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Small Craft Advisory 21, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 6, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
784 FZAK51 PAJK 070031 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 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. PKZ098-071400- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT INTO MON. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL LINGER NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ011-071400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-071400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-071400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-071400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN...MIXED WITH SNOW LATE. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-071400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-071400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-071400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-071400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-071400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .MON...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-071400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-071400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS NORTHERN PORTIONS. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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462 FZAK51 PAJK 070703 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1003 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 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. PKZ098-071400- 1003 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT INTO MON. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL LINGER NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ011-071400- GLACIER BAY- 1003 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-071400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1003 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-071400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1003 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-071400- ICY STRAIT- 1003 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-071400- CROSS SOUND- 1003 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-071400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1003 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-071400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1003 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-071400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1003 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-071400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1003 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-071400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1003 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-071400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1003 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE...EXCEPT SEAS 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
284 FZAK51 PAJK 070840 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1140 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 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. PKZ098-071400- 1140 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT IN THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT INTO MON. THE ASSOCIATED LOW WILL LINGER NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ011-071400- GLACIER BAY- 1140 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-071400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1140 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-071400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1140 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-071400- ICY STRAIT- 1140 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-071400- CROSS SOUND- 1140 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-071400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1140 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-071400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1140 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-071400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1140 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-071400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1140 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-071400- SUMNER STRAIT- 1140 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-071400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1140 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE...EXCEPT SEAS 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
570 FZAK51 PAJK 071238 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 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. PKZ098-080100- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT WILL BE MAKING LANDFALL MONDAY MORNING ALONG THE OUTER COAST...AND A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. THE LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL MEANDER EASTWARD AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ011-080100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-080100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-080100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-080100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 K. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-080100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-080100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-080100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-080100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-080100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-080100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-080100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 7 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 6, 3:48 PM AKST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 3:48 PM AKST, 12 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
348 PM AKST SUN JAN 6 2013
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING A 968 MB LOW APPROACHING
KODIAK WITH THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE
EASTERN GULF AND APPROACHING THE AK PANHANDLE. RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER THE PANHANDLE IS EXITING TO THE EAST AS
THE FRONT APPROACHES. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE
TONIGHT WEAKENING BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE
PANHANDLE. MEANWHILE THE LOW WILL LINGER NEAR KODIAK WEAKENING TO
978 MB. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
WITH HIGHEST INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT. PRECIP WILL CHANGE TO
SHOWERS POST FRONTAL AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT. SOME HIGHER
CAPE VALUES IN THE GULF FOR MONDAY INDICATING POSSIBILITY OF
THUNDERSTORMS BUT FOR NOW REGION POST FRONTAL DOES NOT LOOK
HIGHLY CONVECTIVE ON SATELLITE. THE RAIN SNOW LINE HAS BEEN
TRICKY TODAY AS THE SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASED TEMPERATURES TO THE
MID TO UPPER 30S FOR RAIN WHILE DEW POINTS WERE STILL NEAR
30 ALLOWING A SNOW MIX. TEMPERATURES WILL FLUCTUATE OVERNIGHT BUT
OVERALL TREND WILL BE LOWERING TO THE UPPER 20S TO LOW
30S...RESULTING IN A TRANSITION TO SNOW. SNOW AMOUNTS FOR AREAS
NORTH OF FREDERICK SOUND ONLY EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 INCHES
OVERNIGHT WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR YAKUTAT AND HAINES. PRECIP WILL
TRANSITION BACK TO RAIN THROUGH MONDAY AS TEMPERATURES INCREASE
TO THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
WITH THE APPROACHING FRONT WINDS SHOULD INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS
EVENING WITH GALES ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS. WINDS OVER THE
PANHANDLE WILL INCREASE WITH THE PASSING FRONT WITH SOME HIGHER
GUSTS LATER TONIGHT. BUT AS THE FRONT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF
SHEARING APART THESE GUSTS MAY NOT BE THAT STRONG. WITH THE
EXITING RIDGE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE MAY SEE A SHIFT
THIS EVENING BEFORE RETURNING TO THE SOUTH AS PRESSURE GRADIENT
BECOMES PARALLEL WITH THE FRONT THEN RETURNS TO A NORTH- SOUTH
GRADIENT WITH THE INCOMING RIDGE ON MONDAY.
THERE WERE ENOUGH DIFFERENCES AMONG THE MODELS WITH THE TIMING
OF THE FRONT TO LOWER FORECAST CONFIDENCE. ECMWF WAS THE FASTEST
WITH THE FRONT WHILE THE GFS WAS THE SLOWEST. NAM LOOKED TO BE A
GOOD COMPROMISE FOR THE FRONTAL LOCATION...HOWEVER WAS FARTHER TO
THE EAST WITH THE POSITION OF THE KODIAK LOW THAN THE ECMWF OR
GFS. USED SOME NAM TO REFRESH GRIDS BUT OVERALL CHANGES WERE
MINOR. MAIN ISSUES WERE THE PRECIP TYPE AND TIMING OF INCREASING
WINDS THIS EVENING. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...A LOW VICINITY KODIAK ISLAND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST PERIOD WILL DRIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST ON
TUESDAY WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING. A DEVELOPING WAVE WILL TRACK
RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST WHILE DEEPENING AND IT LOOKS LIKE SOME OF
THE ENERGY FROM THE KODIAK LOW WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE
DEVELOPING WAVE. THIS WAVE IF FORECAST TO REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE
PANHANDLE AND MODELS ALL IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THIS POINT, AS WELL
AS BUILDING IN AN INVERTED TROUGH AFTER THE KODIAK LOW HAS BEEN
ABSORBED INTO THE DEEPER WAVE CIRCULATION.
SURFACE RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND WESTERN CANADA ON
THURSDAY WILL SHIFT EAST AND SLIGHTLY SOUTH IN ADVANCE OF A DEEP
LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MODELS IN FAIR
AGREEMENT ON THE LOCATION OF THIS FEATURE THROUGH LATE WEEK, BUT
DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY ON STRENGTH. OPTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HPC AND
THE ENSEMBLE MEANS INCLUDED IN THEIR GRIDS FOR THE LATTER PORTION
OF THE EXTENDED RANGE.
SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY WITH
WEDNESDAY CURRENTLY LOOKING LIKE A DRY AND PARTLY CLOUDY DAY OVER
MOST, IF NOT ALL, OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA. A FRONT RE-ENTERS THE
PICTURE FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY. LIMITED POPS TO LIKELY THROUGH
THIS TIME OWING TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM
TOUCHED ON IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH. RESULTING TEMPS AND QPF
PRODUCED SNOW OVER MANY ZONES, BUT NO ADVISORY AMOUNTS.
MODEL GUIDANCE OFFERING SOME VERY LARGE CHANGES WITH REGARD TO
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPS FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK WITH ALL OF THE DELTAS
BEING COLDER TEMPS BROUGHT TEMPS DOWN, BUT GENERALLY USED HALF OR
LESS OF THE MODEL DIFFERENCE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE FORECAST FROM
BECOMING TOO ABRUPT. CHANGES TO DAYTIME HIGHS A LITTLE MORE OF A
MIXED BAG OF BOTH WARMER AND COLDER AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND IN
DIFFERENT PLACES BUT MUCH SMALLER DELTAS.
USED A BLEND OF ECMWF AND GEM EARLY ON, THEN BLENDED IN MORE AND
MORE OF THE HPC FOR PRESSURE AND WINDS. POPS BLENDED FROM ECMWF,
GFS, AND GEM. QPF DERIVED FROM ECMWF. TEMPS ADJUSTED USING BIAS
CORRECTED MOS THROUGH DAY 5 AND GFS ENSEMBLE THEREAFTER. SNOW
LEVELS ADJUSTED WITH GFS40. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-036-043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-033>035-041-042.
&&
PRB/FRITSCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 6, 10:03 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 7, 9:07 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 14 hr | |
| Jan 7, 12:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 27 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.