Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 39, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 19, 2013, 5:36 PM AKST. It was in force for 22 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 19, 2013, 5:36 PM AKST (02:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
940 FZAK51 PAJK 200236 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 536 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 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. PKZ098-202045- 536 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NW CANADA WILL DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NE TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN REACH THE EASTERN GULF BY SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ011-202045- GLACIER BAY- 536 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-202045- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 536 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-202045- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 536 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-202045- ICY STRAIT- 536 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND TO 25 KT...STRONGEST W OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND TO 25 KT...STRONGEST W OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-202045- CROSS SOUND- 536 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-202045- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 536 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-202045- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 536 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-202045- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 536 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-202045- FREDERICK SOUND- 536 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-202045- SUMNER STRAIT- 536 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-202045- CLARENCE STRAIT- 536 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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350 FZAK51 PAJK 200644 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 944 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 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. PKZ098-210045- 944 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NW CANADA WILL DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NE TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN REACH THE EASTERN GULF BY SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ011-210045- GLACIER BAY- 944 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-210045- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 944 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-210045- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 944 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-210045- ICY STRAIT- 944 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND TO 25 KT...STRONGEST W OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND TO 25 KT...STRONGEST W OF POINT ADOLPHUS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-210045- CROSS SOUND- 944 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-210045- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 944 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-210045- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 944 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-210045- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 944 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-210045- FREDERICK SOUND- 944 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-210045- SUMNER STRAIT- 944 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-210045- CLARENCE STRAIT- 944 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
685 FZAK51 PAJK 201241 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 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. PKZ098-210100- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NW CANADA WILL DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REACH THE EASTERN GULF BY SUN EVENING AND WEAKEN. $$ PKZ011-210100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-210100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-210100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-210100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-210100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-210100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-210100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-210100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-210100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-210100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-210100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
446 FZAK51 PAJK 201716 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 816 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 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. PKZ098-211130- 816 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NW CANADA WILL DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REACH THE EASTERN GULF BY SUN EVENING AND WEAKEN. $$ PKZ011-211130- GLACIER BAY- 816 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-211130- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 816 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-211130- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 816 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-211130- ICY STRAIT- 816 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-211130- CROSS SOUND- 816 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-211130- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 816 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-211130- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 816 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-211130- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 816 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-211130- FREDERICK SOUND- 816 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-211130- SUMNER STRAIT- 816 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-211130- CLARENCE STRAIT- 816 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
945 FZAK51 PAJK 201900 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1000 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 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. PKZ098-210100- 1000 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER NW CANADA WILL DRIFT SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL REACH THE EASTERN GULF BY SUN EVENING AND WEAKEN. $$ PKZ011-210100- GLACIER BAY- 1000 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-210100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1000 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-210100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1000 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-210100- ICY STRAIT- 1000 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-210100- CROSS SOUND- 1000 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-210100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1000 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-210100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1000 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-210100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1000 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 UPDATED .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-210100- FREDERICK SOUND- 1000 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 UPDATED .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-210100- SUMNER STRAIT- 1000 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-210100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1000 AM AKST SUN JAN 20 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Jan 19, 2:57 PM AKST, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 2:57 PM AKST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
257 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013
.SHORT TERM...UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE BUILDING NWD OVER THE
FAR ERN GULF AND SE AK TONIGHT...THEN DRIFT SLOWLY EWD SUN.
SHORTWAVE TROF WILL LIFT N FROM THE PAC INTO THE CENTRAL GULF
SUN. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER NW CANADA WILL SLIDE ESE
THRU SUN. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NWD THRU THE ERN GULF TONIGHT
AND SUN. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT OVER THE SW GULF WILL REACH THE
CENTRAL GULF BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN INTO THE E-CENTRAL GULF BY
LATE SUN AFTERNOON. A LOW PRESSURE WAVE WILL MOVE N ALONG THE
FRONT INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SUN. USED BLEND OF 12Z ECMWF AND
NAM...WITH THE ECMWF HAVING BEST FIT ON THE FEATURES OVER THE
GULF AND SWD WHILE THE NAM HAD BETTER HANDLE ON THE ARCTIC HIGH.
MAIN FORECAST ISSUES WILL BE PRECIP POTENTIAL/TYPE...WINDS...AND
TEMPS. ATTM...NO PRECIP IS BEING REPORTED OVER THE AREA WITH
MAINLY BANDS OF HIGH AND MID-LEVEL CLOUDS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA.
SOME LOWER CLOUDS ARE OVER THE SRN AREA AND THESE MAY HAVE SOME
SPRINKLES OR SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN IN THEM AS WARM FRONT CLIPS THAT
AREA THIS EVENING. WILL GO WITH LOW POPS OVER THE SRN ZONES
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST FOR THE EVENING. ANOTHER AREA THAT MAY
GET INTO SOME PRECIP AHEAD OF THE MAIN COLD FRONTAL BAND IS THE
NRN INNER CHANNELS. WITH SHALLOW ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE OVER THAT
AREA...OVERRUNNING WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND SUN MORNING AS
FLOW ABOVE THE COLD AIRMASS BECOMES SLY WELL IN ADVANCE OF WARM
FRONT. SINCE THE DEEPEST COLD AIR IS OVER THE FAR N...HAVE HIGHER
POPS THERE LATE TONIGHT AND SUN MORNING THAN OVER AREAS JUST TO
THEIR S. SUPPORT FOR THE COLD AIR WILL DIMINISH THRU SUN AS THE
ARCTIC HIGH MOVES SLOWLY AWAY FROM THE AREA...SO THE LOW LEVEL
LIFTING FROM OVERRUNNING WILL DIMINISH LATE SUN MORNING. THE MAIN
PRECIP BAND WITH THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW COASTAL AREA
TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD E TO THE NRN INNER CHANNELS BY LATE SUN
AFTERNOON. ONLY REAL THREAT FOR SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NRN INNER
CHANNELS AND PAYA AREA...WITH ONLY THE FAR NRN CHANNELS LIKELY TO
GET ANY SNOWFALL ACCUMS. WENT FOR 1 INCH THERE SUN.
AS FOR WINDS...THE STRONG NLY WINDS IN LYNN CANAL WILL DIMINISH
TONIGHT AND SUN MORNING AS THE NLY COMPONENT OF THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WEAKENS. HAVE GALES THERE DIMINISHING BELOW SCA LEVELS
BY DAYBREAK SUN. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO FAVOR THE
MORE E-W CHANNELS LATE TONIGHT INTO SUN SO THOSE CHANNELS WILL
SEE THEIR WINDS PICK UP THEN...CLOSE TO OR AT SCA
LEVELS...ALTHOUGH THE WINDS AROUND CAPE SPENCER WILL LIKELY BE
MORE PERSISTENT SCA THRU SUN. ALSO...WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE WAVE WILL REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE WRN
AND NRN GULF MARINE AREAS FROM THE W TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE INTO
SUN ALONG THE NRN GULF AREA.
AS FOR TEMPS...HAVE MENTION OF RISING TEMPS OVERNIGHT OVER THE
FAR NRN AND PAYA AREAS AS AIRMASS SLOWLY MODERATES. MUCH OF THE
REMAINING AREA WILL SEE TEMPS BOTTOM OUT THIS EVENING THEN REMAIN
STEADY OVERNIGHT. LOOKS LIKE ALL BUT THE PAGY AREA SHOULD BE
ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON.
&&
.LONG TERM...MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NEXT WEEK WITH AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND
SOUTHEAST ALASKA SLOWLY DRIFTS EAST AS AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE
TROUGH MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. A SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH
THE INCOMING UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF
EARLY NEXT WEEK INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH LATE TUESDAY. THE
GFS AND ECMWF MADE A GOOD CONSENSUS FOR SYNOPTIC PATTERN FOR THE
INCOMING LOW AND WERE USED TO REFRESH THE INHERITED FORECAST
PACKAGE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY. UNDERNEATH THE EASTWARD SHIFTING
UPPER RIDGE...SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERN REMAINS NEAR PARALLEL ALONG
SOUTHEAST ALASKA OVER THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHER PRESSURE TO THE EAST
AND LOWER PRESSURE ACROSS THE GULF.
AN EMBEDDED WARM FRONTAL TROUGH WILL BRING CATEGORICAL POPS FROM
YAKUTAT SOUTHEAST TO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
THEN RETROGRADE TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE MONDAY AS A WEAK RIDGE
OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA EXTENDS NORTHWEST OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALL RAIN EXCEPT NORTHERN MOST
AREA WHERE SNOW CAN CONTINUE DURING SUNDAY EVENING. THIS
SNOW...HOWEVER...WILL BECOME RAIN OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT AS WARMER
AIR ENTRAINMENT CONTINUES TO EXTEND TO THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
SMALL CRAFT LEVEL SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER
COASTAL WATERS WITH ROUGH SEAS. OCEAN ENTRANCES OF THE INNER
CHANNELS WILL ALSO SEE SMALL CRAFT WINDS.
THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL INTERACT WITH ANOTHER
DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKAN PENINSULA BY MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK AND MODEL DIFFERENCES BECOME LARGER. IN GENERAL...THE LOW
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS NORTH TO THE
NORTHERN GULF AND THE DEVELOPING LOW INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF
HAS A GREAT UNCERTAINTY. LEANED OVER THE HPC ENSEMBLE APPROACH FOR
THE REMAINING LONG TERM PERIODS. AS THE WEAKENING LOW ACROSS THE
CENTRAL GULF DRIFTS NORTHWARD TO THE NORTHERN GULF...A FRONTAL
PASSAGE WILL APPROACH THE PANHANDLE LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
THEN DRIFT SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY THURSDAY
THEN CONTINUE MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA TOWARD THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ013-021-022-041-042.
&&
RWT/AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 9:44 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 11 hr |
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