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Small Craft Advisory 481, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Aug 31, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 31, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2012, 7:20 PM AKDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
499 FZAK51 PAJK 312329 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 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. PKZ098-011400- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL WEAKEN AND SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH SAT. A MODERATE STRENGTH FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND SAT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE AND INTO CANADA BY SUN. $$ PKZ011-011400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-011400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-011400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-011400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-011400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-011400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-011400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-011400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. PATCHY FOG LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-011400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-011400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG LATE. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-011400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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695 FZAK51 PAJK 010332 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 730 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 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. PKZ098-012130- 730 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL WEAKEN AND SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH SAT. A MODERATE STRENGTH FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND SAT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE AND INTO CANADA BY SUN. $$ PKZ011-012130- GLACIER BAY- 730 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-012130- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 730 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING LATE. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-012130- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 730 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-012130- ICY STRAIT- 730 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-012130- CROSS SOUND- 730 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-012130- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 730 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-012130- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 730 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-012130- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 730 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE. PATCHY FOG LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-012130- FREDERICK SOUND- 730 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. PATCHY FOG LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-012130- SUMNER STRAIT- 730 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG LATE. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-012130- CLARENCE STRAIT- 730 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
989 FZAK51 PAJK 011153 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 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. PKZ098-020100- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE OUTER COAST ON SATURDAY AND MOVE INTO CANADA BY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT...THEN SHIFTING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
953 FZAK51 PAJK 012125 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 125 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 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. PKZ098-020100- 125 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A FRONT ALONG THE OUTER COAST WILL MOVE INTO CANADA BY SUN MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF AND INTO THE PANHANDLE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 125 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT...THEN SHIFTING N LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 125 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 125 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 125 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 125 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 125 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 125 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 125 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 125 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 125 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 125 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
814 FZAK51 PAJK 012332 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 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. PKZ098-021400- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A FRONT ALONG THE OUTER COAST WILL MOVE INTO CANADA BY SUN MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF AND INTO THE PANHANDLE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-021400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG LATE. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-021400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-021400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-021400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-021400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-021400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-021400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-021400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-021400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-021400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-021400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
360 FZAK51 PAJK 020320 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 720 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 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. PKZ098-022115- 720 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A FRONT ALONG THE OUTER COAST WILL MOVE INTO CANADA BY SUN MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF AND INTO THE PANHANDLE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-022115- GLACIER BAY- 720 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-022115- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 720 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-022115- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 720 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-022115- ICY STRAIT- 720 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-022115- CROSS SOUND- 720 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-022115- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 720 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-022115- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 720 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-022115- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 720 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-022115- FREDERICK SOUND- 720 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-022115- SUMNER STRAIT- 720 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-022115- CLARENCE STRAIT- 720 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT LATE. HIGHER WIND GUSTS NORTHERN HALF IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 31, 3:53 PM AKDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 3:53 PM AKDT, 7 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
353 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012
.SHORT TERM...MOST REGIONS IN THE PANHANDLE ARE ENJOYING A VERY
NICE DAY TODAY WITH MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS. THE
TWO EXCEPTIONS ARE THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AROUND ANNETTE
ISLAND AND SOUTHERN CLARENCE STRAIT (WHERE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG
PLAGUED THAT AREA THIS MORNING AND SOME LINGERING LOW CLOUDS ARE
STILL AROUND) AND WEST OF CAPE FAIRWEATHER (LEADING FRONTAL BANDS
FROM THE NEXT SYSTEM ARE ALREADY BRINGING RAIN TO YAKUTAT AND
GENERALLY OVERCAST SKIES THROUGHOUT THAT AREA). WINDS AND WAVES
ARE GENERALLY LOW AS WELL. THERE IS AN EXCEPTION TO THIS AS WELL.
BUOY 82 NEAR CAPE SUCKLING HAS BEEN REPORTING 30 KT SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS AND 9 FT SEAS DUE TO THE BARRIER JET THAT HAS ALREADY SET
UP THERE.
SHORT RANGE FORECAST IS A BIT UNCERTAIN AS WE TRANSITION FROM A
GENERALLY CLOUDLESS AND DRY SCENARIO TO A CLOUDY, BREEZY AND WET
SCENARIO BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. MAIN UNCERTAINTY LIES WITH HOW A
WAVE THAT IS DEVELOPING ALONG THE APPROACHING FRONT, CURRENTLY
SOUTH OF KODIAK, WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND
SAT. RESENT MODEL RUNS HAVE HAD DIFFERING OPINIONS ON THIS. THE
12Z NAM FAVORED A SLOWER AND MORE EASTWARD TRACK SENDING THE LOW
UP TO NEAR YAKUTAT BY SAT AFTERNOON. THE GFS WENT FOR A FASTER
AND FARTHER WEST TRACK SENDING IT UP TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
BY SAT MORNING. THE ECMWF WENT FOR A MIDDLE OF THE ROAD APPROACH
WITH THE 18Z NAM LATER JUMPING ON BOARD. GENERALLY FAVORED THE
NAM AND ECMWF ON THIS AS I THOUGHT THE GFS WAS TOO FAST AND WAS
TOO FLAT WITH THE TROUGH ALONG THE FRONT FARTHER EAST ESPECIALLY
GIVEN HOW DECENTLY ORGANIZED THE WAVE LOOKS ON SATELLITE AT THE
MOMENT.
THE RESULTING FORECAST HAS INCREASING CLOUDS OVER MOST OF THE
PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING WITH RAIN CONTINUING
AT YAKUTAT. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT TRICKY TO PIN DOWN AS
THEY WILL DEPEND ON WHEN THE CLOUD COVER ARRIVES OVER A CERTAIN
AREA. THE SOONER THE CLOUD COVER ARRIVES THE WARMER OVERNIGHT
LOWS WILL BE. I AM GENERALLY GOING ON THE COLDER SIDE OF TEMPS
TONIGHT AS I THINK THE CLEARER SKIES WILL STICK AROUND UNTIL
EARLY MORNING FOR AREAS EAST OF CHATHAM STRAIT. TOMORROW'S HIGHS
WILL GENERALLY BE COOLER THEN TODAY'S GIVEN THE CLOUDS AND
POSSIBLE PRECIP. THE MARINE LAYER AND FOG WILL ALSO MAKE A RETURN
TONIGHT TO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AS WELL.
INTO TOMORROW, WINDS WILL BE INCREASING ACROSS THE GULF AND
PANHANDLE WITH GALES FORMING ALONG THE OUTSIDE WATERS TOMORROW
MORNING. WIND FOR THE OUTER COASTAL AND SOUTHERN LAND AREAS I
DON'T THINK WILL BE QUITE HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT ISSUING ANY
HEADLINES TOMORROW BUT WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR SOME OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION ESPECIALLY NEAR
SOUTHERN BARANOF ISLAND, HYDABURG, ANNETTE AND KETCHIKAN. INNER
CHANNEL WINDS WILL MAINLY CONSIST OF SMALL CRAFT WINDS FOR
CLARENCE STRAIT, SUMNER, SOUTHERN CHATHAM, CROSS SOUND, AND ICE
STRAIT TOMORROW. WINDS TO 20 KT ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE
INNER CHANNELS AT SOME POINT SAT.
AS FOR RAIN, MOST OF THE QPF IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT YAKUTAT
OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENERGY FROM THE
FRONTAL WAVE. FOR THE REST OF THE PANHANDLE THE PRECIP IS NOT
EXPECTED TO START UP UNTIL TOMORROW WITH THE OUTER COAST GETTING
IT SAT MORNING AND THE REST OF THE PANHANDLE GETTING INTO IT BY
SAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECTED QPF AMOUNTS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THE FURTHER EAST AND SOUTH YOU GO WITH INCREASING
DISTANCE FROM THE MAIN FRONTAL ENERGY. STILL EXPECTING UPWARDS
HALF AN INCH TO ONE INCH TOTAL IN NORTHERN AREAS.
&&
.LONG TERM...THE UPPER LEVEL LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA
WILL BE THE DOMINANT FEATURE FOR THE LONG RANGE PERIOD. AFTER THE
STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM PUSHES INTO WESTERN CANADA SATURDAY NIGHT...
UPPER FLOW WILL BECOME MORE ZONAL WITH SEVERAL WEAK SHORTWAVES
CROSSING THE GULF THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. ENSEMBLE
SPREAD IS FAIRLY LARGE IN THE WESTERN GULF TO THE EAST OF THE
UPPER LOW SUGGESTING CONSIDERABLE VARIANCE IN THE STRENGTH AND
MOVEMENT OF THESE SHORTWAVES. MODELS ARE HINTING ABOUT AN
AMPLIFYING RIDGE OVER THE PANHANDLE AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK. HOWEVER...MODEL CONFIDENCE IS LOW REGARDING THE ORIENTATION
AND MAGNITUDE OF THIS UPPER RIDGE.
GFS SOLUTION IS PREFERRED FOR THE MIDDLE PERIODS...BUT THEN A
TRANSITION TO HPC GUIDANCE WHICH FAVORS ENSEMBLE MEANS FOR THE EXTENDED
RANGE.
SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ON
SATURDAY NIGHT. STEADY RAIN IS LIKELY FOR LABOR DAY AS THE NEXT
UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE PANHANDLE. SMALL CRAFT CATEGORY
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTSIDE WATER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM. THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WILL REMAIN WET WITH WESTERLY
ONSHORE FLOW.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ042-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-021-022-033-035-036-041-053.
&&
EAL/RCLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 days | |
| Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 days | |
| Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Sep 1, 1:25 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 15 hr |
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