Gale Warning 87, NWS Juneau, AK

723 
FZAK51 PAJK 230201 CCA
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015 

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.

PKZ098-231400-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ACROSS SE AK THU
EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT AND A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO
THE EASTERN GULF FRI. 

$$

PKZ011-231400-
GLACIER BAY-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015 

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-231400-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-231400-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-231400-
ICY STRAIT-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-231400-
CROSS SOUND-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015 

CORRECTED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. SW SWELL.
RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT.
S SWELL LATE. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-231400-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-231400-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-231400-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015 

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 
10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE.
RAIN.
.SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-231400-
FREDERICK SOUND-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-231400-
SUMNER STRAIT-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT
8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-231400-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

576 
FZAK51 PAJK 230739 AAA
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1039 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

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.

PKZ098-240145-
1039 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ACROSS SE AK THU
EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT AND A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO
THE EASTERN GULF FRI. 

$$

PKZ011-240145-
GLACIER BAY-
1039 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.



$$

PKZ012-240145-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1039 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-240145-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1039 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.



$$

PKZ021-240145-
ICY STRAIT-
1039 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-240145-
CROSS SOUND-
1039 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. SW SWELL.
RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT.
S SWELL LATE. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.



$$

PKZ031-240145-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
1039 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-240145-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1039 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ033-240145-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1039 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 
10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE.
RAIN.
.SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-240145-
FREDERICK SOUND-
1039 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.



$$

PKZ035-240145-
SUMNER STRAIT-
1039 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT
8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-240145-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
1039 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

587 
FZAK51 PAJK 230818 AAB
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1118 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

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.

PKZ098-240230-
1118 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE ACROSS SE AK THU
EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT AND A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO
THE EASTERN GULF FRI. 

$$

PKZ011-240230-
GLACIER BAY-
1118 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.



$$

PKZ012-240230-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1118 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.



$$

PKZ013-240230-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1118 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.



$$

PKZ021-240230-
ICY STRAIT-
1118 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-240230-
CROSS SOUND-
1118 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT.
S SWELL LATE. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.



$$

PKZ031-240230-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
1118 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-240230-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1118 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ033-240230-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1118 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 
10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE.
RAIN.
.SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-240230-
FREDERICK SOUND-
1118 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.



$$

PKZ035-240230-
SUMNER STRAIT-
1118 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5
FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT
8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-240230-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
1118 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

535 
FZAK51 PAJK 231304
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

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.

PKZ098-240700-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NE GULF FRI AND MOVE ONSHORE
NEAR YAKUTAT FRI EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE PANHANDLE FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER GALE FORCE LOW WILL
APPROACH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SAT AFTERNOON.  

$$

PKZ011-240700-
GLACIER BAY-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-240700-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-240700-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE
MORNING...THEN BECOMING S 25 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-240700-
ICY STRAIT-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-240700-
CROSS SOUND-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. SW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE EVENING THEN
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE.
RAIN. SW SWELL.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE MORNING. SEAS
12 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-240700-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-240700-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE MORNING AND INCREASING TO 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-240700-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SW SWELL.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 17 FT WITH A SW
SWELL. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW
SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-240700-
FREDERICK SOUND-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-240700-
SUMNER STRAIT-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SW
SWELL. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT
17 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES WITH A SW SWELL. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-240700-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

758 
FZAK51 PAJK 232004 AAA
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1051 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

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.

PKZ098-241400-
1051 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NE GULF FRI AND MOVE ONSHORE
NEAR YAKUTAT FRI EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE PANHANDLE FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER GALE FORCE LOW WILL
APPROACH THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SAT AFTERNOON.  

$$

PKZ011-241400-
GLACIER BAY-
1051 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-241400-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1051 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-241400-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1051 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ021-241400-
ICY STRAIT-
1051 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-241400-
CROSS SOUND-
1051 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. SW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE EVENING THEN
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT LATE.
RAIN. SW SWELL.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE MORNING. SEAS
12 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-241400-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
1051 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-241400-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1051 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE MORNING AND INCREASING TO 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ033-241400-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1051 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SW SWELL.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 17 FT WITH A SW
SWELL. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW
SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-241400-
FREDERICK SOUND-
1051 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ035-241400-
SUMNER STRAIT-
1051 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH A SW SWELL. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT
17 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES WITH A SW SWELL. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-241400-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
1051 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

056 
FZAK51 PAJK 240033
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015 

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.

PKZ098-241400-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A GALE FORCE LOW OVER THE NE GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT
FRI EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
PANHANDLE FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO
THE SE GULF SAT. 

$$

PKZ011-241400-
GLACIER BAY-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
LATE. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-241400-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
LATE. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-241400-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING
TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
LATE. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-241400-
ICY STRAIT-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE
EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-241400-
CROSS SOUND-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015 

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE
EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 18 FT LATE. SW SWELL LATE. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT
SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-241400-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE
EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-241400-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE
EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-241400-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING
TO 13 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN IN THE EVENING.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 
10 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 6 FT...
EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-241400-
FREDERICK SOUND-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-241400-
SUMNER STRAIT-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015 

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT
10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 
9 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT...
EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-241400-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2015 

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS
OVER THE NORTHERN SECTION. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
600 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING IS SHOWING THE NEXT
IN A SERIES OF FRONTS MOVING NORTH AND EAST OVER THE EASTERN GULF
AND PANHANDLE. ASSOCIATED PARENT LOW IS WELL TO THE WEST. A WAVE
IS LOCATED SOUTH ON THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP INTO A CLOSED SURFACE LOW LATER TODAY UNDER VERY GOOD
UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT. MARINE WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS FEATURE
WILL INCREASE TO 30 KT OVER THE COASTAL MARINE ZONES. ALSO HAVE A
GALE WARNING IN PLACE FOR CLARENCE STRAIT, WITH UP TO 40 KTS
EXPECTED FURTHER SOUTH IN THE DIXON ENTRANCE AND HECATE STRAIT.
THE LOW WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES ASHORE THIS EVENING AND
PULLS AWAY FROM THE ASSOCIATED JET SUPPORT. FARTHER NORTH, THE
FORECAST STARTS OUT VERY WINDY FOR THE FAR NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS
AS WELL AS LYNN CANAL. SURFACE RIDGING FROM THE SOUTH COMBINED
WITH A REFORMED LOW OVER THE YUKON IS PRODUCING 50 TO 55 MPH GUSTS
IN SKAGWAY THIS MORNING. OVER LYNN CANAL, SUSTAINED WINDS
OVERNIGHT WERE ONLY 45 KTS, BUT FREQUENT GUSTS TO 70 KTS OR HIGHER
PROMPTED A STORM WARNING. WINDS THERE HAVE SINCE RELAXED A BIT,
BUT A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN PLACE FOR THE MORNING. WINDS OVER
THE CANAL AND NORTHERN INNER CHANNEL PUBLIC ZONES EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH DRAMATICALLY THIS AFTERNOON, BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TO RETURN TO SKAGWAY LATER TONIGHT.

SOUTHEAST ALASKA HAS SEEN SOME RECORD PRECIPITATION AS WELL AS
SOME RECORD WARMTH OVER THE PAST 48 HOURS. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE
A BREAK IN THE EXCESSIVE RAIN TODAY AND THE FLOOD ADVISORY WAS
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE OVERNIGHT. THE OUTER COAST NORTH OF CAPE SPENCE
AND THE YAKUTAT AREA ARE, HOWEVER, FORECAST TO SEE MORE HEAVY
PRECIPITATION TODAY. ELSEWHERE, A BREAK IN HEAVY PRECIP DOES NOT
MEAN A BREAK FROM THE RAIN AND ALL PANHANDLE LOCATIONS ARE
FORECAST TO SEE MORE RAIN TODAY. SNOW LEVELS CONTINUE TO BE
SUFFICIENTLY HIGH THAT ONLY WHITE PASS IS EXPECTED TO SEE ANY SNOW
TODAY. WITH HIGHS TODAY RANGING FROM THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S
AND SO MUCH RAIN, ITS HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS REALLY WINTER.

USED A BLEND OF NAM, ECMWF, AND GEM FOR UPDATES TO PRESSURE AND
WIND. TWEAKS TO POP AND QPF PER THE SAME 3 MODELS. UPDATES TO
TEMPERATURES PER NAM AND BIAS CORRECTED NAM. EVEN SO, INITIAL
FORECAST DAYTIME HIGHS LAGGING BEHIND ACTUAL EARLY MORNING VALUES.
OVERALL FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE BUT TRENDING BELOW
AVERAGE FOR DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES.

.LONG TERM...A GALE FORCE LOW DEVELOPING AROUND 43 N 153 W EARLY
THIS MORNING WILL CLIMB NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC TO
ARRIVE IN THE EASTERN GULF BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE ASHORE
AROUND YAKUTAT FRIDAY EVENING. NOT TO BE OUTDONE, ANOTHER GALE
FORCE LOW WILL FOLLOW SATURDAY. TOGETHER WITH THE FRONT PUSHING
THROUGH THE PANHANDLE TODAY, CONSIDER THESE FEATURES LIKE
MAGI...BRINGING GIFTS OF WIND, MILD TEMPERATURES, AND OF COURSE
LOTS OF RAIN TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA WHERE MANY WOULD RATHER REJECT
THESE GIFTS LIKE AN UNGRATEFUL CHILD.

WINDS WITH FRIDAY'S LOW WILL BE STRONGEST ON THE BACK SIDE WITH 40
KT FROM THE SOUTHWEST BLOWING ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN GULF WATERS BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ONCE THE LOW MAKES LANDFALL, LEE SIDE TROUGHING
WILL INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE NORTH-SOUTH INSIDE
PASSAGES, AND THUS MORE SOUTHERLY GALES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LYNN
CANAL AND STEPHENS PASSAGE BY FRIDAY NIGHT. ACCOMPANYING STRONG
WINDS ARE QUITE POSSIBLE FOR SKAGWAY AND JUNEAU WITH THIS SET-UP
AS WELL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS GREAT AS WHAT
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED AS OF LATE; THE MAIN JET WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF
THE PANHANDLE DIRECTING THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE INTO THE BC
COAST. SNOW LEVELS MAY BEGIN TO LOWER AROUND WHITE PASS BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AS SOME COOLER AIR FROM THE SOUTHWEST FILTERS IN, BUT IT
IS WILL LIKELY BE MIXED WITH RAIN EVEN HERE.

SATURDAY'S LOW WILL TAKE A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK. HENCE WINDS AND
RAINFALL WILL BE GREATEST IN THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL SPREAD ONCE AGAIN IN ZONE 41 AND CLARENCE STRAIT BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BETWEEN SYSTEMS WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTH WILL FLIP
FROM SOUTH ON FRIDAY NIGHT TO NORTH THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY.
THIS LOW WEAKENS AS IT CROSSES THE SOUTH CENTRAL PANHANDLE
SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD ONCE AGAIN, AT LEAST AS
FAR NORTH AS JUNEAU BEFORE DIMINISHING THROUGH SUNDAY AS ONSHORE
FLOW WRINGS OUT THE MOISTURE. A POSSIBLE BRIEF BREAK IN THE RAIN
ESPECIALLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE, BUT WOULD
NOT COUNT ON MUCH OF ONE.

WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT A COOL DOWN BEGINNING IN YAKUTAT SUNDAY
AND SPREADING EASTWARD SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. ATMOSPHERIC
THICKNESSES WILL LOWER ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW FOR
MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. THERE IS STILL SOME MODEL
DISAGREEMENT ON HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION WILL ACTUALLY FALL. LATEST
RUNS OF BOTH GFS AND ECMWF HAVE DRIED THINGS OUT AS THE COOLER AIR
FILTERS IN, BUT GIVEN A WESTWARD MOVING DISTURBANCE PUSHING ACROSS
THE ALASKA RANGE INTO THE GULF LATE IN THE WEEKEND, THIS LOOKS TO
SPIN UP SOMETHING IN THE NORTHERN GULF, SO FOR NOW KEEPING THE
CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION IN.

LOOKING FARTHER INTO NEXT WEEK, SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL BE
POSITIONED BETWEEN COOLER AND SLIGHTLY DRIER ZONAL FLOW TO THE
NORTH AND MOIST, WARMER SOUTHERLY FLOW TO THE SOUTH. THIS SHOULD
SPELL MORE WET CONDITIONS FOR US WITH RAIN/SNOW LINE PRECARIOUSLY
CLOSE. MODELS SEEM TO BE POINTING IN A COOLER DIRECTION, BUT
RECENT HISTORY PULLS IN FAVOR OF WARM AIR. TIME WILL TELL.

USED ECMWF FOR UPDATES THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE
TRANSITIONING TO WPC SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
FEW CHANGES MADE MONDAY BEYOND. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AVERAGE FOR
FAST MOVING LOWS AND GIVEN MODEL DISPARITY. FALLS NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND UNTIL 6 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR AKZ019.
         STRONG WIND UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018.
         STRONG WIND LATE TONIGHT FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-013-031-036.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-022-032>035-041>043-051-052.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ053.

&&

FRITSCH/JWA

VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
341 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 15 NNW KETCHIKAN        55.54N 131.79W
01/21/2015                                      AK   PUBLIC

            3 TREES DOWNED DUE TO HIGH WIND GUSTS.

&&

RCL