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Small Craft Advisory 596, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
739 FZAK51 PAJK 162356 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 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. PKZ098-171400- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 988 MB LOW NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TO THE SE AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB BY WED NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SE AK TUE NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NE PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO JUST W OF HAIDA GWAII WED AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WED EVENING AND INTO CANADA. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE INNER CHANNELS WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-171400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-171400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-171400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-171400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHEST WINDS WESTERN HALF. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-171400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SW SWELL LATE. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-171400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-171400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-171400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-171400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-171400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-171400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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595 FZAK51 PAJK 170333 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 733 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 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. PKZ098-171500- 733 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 988 MB LOW NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TO THE SE AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB BY WED NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SE AK TUE NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NE PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO JUST W OF HAIDA GWAII WED AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WED EVENING AND INTO CANADA. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE INNER CHANNELS WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-171500- GLACIER BAY- 733 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-171500- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 733 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-171500- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 733 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-171500- ICY STRAIT- 733 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHEST WINDS WESTERN HALF. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-171500- CROSS SOUND- 733 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL LATE. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-171500- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 733 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-171500- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 733 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-171500- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 733 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-171500- FREDERICK SOUND- 733 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-171500- SUMNER STRAIT- 733 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-171500- CLARENCE STRAIT- 733 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
904 FZAK51 PAJK 170630 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1030 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 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. PKZ098-171500- 1030 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 988 MB LOW NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TO THE SE AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB BY WED NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SE AK TUE NIGHT. A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NE PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO JUST W OF HAIDA GWAII WED AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WED EVENING AND INTO CANADA. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE INNER CHANNELS WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-171500- GLACIER BAY- 1030 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-171500- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1030 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ENDING BY MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-171500- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1030 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-171500- ICY STRAIT- 1030 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHEST WINDS WESTERN HALF. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-171500- CROSS SOUND- 1030 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL LATE. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-171500- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1030 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-171500- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1030 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-171500- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1030 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-171500- FREDERICK SOUND- 1030 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-171500- SUMNER STRAIT- 1030 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-171500- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1030 PM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
010 FZAK51 PAJK 171135 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 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. PKZ098-180100- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 1000 MB LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTHEAST GULF WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DEEPEN TO 992 MB NEAR HAIDA GWAII BEFORE CROSSING OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND ENTERING CANADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-180100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-180100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT EARLY...BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-180100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING N AND THEN INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AND BECOMING S EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-180100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-180100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-180100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-180100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE EVENING AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-180100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-180100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-180100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-180100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT SHIFTING NW 35 KT LATE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
166 FZAK51 PAJK 171730 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 925 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 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. PKZ098-181130- 925 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 1000 MB LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTHEAST GULF WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DEEPEN TO 992 MB NEAR HAIDA GWAII BEFORE CROSSING OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND ENTERING CANADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-181130- GLACIER BAY- 925 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-181130- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 925 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-181130- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 925 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT AND BECOMING S EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-181130- ICY STRAIT- 925 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-181130- CROSS SOUND- 925 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-181130- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 925 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-181130- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 925 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE EVENING AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-181130- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 925 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AND BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-181130- FREDERICK SOUND- 925 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-181130- SUMNER STRAIT- 925 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-181130- CLARENCE STRAIT- 925 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT SHIFTING NW 35 KT LATE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
348 FZAK51 PAJK 171945 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 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. PKZ098-181345- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 1000 MB LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTHEAST GULF WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DEEPEN TO 992 MB NEAR HAIDA GWAII BEFORE CROSSING OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND ENTERING CANADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-181345- GLACIER BAY- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-181345- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-181345- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT AND BECOMING S EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-181345- ICY STRAIT- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-181345- CROSS SOUND- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-181345- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-181345- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE EVENING AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-181345- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AND BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-181345- FREDERICK SOUND- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-181345- SUMNER STRAIT- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-181345- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1144 AM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT SHIFTING NW 35 KT LATE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
099 FZAK51 PAJK 172145 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 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. PKZ098-181545- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 1000 MB LOW JUST SW OF HAIDA GWAII WILL ENTER MAINLAND BC WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM IT TO THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CROSS THE PANHANDLE AND HEAD INTO CANADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-181545- GLACIER BAY- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-181545- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-181545- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT AND BECOMING S EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-181545- ICY STRAIT- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-181545- CROSS SOUND- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-181545- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-181545- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE EVENING AND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-181545- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-181545- FREDERICK SOUND- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-181545- SUMNER STRAIT- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-181545- CLARENCE STRAIT- 144 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT SHIFTING NW 35 KT LATE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
617 FZAK51 PAJK 172341 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 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. PKZ098-181400- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 1000 MB LOW JUST SW OF HAIDA GWAII WILL ENTER MAINLAND BC WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF EXTENDING FROM THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CROSS THE PANHANDLE AND DRIFT INTO CANADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-181400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-181400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-181400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-181400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING AND BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-181400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-181400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-181400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-181400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-181400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-181400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-181400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Oct 16, 5:12 AM AKDT, 10 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 16, 5:12 AM AKDT, 10 hours 48 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
512 AM AKDT TUE OCT 16 2012
.SHORT TERM...EARLY MORNING SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS A LOW...ABOUT
980 MB...OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS NORTHWEST
ALONG COAST MOUNTAIN RANGE FROM A LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL BRITISH
COLUMBIA TO A LOW IN THE SOUTHWESTERN YUKON. REMNANTS OF OLD LOW
SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE. A
WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
GULF AND MAINTAINS SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST
ALASKA WITH SMALL CRAFT WINDS OVER NORTHERN MOST INNER CHANNEL
AND NEAR CAPE DECISION AREA. RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER THE
FORECAST DOMAIN AND AREAS OF FOG FORM OVER MANY INLAND LOCATIONS.
MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN
GULF THIS MORNING DRIFTS TO NEAR KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH T0NIGHT
AND WEAKENS TO ABOUT 990 MB. BEHIND OF THE LOW TRACK...A WEAK
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA TONIGHT.
THE LOW NEAR KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND
MOVE BACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE
NAM WAS INITIALIZED BEST AND WAS USED TO REFRESH THE INHERITED
FORECAST PACKAGE FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.
AS THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF MOVES NORTHWESTWARD TO NEAR
KENAI PENINSULA...A COLD AIR WILL ENTRAIN OVER THE NORTHEASTERN
GULF COAST TONIGHT. EXPECT RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING TURN TO SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT FOR UP TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. SNOW LEVELS
WILL BECOME LOWER TO BELOW 1000 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PANHANDLE TONIGHT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE
OFFSHORE AND SOUTHERN MOST OUTER WATERS WILL EASE DOWN TO SMALL
CRAFT LEVEL BY MID MORNING AND THE SMALL CRAFT WINDS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD TO THE NORTHERN
AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM...MODEL SOLUTIONS FOR A LOW THAT WILL APPROACH THE
PANHANDLE FROM THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING HAVE FINALLY
SETTLED DOWN AND ARE CONVERGING ON A TRACK THAT CROSSES THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BEFORE ENTERING CANADA. TRACK, SPEED, AND
CENTRAL PRESSURE DIFFERENCES STILL EXIST AND WILL HAVE SOME
BEARING ON THE SENSIBLE WEATHER, BUT THE SITUATION IS MUCH BETTER
NOW THAN THE PAST FEW NIGHTS. WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND STRONG WIND HEADLINES
ARE LIKELY FOR PUBLIC ZONES 27 AND 28. A SOUTHEAST GALE IS
FORECAST FOR CLARENCE STRAIT AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE OTHER SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS. WINDS WILL VERY
ABRUPTLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT DIRECTION AS THE LOW TRACKS INTO CANADA
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
LOW LEVEL COLD AIR WILL SPREAD OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND
SOUTHEAST ALASKA BEFORE THE WEDNESDAY LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED
PRECIPITATION. BELIEVE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH LOW LEVEL WARM AIR
ADVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW THAT THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WILL
SEE MOSTLY RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SNOW LATE AT NIGHT. FARTHER
NORTH, TEMPS WILL REMAIN COLDER AND ACCUMULATING SNOW IS FORECAST
WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
BEGINNING THURSDAY, LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
AND DRIFT SOUTHEAST. AS THIS HAPPENS, A MODERATE STRENGTH
NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP OVER THE PANHANDLE AND THE
INNER CHANNELS AS FAR SOUTH AS FREDERICK SOUND WILL SEE SMALL
CRAFT CONDITIONS BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS LOOK
LIKE THEY MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-012-022-033-036-042-043-051-052.
&&
AHN/FRITSCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Oct 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Oct 16, 7:33 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Oct 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Oct 17, 9:05 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 68 min | |
| Oct 17, 10:13 AM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Oct 17, 11:44 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 4 hr |
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