Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 22, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2014, 4:00 AM 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
- Jan 1, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
142 FZAK51 PAJK 011236 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 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. PKZ098-020100- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE BY WED AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE NE TO NEAR CAPE FAIRWEATHER BY LATE WED NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK LOW WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF ON THU. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. SW SWELL .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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380 FZAK51 PAJK 011632 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 732 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 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. PKZ098-020100- 732 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE BY WED AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE NE TO NEAR CAPE FAIRWEATHER BY LATE WED NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK LOW WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF ON THU. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 732 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 732 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 732 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 732 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 732 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 732 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 732 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 732 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 732 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 732 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 732 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
819 FZAK51 PAJK 011749 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 849 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 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. PKZ098-021200- 849 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLE BY WED AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE NE TO NEAR CAPE FAIRWEATHER BY LATE WED NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK LOW WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF ON THU. $$ PKZ011-021200- GLACIER BAY- 849 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-021200- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 849 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-021200- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 849 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-021200- ICY STRAIT- 849 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-021200- CROSS SOUND- 849 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-021200- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 849 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-021200- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 849 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-021200- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 849 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-021200- FREDERICK SOUND- 849 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-021200- SUMNER STRAIT- 849 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-021200- CLARENCE STRAIT- 849 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
624 FZAK51 PAJK 012133 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1230 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 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. PKZ098-021530- 1230 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE NE TO NEAR CAPE FAIRWEATHER BY LATE WED NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK LOW WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF ON THU. $$ PKZ011-021530- GLACIER BAY- 1230 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-021530- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1230 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... updated .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-021530- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1230 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-021530- ICY STRAIT- 1230 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ022-021530- CROSS SOUND- 1230 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SW SWELL. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SW SWELL. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-021530- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1230 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-021530- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1230 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-021530- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1230 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-021530- FREDERICK SOUND- 1230 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-021530- SUMNER STRAIT- 1230 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-021530- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1230 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 30 KT OVER SOUTHERN HALF. W WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER NORTHERN HALF...DIMINISHING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
087 FZAK51 PAJK 020036 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 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. PKZ098-021400- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE NE TO NEAR CAPE FAIRWEATHER BY LATE WED NIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK LOW WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF ON THU. $$ PKZ011-021400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .THU...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-021400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-021400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS...MIXING WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-021400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-021400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-021400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-021400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-021400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT... EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-021400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-021400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS NEAR THE OCEAN ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-021400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE EVENING. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Dec 31, 3:33 PM AKST, 12 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 3:33 PM AKST, 12 hours 27 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
333 PM AKST TUE DEC 31 2013
.SHORT TERM...AFTERNOON SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A 968 MB LOW
SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVING TO THE NORTH. THE ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT EXTENDS OUT INTO THE EAST CENTRAL GULF. THE SYSTEM
HAS A TROPICAL MOISTURE CONNECTION EVIDENT BY THE LARGE SWATCH OF
MOISTURE ORIGINATING AROUND 30N. THE FRONT WILL BE THE MAIN
WEATHER MAKER THROUGH THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD AS IT MOVES
ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF REACHING GALE FORCE
THIS EVENING OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. 40-50 KT 850 MB LOW LEVEL JET
MOVES OVER THE PANHANDLE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WHICH IS
EXPECTED TO RESULT IN GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR THE OUTER COASTAL
LOCATIONS AND IN THE VICINITY OF CLARENCE STRAIT BEFORE
DIMINISHING ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. EASTERLY GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED IN SUMNER AND CROSS SOUND TONIGHT AS THE FRONT PUSHES
INLAND AND THE E-W GRADIENT INCREASES. BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL
SHIFT WESTERLY OVER THE GULF AND EXPECT 35 KTS OF WESTERLY WIND TO
DEVELOP IN CROSS SOUND AS THIS HAPPENS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE INNER CHANNELS AS PRESSURE RISES
RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHERLY GRADIENT.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS OVER SKAGWAY AND HAINES REMAIN IN EFFECT
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JUNEAU FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL
6 AM WEDNESDAY. EXPECTING BETWEEN 8 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE
WARNING AREAS WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE HAINES AREA. AS HAS BEEN
THE CASE FOR THE PAST WEEK PRECIPITATION TYPE IN THE JUNEAU AREA
REMAINS TRICKY BUT THINK PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY AND OUT THE ROAD
WILL PICK UP ADVISORY LEVEL AMOUNTS OF WET SNOWFALL IN THE 2 TO 6
INCH RANGE BEFORE WARMER AIR MOVES IN WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
CHANGES PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE
PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT RAIN TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES AS TROPICAL
MOISTURE STREAMS OVER THE AREA. BEHIND THE FRONT, STEADY RAIN WILL
TRANSITION TO SHOWERS ALONG THE OUTER COAST ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
USED A BLEND OF THE 00Z ECMWF AND 12Z GEM FOR UPDATES TO THE
SHORT RANGE FORECAST. FORECASTER CONFIDENCE REMAINS SLIGHTLY ABOVE
AVERAGE WITH STILL A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE PRECIPITATION TYPE
IN THE ICY STRAIT CORRIDOR TONIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM...THE WEDNESDAY WEATHER FRONT WILL EXIT THE REGION TO
THE EAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE
EASTERN GULF MOVES OVER THE PANHANDLE. THE ORIGINAL PARENT LOW
WILL HAVE WEAKENED AND MOVED OVER THE AK PENINSULA WITH ANOTHER
SHORT WAVE TRACKING ACROSS THE AK GULF. THIS WAVE WILL REACH THE
NORTHWEST PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE
REST OF THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. EXPECT SOME SHOWERS
FROM THIS SYSTEM WITH RAIN- SNOW LINE DROPPING TOWARDS SUMNER
STRAIT AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE ORIGINAL FRONT. HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER THE YAKUTAT AREA WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES.
ELSEWHERE WITH WAVE SHEARING APART AND LOWER QPF VALUES SHOULD NOT
SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. HOWEVER WITH THE CONVECTIVE
NATURE OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD SEE HIGHLY VARIABLE SNOW AMOUNTS.
FOR THE END OF THE WEEK MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ABOUT HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AK GULF BUT THERE IS A SPLIT ON HOW FAR
NORTH THIS RIDGE WILL BUILD AND IF ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TRACING OVER
THE RIDGE WILL REACH OUR AREA. TO THE WEST OF THE RIDGE A LOW WILL
MOVING UP FROM THE PACIFIC NEARING THE ALEUTIANS EARLY SATURDAY. A
LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAIN LOW IS A
QUESTION FOR THE END OF THE WEEKEND. THE ECMWF HAS BEEN MORE
PROGRESSIVE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS FEATURE AND HAS A MUCH
WARMER AND WETTER SOLUTION THAN THE GFS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
GULF LOW WILL ALSO INCREASE WINDS TO GALE FORCE ALONG THE COASTAL
WATERS WITH SMALL CRAFT WINDS OVER THE INSIDE CHANNELS.
MODELS WERE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE THE ISSUE OF
THE DEVELOPING HIGH OVER THE AK GULF. THOUGH OUT THE WEEKEND GFS
HAS REMAINED THE COLDER OF THE SOLUTIONS BUT WAS ALSO SHOWING MORE
RUN TO RUN INCONSISTENCY. ECMWF HOWEVER STARTED TO SHOW SHIFTS
WITH THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THE LOW DEVELOPING ON SUNDAY. SO
NO MODEL HAS BEEN THAT CONSISTENT. USED A BLEND OF 12Z ECMWF/NAM
THROUGH DAY 4 THEN TRANSITIONED TO WPC. NEW WPC USED MORE
OPERATIONAL 00Z ECMWF THAN ENSEMBLES AND SHOWED MORE CHANGES FROM
PREVIOUS FORECAST AND MODELS. DECIDED TO LIMIT THE CHANGES WITH
JUST A 50/50 BLEND OF 12Z WPC SEEING IF NEW MODELS RUNS FALL MORE
IN LINE. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ027-028.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ025.
STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
AKZ022-023.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ018-019.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-035-036-041>043-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-013-021-031>034.
&&
TPS/PRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 8:49 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Jan 1, 9:22 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 31 hr | |
| Jan 1, 12:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 4 hr |
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