Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 613, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
075 FZAK51 PAJK 221148 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-230100- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKAN INTERIOR AND YUKON WILL PERSIST WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL EXTEND NORTHWEST INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ011-230100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-230100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-230100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS N OF SAINT JAMES POINT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-230100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...W OF POINT ADOLPHUS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF POINT ADOLPHUS...NW 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF POINT ADOLPHUS...NE WIND 20 KT. E OF POINT ADOLPHUS NW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-230100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-230100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-230100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-230100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-230100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-230100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-230100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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484 FZAK51 PAJK 221840 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1040 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-230100- 1040 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE ALASKAN INTERIOR AND YUKON WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN GULF. $$ PKZ011-230100- GLACIER BAY- 1040 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-230100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1040 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-230100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1040 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS N OF SAINT JAMES POINT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-230100- ICY STRAIT- 1040 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...W OF POINT ADOLPHUS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF POINT ADOLPHUS...NW 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF POINT ADOLPHUS...NE WIND 20 KT. E OF POINT ADOLPHUS NW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-230100- CROSS SOUND- 1040 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-230100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1040 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-230100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1040 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-230100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1040 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-230100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1040 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-230100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1040 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-230100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1040 AM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
363 FZAK51 PAJK 222328 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-231400- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE ALASKAN INTERIOR AND YUKON WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN GULF. $$ PKZ011-231400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-231400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-231400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-231400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-231400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-231400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-231400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-231400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-231400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-231400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-231400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
736 FZAK51 PAJK 231140 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012 SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ098-240100- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE ALASKAN INTERIOR AND YUKON WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED WHILE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN GULF. $$ PKZ011-240100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-240100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-240100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ021-240100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-240100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-240100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-240100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-240100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-240100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-240100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-240100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 21, 3:48 PM AKDT, 12 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 21, 3:48 PM AKDT, 12 hours 12 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
348 PM AKDT SUN OCT 21 2012
.SHORT TERM...LATEST SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS AN INVERTED TROUGH
EXTENDS NORTHWESTWARD FROM A LOW SOUTH OF HAIDA GWAII ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER
ALASKAN INTERIOR AND YUKON...MAINTAINING TIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTHEAST WIND
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AND SOUTH DOUGLAS HAD
DECREASED DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS...BUT STRONG GUSTY WINDS
UP TO 40 MPH STILL EXIST AND THUS KEEP STRONG WIND HEAD LINE FOR
THE JUNEAU ZONE THIS EVENING.
SATELLITE SIGNATURE FOR OUTFLOW DIMINISHED LATE MORNING...BUT
REESTABLISHED EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SOLID GALE FORCE WINDS
PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS.
SOUTHEASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS SOME MID
CLOUDS TO THE NORTHERN MOST PANHANDLE...AND AROUND THE LOW NEAR
HAIDA GWAII PUSHES MID TO HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS.
MODELS ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER ALASKAN
INTERIOR AND YUKON PERSISTS WITH THE INVERTED TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MONDAY. THIS SYNOPTIC
PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SOUTHEAST ALASKA DRY AND COLD
WEATHER WITH STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW. REFRESHED THE INHERITED
FORECAST PACKAGE WITH THE NAM FOR ITS BEST INITIALIZATION AND
HANDLING THE TIGHTENED NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT. IN ADDITION
TO THE RADIATION COOLING...THE ENTRAINMENT OF COLD
CONTINENT-ARCTIC AIR WILL KEEP THE OVERNIGHT LOWS RANGING FROM
THE MID TEENS OVER YAKUTAT AREA TO THE 20S REST OF THE SOUTHEAST
ALASKA.
&&
.LONG TERM...VERY LITTLE CHANGE FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF
THE EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST PERIOD. HIGHLIGHTS ARE LITTLE TO NO
POP AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES UNTIL NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT AND STRONG
NORTHERLY/NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
SYNOPTIC FEATURES RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE
SITUATED OVER THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA AND ACROSS NORTHERN CANADA,
AND LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA WITH AN
INVERTED TROUGH THAT EXTENDS NORTHWEST INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF
ALASKA. WITH BOTH OF THESE FEATURES REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH MID WEEK, EXPECT NORTHERLY/EASTERLY SMALL CRAFT WINDS OVER
THE MANY OF THE INNER CHANNELS. ALSO, LOOK FOR VERY STRONG GUSTS
OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES ALONG THE EASTERN SHORES OF STEPHENS
PASSAGE. EXCEPTION TO THIS GENERALIZATION WILL BE CLARENCE STRAIT,
WHICH WILL AT TIMES FEATURE A NORTHWEST WINDS AND AT OTHER TIMES A
SOUTHEAST WIND DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE INVERTED TROUGH
AXIS. GREATEST CHANCE FOR SMALL CRAFT WINDS IN CLARENCE STRAIT
EXTEND FROM MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
USED 12Z NAM THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY THE 00Z ECMWF
UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING FOR PRESSURE AND WINDS WITH HPC THEREAFTER.
NO CHANGES TO POP, QPF, OR SKY GRIDS. ADJUSTED TEMPS A FEW DEGREES
EITHER WAY WITH BIAS CORRECTED MOS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE
AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR AKZ025.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-022-043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-031-032-035-051-053.
&&
AHN/FRITSCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 10:27 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Oct 22, 10:40 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Oct 22, 10:42 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.