Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 83, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
668 FZAK51 PAJK 240031 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 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. PKZ098-241400- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. TROUGHS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NE TO THE SE GULF BY EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN MOVE NW TO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF BY LATE TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-241400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-241400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-241400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-241400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-241400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-241400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-241400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-241400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-241400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-241400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-241400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN WITH SNOW LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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321 FZAK51 PAJK 240219 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 518 PM AKST MON JAN 23 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. PKZ098-242030- 518 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. TROUGHS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NE TO THE SE GULF BY EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN MOVE NW TO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF BY LATE TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-242030- GLACIER BAY- 518 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-242030- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 518 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-242030- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 518 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-242030- ICY STRAIT- 518 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-242030- CROSS SOUND- 518 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-242030- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 518 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-242030- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 518 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-242030- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 518 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-242030- FREDERICK SOUND- 518 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-242030- SUMNER STRAIT- 518 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-242030- CLARENCE STRAIT- 518 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN WITH SNOW LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
898 FZAK51 PAJK 240813 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1112 PM AKST MON JAN 23 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. PKZ098-250215- 1112 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. TROUGHS OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE NE TO THE SE GULF BY EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN MOVE NW TO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF BY LATE TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-250215- GLACIER BAY- 1112 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-250215- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1112 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-250215- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1112 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...s WIND 15 KT becoming n and INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-250215- ICY STRAIT- 1112 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-250215- CROSS SOUND- 1112 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-250215- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1112 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...s WIND 20 KT becoming n late. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-250215- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1112 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-250215- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1112 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-250215- FREDERICK SOUND- 1112 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-250215- SUMNER STRAIT- 1112 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-250215- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1112 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
224 FZAK51 PAJK 241234 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 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. PKZ098-250100- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE FAR SE GULF WILL MOVE N INTO CENTRAL SE ALASKA TUE MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE AS IT REACHES THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE TUE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STRONG LOW WILL MOVE NE TO THE SE GULF TUE EVENING...THEN INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL SE ALASKA LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-250100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .TODAY...N INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-250100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-250100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-250100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-250100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-250100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-250100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-250100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-250100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-250100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-250100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE GALE TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
593 FZAK51 PAJK 242239 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 139 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 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. PKZ098-250100- 139 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A STRONG LOW ENTERING THE SE GULF TUE EVENING WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE LATE WED MORNING AS IT REACHES THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. $$ PKZ011-250100- GLACIER BAY- 139 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-250100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 139 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-250100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 139 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-250100- ICY STRAIT- 139 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-250100- CROSS SOUND- 139 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W SWELL. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-250100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 139 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-250100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 139 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-250100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 139 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-250100- FREDERICK SOUND- 139 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-250100- SUMNER STRAIT- 139 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-250100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 139 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Jan 23, 3:56 PM AKST, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 3:56 PM AKST, 4 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
356 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012
.SHORT TERM...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS WIDESPREAD SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME
MIXED WITH RAIN OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES BUT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS NOT
OUT OF THE QUESTION WITH SNOW SHOWERS. THE SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BUT BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH AS THE UPPER TROF LIFTS NORTH OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. THE
BREAK IN PRECIP WILL NOT LAST LONG OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS AS A
STRONG 965MB LOW IS DRIFTING NORTH OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND
WILL BE JUST WEST OF POW BY TUE MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN
AS IT DRIFTS NW AND FORMS ANOTHER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BY
TUE AFTERNOON.
SO WITH THAT SAID...THE WINDS OVER THE SE GULF WILL INCREASE TO
GALES LATE TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING AS THE LOW WEAKENS. STRONG
WINDS GUSTS WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVER THE THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING AREAS ALONG WITH GALES IN CLARENCE
STRAIT. THE RAIN OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES WITH THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF MOISTURE. THE FLOW WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NE NEAR HYDER
THROUGH TUE AND REMAIN NEAR TO BELOW FREEZING. SO WILL ISSUE A
WSW FOR UP TO 10 INCHES BY THE AFTERNOON NEAR HYDER. THE CENTRAL
AREAS WILL BEGIN AS SNOW BUT AS WARMER AIR AND THE FLOW VEERS
AROUND TO THE SE THEY WILL WARM AND MIX WITH RAIN THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH ABOUT 1 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS. THE COASTAL
AREAS WILL ALSO START AS A MIX AND THEN GO TO RAIN IN THE LATE
MORNING BUT THE PASI WILL BE ON THE DRY SIDE THROUGH THE MORNING
DUE TO STRONG EASTERLY DOWN SLOPE WINDS. THE NORTHERN INNER
CHANNELS WILL SEE SOME PRECIP WITH THE MOST FAVORABLE AREAS OF
ZONES 20 AND 21 AS THE EASTERLY WINDS WILL ENHANCE THE PRECIP
SOME WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES. THE JUNEAU AREA WILL SEE SOME SNOW BUT
DUE TO THE EAST WINDS THIS WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNTS TO AROUND
2 INCHES AND SOUTH OF TAKU INLET THEY WILL MIX WITH RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE FAR INNER CHANNELS WILL SEE THE SNOW SLOWLY
DEVELOP THROUGH THE DAY A THE NORTH WINDS AT THE SURFACE MAY KEEP
THE PRECIP AT BAY FOR A LITTLE BUT THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE
AFTERNOON AND THE PRECIP SHOULD MOVE OVER THE AREA.
THE MARINE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF WILL INCREASE TO SMALL
CRAFTS TO GALES ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS FROM INTERIOR PASSES AND
CROSS SOUND AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH TUE
MORNING. AS THE LOW WEAKENS THE WINDS WILL ALSO RELAX TO BE FROM
30 TO 20 KT.
THERE IS ABOUT AVERAGE TO BELOW AVERAGE FORECAST CONFIDENCE AS
THE MODELS HAVE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE TACK OF THE LOW
LIFTING NORTH. USED A BLEND OF THE EC/NAM FOR THE SHORT TERM
PERIOD AS THEY INITIALIZED THE BEST AT 12Z THIS MORNING
&&
.LONG TERM...LONG RANGE MODELS ARE STILL HOLDING A DEEP MEAN
UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE ALASKAN INTERIOR THROUGH THURSDAY AND
LIFTING THE UPPER LOW TO THE NORTH ON FRIDAY THEN TO THE NORTHWEST
OVER THE WEEKEND. SOUTH OF THE UPPER LOW...MODELS ARE STRUGGLING
WITH DEVELOPING SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. THE ECMWF
HAS MADE ITS WAY MORE IN LINE WITH THE NCEP MODELS. REFRESHED THE
INHERITED FORECAST PACKAGE WITH THE GFS AND ECMWF THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY.
A 960 MB LOW ENTERS INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF EARLY TUESDAY
EVENING WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE BY LATE NIGHT THEN QUICKLY
JUMP TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. ALONG WITH THE
STORM TRACK...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE
FROM ELFIN COVE SOUTHEAST TO JUNEAU TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WARNING LEVEL SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE HAINES
AREA WITH ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FOR GLACIER
BAY...HOONAH...ANGOON AND JUNEAU. SKAGWAY MAY HAVE ADVISORY LEVEL
SNOW AMOUNT. A STRONG HIGH MOVING EAST ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN
PACIFIC WILL MAINTAIN GENERAL WIND DIRECTION FROM SOUTHEAST TO
SOUTH WEDNESDAY AND ENHANCE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. MAY NEED TO ADD STRONG WIND HEADLINE FOR THE
SOUTHERN COASTAL SECTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY.
BEGINNING ON FRIDAY...A COMPLEX SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEASTWARD
ACROSS THE GULF BUT OPERATIONAL MODELS HANDLE THE SYSTEM QUITE
DIFFERENTLY. THE GFS TAKES THE LOW AS A DOMINANT DYNAMIC CYCLONE
WHILE THE ECMWF KEEPS THE SYSTEM SOMEWHAT WEAKER. THE HPC APPROACH
KEEPS THE SYSTEM AS A STRONG LOW FOR THE WEEKEND. BLENDED GRIDS
FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE END WITH THE HPC OUTPUTS. THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY WILL SEE THE MEAN UPPER LOW MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE ALASKAN
INTERIOR AND THE GENERAL WIND DIRECTIONS WILL SHIFT TO MORE
SOUTHWEST. SEVERAL MORE LOWS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF. ACTIVE TROUGHS WILL SWING ACROSS THE
EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY FOLLOWED BY
RELATIVELY WEAK SYSTEMS OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM 3 AM AKST TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
AKZ027.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY
FOR AKZ020-021-024-025.
STRONG WIND FROM 3 AM AKST TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
AKZ028.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY FOR AKZ029.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY
FOR AKZ019.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-022-033>036-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-031-032-051>053.
&&
ABJ/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 3:53 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 44 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:53 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 44 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 22 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 11:57 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 17 hr | |
| Jan 24, 1:33 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 14 hr | |
| Jan 24, 1:39 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 2 hr |
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