Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 458, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
641 FZAK51 PAJK 222344 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 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. PKZ098-231400- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THU. A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR KODIAK WED NIGHT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-231400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-231400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-231400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-231400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-231400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-231400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-231400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-231400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-231400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-231400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-231400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
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409 FZAK51 PAJK 230519 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 920 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 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. PKZ098-231400- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THU. A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR KODIAK WED NIGHT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-231400- GLACIER BAY- 545 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 UPDATED .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-231400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 920 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-231400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-231400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-231400- CROSS SOUND- 920 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-231400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 545 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 UPDATED .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-231400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-231400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-231400- FREDERICK SOUND- 545 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 UPDATED .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-231400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-231400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
576 FZAK51 PAJK 230720 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1120 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 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. PKZ098-231400- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THU. A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR KODIAK WED NIGHT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-231400- GLACIER BAY- 545 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 UPDATED .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-231400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 920 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-231400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-231400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-231400- CROSS SOUND- 1120 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-231400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 545 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 UPDATED .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-231400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-231400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-231400- FREDERICK SOUND- 545 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 UPDATED .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-231400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-231400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1120 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
788 FZAK51 PAJK 230917 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 117 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-231400- 117 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THU. A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR KODIAK WED NIGHT WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-231400- GLACIER BAY- 117 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-231400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 117 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-231400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 117 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-231400- ICY STRAIT- 117 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-231400- CROSS SOUND- 117 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-231400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 117 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-231400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 117 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-231400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 117 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-231400- FREDERICK SOUND- 117 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS LATE. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-231400- SUMNER STRAIT- 117 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-231400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 117 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .REST OF TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
229 FZAK51 PAJK 231158 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-240100- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THEN MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE THU EVENING. A DEVELOPING LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT THEN SHIFT SLOWLY SE THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ011-240100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-240100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-240100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR BERNERS BAY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-240100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-240100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-240100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-240100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-240100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-240100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-240100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-240100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
464 FZAK51 PAJK 231833 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1033 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-241245- 1033 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY FRI NIGHT. A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SE TO THE FAR SE GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ011-241245- GLACIER BAY- 1033 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-241245- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1033 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-241245- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1033 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR BERNERS BAY IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-241245- ICY STRAIT- 1033 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-241245- CROSS SOUND- 1033 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-241245- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1033 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-241245- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1033 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-241245- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1033 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-241245- FREDERICK SOUND- 1033 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-241245- SUMNER STRAIT- 1033 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-241245- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1033 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
603 FZAK51 PAJK 232317 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-241400- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY FRI NIGHT. A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ011-241400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-241400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-241400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-241400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-241400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ031-241400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-241400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-241400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-241400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-241400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-241400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
723 FZAK51 PAJK 240213 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 615 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-241400- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY FRI NIGHT. A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ011-241400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-241400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-241400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-241400- ICY STRAIT- 615 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE...STRONGEST WINDS OVER WESTERN AREAS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-241400- CROSS SOUND- 615 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ031-241400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 615 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-241400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 615 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-241400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-241400- FREDERICK SOUND- 615 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-241400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-241400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 615 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
659 FZAK51 PAJK 240459 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 859 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-242300- 859 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY FRI NIGHT. A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ011-242300- GLACIER BAY- 859 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-242300- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 859 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-242300- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 859 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-242300- ICY STRAIT- 859 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE...STRONGEST WINDS OVER WESTERN AREAS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-242300- CROSS SOUND- 859 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...EE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ031-242300- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 859 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-242300- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 859 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-242300- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 859 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-242300- FREDERICK SOUND- 859 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-242300- SUMNER STRAIT- 859 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-242300- CLARENCE STRAIT- 859 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
618 FZAK51 PAJK 241132 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-250100- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY FRI NIGHT. A LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF FRI WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SAT MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD IN THE NORTHERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ011-250100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-250100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-250100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS LATE. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-250100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS LATE. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-250100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ031-250100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS LATE. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-250100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS LATE. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-250100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-250100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-250100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-250100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Aug 22, 5:56 AM AKDT, 10 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 5:56 AM AKDT, 10 hours 4 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 556 AM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .SHORT TERM...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW AND THE ASSOC WEAKENING SURFACE LOW OFF OF THE SITKA AREA IS CAUSING OVERCAST SKIES AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TODAY. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ESE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH AFTERNOON AND BE NEAR THE HYDER AREA OVERNIGHT. THE SURFACE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH AS IT PASSES AND A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF BEHIND IT. AS THE LOW MOVES EAST CLOUDS WILL DECREASE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND YAKUTAT AREA WITH BREAKS OF SUN INTO THE AFTERNOON. DECREASING CLOUDS TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE MID 40S. AS A RESULT HAVE ADDED AREAS OF FOG LATE TONIGHT FOR YAKUTAT AND YAKUTAT BAY. ELSEWHERE RAIN SHOWERS WILL STILL BE AROUND...BUT ON THE DECREASING TREND OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS. ANYWHERE THAT THE CLOUDS THIN OUT SOME MORE WILL SEE PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING...BUT HAVE LEFT THAT OUT OF THE FORECAST FOR NOW. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW TO UPPER 50S TODAY DUE TO THE CLOUD COVER AND PRECIP. ANOTHER LOW CENTER WILL MOVE INTO THE YUKON LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL INCREASE THE SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH THE BUILDING RIDGE AND CAUSE WINDS OF 20-25KT THROUGH NORTHERN LYNN CANAL. HAVE ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT...STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO BE FURTHER NORTH NEAR TAIYA INLET. MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE TODAY WAS DETERMINING WHERE SHOWERS WERE MOST LIKELY TO FALL. MODELS HAVE DIFFERED ON THIS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. LATEST RUNS HAVE THE SHOWERS WRAPPING AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL LOW FROM THE EAST AND FALLING ALONG THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN AREAS. PREVIOUSLY IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THE SOUTHERN AREAS WOULD SEE GREATER AMOUNTS SINCE THE FLOW WOULD BE COMING FROM THE OCEAN. HAVE LEANED MORE WITH THE LATEST RUNS BUT HAVE NOT DISCOUNTED THE FACT THAT THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE PASSING OVER THE SOUTH...SO HAVE GONE WITH CATEGORICAL SHOWERS OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL AREAS THAT HAVE SEEN MEASURABLE RAIN ALREADY THIS MORNING AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE...SINCE THEY WILL BE MORE INTERMITTENT THROUGH THE DAY. ANOTHER FORECAST CHALLENGE WAS HOW STRONG THE SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE THROUGH LYNN CANAL TONIGHT. THE FINER RESOLUTION MODELS INCLUDING THE NAM12/ECMWF/WRF HAD IT THE STRONGEST WHILE THE GFS WAS WEAKER AND ORIENTED AT MORE OF AN ANGLE WITH THE CANAL. BECAUSE THE GFS INITIALIZED WELL...AS DID THE OTHERS...IT WAS NOT DISCOUNTED AND LIMITED SPEEDS SLIGHTLY TO ACCOUNT FOR THE WEAKER SOLUTION. FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE. && .LONG TERM...LONG RANGE MODELS SEEM TO HAVE COME TO SOMEWHAT OF A CONSENSUS OVERNIGHT ON THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. DIFFERENCES STILL REMAIN HOWEVER. CURRENT SOLUTIONS STILL HAVE THE UPPER LOW SLIDING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT. THE SURFACE REFLECTION ROUGHLY FOLLOWS THE SAME PATH WITH MOST MAJOR MODELS ALSO BUILDING A RIDGE BEHIND THE LOW ON SUNDAY. THE MAIN DIFFERENCES OCCUR WITH HOW FAR INLAND THE ASSOCIATED FRONT GETS. THE GFS, ECMWF, AND TO A CERTAIN DEGREE THE UKMET ARE SUGGESTING THAT THE FRONTAL BANDS WILL FALL SHORT OF MAKING LANDFALL ON THE PANHANDLE OVER THE WEEKEND DUE TO DECENT MID LEVEL DIVERGENCE OVER THE AREA. THE NAM, SREF, AND THE CANADIAN GEM ON THE OTHER HAND RIDING ON MORE LOW LEVEL ENERGY ARE ALL BRINGING THE PRECIP INTO THE PANHANDLE IN VARYING DEGREES. WITH THE WIDE ASSORTMENT, BUT MORE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MODELS THAT KEPT THE PRECIP OFFSHORE, I DECIDED TO GO WITH MOSTLY CHANCE POPS OVER THE PANHANDLE WITH LIKELY POPS JUST BRUSHING THE OUTER COAST AND HIGHER POPS JUST OFFSHORE. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL NOT BE TOO MUCH OF A PROBLEM AS THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MOSTLY REMAIN OFFSHORE. HIGHEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND 30 KT PARTICULARLY NEAR CAPE SUCKLING DUE TO WEAK BARRIER JET SETTING UP THERE AGAIN. FOLLOWING THE LOW A RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE GULF ON SUNDAY AND SLOWLY SLIDES SOUTH THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS COMBINED WITH THE EASTERLY FLOW NORTH OF THE RETREATING LOW MAY ALLOW SOME BREAKS TO DEVELOP IN THE CLOUD COVER, MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA ON SUN. IT DOES NOT LAST AS THE RIDGE DRIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD AND ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS IN THE NORTHERN GULF BY TUES BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE AREA MAINLY IN THE NORTH. MODEL AGREEMENT IS NOT VERY GOOD ON THIS FEATURE SO DECIDED TO STICK MAINLY WITH HPC GUIDANCE TO AVERAGE OUT THE DIFFERENCES. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS A LITTE ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE WEEKEND AND ABOUT AVERAGE AFTER THAT. .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012. && HANNON/EAL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Aug 23, 1:17 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 27 hr | |
| Aug 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 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.