Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 149, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 3, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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666 FZAK51 PAJK 040032 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 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. PKZ098-041400- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NE GULF AND NORTHERN SE AK WILL DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE N INTO THE FAR SE GULF LATE THU NIGHT...THEN MOVE NW TO THE N CENTRAL GULF BY FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ011-041400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-041400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-041400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. LIGHT SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-041400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-041400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-041400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-041400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-041400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-041400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT...EXCEPT 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-041400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT...EXCEPT 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-041400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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740 FZAK51 PAJK 041237 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 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. PKZ098-050100- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NW ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TODAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-050100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-050100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-050100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-050100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-050100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ031-050100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS NEAR TAKU INLET IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-050100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-050100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-050100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-050100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-050100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
063 FZAK51 PAJK 041542 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 642 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 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. PKZ098-050315- 642 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NW ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TODAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-050315- GLACIER BAY- 642 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-050315- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 642 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-050315- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 642 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-050315- ICY STRAIT- 642 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-050315- CROSS SOUND- 642 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ031-050315- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 642 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS NEAR TAKU INLET IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-050315- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 642 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-050315- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 642 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-050315- FREDERICK SOUND- 642 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-050315- SUMNER STRAIT- 642 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-050315- CLARENCE STRAIT- 642 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
884 FZAK51 PAJK 041953 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1053 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 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. PKZ098-050330- 1053 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE NW ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TODAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-050330- GLACIER BAY- 1053 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-050330- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1053 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-050330- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1053 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-050330- ICY STRAIT- 1053 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF GLACIER BAY. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-050330- CROSS SOUND- 1053 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EARLY AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL LATE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ031-050330- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1053 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-050330- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1053 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-050330- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1053 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-050330- FREDERICK SOUND- 1053 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-050330- SUMNER STRAIT- 1053 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-050330- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1053 AM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
006 FZAK51 PAJK 050030 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 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. PKZ098-051400- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTHEAST GULF SATURDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE NORTHWEST WHILE WEAKENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-051400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-051400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-051400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT...EXCEPT 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-051400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-051400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-051400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-051400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-051400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-051400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-051400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTEANCE. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-051400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW LATE. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Mar 3, 3:39 PM AKST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 3:39 PM AKST, 21 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
339 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016
.SHORT TERM...A WEAKENING OCCLUDED FRONT OVER THE N-CENTRAL
PANHANDLE AND NE GULF WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEAK TROF WILL
MOVE N THRU THE FAR ERN GULF AND SE AK TONIGHT. A GALE FORCE LOW
WILL MOVE N INTO THE FAR SE GULF LATE TONIGHT...THEN TURN NW
TOWARD THE N-CENTRAL GULF FRI. MODEL DIFFERENCES WITH THESE
FEATURES WERE MINOR...WITH THE MOST DIFFERENCE WITH THE LOW. USED
12Z GFS AS IT LOOKED LIKE A REASONABLE COMPROMISE ON TRACK OF THE
LOW.
MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS WILL BE PRECIP POTENTIAL/PTYPE...AND WINDS.
A BAND OF LIGHT PRECIP WAS FALLING ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE
N-CENTRAL AREA WITH SOME DEFORMATION ENHANCEMENT ALOFT. AS THE
FRONT DISSIPATES...EXPECT THE PRECIP THREAT WITH IT TO DIMINISH
TONIGHT. THE TROF HAS A BAND OF SHOWERS OVER THE SRN AREA ATTM.
THESE SHOWERS WILL MOVE N BUT WILL ENCOUNTER OFFSHORE FLOW...WHICH
WILL DECREASE AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE SHOWERS AS THEY
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND NRN AREAS. THEN...PRECIP WITH THE GALE
FORCE LOW SHOULD REACH THE FAR SRN AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN
MOVE NWD THRU THE INNER CHANNELS FRI BUT WILL BECOME MORE SPOTTY
DUE TO THE OFFSHORE FLOW. THE PRECIP WITH THE LOW WILL HOLD
TOGETHER MORE ALONG THE OUTER COAST AND ERN GULF AREA.
AS FOR PTYPE...ENOUGH COOL/DRY AIR IN LOWER LEVELS TO CAUSE
EVAPORATIVE COOLING AND ALLOW PRECIP TO REACH SFC AS SNOW WITH THE
DYING OCCLUDED FRONT. THIS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE PAJN-PAOH AREAS
NWD EARLY THIS EVENING. THERE MAY BE ENOUGH OF THE COOLER AIR FOR
SOME OF THE SHOWERS TO FALL AS SNOW OVER THE NRN AREA LATER
TONIGHT. BY TIME PRECIP WITH GALE FORCE LOW MOVES IN...THINK ONLY
THREAT FOR SNOW WILL BE OVER THE NE AREA...MAINLY N PAJN.
STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS WILL BE MOSTLY ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW MOVING IN LATE TONIGHT AND FRI. EXPECT 40-45 KT WINDS
ON N AND E SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. LOOKS LIKE LOW WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH
FOR STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT THE SRN OUTER COAST LATE TONIGHT AS
WELL. SOME OF THESE WINDS MAY TRY TO REACH THE CENTRAL COAST FRI
MORNING BUT BY THEN THE LOW WILL START TO MOVE FURTHER FROM THE
COAST. OVER THE INNER CHANNELS...NLY/ELY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD
OF THE LOW WITH MOST PLACES GETTING AT LEAST SCA LEVEL WINDS. SOME
GALES ARE LIKELY OVER THE SRN CHANNELS AND OUT OF CROSS SOUND
LATER TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING.
OTHERWISE...DECIDED TO TAKE OUT TSTMS FROM THE FORECAST WITH THE
TROF MOVING IN THIS EVENING. NO LIGHTNING HAS BEEN DETECTED WITH
THE CONVECTIVE CELLS ALONG THE TROF SINCE LATE MORNING...AND
EFFECT OF THE LOW TO THE S WILL BE TO WARM TEMPS ALOFT OVER THE
SHOWERS. THERE HAS BEEN SOME TSTM ACTIVITY WITH THE LOW MOVING IN
BUT IT HAS DIMINISHED GREATLY SINCE THIS MORNING...AND MODEL
FORECAST CAPES DECREASE AS SYSTEM MOVES N...SO DID NOT INCLUDE
ANY TSTMS WITH THAT SYSTEM IN OUR AREA LATE TONIGHT AND FRI.
.LONG TERM...EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST PERIOD BEGINS WITH MULTIPLE
UPPER LEVEL LOWS ROTATING CYCLONICALLY ABOUT EACH OTHER. UPPER
LEVEL CIRCULATION DOES NOT COALESCE INTO A SINGLE, LARGE
CIRCULATION UNTIL WEDNESDAY. THAT SINGULAR FEATURE WILL WEAKEN AS
IT DRIFTS NORTH AND EVENTUALLY BECOME ABSORBED BY ANOTHER UPPER
LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE GULF FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
CHAOTIC UPPER LEVEL STEERING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PATTERN WILL
COMPLICATE FORECASTING TRACK AND SPEED OF THE VARIOUS SURFACE
FEATURES AND THIS IS REFLECTED IN MODE DISAGREEMENT TODAY.
AFTERNOON MODELS ARE ACTUALLY IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT CONSIDERING THE STATE OF THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE.
UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS ARE AS DISORGANIZED AS THE STEERING FLOW.
CONSEQUENTLY, PRECIP BEING DEPICTED BY THE VARIOUS MODELS IS, AS
WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THE LOWS THEMSELVES, QUITE DISPARATE.
BIGGEST CHANGE IN THIS REGARD FROM YESTERDAY WAS TO EXTEND THE
POTENTIAL FOR DRY WEATHER OVER THE CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS AWAY
FROM THE OUTER COAST FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. APART FROM THAT TIME FRAME, HIGH CONFIDENCE IN AN
OVERALL WET PATTERN BUT LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE PRECISION OF JUST
WHERE AND WHEN IT WILL RAIN.
MODELS CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A TIGHT NORTHEAST-SOUTHWEST PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE PANHANDLE AND THIS IS AMPLIFIED BY THE PASSAGE
OF EACH LOW/WAVE THAT TRACKS NORTHWEST OVER THE EASTERN GULF. PEAK
CONDITIONS LOOK LIKE SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON, WITH GALES
OVER SEVERAL OF THE INNER CHANNELS.
BEGAN THE EXTENDED RANGE WITH GFS22 FOR PRESSURE AND WIND TO BLEND
BETTER WITH THE END OF THE SHORT RANGE FORECAST PERIOD. SHIFTED TO
ECMWF FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. FOLLOWED UP WITH THE
LATEST WPC. EMPLOYED AN ENSEMBLE APPROACH TO POP AND QPF BASED ON
DIFFERING MODEL SOLUTIONS. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO TEMPS. SNOW
LEVELS ADJUSTED UP BASED ON FORECAST OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPS. OVERALL
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FROM MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR
AKZ027.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ022-033>036-041>043-051.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011>013-021-031-032-052-053.
&&
RWT/FRITSCH
VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAUThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Mar 4, 10:34 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Mar 4, 10:53 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 29 hr |
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