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Gale Warning 345, NWS Juneau, AK

December 2, 2016

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 2, 2016, 3:23 PM AKST. It was in force for 61 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Dec 2, 2016, 3:23 PM AKST (00:23 UTC)
Expired
Dec 5, 2016, 3:55 AM AKST
In force
61 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

949 
FZAK51 PAJK 030023
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
323 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 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.

PKZ098-031400-
323 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE ASHORE AROUND LITUYA BAY EARLY THIS
EVENING. MORE LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF
THROUGH SAT AND MOVE INTO THE SE GULF THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD OVER NW CANADA THROUGH SUN.  

$$

PKZ011-031400-
GLACIER BAY-
323 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-031400-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
323 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO
45 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. 
.SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-031400-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
323 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-031400-
ICY STRAIT-
323 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-031400-
CROSS SOUND-
323 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. S
SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-031400-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
323 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-031400-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
323 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-031400-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
323 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...
EXCEPT 26 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 18 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-031400-
FREDERICK SOUND-
323 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...
THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS
4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-031400-
SUMNER STRAIT-
323 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE 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 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-031400-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
323 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
12 follow-up statements
287 
FZAK51 PAJK 030418
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
718 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 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.

PKZ098-031515-
718 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE ASHORE AROUND LITUYA BAY EARLY THIS
EVENING. MORE LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF
THROUGH SAT AND MOVE INTO THE SE GULF THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD OVER NW CANADA THROUGH SUN.  

$$

PKZ011-031515-
GLACIER BAY-
718 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016

UPDATED

.REST OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-031515-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
718 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016

UPDATED

.REST OF TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO
45 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. 
.SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-031515-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
718 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ021-031515-
ICY STRAIT-
718 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-031515-
CROSS SOUND-
718 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. S
SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-031515-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
718 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-031515-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
718 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ033-031515-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
718 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT...
EXCEPT 26 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 18 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-031515-
FREDERICK SOUND-
718 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...
THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS
4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ035-031515-
SUMNER STRAIT-
718 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE 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 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-031515-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
718 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$
342 
FZAK51 PAJK 030945 AAB
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1245 AM AKST SAT DEC 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.

PKZ098-031515-
1245 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A STORM FORCE LOW WILL MOVE ASHORE AROUND LITUYA BAY EARLY THIS
EVENING. MORE LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF
THROUGH SAT AND MOVE INTO THE SE GULF THROUGH SUN. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD OVER NW CANADA THROUGH SUN.  

$$

PKZ011-031515-
GLACIER BAY-
1245 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT . SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-031515-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1245 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MORNING.
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING LATE. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO
45 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. 
.SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-031515-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1245 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING BY MORNING. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ021-031515-
ICY STRAIT-
1245 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

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

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-031515-
CROSS SOUND-
1245 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 FT. S
SWELL. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-031515-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
1245 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-031515-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1245 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ033-031515-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1245 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 26 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 18 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-031515-
FREDERICK SOUND-
1245 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...
THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS
4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ035-031515-
SUMNER STRAIT-
1245 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES...SEAS
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE 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 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-031515-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
1245 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$
470 
FZAK51 PAJK 031259
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
359 AM AKST SAT DEC 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.

PKZ098-040315-
359 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF
THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR AND NORTHWEST
CANADA WILL BEGIN BUILDING SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT.  

$$

PKZ011-040315-
GLACIER BAY-
359 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-040315-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
359 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-040315-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
359 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

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

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-040315-
ICY STRAIT-
359 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-040315-
CROSS SOUND-
359 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-040315-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
359 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-040315-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
359 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT INT HE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS
LATE.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.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 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-040315-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
359 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT...EXCEPT 16 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5
FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
LATE.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-040315-
FREDERICK SOUND-
359 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT S OF CAPE FANSHAW.
SEAS 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-040315-
SUMNER STRAIT-
359 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-040315-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
359 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT
10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
371 
FZAK51 PAJK 031309 CCA
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
409 AM AKST SAT DEC 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.

PKZ098-040115-
409 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF
THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR AND NORTHWEST
CANADA WILL BEGIN BUILDING SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT.  

$$

PKZ011-040115-
GLACIER BAY-
409 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-040115-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
409 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-040115-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
409 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

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

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-040115-
ICY STRAIT-
409 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-040115-
CROSS SOUND-
409 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-040115-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
409 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-040115-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
409 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT INT HE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS
LATE.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.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 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-040115-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
409 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT...EXCEPT 16 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5
FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
LATE.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-040115-
FREDERICK SOUND-
409 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT S OF CAPE FANSHAW.
SEAS 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-040115-
SUMNER STRAIT-
409 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-040115-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
409 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT
10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
099 
FZAK51 PAJK 031829 AAA
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
929 AM AKST SAT DEC 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.

PKZ098-040315-
929 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF
THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR AND NORTHWEST
CANADA WILL BEGIN BUILDING SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT.  

$$

PKZ011-040315-
GLACIER BAY-
929 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-040315-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
929 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-040315-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
929 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

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

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ021-040315-
ICY STRAIT-
929 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

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

.REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-040315-
CROSS SOUND-
929 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-040315-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
929 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-040315-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
929 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT INT HE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS
LATE.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.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 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ033-040315-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
929 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT...EXCEPT 16 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5
FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
LATE.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-040315-
FREDERICK SOUND-
929 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT S OF CAPE FANSHAW.
SEAS 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ035-040315-
SUMNER STRAIT-
929 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-040315-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
929 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT
10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$
247 
FZAK51 PAJK 032144 AAB
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1240 PM AKST SAT DEC 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.

PKZ098-040315-
1240 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF
THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR AND NORTHWEST
CANADA WILL BEGIN BUILDING SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT.  

$$

PKZ011-040315-
GLACIER BAY-
1240 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-040315-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1240 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-040315-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1240 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

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

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ021-040315-
ICY STRAIT-
1240 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

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

.REST OF TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF POINT ADOLPHUS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-040315-
CROSS SOUND-
1240 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.REST OF TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-040315-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
1240 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

.REST OF TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5
FT...HIGHEST SEAS SOUTHERN HALF. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-040315-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1240 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT INT HE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS
LATE.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.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 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ033-040315-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1240 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
6 FT...EXCEPT 16 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5
FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
LATE.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-040315-
FREDERICK SOUND-
1240 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT S OF CAPE FANSHAW.
SEAS 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 
5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ035-040315-
SUMNER STRAIT-
1240 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-040315-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
1240 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT
10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS LATE.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$
289 
FZAK51 PAJK 040044
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
344 PM AKST SAT DEC 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.

PKZ098-041700-
344 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE
SOUTHEAST GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD OVER NORTHWEST CANADA.  

$$

PKZ011-041700-
GLACIER BAY-
344 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW IN THE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-041700-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
344 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE EVENING...THEN
INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS EARLY
IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-041700-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
344 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-041700-
ICY STRAIT-
344 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
EVENING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-041700-
CROSS SOUND-
344 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20
KT...THEN BECOMING E LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15
FT. S SWELL. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY LATE. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-041700-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
344 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-041700-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
344 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4
FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-041700-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
344 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...
EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-041700-
FREDERICK SOUND-
344 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-041700-
SUMNER STRAIT-
344 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...
EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-041700-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
344 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...
EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
858 
FZAK51 PAJK 040418 AAA
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
718 PM AKST SAT DEC 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.

PKZ098-041530-
718 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE
SOUTHEAST GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD OVER NORTHWEST CANADA.  

$$

PKZ011-041530-
GLACIER BAY-
718 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW IN THE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING N 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-041530-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
718 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6
FT.
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-041530-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
718 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 



$$

PKZ021-041530-
ICY STRAIT-
718 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE LATE EVENING.
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-041530-
CROSS SOUND-
718 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. S SWELL. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY LATE. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-041530-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
718 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-041530-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
718 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ033-041530-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
718 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

.REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 17 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...
EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-041530-
FREDERICK SOUND-
718 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ035-041530-
SUMNER STRAIT-
718 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

.REST OF TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-041530-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
718 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2016

UPDATED

.REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT...
EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...
EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$
620 
FZAK51 PAJK 041314
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
414 AM AKST SUN DEC 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.

PKZ098-050345-
414 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST TO A LOCATION
WEST OF VANCOUVER ISLAND BY MONDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER NORTHWEST CANADA.  

$$

PKZ011-050345-
GLACIER BAY-
414 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-050345-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
414 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 60 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-050345-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
414 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 45 KT.
SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-050345-
ICY STRAIT-
414 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

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

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-050345-
CROSS SOUND-
414 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY LATE.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-050345-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
414 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE N IN THE MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES...GUSTS INCREASING TO TO 60 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5
FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT...EXCEPT 60 KT OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT...EXCEPT 55 KT OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT...EXCEPT 55 KT OUT
OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-050345-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
414 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE N IN THE MORNING...THEN
INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-050345-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
414 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-050345-
FREDERICK SOUND-
414 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-050345-
SUMNER STRAIT-
414 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 45 KT
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-050345-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
414 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
726 
FZAK51 PAJK 050010
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
310 PM AKST SUN DEC 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.

PKZ098-051545-
310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A LOW IN THE EAST CENTRAL GULF WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST TO WEST OF
VANCOUVER ISLAND BY MONDAY MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN OVER NORTHWEST CANADA.  

$$

PKZ011-051545-
GLACIER BAY-
310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-051545-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-051545-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-051545-
ICY STRAIT-
310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-051545-
CROSS SOUND-
310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY LATE. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-051545-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-051545-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-051545-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-051545-
FREDERICK SOUND-
310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-051545-
SUMNER STRAIT-
310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-051545-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
310 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
718 
FZAK51 PAJK 050351
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
651 PM AKST SUN DEC 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.

PKZ098-051600-
651 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A LOW IN THE EAST CENTRAL GULF WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST TO WEST OF
VANCOUVER ISLAND BY MONDAY MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN OVER NORTHWEST CANADA.  

$$

PKZ011-051600-
GLACIER BAY-
651 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-051600-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
651 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-051600-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
651 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 



$$

PKZ021-051600-
ICY STRAIT-
651 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-051600-
CROSS SOUND-
651 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY LATE. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-051600-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
651 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-051600-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
651 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ033-051600-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
651 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-051600-
FREDERICK SOUND-
651 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ035-051600-
SUMNER STRAIT-
651 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-051600-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
651 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$
439 
FZAK51 PAJK 051255
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
355 AM AKST MON DEC 5 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.

PKZ098-060430-
355 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHWEST CANADA.
MEANWHILE A LOW WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MON
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ011-060430-
GLACIER BAY-
355 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-060430-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
355 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-060430-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
355 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-060430-
ICY STRAIT-
355 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-060430-
CROSS SOUND-
355 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY LATE.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-060430-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
355 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF
INTERIOR PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
EVENING.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ032-060430-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
355 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-060430-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
355 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-060430-
FREDERICK SOUND-
355 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT
OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 45 KT
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-060430-
SUMNER STRAIT-
355 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-060430-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
355 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...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 Dec 2, 8:34 AM AKST, 6 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 8:34 AM AKST, 6 hours 49 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Juneau AK
834 AM AKST Fri Dec 2 2016

.SHORT TERM...Previous forecast with multiple weather warnings has
progressed largely as initially forecast. Changes made tonight
included adjusting the track of the storm force low as it comes
ashore and adjusting the timing of the winter storm warning for
the Klondike Highway.

Latest model guidance brings the weakening low ashore vicinity
Cape Spencer and then tracks it over Glacier Bay. By tonight, the
low will have crossed Lynn Canal and entered northwestern British
Columbia. Employed an ensemble approach to pressure grids and used
GFS as a foundation for winds over the gulf. Winds overnight as
of early this morning verifying well over the central and southern
panhandle, but are slow to increase over the northern inner
channels, to include Juneau. Maintained the high wind warning for
the downtown Juneau area for now, but will have to re-evaluate
this event by mid morning if things do not progress as expected.
Pre-frontal high winds verified in zones 27 and 28. Waiting now
for westerlies to pick up and hit the outer coast of Baranof
Island. Winds and wind gusts will diminish steadily through the
tonight period.

Low level warm air advection in advance of the low resulted in
temperatures remaining steady or rising overnight in several
central and northern locations. That will change late tonight as
colder air moves in first from the west and then from the north.
See the extended range discussion for additional details. With
warm low level air currently in place, snow is only an issue for
the highways. Opted to keep the Haines highway winter storm
warning unchanged and that is expected to expire by noon. Elected
to extend the warning for the Klondike highway through midnight
tonight since significant snowfall from the present weather system
is forecast to continue through the late evening. See the winter
storm warning product issued by this office for additional
details.

.LONG TERM...Long range period mainly deals with a switch to a
much colder pattern that sticks around through most of next week.
The cool down will be a one two punch affair. The first shot will
be incoming from the W and SW as the cold air wraps around a lee
side low in the northern gulf. Even though the air mass started
out in the arctic the warm gulf waters will have modified the air
mass by the time it gets here. However, 850 mb temps still drop to
-10 to -12 C by Sat night which will be plenty cold enough for
the remaining precip in the panhandle to change over to snow as
early as Sat afternoon. QPF values will be rather low so any
accumulations will only be around a few inches though some areas
could see some higher amounts due to convergence or convective
enhancement.

Cold shot number two shows up late Sunday coming directly from the
Yukon this time. This is the air mass that will cause temperatures
to plummet into the teens and 20s or lower early next week. The
results of this will be two fold. First, winds will change to the
north and rapidly increase in the usual outflow areas. Gales
expected for many of these areas. Freezing spray also expected
with the high winds and low air temperatures in the northern inner
channels. Second result will be the drying out of the panhandle as
the northerly winds push what precip is left southward. Main
forecast changes were in this time period as model trends had the
precip and accompanying weak low in the gulf slower to push out
then what was in there previously. Used mainly nam for guidance in
this period for details on the outflow winds and timing on when
the precip ends.

Extended forecast remains cold as the cold northerly winds
continue to feed cold air from the Yukon into the panhandle. There
are indications that it will not be dry though. Guidance is
suggesting that a gale force front may approach the panhandle mid
to late next week and with cold air still entrenched in the inner
channels it will likely be mostly snow that falls. Agreement on
the track of the main low is up in the air though as scenarios
range from a track into Haida Gwaii to it wandering around the
western gulf. About the only thing we can say with some certainty
is that there will be a storm somewhere in the gulf in the latter
half of next week.

&&

.AVIATION...MVMC conditions due to CIGS and VSBY prevail for the
upcoming 24 hours. Mod turbulence or worse extending well above
ridge tops with LLWS across the panhandle through tonight.
isolated thunderstorms possible on the inside but are most likely
along the central outer coast.

&&

.MARINE...A large portion of the gulf will see storm force winds
winds today with the largest swath out of the southwest in the
southern quadrant of the low. Southwesterly long period swell to
19 feet from Cape Ommaney to Cape Spencer, but biggest seas will
be south of Cape Edgecumbe and max out around 35 feet.

&&

.AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
PUBLIC...Strong Wind until noon AKST today for AKZ026-028.
     High Wind Warning until 9 AM AKST this morning for AKZ027.
     Strong Wind until noon AKST today for AKZ027.
     Strong Wind until 6 PM AKST this evening for AKZ021-022-024.
     High Wind Warning until noon AKST today for AKZ025.
     Strong Wind from noon today to 3 PM AKST this afternoon for
     AKZ025.
     High Wind Warning until 6 PM AKST this evening for AKZ023.
     Strong Wind from noon AKST today through this evening for AKZ023.
     Strong Wind through this evening for AKZ020.
     Winter Storm Warning until noon AKST today for AKZ019.
     Winter Storm Warning until midnight AKST tonight for AKZ018.
MARINE...Storm Warning for PKZ033-035-041>043.
     Gale Warning for PKZ012-013-021-022-031-032-034-036-051.
     Small Craft Advisory for PKZ011-052-053.
&&

Fritsch/EAL

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 2, 3:14 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK37 hr
Dec 2, 3:18 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK28 hr
Dec 2, 3:18 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK48 hr
Dec 2, 3:23 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK71 hr
Dec 3, 12:45 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK42 hr
Dec 3, 3:40 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK35 hr
Dec 3, 3:49 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK16 hr
Dec 3, 3:59 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK59 hr
Dec 3, 3:59 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK59 hr
Dec 3, 9:41 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAJK26 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.