
PACIFIC INTO THE SOUTHERN AK GULF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON BUT THERE
IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF SPREAD AMONG THE MODELS REGARDING THIS
FEATURE. PREVIOUS RUNS HAD A CLOSED LOW FORMING BUT NEWER RUNS
NOW INDICATE A MUCH WEAKER SYSTEM OR AN OPEN WAVE TROUGH. MAIN
DIFFERENCES WOULD BE WIND MAGNITUDE ALONG THE SOUTHERN AK GULF
AND PANHANDLE COAST.
BY MONDAY REPEATING THIS PATTERN OF A GALE FORCE LOW MOVING FROM
THE NORTH PACIFIC TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS WITH WEATHER FRONT MOVING
ACROSS THE GULF. SEEING SIMILAR ATMOSPHERIC RIVER MOVING IN
SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE AND A DEVELOPING LOW MOVING INTO THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY TUESDAY EVENING AS THE MAIN LOW TRACKS
NORTH TOWARDS THE BERING SEA. BY MID WEEK WHILE THERE IS NOT MUCH
CHANGE TO THE PATTERN BUT MODEL SPREAD WITH RESPECT TO SURFACE
DETAILS INCREASES. MAY SEE TEMPERATURES DROPPING SLIGHTLY LATER
IN THE WEEK BUT OVERALL WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW THE REGION WILL
REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING WITH MAJORITY OF PRECIPITATION FALLING AS
RAIN.
WHILE MODELS WERE NOT IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR SUNDAY FOR THE
DEVELOPING LOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THEY FALL BACK IN
LINE WITH THE NEXT WESTERN GULF SYSTEM BY MONDAY. UPDATED
FORECAST WITH GFS ON SUNDAY THEN TRANSITIONED TO A GFS/ECMWF
BLEND. KEPT THE HPC ENSEMBLE SOLUTION FOR DAY 4 ONWARD DUE TO THE
LARGER MODEL SPREAD. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE FOR THE
GENERAL WARM AND WET SYNOPTIC PATTERN BUT BELOW AVERAGE WITH
SURFACE DETAILS AND SYSTEM TIMING.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ051-052.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-021-022-033>036-053.
&&
FRITSCH/PRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 3:45 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 32 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr |
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