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Small Craft Advisory 233, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 30, 2012, 12:55 AM AKDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2012, 12:55 AM AKDT (08:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2012, 6:50 AM AKDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
659 FZAK51 PAJK 300858 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1255 AM AKDT FRI MAR 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- 1049 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER CENTRAL SE ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH AND DISSIPATE EARLY THU EVENING. A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE N INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF BY LATE THU AFTERNOON AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE INNER CHANNELS. $$ PKZ011-310100- GLACIER BAY- 1049 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-310100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1049 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-310100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1049 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-310100- ICY STRAIT- 1049 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-310100- CROSS SOUND- 1049 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-310100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1255 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-310100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1255 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-310100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1049 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-310100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1049 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-310100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1049 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-310100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1049 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
548 FZAK51 PAJK 301202 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 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 AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ011-310100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-310100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-310100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-310100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-310100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-310100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-310100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-310100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-310100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-310100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-310100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
307 FZAK51 PAJK 301452 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 650 AM AKDT FRI MAR 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- 650 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ011-310100- GLACIER BAY- 650 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-310100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 650 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-310100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 650 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-310100- ICY STRAIT- 650 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-310100- CROSS SOUND- 650 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-310100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 650 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-310100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 650 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-310100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 650 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-310100- FREDERICK SOUND- 650 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-310100- SUMNER STRAIT- 650 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-310100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 650 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Mar 29, 3:55 PM AKDT, 9 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 3:55 PM AKDT, 9 hours before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
355 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012
.SHORT TERM...THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM LIFTING NORTH OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS LOW WILL
CONTINUE ON ITS NNW TRACK TO BE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THERE IS A FRONTAL BAND LIFTING NORTH THROUGH THE
PANHANDLE ATTM THAT IS PRODUCING SOME VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
THEY DO NOT LAST LONG BUT THEY ARE VERY INTENSIVE. THE BAND IS
MOVING THROUGH THE FAR NORTHERN AREAS AND THE PAHN AND PAGY AREA
WILL SEE GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY
EVENING FROM THE SOUTH. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND BACK
AROUND TO THE NORTH OR JUST GO LIGHT. THE MARINE WINDS OVER LYNN
CANAL HAVE INCREASED TO MIN GALE/MAX SMALL CRAFT BUT THEY WILL
SLOWLY DECREASE SO WILL START THEM OUT WITH SMALL CRAFTS THIS
EVENING FROM THE SOUTH BEFORE THEY DECREASE AND BACK TO THE
NORTH. THE REST OF THE PANHANDLE ARE SEEING SOUTH WINDS GENERALLY
LESS THAN 20 KT BUT THE SOUTHERN AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE
STRONGER WINDS AS THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROF AND SURFACE LOW
MOVES OVER THEM. GUSTS TO 35MPH AND GALES OVER CLARANCE WILL
PERSIST THIS EVENING BUT AS THE LOW AND PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS
THE WINDS WILL RELAX.
FOR THE MOST PART THE PANHANDLE IS ON THE DRY SIDE BUT THERE
AREA SHOWERS ROTATING AROUND THE LOW AND OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF
WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVING OVER THE NORTHERN HALF. THESE
SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND MAY SPREAD NORTHWARD AS
THE ENTIRE TROF FEATURE AND UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS MOVES THROUGH
THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL REMAIN TRUE FOR FRIDAY WITH CAT
SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE
NORTH WITH SE FLOW A LOFT AND MOST UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT OFFSHORE.
THE WINDS OVER THE INNER CHANNELS THROUGH FRIDAY WILL INCREASE
FROM THE SOUTH AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
PANHANDLE. THE WINDS WINDS WILL NOT BE THAT STRONG BUT WILL RANGE
FROM 15 TO 20 KT.
&&
.LONG TERM...SEMI PERMANENT BROAD AREA OF UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH MUCH OF THE EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST
PERIOD. NUMEROUS SMALL BUT DEEP SURFACE CIRCULATIONS WILL BE DRAWN
INTO THIS AREA AND REPRESENT THE GREATEST UNCERTAINTY IN THE LONG
RANGE FORECAST. SYN OPTICALLY, MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THESE
SMALLER SCALE FEATURES BUT DIFFER ON THE DETAILS AND, BECAUSE THEY
ARE NOT TRIVIAL IN TERMS OF THEIR ASSOCIATED WINDS OR
PRECIPITATION FIELDS, MODEL SPREAD ON THESE FEATURES IS GREAT.
BIGGEST DEPARTURE FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST HAS TO DO WITH A LOW AND
ASSOCIATED WINDS EARLY NEXT WEEK. HAVE EAST TO SOUTHEAST GALES IN
THE SOUTHERN COASTAL MARINE ZONES AS WELL AS THE DIXON ENTRANCE
AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CLARENCE STRAIT FOR NEXT MONDAY.
RESULTANT NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE SMALL CRAFT
NORTHERLY/EASTERLY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE REMAINING INNER
CHANNELS.
NO BIG CHANGES TO POP WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST. MOSTLY CLOUDY
TO CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE MAY SEE A BREAK WITH SOME PARTIAL CLEARING ON
SUNDAY, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN BY DAY
AND A CHANCE OF SNOW BY NIGHT.
USED BLENDS OF GFS AND ECMWF THROUGH THE MID PERIOD, TRENDING MORE
TOWARDS HPC FARTHER OUT. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM AKDT FRIDAY FOR
AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-021-022-033>035-041>043-051-052.
&&
ABJ/FRITSCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Mar 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr |
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Sources
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