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Gale Warning 121, NWS Juneau, AK

February 19, 2016

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 19, 2016, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 19, 2016, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 21, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

762 
FZAK51 PAJK 191247
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

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.

PKZ098-200100-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A WAVE OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE
EASTERN GULF FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A STRONGER FRONTAL
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ011-200100-
GLACIER BAY-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW
LATE.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-200100-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN N 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-200100-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ021-200100-
ICY STRAIT-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.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 MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-200100-
CROSS SOUND-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-200100-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. WINDS LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR TAKU INLET. SEAS 5
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING E LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-200100-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ033-200100-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR CAPE DECISION. SEAS 4
FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT...
EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-200100-
FREDERICK SOUND-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-200100-
SUMNER STRAIT-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE.
.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 MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-200100-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN EARLY IN
THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
LATE. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING
TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT...EXCEPT 45 KT
OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
10 follow-up statements
054 
FZAK51 PAJK 191332 AAA
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
432 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

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.

PKZ098-200215-
432 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A WAVE OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE
EASTERN GULF FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A STRONGER FRONTAL
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ011-200215-
GLACIER BAY-
432 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW
LATE.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-200215-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
432 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN N 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-200215-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
432 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

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



$$

PKZ021-200215-
ICY STRAIT-
432 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.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 MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-200215-
CROSS SOUND-
432 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-200215-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
432 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. WINDS LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR TAKU INLET. SEAS 5
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING E LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-200215-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
432 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

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



$$

PKZ033-200215-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
432 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR CAPE DECISION. SEAS 4
FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT...
EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-200215-
FREDERICK SOUND-
432 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ035-200215-
SUMNER STRAIT-
432 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE.
.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 MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-200215-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
432 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN EARLY IN
THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
LATE. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING
TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT...EXCEPT 45 KT
OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$
084 
FZAK51 PAJK 191612 AAB
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

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.

PKZ098-200130-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A WAVE OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE
EASTERN GULF FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A STRONGER FRONTAL
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ011-200130-
GLACIER BAY-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW
LATE.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-200130-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN N 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-200130-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ021-200130-
ICY STRAIT-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.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 MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-200130-
CROSS SOUND-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-200130-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. WINDS LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR TAKU INLET. SEAS 5
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING E LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-200130-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

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



$$

PKZ033-200130-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR CAPE DECISION. SEAS 4
FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT...
EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-200130-
FREDERICK SOUND-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ035-200130-
SUMNER STRAIT-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE.
.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 MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-200130-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN EARLY IN
THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
LATE. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING
TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT...EXCEPT 45 KT
OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$
820 
FZAK51 PAJK 192150 AAB
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1245 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

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.

PKZ098-200130-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A WAVE OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE
EASTERN GULF FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A STRONGER FRONTAL
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ011-200130-
GLACIER BAY-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW
LATE.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-200130-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN N 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-200130-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ021-200130-
ICY STRAIT-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.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 MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-200130-
CROSS SOUND-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-200130-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. WINDS LOCALLY HIGHER NEAR TAKU INLET. SEAS 5
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING E LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-200130-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

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



$$

PKZ033-200130-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR CAPE DECISION. SEAS 4
FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT...
EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-200130-
FREDERICK SOUND-
712 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ035-200130-
SUMNER STRAIT-
1245 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

UPDATED

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE.
.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 MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-200130-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
1245 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
LATE. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING
TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT...EXCEPT 45 KT
OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$
893 
FZAK51 PAJK 200026
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

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.

PKZ098-201400-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A LOW WILL MOVE NORTHWEST OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST ON
SATURDAY AND REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ011-201400-
GLACIER BAY-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW LATE. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-201400-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-201400-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
FT LATE. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-201400-
ICY STRAIT-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. 
.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 MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-201400-
CROSS SOUND-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN
LATE. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-201400-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT
OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-201400-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-201400-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-201400-
FREDERICK SOUND-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...
THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE
EVENING. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-201400-
SUMNER STRAIT-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. 
.SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-201400-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

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

$$
442 
FZAK51 PAJK 200814 AAA
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1110 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

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.

PKZ098-201400-
1110 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A LOW WILL MOVE NORTHWEST OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST ON
SATURDAY AND REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ011-201400-
GLACIER BAY-
1110 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-201400-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1110 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-201400-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1110 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4
FT LATE. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-201400-
ICY STRAIT-
1110 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. 
.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 MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-201400-
CROSS SOUND-
1110 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-201400-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
1110 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT
OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-201400-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1110 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-201400-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1110 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-201400-
FREDERICK SOUND-
1110 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE
EVENING. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-201400-
SUMNER STRAIT-
1110 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT LATE. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT... EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-201400-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
1110 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016 

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.  
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO GALE TO 35 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
679 
FZAK51 PAJK 201255
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WINDWAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ098-210100-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN
GULF SATURDAY MORNING. A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE FROM
THE CENTRAL GULF TO THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ011-210100-
GLACIER BAY-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-210100-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-210100-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-210100-
ICY STRAIT-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-210100-
CROSS SOUND-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10
FT LATE. RAIN.
.SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-210100-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-210100-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-210100-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-210100-
FREDERICK SOUND-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-210100-
SUMNER STRAIT-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

...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...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL.
RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-210100-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN IN THE
EVENING.
.SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
575 
FZAK51 PAJK 202051 AAA
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1141 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

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.

PKZ098-210315-
1141 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN
GULF SATURDAY MORNING. A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE FROM
THE CENTRAL GULF TO THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ011-210315-
GLACIER BAY-
1141 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

UPDATED

.REST OF TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-210315-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1141 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

UPDATED

.TODAY.. S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-210315-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1141 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ021-210315-
ICY STRAIT-
1141 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

UPDATED

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-210315-
CROSS SOUND-
1141 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10
FT LATE. RAIN.
.SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-210315-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
1141 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

UPDATED

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-210315-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1141 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ033-210315-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1141 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-210315-
FREDERICK SOUND-
1141 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ035-210315-
SUMNER STRAIT-
1141 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

UPDATED

...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...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-210315-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
1141 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN IN THE
EVENING.
.SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$
989 
FZAK51 PAJK 210033
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

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.

PKZ098-211400-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A STORM FORCE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL CAUSE HIGH WINDS
ALONG THE SOUTHERN OUTER COAST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND LATE SUNDAY.  

$$

PKZ011-211400-
GLACIER BAY-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-211400-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-211400-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-211400-
ICY STRAIT-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-211400-
CROSS SOUND-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE.
S SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-211400-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-211400-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO
10 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE
EVENING. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-211400-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT
12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-211400-
FREDERICK SOUND-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-211400-
SUMNER STRAIT-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING
LATE. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-211400-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
494 
FZAK51 PAJK 210536 AAA
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
836 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

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.

PKZ098-211400-
836 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A STORM FORCE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL CAUSE HIGH WINDS
ALONG THE SOUTHERN OUTER COAST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND LATE SUNDAY.  

$$

PKZ011-211400-
GLACIER BAY-
836 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-211400-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
836 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN...MIXING WITH SNOW LATE.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-211400-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
836 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-211400-
ICY STRAIT-
836 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-211400-
CROSS SOUND-
836 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE.
S SWELL. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-211400-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
836 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT
OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-211400-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
836 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING TO
10 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN IN THE
EVENING. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-211400-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
836 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7
FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT
12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-211400-
FREDERICK SOUND-
836 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-211400-
SUMNER STRAIT-
836 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING
LATE. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 4 FT. NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-211400-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
836 PM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
443 
FZAK51 PAJK 211235
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 

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.

PKZ098-220100-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A STORM FORCE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE GULF COAST DURING
SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD NORTH ACROSS THE PANHANDLE
BY MONDAY. 

$$

PKZ011-220100-
GLACIER BAY-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-220100-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-220100-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-220100-
ICY STRAIT-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-220100-
CROSS SOUND-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-220100-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-220100-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-220100-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHER GUSTS NEAR CAPE DECISION IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NEAR OCEAN 
ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-220100-
FREDERICK SOUND-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-220100-
SUMNER STRAIT-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-220100-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 21 2016 

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 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 Feb 18, 10:37 PM AKST, 5 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 10:37 PM AKST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
JUNEAU AK 404 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

.SHORT TERM...DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH BUILDING HEIGHTS IN
THE UPPER LEVELS CONTINUES TO SUSTAIN MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS
THE NORTH AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE. SOME LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE HAS
EFFECTIVELY BEEN TRAPPED OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AS STRATOCU
HAS BEEN MORE PERSISTENT OVER SOME AREAS THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.
STILL SOUTHEAST FROM YAKUTAT TO HYDER HAS EXPERIENCED DRY WEATHER
THROUGHOUT. A WEAK SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH BELOW HAIDA GWAII WILL
ADVANCE NORTHWARD TONIGHT AND LIKELY BRING SOME LIGHT RAIN TO THE
FAR SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS LATE TONIGHT. BUT AS THIS SYSTEM
TRAVELS FURTHER NORTH AND WEST IT WILL WEAKEN. THUS FOR TOMORROW
PRECIPITATION KEPT AT A CHANCE FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
PANHANDLE BUT WILL FAIL TO REACH POINTS NORTH OF ANGOON. ALONG THE
NORTHERN EDGE...PRECIPITATION MAY REACH THE GROUND AS LIGHT SNOW,
BUT IMPACTS SHOULD BE MINIMAL AS THE SYSTEM'S TRAJECTORY SUPPORTS
ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION. NO WHERE IS LIGHT SNOW
LIKELY...BUT SIMPLY THERE IS A CHANCE OF IT. ELSEWHERE THE NEXT
24 HOURS WILL BE CONTINUED DRY.

OUR TEMPERATURE FORECAST WAS NOT BAD LAST NIGHT...ALTHOUGH FOR THE
COLD SPOTS IN THE EXTREME NORTH LIKE GUSTAVUS...YAKUTAT...AND
WHITE PASS, WE MAY HAVE BEEN A FEW DEGREES TOO WARM. MODELS ARE
INDICATING CONTINUED COLD AIR ADVECTION OVERNIGHT, SO WITH ANOTHER
CLOUD FREE NIGHT OVER NORTHERN SOUTHEAST WE COOLED TEMPERATURES BY
A FEW MORE DEGREES THAN LOWS THIS MORNING. THIS CAUSED CONCERN
ALONG THE HIGHWAY AS WITH THE CONTINUED STRONG GRADIENTS AND
TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW ZERO TONIGHT, WE NOW EXPECT WINDCHILLS
TO FALL TO 30 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN SO THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. ELSEWHERE WE EXPECT HAINES BORDER TO APPROACH ZERO AND
YAKUTAT AND GUSTAVUS TO NEAR TEN ABOVE. WITH WINDS EXPECTED IN
DOWNTOWN JUNEAU WE EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO BE MUCH WARMER THAN
WINDLESS MENDENHALL VALLEY TONIGHT. THUS THE JUNEAU AREA COULD
EXPERIENCE A 20 DEGREE SPREAD ACROSS A RELATIVELY SMALL GEOGRAPHIC
AREA. APPROACHING CLOUD COVER AND SOME WEAK WARM AIR ADVECTION
WITH THE SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING
FOR THE SOUTHERN ZONES.

WE KEPT THE STRONG WIND FOR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU AS A CRITICAL LAYER OF
LIGHT WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS THE 500 RIDGE AXIS CROSSES THE SPINE
OF THE COAST MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL BREAK THE INVERSION AND
ACCELERATE WINDS DOWNTOWN FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY BEGIN TO
DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT THESE TAKU EVENTS TEND TO
DIMINISH MORE SLOWLY SO OUR UNCERTAINTY IS GREAT.

AN ENSEMBLE OF NAM, GFS, AND ECMWF USED TO FORGE A COMPROMISE ON
WEAK LOW POSITION TRAVERSING THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. THERE WAS
FAIR AGREEMENT AMONG THE THREE. FORECAST CONFIDENCE BETTER THAN
AVERAGE.

.LONG TERM...SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE WEATHER IN STORE FOR
SOUTHEAST ALASKA EARLY ON IN THE EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST. THE
STRONG WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS AND MARINE ZONES
WILL CONTINUE, AS WILL THE INCREASING CLOUDINESS FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH. A WEAK LOW CURRENTLY FORMING NEAR 50N 140W WILL TRACK
NORTHEAST TO A POSITION WEST OF THE DIXON ENTRANCE BY FRIDAY
EVENING. THIS LOW WILL PUSH A FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND
PANHANDLE THROUGH SATURDAY. COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT
IN ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW CONTINUING FOR THE FAR
NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

THIS LOW WILL PRESS UP AGAINST AN ALREADY TIGHT NORTHERLY PRESSURE
GRADIENT, RESULTING IN GALES FOR SEVERAL OF THE INNER CHANNELS AND
SMALL CRAFT WINDS ELSEWHERE. ADDITIONALLY, STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL
BE WIDESPREAD FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

AS THE FIRST LOW WEAKENS OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF, A SECOND GALE
FORCE FRONT WILL BE ENTERING THE EASTERN GULF FROM THE WEST. A
DEVELOPING WAVE ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL TUG THE FRONT TO
THE WEST, SO MUCH OF THE PRECIP FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN
OFFSHORE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON, BUT EVENTUALLY, THIS FRONT WILL
MOVE EAST. THE MAIN ISSUE WITH THIS SECOND FRONT WILL BE SUSTAINED
STRONG WINDS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OUTER COAST AND MAXIMUM
GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AS THIS SECOND FRONT WEAKENS OVER LAND,
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL SHIFT AND BECOME SOUTHWEST, THUS BREAKING
DOWN THE VERY STRONG OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND ALLOWING
WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA TO RELAX SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING.

THE BREAK WILL BE SHORT LIVED, AS A THIRD FRONT WILL APPROACH
FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT, RESULTING IN MORE SOUTHEASTERLY GALES
OVER THE EASTERN GULF WITH SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ON THE INSIDE BY
TUESDAY MORNING.

USED A BLEND OF NAM, GFS22, AND THE CANADIAN NH FOR UPDATES TO
PRESSURE AND WIND THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BLENDED GFS22 AND
ECMWF SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. POP AND QPF UPDATED
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH ECMWF AND THE CANADIAN WITH SOME HELP
FROM GFS22. TEMPS UNCHANGED EXCEPT FOR LOWERING TEMPS NEAR WHITE
PASS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT. GRADUAL WARMING IS STILL EXPECTED WITH EACH
SUCCESSIVE FRONT. OVERALL FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.

&&

.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     AKZ025.
     STRONG WIND THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON AKST FRIDAY
     FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ012-013-022-031-034>036-041-043-052.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS FOR PKZ042-051.
&&

JWA/FRITSCH

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 3:45 PM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAJK13 hr
Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK60 hr

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Sources

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