Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 5, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2012, 6:52 AM AKST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
422 FZAK51 PAJK 040104 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 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 TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF WEDNESDAY. A 975 MB LOW WILL BE DEVELOPING ALONG AN OLD FRONTAL BAND AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF EARLY WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OUTLOOK. A FAST MOVING RIDGE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE GULF TO THE PANHANDLE BY THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT WEATHER FRONT. $$ PKZ011-041400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-041400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-041400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-041400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-041400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ031-041400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-041400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-041400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-041400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-041400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-041400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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009 FZAK51 PAJK 040439 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 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. PKZ098-042245- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF WEDNESDAY. A 975 MB LOW WILL BE DEVELOPING ALONG AN OLD FRONTAL BAND AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF EARLY WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OUTLOOK. A FAST MOVING RIDGE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE GULF TO THE PANHANDLE BY THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT WEATHER FRONT. $$ PKZ011-042245- GLACIER BAY- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-042245- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-042245- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-042245- ICY STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-042245- CROSS SOUND- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ031-042245- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-042245- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-042245- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-042245- FREDERICK SOUND- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-042245- SUMNER STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-042245- CLARENCE STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
845 FZAK51 PAJK 040850 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1140 PM AKST TUE JAN 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. PKZ098-042245- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF WEDNESDAY. A 975 MB LOW WILL BE DEVELOPING ALONG AN OLD FRONTAL BAND AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF EARLY WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OUTLOOK. A FAST MOVING RIDGE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE GULF TO THE PANHANDLE BY THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT WEATHER FRONT. $$ PKZ011-042245- GLACIER BAY- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-042245- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-042245- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-042245- ICY STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-042245- CROSS SOUND- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ031-042245- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1140 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-042245- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-042245- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-042245- FREDERICK SOUND- 1140 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-042245- SUMNER STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-042245- CLARENCE STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
652 FZAK51 PAJK 040945 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1245 AM AKST WED JAN 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. PKZ098-042245- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF WEDNESDAY. A 975 MB LOW WILL BE DEVELOPING ALONG AN OLD FRONTAL BAND AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF EARLY WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OUTLOOK. A FAST MOVING RIDGE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE GULF TO THE PANHANDLE BY THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT WEATHER FRONT. $$ PKZ011-042245- GLACIER BAY- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-042245- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-042245- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-042245- ICY STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-042245- CROSS SOUND- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ031-042245- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1140 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-042245- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-042245- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-042245- FREDERICK SOUND- 1140 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-042245- SUMNER STRAIT- 737 PM AKST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-042245- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1245 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE. LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT AND TO 14 FT NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
662 FZAK51 PAJK 041302 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 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 WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 970 MB STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE DECISION EARLY THIS MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO CANADA BY LATE MORNING. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-050100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-050100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-050100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-050100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-050100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. N SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ031-050100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-050100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-050100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-050100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-050100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-050100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
817 FZAK51 PAJK 041554 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 652 AM AKST WED JAN 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. PKZ098-050200- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 970 MB STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE DECISION EARLY THIS MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO CANADA BY LATE MORNING. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY. $$ PKZ011-050200- GLACIER BAY- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW...RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-050200- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-050200- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-050200- ICY STRAIT- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-050200- CROSS SOUND- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. N SWELL. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ031-050200- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-050200- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-050200- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-050200- FREDERICK SOUND- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-050200- SUMNER STRAIT- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-050200- CLARENCE STRAIT- 652 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:38 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Jan 3, 7:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 44 hr | |
| Jan 3, 8:56 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 16 hr | |
| Jan 3, 11:40 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Jan 4, 12:25 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 4 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 4, 5:12 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 5:12 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 6:52 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 21 hr | |
| Jan 4, 6:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 33 hr |
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