Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 87, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
323 FZAK51 PAJK 251256 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 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. PKZ098-260100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD INTO THE YUKON THIS MORNING. A TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-260100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-260100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-260100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-260100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-260100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-260100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-260100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-260100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-260100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-260100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-260100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 18 FT IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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543 FZAK51 PAJK 251551 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 651 AM AKST WED JAN 25 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. PKZ098-261000- 651 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD INTO THE YUKON THIS MORNING. A TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-261000- GLACIER BAY- 651 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-261000- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 651 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-261000- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 651 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-261000- ICY STRAIT- 651 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-261000- CROSS SOUND- 651 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-261000- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 651 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-261000- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 651 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-261000- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 651 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-261000- FREDERICK SOUND- 651 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-261000- SUMNER STRAIT- 651 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-261000- CLARENCE STRAIT- 651 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 18 FT IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
718 FZAK51 PAJK 251703 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 803 AM AKST WED JAN 25 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. PKZ098-261115- 803 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD INTO THE YUKON THIS MORNING. A TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-261115- GLACIER BAY- 803 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-261115- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 803 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-261115- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 803 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-261115- ICY STRAIT- 803 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-261115- CROSS SOUND- 803 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-261115- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 803 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-261115- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 803 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-261115- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 803 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-261115- FREDERICK SOUND- 803 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-261115- SUMNER STRAIT- 803 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-261115- CLARENCE STRAIT- 803 AM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 18 FT IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
241 FZAK51 PAJK 252246 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 146 PM AKST WED JAN 25 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. PKZ098-261700- 146 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A NEAR STATIONARY LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. ASSOCIATED WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-261700- GLACIER BAY- 146 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-261700- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 146 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-261700- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 146 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-261700- ICY STRAIT- 146 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-261700- CROSS SOUND- 146 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-261700- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 146 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-261700- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 146 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-261700- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 146 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-261700- FREDERICK SOUND- 146 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-261700- SUMNER STRAIT- 146 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-261700- CLARENCE STRAIT- 146 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
283 FZAK51 PAJK 260022 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 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. PKZ098-261400- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A NEAR STATIONARY LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. ASSOCIATED WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-261400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-261400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-261400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-261400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-261400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W SWELL. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-261400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-261400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-261400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-261400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-261400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-261400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Jan 24, 4:01 PM AKST, 11 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 4:01 PM AKST, 11 hours 59 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
401 PM AKST TUE JAN 24 2012
.SHORT TERM...EARLY AFTERNOON SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS A
WEAKENING LOW IN THE NORTHEAST GULF WITH OCCLUDED FRONT
STRETCHING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE PANHANDLE AND A TRIPLE POINT
SOUTHEAST OF HAIDA GWAII. SLIGHTLY WARM AIR MASS MOVES ONSHORE
OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
MID 30S TO THE LOWER 40S BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM ENTERING THE FAR
SOUTHEAST GULF. COLD AIR REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS NORTH OF
A LINE FROM HOONAH TO JUNEAU. CONTINUED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
PREVAILS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH A 965 MB LOW ENTERING THE
SOUTHEAST GULF THIS EVENING MOVES ONSHORE OVER THE PANHANDLE
TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS IT REACHES THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE. REFRESHED THE INHERITED FORECAST PACKAGE WITH
THE ECMWF FOR ITS GOOD CONSISTENCY WITH THE LOW TRACK TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. FROM THE CENTRAL COAST TO THE SOUTHERN AREAS WILL
CONTINUE TO SEE RAIN BUT THE NORTHERN THIRD WILL BE SNOW. ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE...SOME MISTY PRECIPITATION OF SNOW AND RAIN
MIX MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
STILL LOOK FOR THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL SCENARIO FOR NORTHERN
HALF OF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW TRACKS
ACROSS THE AREA. WARNING LEVEL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL LIKELY TO
OCCUR OVER HAINES...HOONAH AND JUNEAU ZONES...INCLUDING HYDER.
FROM GLACIER BAY...ELFIN COVE AND ANGOON AREAS WILL RECEIVED
ADVISORY LEVEL ACCUMULATION THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO FEEL SOUTH OF SITKA AND SOUTHERN ZONES LATE
TONIGHT WITH WARNING LEVEL WIND SPEED ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN TIP
OF THE PANHANDLE. HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONE
27...AS WELL AS A STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MOST OUTSIDE WATERS
AND CLARENCE STRAIT.
WITH A SMALL POCKET OF RELATIVELY WARM AIR MASS MOVING NORTH
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AREAS...MORNING TEMPERATURES WILL
BE SLIGHTLY WARMER BUT COLDER AIR MASS JUST BEHIND OF THE TRACK
WILL BRING MERCURY READING FALLING THROUGH THE DAY. STRATIFORM
PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE CONVECTIVE BEHIND THE LOW TRACK.
&&
.LONG TERM...A VERY COLD UPPER LOW WILL PERSIST OVER ALASKA
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK UNTIL A BROAD PACIFIC HIGH BUILDS
NORTH INTO NE PACIFIC LATE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE SURFACE
LOW IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF SLOWLY DISSIPATES THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK. A STRONG LOW MOVES NE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC AND
INTO THE EASTERN GULF BY SATURDAY.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL DOMINATE THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEK. COULD
SEE THIS MIX WITH SOME RAIN SOUTHERN AND COASTAL WITH FLOW OFF
GULF. DO EXPECT SOME SIGNIFICANT ACCUMS WITH SHOWERS BUT WILL BE
DRIVEN BY WIND DIRECTION AND TERRAIN ON LOCAL SCALE. WEST WINDS
WILL BE AT AT LEAST GALE FORCE THROUGH WED NIGHT WHICH BUILDS SEAS
20-25 FEET. AIR MASS OVER GULF IS QUITE COLD SO WILL SEE TEMPS BACK
INTO 20S WITH THE WESTERLIES.
BY FRIDAY NIGHT A STRONG LOW MOVES INTO GULF AND WILL SEND AN
OCCLUDED FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. WILL START OUT AS SNOW BUT THINK
ALL AREAS WILL GO TO SNOW BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW SHOWERS
SUN-MON. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA
AND LOOKING LIKE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY FOR SOUTHERN ZONES.
PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THOUGH SATURDAY. SOME DIFFERENCES IN
DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL WAVES BUT ALL GENERALLY SHOW SAME
EVOLUTION. USED A MIX AND BLEND OF MODELS WITH LIMITED CHANGES TO
OVERALL PACKAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY
FOR AKZ027.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ020-022-
024.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ021-025.
STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ023-028.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ029.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ019.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST
WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ036-041.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-033-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031-032-034-035-043-
051-052.
&&
AHN/MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 3:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 25 hr | |
| Jan 24, 3:15 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 10:25 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 42 hr | |
| Jan 25, 1:46 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 32 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.