Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 33, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 12, 2012, 10:29 AM AKST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2012, 10:29 AM AKST (19:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
747 FZAK51 PAJK 121930 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1029 AM AKST THU JAN 12 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. PKZ098-130200- 1029 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE PANHANDLE ON THURSDAY. A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE SE INTO THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF BY LATE FRIDAY. OUTLOOK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OVER THE YUKON AND NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-130200- GLACIER BAY- 1029 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-130200- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1029 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-130200- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1029 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-130200- ICY STRAIT- 1029 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-130200- CROSS SOUND- 1029 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUST. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-130200- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1029 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-130200- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1029 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-130200- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1029 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-130200- FREDERICK SOUND- 1029 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ035-130200- SUMNER STRAIT- 1029 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-130200- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1029 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. .SUN...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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836 FZAK51 PAJK 122219 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 116 PM AKST THU JAN 12 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. PKZ098-130215- 116 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE SE INTO THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF BY LATE FRIDAY. OUTLOOK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OVER THE YUKON AND NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-130215- GLACIER BAY- 116 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-130215- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 116 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-130215- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 116 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-130215- ICY STRAIT- 116 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-130215- CROSS SOUND- 116 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUST. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-130215- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 116 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-130215- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 116 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-130215- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 116 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-130215- FREDERICK SOUND- 116 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ035-130215- SUMNER STRAIT- 116 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-130215- CLARENCE STRAIT- 116 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. .SUN...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
480 FZAK51 PAJK 130030 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 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. PKZ098-131400- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE SE INTO THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF BY LATE FRIDAY. OUTLOOK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OVER THE YUKON AND NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-131400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-131400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-131400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-131400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-131400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W SWELL. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-131400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-131400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-131400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 BUILDING TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-131400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-131400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-131400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
646 FZAK51 PAJK 130150 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 450 PM AKST THU JAN 12 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. PKZ098-131400- 450 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE SE INTO THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF BY LATE FRIDAY. OUTLOOK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OVER THE YUKON AND NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-131400- GLACIER BAY- 450 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-131400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 450 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-131400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 450 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-131400- ICY STRAIT- 450 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-131400- CROSS SOUND- 450 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-131400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 450 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-131400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 450 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-131400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 450 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 BUILDING TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-131400- FREDERICK SOUND- 450 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-131400- SUMNER STRAIT- 450 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-131400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 450 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
314 FZAK51 PAJK 130545 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 845 PM AKST THU JAN 12 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. PKZ098-131600- 845 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE SE INTO THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF BY LATE FRIDAY. OUTLOOK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OVER THE YUKON AND NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-131600- GLACIER BAY- 845 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-131600- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 845 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-131600- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 845 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-131600- ICY STRAIT- 845 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-131600- CROSS SOUND- 845 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-131600- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 845 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-131600- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 845 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-131600- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 845 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 BUILDING TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-131600- FREDERICK SOUND- 845 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE GALE TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-131600- SUMNER STRAIT- 845 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-131600- CLARENCE STRAIT- 845 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
666 FZAK51 PAJK 131258 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-140100- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE SE INTO THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTH OVER THE YUKON AND NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-140100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-140100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SAT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ013-140100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING AND BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ021-140100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ022-140100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-140100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ032-140100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-140100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-140100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE LATE EVENING WITH HIGHER GUSTS FROM INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ035-140100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-140100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Jan 12, 6:13 AM AKST, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 6:13 AM AKST, 4 hours 16 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
613 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012
.SHORT TERM...A LOW IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF IS FORECAST TO COME
ASHORE VICINITY CAPE SPENCER LATER TODAY AND TRACK NORTHEAST INTO
THE YUKON TONIGHT. ASSOCIATED SURFACE TROUGH HAS BEEN BRINGING
LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION OVER MOST OF THE PANHANDLE
THROUGH THE NIGHT. PRECIPITATION TYPE PREDOMINANTLY RAIN OR A
RAIN-SNOW MIX EXCEPT FOR SKAGWAY AND ALONG THE HIGHWAYS, WHICH
HAVE SEEN SNOW MOST OF THE NIGHT.
PRESSURE GRADIENT RESULTING FROM THE TROUGH OFFSHORE AND A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS BEEN PRODUCING STRONG
WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN OUTER COAST AND LOCATIONS NEAR CLARENCE
STRAIT AND VERY GUSTY CONDITIONS OVER MANY OTHER LOCATIONS. HAVE
SOUTHEASTERLY GALES IN SUMNER STRAIT, CLARENCE STRAIT, AND
COASTAL MARINE ZONE 41. SMALL CRAFT WINDS ELSEWHERE. AS THE LOW
MOVES OVER LAND AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RE-ORIENTS, GALES WILL
SHIFT NORTH TO NORTHERN LYNN CANAL AND SMALL CRAFT
SOUTHWESTERLIES WILL PREVAIL ALONG THE OUTER COAST.
TODAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY FOR REASONABLY MILD TEMPS ACROSS THE
PANHANDLE TODAY, COURTESY OF WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH
OFFSHORE. MANY LOCATIONS WILL START OUT THE DAY AT OR NEAR THEIR
FORECAST HIGHS FOR THE DAY AND REMAIN STEADY OR NEARLY SO FOR
MOST OF THE DAY. TEMPS WILL BEGIN TO FALL TONIGHT...AND KEEP
FALLING FOR QUITE A WHILE.
USED A BLEND OF NAM AND ECMWF FOR THE SHORT TERM FORECAST.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE.
.LONG TERM...NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN FOR
THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. VERY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE YUKON FRIDAY AND THEN OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE SE
AK FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL EXTEND INTO BC THROUGH SAT AND
PERSIST. THIS SURFACE FEATURE ALONG WITH THE HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER
RIDGE BUILDING OVER WESTERN AK WILL SEND VERY COLD AIR ALONG WITH
PRODUCING VERY STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH. FORECAST MODELS ALONG
WITH ENSEMBLES ALL SHOW THAT THE UPPER LEVEL OFFSHORE FLOW AND THE
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST INTO AT LEAST MID NEXT WEEK.
THERE IS ABOVE AVERAGE FORECASTER CONFIDENCE.
THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE GULF AT THE START OF THE LONG RANGE
PERIOD WILL SLIDE SE TO BE JUST WEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE BY FRIDAY
NIGHT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THE YUKON. THE SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS THE PANHANDLE WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE OFFSHORE FLOW
INCREASES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO
3 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS TEMPS TUMBLE INTO THE TEENS OVER
THE NORTHERN AREAS TO THE MID 20S OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS. GALE
FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS LATE
FRIDAY AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH SAT. THERE WILL ALSO BE
VERY STRONG WINDS FROM INTERIOR PASSES DEVELOPING THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT WITH GUSTS FROM 60 TO 70 KT BY SAT MORNING. THESES STRONG
WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH THE STRONG GUSTS
FROM INTERIOR PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY WILL ALSO DEVELOP AS THE
TEMPS FALL AND WINDS INCREASE.
LAND AREAS WILL SEE LOCALLY VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FROM SAT
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. TAKU WINDS NEAR JUNEAU WILL DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MON. IN WINDY AREAS THERE WILL COLD WIND
CHILLS AS TEMPS CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS AND TEENS OVER THE
SOUTHERN AREAS. LOW WILL RANGE FROM BELOW ZERO OVER THE NORTHERN
AREAS TO SINGLE DIGITS OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS. THE KLONDIKE
HIGHWAY MAY SEE WIND CHILL OF 45 BELOW AS TEMPS WILL BE ABOUT 20
BELOW AND WINDS OF 20 MPH. 850MB TEMPS WILL RANGE FROM 20 BELOW TO
30 BELOW FOR MOST OF THE WEEKEND INTO THE EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS IS
ABOUT 3 STANDARD DEVIATIONS BELOW NORMAL. THE MODELS HAVE BEEN
SHOWING THIS SOLUTION FOR A WHILE SO THERE IS HIGH FORECAST
CONFIDENCE THAT THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK AN
POSSIBLE LONGER.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING FOR AKZ027-028.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-035-036-041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031>034-042-043-051-
052.
&&
FRITSCH/ABJIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 12, 5:19 AM AKST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 519 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 AKZ017>029-130600- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA- TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA- CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-MISTY FJORDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...SKAGWAY...HAINES...GUSTAVUS... HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON... JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE...CRAIG...KLAWOCK... KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA...HYDER 519 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...VERY COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE PANHANDLE THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK... THE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL TURN VERY COLD AND WINDY STARTING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEK. A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL BUILD OVER THE YUKON FRIDAY NIGHT AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE SATURDAY. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL SEND VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR ACROSS THE AREA CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO FALL THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY INTO THE 20S OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS AND LOWER 30S OVER THE SOUTHERN AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS OVER THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE PANHANDLE TO THE MID 20S TO MID TEENS OVER THE SOUTHERN THIRD. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM BELOW ZERO OVER THE NORTHERN HALF TO LOW TEENS OVER THE SOUTH THIRD. THE COLD AIR WILL PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK AND HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM SINGLE DIGITS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF AND NEAR 20 OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF. LOWS WILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO TO SINGLE DIGITS. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO KEEP PIPES FROM FREEZING SINCE MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA ARE SNOW FREE. ALONG WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY VERY STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK. MARINE WATERS WILL SEE WIDESPREAD GALES OVER THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS WITH GUSTS FROM 60 TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES OVER THE INNER CHANNELS AND THE NORTHEAST GULF. THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL ALSO BE LOCALIZED VERY STRONG WINDS GUSTS IN EXPOSED AREAS AND NEAR INTERIOR PASSES OVER LAND AREAS. THE JUNEAU AREA CAN EXPECT TAKU WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM -30 OVER THE FAR NORTHERN AREAS TO -10 OVER THE CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AT 9 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 21 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 7:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 12, 9:45 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Jan 12, 10:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Jan 12, 1:22 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 27 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.