Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 180, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 7, 2016, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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
- Apr 7, 2016, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2016, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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419 FZAK51 PAJK 072325 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 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. PKZ098-081400- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WHILE ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES EAST TOWARD THE PANHANDLE. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ011-081400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-081400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-081400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-081400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-081400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S SWELL. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-081400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT...HIGHER GUSTS ON THE S SIDE OF DOUGLAS ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-081400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-081400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR CAPE DECISION IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN LATE. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-081400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-081400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN LATE. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-081400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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646 FZAK51 PAJK 081156 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 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. PKZ098-090100- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE E INTO THE PANHANDLE THIS MORNING AS A RIDGE BUILDS BEHIND IT. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT. $$ PKZ011-090100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-090100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-090100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE MORNING AND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-090100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-090100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-090100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-090100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-090100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-090100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-090100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-090100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
321 FZAK51 PAJK 081405 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 605 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 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. PKZ098-090230- 605 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE E INTO THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY MORNING AS A RIDGE BUILDS BEHIND IT. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-090230- GLACIER BAY- 605 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW 10 KT AND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-090230- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 605 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-090230- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 605 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE MORNING AND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-090230- ICY STRAIT- 605 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-090230- CROSS SOUND- 605 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-090230- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 605 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW AND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-090230- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 605 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-090230- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 605 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-090230- FREDERICK SOUND- 605 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-090230- SUMNER STRAIT- 605 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-090230- CLARENCE STRAIT- 605 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
757 FZAK51 PAJK 081446 AAB CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 646 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 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. PKZ098-090300- 646 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE E INTO THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY MORNING AS A RIDGE BUILDS BEHIND IT. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-090300- GLACIER BAY- 646 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW 10 KT AND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-090300- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 646 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-090300- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 646 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE MORNING AND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-090300- ICY STRAIT- 646 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-090300- CROSS SOUND- 646 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-090300- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 646 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-090300- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 646 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-090300- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 646 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-090300- FREDERICK SOUND- 646 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-090300- SUMNER STRAIT- 646 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-090300- CLARENCE STRAIT- 646 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
800 FZAK51 PAJK 081901 AAC CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1101 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 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. PKZ098-090215- 1101 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE E INTO THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY MORNING AS A RIDGE BUILDS BEHIND IT. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-090215- GLACIER BAY- 1101 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-090215- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1101 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-090215- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1101 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-090215- ICY STRAIT- 1101 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-090215- CROSS SOUND- 1101 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-090215- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1101 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-090215- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1101 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-090215- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1101 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR CAPE DECISION. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-090215- FREDERICK SOUND- 1101 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-090215- SUMNER STRAIT- 1101 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-090215- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1101 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
565 FZAK51 PAJK 081924 AAD CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1124 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 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. PKZ098-090200- 1124 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE E INTO THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY MORNING AS A RIDGE BUILDS BEHIND IT. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-090200- GLACIER BAY- 1124 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-090200- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1124 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-090200- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1124 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-090200- ICY STRAIT- 1124 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-090200- CROSS SOUND- 1124 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-090200- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1124 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-090200- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1124 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-090200- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1124 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR CAPE DECISION. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-090200- FREDERICK SOUND- 1124 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-090200- SUMNER STRAIT- 1124 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-090200- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1124 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
329 FZAK51 PAJK 082325 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 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. PKZ098-091400- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE PANHANDLE AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EAST CENTRAL GULF FRIDAY NIGHT...AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ011-091400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ012-091400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ013-091400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ021-091400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ022-091400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ031-091400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ032-091400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ033-091400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. S SWELL IN THE EVENING. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. $$ PKZ034-091400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-091400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. .SAT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ036-091400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Apr 7, 3:30 PM AKDT, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 3:30 PM AKDT, 30 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
330 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016
.SHORT TERM...EARLY AFTERNOON SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHEAST GULF COAST CONTINUES TO HEAD NORTH.
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WERE OBSERVED IN YAKUTAT AREA AS A
60-KT LOW-LEVEL JET MOVES INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST. IN
ADDITION, THERE IS EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER NORTH AND EAST OF THE
SYSTEM. THE CLOUD SHIELD COVERS NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA INTO THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE. THE SPORT PASSIVE MICROWAVE
SATELLITE IS SHOWING RAIN RATE OF ONE TENTH TO TWO TENTH OF AN
INCH PER HOUR IN A NARROW NORTH-SOUTH BAND STRETCHING FROM YAKUTAT
INTO THE EASTERN GULF. THERE ARE SOME CLEAR BREAKS IN THE CLOUD
COVER OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. THE 850-MB LEVEL TEMPERATURES
AS HIGH AS 6 TO 8 C ARE FORECASTED BY NUMERICAL MODELS. SO FAR,
TEMPERATURES ROSE TO THE LOW TO MID 60S IN PART OF PRINCE OF WALES
ISLAND AND KETCHIKAN AREA. SAXMAN, JUST SOUTH OF KETCHIKAN, SAW
TEMPERATURES RISE UP TO 65 F. WITH PERSISTENT SKY COVER AND RAIN,
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE ONLY GOT UP TO
THE UPPER 40S. MID TO UPPER 50S ARE COMMON ACROSS CENTRAL
PANHANDLE.
HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT FOR THE YAKUTAT AREA, AS THE AXIS
OF MOISTURE FLUX CONTINUES TO AIM TOWARDS YAKUTAT, EVEN AS IT IS
CHANGING ITS TILT FROM SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY OVERNIGHT.
EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE YAKUTAT AREA. THE NORTHERN
AREAS INCLUDING SKAGWAY AND HAINES WILL ALSO SEE PERSISTENT CLOUD
AND PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT, WHILE THE REST OF THE PANHANDLE
REMAINS DRY. BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, THE RAIN BAND WILL SHIFT
EAST AND MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE OUTER COAST, THIS WILL LEAD TO
GENERAL RISING MOTION ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. IN ADDITION, THERE
WILL BE COLD AIR ALOFT PASSING THROUGH THE PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY.
THUS, EXPECT RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY. SHOWERS
WILL INTENSIFY DURING THE DAY WITH SURFACE HEATING, THEN
DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING.
IN ADDITION, A GENERAL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE
PANHANDLE FROM THE SOUTH DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY AS THE FRONT
MOVES INLAND INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA. THE RAPID PRESSURE RISE WILL
LEAD TO A PUSH OF STRONG SOUTHERLY WIND ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE. DO EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH IN SKAGWAY AREA,
AND GALE FORCE WINDS IN NORTHERN LYNN CANAL FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOUT AVERAGE. UTILIZED ECMWF TO REFRESH
THE INHERITED FORECAST PACKAGE.
.LONG TERM...DEEP LAYER RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FRI NIGHT
THEN SHIFT E SAT. AN OCCLUDED FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF BY SAT EVENING...THEN DRIFT SLOWLY NE AND WEAKEN AS IT
CROSSES THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT. LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL
TRY TO MOVE INTO THE AREA AROUND TUE...BUT MODELS DIFFER SOMEWHAT
ON THIS. UPPER PATTERN WILL BE SOMEWHAT PROGRESSIVE FOR MUCH OF
NEXT WEEK SO EXPECT PERIODS OF PRECIP WITH SOME DRY INTERVALS AS
WELL...BUT MODEL TIMING ON THE SYSTEMS DIFFERS SO KEPT IN MIDDLE
GROUND PRECIP POTENTIAL FORECAST AFTER TUE. OVERALL...FORECAST
CHANGES WERE GENERALLY SMALL AT MOST.
WITH RIDGE MOVING IN FRI NIGHT...SHOULD SEE SHOWERS DIMINISH
DURING THE NIGHT. SAT AND SAT NIGHT LOOKS MOSTLY DRY EXCEPT WILL
SEE INCREASING PRECIP CHANCES FOR THE CENTRAL GULF AND NE GULF
COAST AS OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES IN. SOME OF THIS PRECIP MAY MOVE
INTO THE REMAINING AREA SUN INTO SUN NIGHT...WITH BETTER CHANCES
AS YOU GO NWD...BUT WITH FRONT WEAKENING...MAY NOT BE MUCH IN THE
WAY OF RAINFALL WITH IT. USED THE 12Z ECMWF TO HANDLE THE SUN/SUN
NIGHT SYSTEM TO SHOW BETTER DEFINITION OF THE FRONTAL TROF. USED
LATEST WPC FOR LATE SUN NIGHT ONWARD AFTER COORD WITH WFO PAFC
ALTHOUGH MADE MINIMAL CHANGES TO POPS.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018.
STRONG WIND UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-043-051>053.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ013-022-031-035-041-042.
&&
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 11 days | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Apr 7, 8:09 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 8 days | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Apr 8, 6:05 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 10 hr | |
| Apr 8, 11:24 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 17 hr |
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