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Small Craft Advisory 93, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
415 FZAK51 PAJK 040040 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 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. PKZ098-041400- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA AND INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. A LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-041400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-041400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING N LATE IN THE DAY. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-041400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-041400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-041400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-041400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-041400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-041400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT LATE. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-041400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-041400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND BECOMING 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-041400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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732 FZAK51 PAJK 040926 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1226 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 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. PKZ098-041400- 1226 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA AND INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. A LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-041400- GLACIER BAY- 1226 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 UPDATED .EARLY THIS MORNING...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-041400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1226 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 UPDATED .EARLY THIS MORNING...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING N LATE IN THE DAY. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-041400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1226 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 UPDATED .EARLY THIS MORNING...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-041400- ICY STRAIT- 1226 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 UPDATED .EARLY THIS MORNING...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-041400- CROSS SOUND- 1226 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS EARLY THROUGH SATURDAY... .EARLY THIS MORNING...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-041400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1226 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 UPDATED .EARLY THIS MORNING...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-041400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1226 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 UPDATED .EARLY THIS MORNING...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-041400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1226 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 UPDATED .EARLY THIS MORNING...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-041400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1226 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 UPDATED .EARLY THIS MORNING...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-041400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1226 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 UPDATED .EARLY THIS MORNING...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND BECOMING 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-041400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1226 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 UPDATED .EARLY THIS MORNING...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
304 FZAK51 PAJK 041256 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 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. PKZ098-050100- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA AND SE AK WILL DRIFT NORTH INTO SE YUKON SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL ENTER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ011-050100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-050100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-050100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-050100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT LATE OVER WESTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING OVER EASTERN PORTIONS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-050100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING NE GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-050100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING AWAY FROM INTERIOR PASSES. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-050100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-050100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-050100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING AWAY FROM INTERIOR PASSES. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-050100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT......E WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING AWAY FROM INTERIOR PASSES. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-050100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING AWAY FROM INTERIOR PASSES. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
031 FZAK51 PAJK 041455 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 555 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 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. PKZ098-050100- 555 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL DRIFT NORTH INTO SE YUKON SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL ENTER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-050100- GLACIER BAY- 555 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-050100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 555 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-050100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 555 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-050100- ICY STRAIT- 555 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT LATE OVER WESTERN PORTIONS. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING OVER EASTERN PORTIONS. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-050100- CROSS SOUND- 555 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S SWELL. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING NE GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-050100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 555 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING AWAY FROM INTERIOR PASSES. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-050100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 555 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-050100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 555 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-050100- FREDERICK SOUND- 555 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING AWAY FROM INTERIOR PASSES. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-050100- SUMNER STRAIT- 555 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT......E WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING AWAY FROM INTERIOR PASSES. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-050100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 555 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING AWAY FROM INTERIOR PASSES. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Feb 3, 6:03 AM AKST, 9 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 6:03 AM AKST, 9 hours 57 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
603 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012
.SHORT TERM...A 968 MB STORM FORCE LOW NEAR 56N/142W WILL
CONTINUE NORTH THIS MORNING AND CURVE NW TO PWS THIS AFTERNOON
WHILE WEAKENING. THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH ALL
PANHANDLE. COLD FRONT HAS JUST MOVED ONSHORE COASTAL SOUTHEAST
ALASKA AND WILL PUSH ACROSS THIS MORNING AND INTO CANADA BY THIS
AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO SOUTHERN
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FROM THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS ALL
OF PANHANDLE TONIGHT.
BIORKA RADAR SHOWING VERY STRONG SSE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 KT
BELOW 2500 FEET JUST AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. THIS HAS PRODUCED
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 50 MPH WITH A PEAK GUST OF 86 MPH AT SITKA
THIS MORNING. THIS BAND OF WIND IS FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS
INNER CHANNELS AND PRODUCE HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA FOR A FEW
HOURS THIS MORNING. STRONG SOUTH WIND DIMINISH THROUGH AFTERNOON.
HAVE HWW IN PLACE FOR MOST ZONES. STORM EXPECTED FOR INNER
CHANNELS THIS MORNING THAT DIMINISH THROUGH GALE THIS AFTERNOON
AND GO LESS THAN SMCR OUT OF THE ESE WITH BUILDING RIDGE TONIGHT.
THERE IS A SECOND WRAP OF THE OCCLUSION NOW IN SRN QUAD OF LOW
THAT WILL TURN NE INTO EASTERN GULF LATER THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON IN NE GULF FOR CONTINUING STORMS. SEAS EXPECTED TO
BUILD INTO 25-30 KT RANGE TODAY WITH A PK SEA OF 37 FT NOTED ON
46205 OVERNIGHT.
EXPECTING A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN TO MOVE THROUGH THE INNER
CHANNELS THIS MORNING. SINCE FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH FAIRLY FAST
TOTAL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE EXCESSIVE. PRECIP HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS
THE FAR NORTH SO SNOWFALL RATES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
HAINES AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAYS AND HAVE EASED AND HAVE ALOUD THE
WSW TO EXPIRE. SHOULD SEE SNOW LEVELS REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE
EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE MODERATE CAA IN SW FLOW BEGIN TO LOWER
SNOW LEVELS THIS EVENING AND GOING TO SEA LEVEL LATER TONIGHT.
PRECIP WILL BECOME SHOWERY AND EXPECTING UP TO 2 INCHES FOR INNER
CHANNELS AND 2-4 FOR THE YAKUTAT AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING.
HAD VERY GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AND NEEDED
ONLY MINOR CHANGES FOR GRIDS.
.LONG TERM...THE MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL
WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. THERE IS SOME MINOR
DIFFERENCES A SHORTWAVE TROF LIFTING NORTH OVER THE AREA SUN/MON.
THE PANHANDLE WILL SEE DRIER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THROUGH SAT AND
PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OF
WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH MID
TO LATE WEEK BUT ATTM THERE IS TIMING AND STRENGTH ISSUES. SO WITH
THAT SAID DID NOT CHANGE THE FORECAST IN THAT TIME FRAME AS TO
WAIT FOR THE MODELS/ENSEMBLES TO COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT. IN
THE MID-RANGE USED A BLEND OF THE EC/NAM AS THEY HANDLE THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETTER ALONG THE COAST MOUNTAINS WITH THE HIGH
IN CANADA AND A LOW OVER THE GULF.
AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER BC FROM THE SOUTH WHILE A WEAKENING UPPER TROF LIFTS
OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE. THIS UPPER TROF WILL
PRODUCE SOME SNOW SHOWERS WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.
AS THE TROF DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES INTO CANADA THE SHOWERS WILL
DIMINISH BY SAT AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
SOUTH GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 KT OVER MOST OF THE PANHANDLE SAT
MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTH THROUGH SAT NIGHT AS THE
HIGH OVER BC LINKS UP WITH AN HIGH BUILDING OVER THE YUKON. THE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FROM THE NORTH WITH GALES
DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN INNER MARINE WATERS. THESE CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND BUT AS THE HIGH DRIFTS MORE INTO
BC THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME BUT GUSTS FROM INTERIOR PASSES
WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST MOUNTAINS. DID LOWER THE NORTHERLY
WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL MARINE WATERS AS SINCE THERE IS NOT CAA
THERE WILL NOT BE THAT MUCH THERMAL FORCING OF WINDS. THERE WILL
SOME WINDY CONDITIONS OVER LAND BUT IT WILL REMAIN TO BE LOCALIZED
NEAR INTERIOR PASSES.
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT BY SUNDAY IF THE WINDS ARE LOCALIZED ENOUGH
AND THE ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER THERE COULD A
SIGNIFICANT FOG EVENT OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. VERY WARM AIR
ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA SUN FROM THE SOUTH WITH 850MB TEMPS
OF RANGING FROM +2-+8. THIS WARM AIR ALOFT ALONG WITH MOIST LOWER
LEVELS DENSE FOG COULD DEVELOP. LATE SHIFT WILL NEED TO KEEP AN
EYE ON THIS AS IT WILL HAVE IMPACTS TO AIR TRAVEL.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING FOR AKZ023-024-
026>028.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FOR AKZ020>022-025.
STRONG WIND FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ019-021-022-025.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 6 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR AKZ029.
STRONG WIND FROM NOON AKST TODAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ018.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR AKZ017.
STRONG WIND FROM 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012-022-031-033-036-041>043-051-052.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-021-032-034-035-053.
&&
MM/ABJIn the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 3, 12:00 PM AKST, 4 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1200 PM AKST FRI FEB 03 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 AM NON-TSTM WND GST SITKA 57.05N 135.34W
02/03/2012 M86.00 MPH AK ASOS
0530 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 9 NW JUNEAU 58.39N 134.59W
02/03/2012 M63.00 MPH AK MESONET
MEASURED AT PEDERSON HILL.
0542 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SE JUNEAU 58.28N 134.37W
02/03/2012 M60.00 MPH AK MESONET
MEASURED AT SOUTH DOUGLAS ISLAND PROFILER.
0600 AM NON-TSTM WND GST JUNEAU 58.30N 134.41W
02/03/2012 M93.00 MPH AK MESONET
MEASURED AT MT. ROBERTS TRAM UPPER TERMINAL.
0600 AM NON-TSTM WND GST JUNEAU 58.30N 134.41W
02/03/2012 M78.00 MPH AK MESONET
MEASURED AT FEDERAL BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN JUNEAU.
0600 AM NON-TSTM WND GST EAGLECREST 58.27N 134.51W
02/03/2012 M134 MPH AK MESONET
0630 AM NON-TSTM WND GST YAKUTAT 59.54N 139.73W
02/03/2012 M81.00 MPH AK ASOS
0630 AM NON-TSTM WND GST SKAGWAY 59.48N 135.33W
02/03/2012 M70.00 MPH AK ASOS
0807 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG YAKUTAT 59.54N 139.73W
02/03/2012 AK NWS EMPLOYEE
VHF TOWER ANTENNA BROKE OFF
0900 AM NON-TSTM WND GST HAINES 59.24N 135.44W
02/03/2012 M61.00 MPH AK ASOS
1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG YAKUTAT 59.54N 139.73W
02/03/2012 AK NWS EMPLOYEE
SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
1100 AM NON-TSTM WND GST YAKUTAT 59.54N 139.73W
02/03/2012 E100 MPH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
A RESIDENT LOST HIS PORCH, AND ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OF
100 MPH.
1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG YAKUTAT 59.54N 139.73W
02/03/2012 AK NWS EMPLOYEE
POWER OUTAGE IN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS.
1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG YAKUTAT 59.54N 139.73W
02/03/2012 AK NWS EMPLOYEE
AT LEAST ONE ROOF DOWN.
1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG YAKUTAT 59.54N 139.73W
02/03/2012 AK NWS EMPLOYEE
ALASKA AIRLINE LUGGAGE CARTS WERE BLOWN OVER.
1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG YAKUTAT 59.54N 139.73W
02/03/2012 AK NWS EMPLOYEE
ALSEK AIR HANGAR HAS ONE WINDOW DAMAGED FROM THE HIGH
WIND.
&&
RCLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 4, 9:24 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 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.