Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 34, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 24, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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
- Dec 24, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 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.
550 FZAK51 PAJK 250015 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 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. PKZ098-251400- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL SLIDE EAST THROUGH TUE EVENING. A GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE SW GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NE GULF BY WED AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-251400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-251400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-251400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-251400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-251400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-251400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-251400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-251400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-251400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-251400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-251400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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181 FZAK51 PAJK 250323 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 620 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 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. PKZ098-251400- 620 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL SLIDE EAST THROUGH TUE EVENING. A GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE SW GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NE GULF BY WED AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-251400- GLACIER BAY- 620 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-251400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 620 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-251400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 620 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-251400- ICY STRAIT- 620 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-251400- CROSS SOUND- 620 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-251400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 620 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-251400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 620 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-251400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 620 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-251400- FREDERICK SOUND- 620 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-251400- SUMNER STRAIT- 620 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-251400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 620 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
895 FZAK51 PAJK 250437 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 735 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 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. PKZ098-251400- 735 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL SLIDE EAST THROUGH TUE EVENING. A GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE SW GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NE GULF BY WED AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-251400- GLACIER BAY- 735 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-251400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 735 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-251400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 735 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-251400- ICY STRAIT- 735 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-251400- CROSS SOUND- 735 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-251400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 735 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-251400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 735 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-251400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 735 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-251400- FREDERICK SOUND- 735 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-251400- SUMNER STRAIT- 735 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-251400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 735 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
620 FZAK51 PAJK 250754 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1054 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 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. PKZ098-260200- 1054 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL SLIDE EAST THROUGH TUE EVENING. A GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE SW GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NE GULF BY WED AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE TUE NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ011-260200- GLACIER BAY- 1054 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-260200- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1054 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-260200- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1054 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-260200- ICY STRAIT- 1054 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-260200- CROSS SOUND- 1054 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-260200- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1054 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-260200- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1054 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-260200- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1054 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-260200- FREDERICK SOUND- 1054 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-260200- SUMNER STRAIT- 1054 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 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. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-260200- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1054 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013 UPDATED ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
085 FZAK51 PAJK 251255 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 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. PKZ098-260100- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAKENING LOW OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST GULF BY WED AFTERNOON. STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-260100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST WINDS OVER NORTHERN AREAS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...STRONGEST WINDS OVER NORTHERN AREAS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-260100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR TAIYA INLET. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR TAIYA INLET. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-260100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-260100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-260100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-260100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-260100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. RAIN. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-260100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-260100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-260100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-260100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Dec 24, 3:26 PM AKST, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 3:26 PM AKST, 34 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
326 PM AKST TUE DEC 24 2013
.SHORT TERM...A LOW OVER THE SW GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NE GULF BY
LATE WED AFTERNOON. STRONG OCCLUDED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF
WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND WED MORNING. ARCTIC
FRONT OVER CENTRAL LYNN CANAL WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT N TO FAR
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL BY LATE WED. USED A BLEND OF THE 12Z ECMWF AND
GEM...AS THEY HAD BEST HANDLE ON MAIN FEATURES THROUGH WED.
MAIN FORECAST ISSUES WILL BE PRECIP TYPE...AMOUNTS...TEMPS...AND
WINDS. RIGHT NOW PRECIP IS PRETTY MUCH ALL SNOW NORTH OF THE PAJN
AREA. EXPECT THE FAR N TO REMAIN SNOW THROUGH AT LEAST MOST OF WED
MORNING. THE AREA JUST N OF PAJN WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO RAIN BY
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS WARMER AIR SLOWLY MOVES IN. THE PAYA AREA
SHOULD SEE THEIR SNOW BECOME MIXED BY MIDNIGHT AS LOW LEVEL FLOW
TURNS FROM ENE TO ESE. THERE MAY BE A FEW WET FLAKES MIXED IN S OF
PAJN BUT WILL NOT MENTION AS THEY SHOULD BE SHORT LIVED WITH
WARMER AIR MOVING IN. TEMPS SHOULD BE STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING
THROUGH THE NIGHT IN MOST PLACES.
SNOWFALL LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE HEAVIEST AROUND PAHN. SE FLOW
OVERRUNNING THE ARCTIC AIRMASS IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY SNOW
THERE...AND THEY COULD SEE WELL OVER 1 FOOT OF SNOW BY MID-MORNING
WED. PAGY WILL ALSO SEE STRONG OVERRUNNING BUT LOOK TO NOT GET AS
MUCH SNOW AS SETUP IS A LITTLE LESS FAVORABLE...BUT THEY COULD
STILL SEE UP TO 1 FOOT OF SNOW BY LATE WED MORNING. KEPT THE
WINTER STORM WARNINGS GOING IN THOSE AREAS THRU 18Z WED. ALSO KEPT
IN WINTER WEATHER ADVY FOR THE PAJN AREA...MAINLY FOR N OF AUKE
BAY. THINK THAT AREA COULD GET UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE
CHANGING TO RAIN OVERNIGHT. THE MENDENHALL VALLEY HAS BEEN GOING
BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN RAIN AND SNOW...AND THIS SHOULD LIMIT
ACCUMULATIONS TO 2 INCHES OR LESS BEFORE IT FINALLY BECOMES ALL
RAIN BY LATE EVENING. HOWEVER...IF LOWER LEVEL WINDS DROP OFF WITH
MODERATE PRECIP RATES...COULD SEE IT GO TO ALL SNOW FOR A WHILE
THIS EVENING. CURRENTLY EXPECT THE PAYA AREA TO SEE UP TO 4 INCHES
BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN LATER TONIGHT...BUT IF THEIR PRECIP RATES
REMAIN HEAVIER THIS EVENING THEY MAY NEED AN ADVY. NORTHERN
GLACIER BAY MAY ALSO GET UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE CHANGING TO
RAIN LATE THIS EVENING. PAGS ITSELF WILL BE A TRICKY CALL ON
SNOWFALL AS THEY MAY END UP BEING MORE MIXED BUT COULD SEE PERIODS
OF ALL SNOW DURING HEAVIER PRECIP. AT THIS POINT THINK THEY MAY
GET AN INCH EARLY THIS EVENING. HYDER HAS REMAINED IN SW LOW LEVEL
FLOW AND THAT HAS KEPT THEIR TEMPS WARM...SO EVEN WITH SOME
DIMINISHING IN THE WINDS THERE TONIGHT DO NOT THINK THEY WILL GET
MORE THAN MIXED PRECIP...BUT AS USUAL THEY WILL NEED TO BE KEPT AN
EYE ON.
AS FOR WINDS...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE OCCLUDED
FRONT...WITH MAINLY GALES FOR THE FAR EASTERN AND NORTHERN
GULF...BUT CLARANCE STRAIT WILL LIKELY GET TO STORM FORCE BY LATE
EVENING OVER THE NORTHERN END. THE NLY GRADIENTS SHOULD PICK UP
OVER THE FAR NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS THIS EVENING...SO EXPECT
WINDS TO INCREASE TO SCA LEVELS IN LYNN CANAL. MUCH OF THE
REMAINING INNER CHANNELS WILL GET SCA LEVEL E-SE WINDS TONIGHT.
ONCE THE OCCLUDED FRONT PASSES...WINDS SHOULD DROP OFF IN GENERAL
ALTHOUGH THE MORE EASTERN INNER CHANNELS MAY KEEP SCA LEVEL SE
WINDS WED. ALSO...THERE WILL BE A BAND OF STRONGER SW WINDS ON S
SIDE OF LOW MOVING ACROSS THE GULF...SO WILL HAVE GALES RETURN TO
THE OFFSHORE AREA WED MORNING BEFORE THEY DIMINISH LATER IN THE
DAY WITH THE LOW WEAKENING.
OTHERWISE...PRECIP WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY TONIGHT AS SYSTEM HAS A
TROPICAL CONNECTION. SHOULD SEE PRECIP DIMINISH AFTER THE OCCLUDED
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND WED MORNING.
&&
.LONG TERM...MODELS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH DEEPS LOWS DEVELOPING
OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND THE EASTWARD MIGRATION OF THESES
SYSTEMS. THERE WAS SHIFT IN MODEL PRESSURE FIELD POSITION TODAY
RESULTING IN SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN WIND SPEEDS AND
DIRECTIONS FOR THE ENTIRE EXTENDED FORECAST. WITH THE MODEL
INCONSISTENCIES AND RUN TO RUN CHANGES FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS LOW.
FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING THE REMNANTS OF THE SHORT WAVE IN THE
NORTHERN AK GULF WILL MERGE WITH A DEVELOPING WAVE MOVING ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF FROM A PARENT LOW NEAR THE ALEUTIANS. THE WEAK
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADVANCING WAVE WILL REACH THE PANHANDLE
COAST THURSDAY. THIS WAVE LOOKS TO BE A BIT FURTHER NORTH AND THUS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE,
THE SHORT WAVE EXTENDING OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE AND HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON IS WEAKER...RESULTING IN MUCH WEAKER WINDS
FOR THE NORTHERN REGIONS FOR WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
12Z GFS WAS STRONGEST WITH THE GRADIENT AND ALSO SHOWED A COLD
POOL OF ARCTIC AIR DROPPING INTO THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE...HOWEVER
HAD BETTER INITIALIZATION AND AGREEMENT WITH THE 12Z ECMWF/GEM
WHICH BOTH KEEP THE COLD AIR FURTHER NORTH AND A WEAKER NORTHERLY
PRESSURE GRADIENT. DEEP ONSHORE FLOW ALONG WITH THE FRONT WILL
KEEP PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE A BIT ABOVE NORMAL KEEPING MOST PRECIPITATION AS RAIN.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL ADVANCE OVER THE AK GULF THROUGH THE WEEK
FOLLOWED BY NEXT ADVANCING LOW AND FRONT REACHING THE PANHANDLE
FOR THE WEEKEND. WITH THE LOW MOVING IN FROM A SOUTHERLY TRACK
LOOKING TO KEEP THE WARMER MILD AIR OVER THE REGION. WINDS OVER
THE AK GULF WILL INCREASE TO NEAR GALES WITH THIS SYSTEM FOR THE
WEEKEND BUT SOME DIFFERENCES ON DEVELOPMENT OF A TRIPLE POINT
FEATURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF WITH A BARRIER JET FORMATION. MODELS
CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THESE SYSTEMS EASTWARD INTO THE AREA AND
SHOULD KEEP PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST.
HAD GOOD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE 12Z ECMWF/GEM WITH NAM SHOWING A
SIMILAR PATTERN. GFS BECAME AN OUTLIER EARLY AND WAS SHOWING MUCH
LOWER RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY SO USED THE ECMWF/GEM BLEND WITH
INHERITED GRIDS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY. THIS DID RESULT IN A CHANGE
TO THE FORECAST AND THE EARLIER MODEL RUNS. NEW WPC LEANED AWAY
FROM A GENERAL ENSEMBLE BLEND AND WENT WITH THE TREND OF USING
ECMWF FOR MAIN GUIDANCE. USED A BLEND WITH NEW WPC AND PREVIOUS
FORECAST GRIDS TO EASE TRANSITION WITH MAINLY INCREASED WINDS FOR
THE WEEKEND.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ026-027.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ025.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 3 AM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ028.
STRONG WIND FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR
AKZ029.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ018-019.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ036.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ035-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-013-021-022-031>034-053.
&&
RWT/PRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 30 hr | |
| Dec 24, 6:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Dec 24, 10:49 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 41 hr | |
| Dec 24, 10:54 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 21 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 29 hr |
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