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Small Craft Advisory 78, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
627 FZAK51 PAJK 271257 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 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. PKZ098-280100- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY AND A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE. A STRONGER LOW WILL APPROACH FROM THE SW ALONG WITH ITS WARM FRONT LATE FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ011-280100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-280100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-280100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-280100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-280100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-280100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-280100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-280100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR SHOWERS. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-280100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-280100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-280100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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965 FZAK51 PAJK 272040 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1139 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 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. PKZ098-280200- 1139 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY AND A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE. A STRONGER LOW WILL APPROACH FROM THE SW ALONG WITH ITS WARM FRONT LATE FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ011-280200- GLACIER BAY- 1139 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-280200- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1139 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-280200- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1139 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-280200- ICY STRAIT- 1139 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-280200- CROSS SOUND- 1139 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-280200- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1139 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-280200- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1139 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-280200- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1139 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR SHOWERS. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-280200- FREDERICK SOUND- 1139 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-280200- SUMNER STRAIT- 1139 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 UPDATED .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-280200- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1139 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
529 FZAK51 PAJK 272142 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1242 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 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. PKZ098-281545- 1242 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY AND A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE. A STRONGER LOW WILL APPROACH FROM THE SW ALONG WITH ITS WARM FRONT LATE FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ011-281545- GLACIER BAY- 1242 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-281545- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1242 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-281545- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1242 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-281545- ICY STRAIT- 1242 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-281545- CROSS SOUND- 1242 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-281545- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1242 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-281545- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1242 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-281545- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1242 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR SHOWERS. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-281545- FREDERICK SOUND- 1242 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-281545- SUMNER STRAIT- 1242 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-281545- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1242 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
886 FZAK51 PAJK 280012 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 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. PKZ098-281400- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL GIVE WAY TO A DEVELOPING LOW THAT WILL DEEPEN TO 982 MB OFF DIXON ENTRANCE SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN OFF CAPE DECISION SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-281400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-281400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-281400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-281400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-281400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-281400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-281400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-281400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-281400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-281400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-281400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
057 FZAK51 PAJK 280201 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 500 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 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. PKZ098-281400- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE WILL GIVE WAY TO A DEVELOPING LOW THAT WILL DEEPEN TO 982 MB OFF DIXON ENTRANCE SAT AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN OFF CAPE DECISION SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-281400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-281400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 500 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS LATE. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-281400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-281400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-281400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-281400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-281400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-281400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-281400- FREDERICK SOUND- 500 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-281400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E LATE. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-281400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
173 FZAK51 PAJK 281311 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 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. PKZ098-290100- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF THROUGH SAT WITH A WARM FRONT LIFTING OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN TO 985 MB SOUTH OF CAPE DECISION LATE SAT NIGHT THEN WEAKEN AS IT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ011-290100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-290100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-290100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-290100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-290100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-290100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-290100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-290100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-290100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-290100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-290100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN...SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 26, 4:19 PM AKST, 11 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 4:19 PM AKST, 11 hours 41 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
419 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012
.SHORT TERM...SW FLOW ALOFT THIS MORNING OVER THE ENTIRE PANHANDLE BUT WITH
WINTRY AIR BOTH SURFACE AND VERY COLD ALOFT. -43C AT 500 MB 26/12Z
YAK RAOB AND THERE HAS BEEN SOME LIGHTNING IN THE SHOWERS AT SITKA
AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS. IR SATELLITE IMAGERY AND RADAR
SHOWS NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS MOVING INTO THE PANHANDLE...SO SNOW
SHOWERS IS THE OPERABLE WORD TODAY AND LOOK FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS
NEAR THE SHOWERS. HUGE FORECAST CHALLENGE AS USUAL IS SNOW AMOUNT
FORECASTS IN SHOWERS MADE MORE COMPLEX BY A NUMBER OF WAVES MOVING
ALONG WITH THE JET. WEST JET AXIS FROM DUTCH HARBOR TO MONTANA
COUPLED WITH SW BRANCH IN SOUTHERN B.C. THIS MORNING. IT IS CERTAIN
THAT THE NORTHERN BRANCH OF THE WESTERLIES WILL INCREASE WITH TIME
SO WILL HAVE TO EXPECT DEVELOPMENT OF WAVES LOCATED BY SATELLITE
IMAGERY AND STRIVE TO GET THE TRACK CORRECT.
NATURALLY...26/12Z OPS MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE WAVE
DEVELOPMENT AND TIMING. MOST HAVE THE WAVE OF INTEREST THAT IS NEAR
53N 152W 26/12Z EITHER TOO FAR W OR S. 26/12Z HI-RES ECMWF WAS BEST
AT INITIAL TIME...BUT SHOPPING AROUND THE 26/09Z AK-SREF LOOKED AND
TRACKED BEST AT GRID EDIT TIME BRINGING A 1001 MB SFC LOW CENTER TO
JUST OFF BARANOF ISL BY 27/06Z. SATELLITE AND RADAR SHOW THIS LOW
ALREADY ARRIVING OFF THE COAST. BY 12Z THE SREF PROBABLY IN ERROR
DRIVING THE CENTER TOO FAR INLAND...SO WILL MODEL BLEND AROUND 12Z
FRI ALSO WITH LONG TERM. FOR MODEL QPF WILL BLEND 26/12Z NAM WITH
CURRENT FORECASTS BEST IDEA SO FAR. SNOW SHOWERS HEAVY AT TIMES SO
ISSUED WARNING THERE. ADVISORIES MAINLY ALONG THE COAST FOR SNOW AND
HOONAH AS USUAL. MISTY FJORDS STUCK IN ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW.
CAUTION...ONE SCENARIO IN THESE SHOWERS IS THAT WE DID NOT PUT HIGH
ENOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS. 26/2230Z VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWS CLOUD STREETS
ALL THE WAY FROM AKPENN ACROSS THE GULF TO JUST BEHIND THE SFC LOW.
UNDER THAT TRAINING TYPE OF SHOWER ALL BETS ARE OFF.
&&
.LONG TERM...A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE PANHANDLE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST EARLY ON IN THE EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST PERIOD.
SIGNIFICANT WARM SECTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL RAISE
TEMPERATURES ENOUGH TO PUSH THE RAIN-SNOW LINE NORTH TO A LINE
FROM CAPE SPENCER TO JUNEAU BY LATE THIS WEEKEND. MODEL AGREEMENT
STILL WEAK WITH REGARD TO THE STRENGTH OF THE WARM SECTOR AND THE
SPEED OF ADVANCE OF THE FRONT AS IT MOVES NORTH OVER SOUTHEAST
ALASKA, SO TIMING IS AN ISSUE, BUT OVERALL CONFIDENCE IN A WARM UP
SUFFICIENT TO CHANGE PRECIPITATION TYPE TO RAIN IS HIGH.
NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY IN THE EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST PERIOD. 500H
RMOP VALUES GENERALLY IN THE LOW END OF THE PREDICTABILITY
SPECTRUM, BUT STANDARDIZED HEIGHT ANOMALIES ONLY RANGING FROM +1
TO -1 STANDARD DEVIATION. 850 MB STANDARDIZED TEMPERATURE
ANOMALIES EQUALLY WEAK, GETTING DOWN TO -1 STANDARD DEVIATION OVER
THE FAR WESTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA AT THE START, AND
THEN RISING TO +1 STANDARD DEVIATION OVER THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF
THE PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY AS THE FRONT TRACKS OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
NO SIGNIFICANT DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL IN WIND FIELDS EITHER. POST
FRONTAL, NO MAJOR AIRMASS CHANGES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LONG
RANGE FORECAST PERIOD, SO HAVE EITHER RAIN, OR A RAIN SNOW MIX
LIKELY FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
USED A BLEND OF NAM, ECMWF. AND GFS EARLY ON. MID RANGE, USED A
BLEND OF THE 12Z GFS AND THE 00Z ECMWF WHERE THERE WAS SOME GOOD
AGREEMENT. FROM MONDAY EVENING ONWARD, BLENDED 00Z ECMWF TO
CURRENT HPC. MAJOR CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST INVOLVED
THE WIND FIELD OVER THE EASTERN GULF. HAVE PRE-FRONTAL GALES OVER
THE SOUTHERN COASTAL MARINE ZONES ON SATURDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF
MARGINAL GALES OVER THE COASTAL MARINE ZONES MONDAY MORNING.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR
AKZ021>023-027-028.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR AKZ029.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ036-043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-013-021-022-031>035-041-042-
051>053.
&&
JC/FRITSCHIn the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 27, 12:14 AM AKST, 3 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1214 AM AKST FRI JAN 27 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0721 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SITKA 57.05N 135.34W
01/26/2012 M60 MPH AK ASOS
PEAK WIND AT THE SITKA AIRPORT OF 60 MPH WAS RECORDED AT
721 PM.
&&
KAVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 6:26 PM AKST | Special Marine Warning | AJK | 64 min | |
| Jan 26, 9:33 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Jan 26, 11:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Jan 27, 11:15 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 4 hr |
Nearby
Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2012Every small craft advisory in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.