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Gale Warning 50, NWS Juneau, AK

January 17, 2016

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 17, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Jan 17, 2016, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 19, 2016, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

620 
FZAK51 PAJK 180037
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 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.

PKZ098-181400-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A 969 MB STORM 200 NM WEST OF HAIDA GWAII SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL
MOVE NW THROUGH THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND WEAKEN SUNDAY NIGHT. A
NEW 986 MB GALE WILL MOVE NW THROUGH THE OFFSHORE WATERS MONDAY
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ011-181400-
GLACIER BAY-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW LATE.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW LATE.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-181400-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. GUSTS TO
50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-181400-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

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

$$

PKZ021-181400-
ICY STRAIT-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN LATE.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. 

$$

PKZ022-181400-
CROSS SOUND-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO
10 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-181400-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT
OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-181400-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-181400-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...SEAS 11 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT
NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-181400-
FREDERICK SOUND-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.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. 

$$

PKZ035-181400-
SUMNER STRAIT-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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. 

$$

PKZ036-181400-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCE...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
7 follow-up statements
994 
FZAK51 PAJK 180253 AAA
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
553 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 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.

PKZ098-181530-
553 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A 969 MB STORM 200 NM WEST OF HAIDA GWAII SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL
MOVE NW THROUGH THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND WEAKEN SUNDAY NIGHT. A
NEW 986 MB GALE WILL MOVE NW THROUGH THE OFFSHORE WATERS MONDAY
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ011-181530-
GLACIER BAY-
553 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW LATE.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-181530-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
553 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-181530-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
553 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN LATE.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ021-181530-
ICY STRAIT-
553 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
LATE.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. 



$$

PKZ022-181530-
CROSS SOUND-
553 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS
TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN LATE.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-181530-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
553 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT
OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-181530-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
553 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ033-181530-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
553 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT...THEN
BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS
9 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT
NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-181530-
FREDERICK SOUND-
553 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.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. 



$$

PKZ035-181530-
SUMNER STRAIT-
553 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING
TO 30 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 9
FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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. 



$$

PKZ036-181530-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
553 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCE...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$
542 
FZAK51 PAJK 180742 AAB
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1040 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 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.

PKZ098-181530-
1040 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A 969 MB STORM 200 NM WEST OF HAIDA GWAII SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL
MOVE NW THROUGH THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND WEAKEN SUNDAY NIGHT. A
NEW 986 MB GALE WILL MOVE NW THROUGH THE OFFSHORE WATERS MONDAY
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ011-181530-
GLACIER BAY-
1040 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW LATE.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-181530-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1040 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW LATE.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-181530-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1040 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN LATE.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ021-181530-
ICY STRAIT-
1040 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
LATE.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. 



$$

PKZ022-181530-
CROSS SOUND-
1040 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS
TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN LATE.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO GALE TO 35 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-181530-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
1040 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT
OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-181530-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1040 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ033-181530-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1040 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT...THEN
BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS
9 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT
NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-181530-
FREDERICK SOUND-
1040 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.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. 



$$

PKZ035-181530-
SUMNER STRAIT-
1040 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING
TO 30 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SEAS 9
FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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. 



$$

PKZ036-181530-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
1040 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE...SEAS 12 
FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$
242 
FZAK51 PAJK 181231
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 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.

PKZ098-190100-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN AND
CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF MONDAY.
MEANWHILE...A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF
MONDAY EVENING. IT WILL TRACK NORTHWEST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL
GULF THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ011-190100-
GLACIER BAY-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING 
NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-190100-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-190100-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
NE 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-190100-
ICY STRAIT-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-190100-
CROSS SOUND-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. SW
SWELL. RAIN LATE.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SW
SWELL. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-190100-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-190100-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-190100-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-190100-
FREDERICK SOUND-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-190100-
SUMNER STRAIT-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-190100-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN...ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
464 
FZAK51 PAJK 182131 AAA
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1231 PM AKST MON JAN 18 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.

PKZ098-190330-
1231 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A STORM FORCE LOW IN THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN AND
CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF MONDAY.
MEANWHILE...A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF
MONDAY EVENING. IT WILL TRACK NORTHWEST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL
GULF THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ011-190330-
GLACIER BAY-
1231 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

UPDATED

.REST OF TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 



$$

PKZ012-190330-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1231 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ013-190330-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
1231 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

UPDATED

.REST OF TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS SOUTHERN AREA. SEAS 3
FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ021-190330-
ICY STRAIT-
1231 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ022-190330-
CROSS SOUND-
1231 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SW SWELL. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. SW
SWELL. RAIN LATE.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SW
SWELL. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 



$$

PKZ031-190330-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
1231 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

UPDATED

.REST OF TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ032-190330-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1231 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ033-190330-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
1231 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. HIGHEST WINDS SOUTHERN AREA. SEAS
5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ034-190330-
FREDERICK SOUND-
1231 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

UPDATED

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

.REST OF TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ035-190330-
SUMNER STRAIT-
1231 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

UPDATED

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

.REST OF TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$

PKZ036-190330-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
1231 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.REST OF TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 



$$
861 
FZAK51 PAJK 190028
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 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.

PKZ098-191400-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MONDAY EVENING
AND TRACK NORTHWEST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ011-191400-
GLACIER BAY-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-191400-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-191400-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-191400-
ICY STRAIT-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-191400-
CROSS SOUND-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. 
.WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-191400-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-191400-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-191400-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. HIGHER GUSTS
SOUTHERN AREA. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 
9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-191400-
FREDERICK SOUND-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF
CAPE FANSHAW. SEAS 6 FT.  
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-191400-
SUMNER STRAIT-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-191400-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
356 
FZAK51 PAJK 190352 AAA
CWFAJK

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
650 PM AKST MON JAN 18 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.

PKZ098-191400-
650 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A GALE FORCE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MONDAY EVENING
AND TRACK NORTHWEST INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ011-191400-
GLACIER BAY-
650 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-191400-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
650 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-191400-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
650 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-191400-
ICY STRAIT-
650 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-191400-
CROSS SOUND-
650 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SW SWELL. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SW SWELL. 
.WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-191400-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
650 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-191400-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
650 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO
5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-191400-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
650 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS SOUTHERN AREA. SEAS 6 FT. 
RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 
9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-191400-
FREDERICK SOUND-
650 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF
CAPE FANSHAW. SEAS 6 FT.  
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-191400-
SUMNER STRAIT-
650 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-191400-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
650 PM AKST MON JAN 18 2016 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
931 
FZAK51 PAJK 191240
CWFAJK

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

SOUTHEAST ALASKA INSIDE WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO SKAGWAY

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

PKZ098-200100-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2016 
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS...
A GALE FORCE LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRAVELS NORTHWEST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TODAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL REACH THE OUTER
GULF BY WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHWEST
CANADA. 

$$

PKZ011-200100-
GLACIER BAY-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2016 

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ012-200100-
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2016 

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ013-200100-
SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2016 

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.WED...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ021-200100-
ICY STRAIT-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ022-200100-
CROSS SOUND-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. 
.WED NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ031-200100-
STEPHENS PASSAGE-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2016 

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 30 KT
OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
LATE. 
.WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ032-200100-
NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ033-200100-
SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN
ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ034-200100-
FREDERICK SOUND-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN LATE. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ035-200100-
SUMNER STRAIT-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE
EVENING. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR
OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ036-200100-
CLARENCE STRAIT-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 19 2016 

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. 
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...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 Jan 17, 3:14 PM AKST, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 3:14 PM AKST, 46 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
314 PM AKST SUN JAN 17 2016

.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
INDICATE THE STORM FORCE 969 MB LOW CENTER IS ABOUT 200 NM WSW OF
CRAIG AT 3 PM/00Z. IT HAS BEEN MOVING NW ABOUT 30 KT PARALLEL TO
THE PANHANDLE COAST. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR WINDS AT OR ABOVE 60
MPH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ZONE 27 THROUGH 9 PM SUNDAY.

OBSERVATIONS ALONG COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA SUN AFTERNOON INCLUDE
WIDE SPREAD WIND GUSTS OF 50-55 KT. STRONGEST WINDS SEEM TO BE
ASSOCIATED WITH INNER CURLS OF OCCLUDED FRONT WRAPPED AROUND THE
LOW CENTER. HI RESOLUTION NAM MODEL MAINTAINS 70 KTS WIND BETWEEN
1000 AND 2000 FT MSL ALG THE ERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW. MIXING
THESE LOW LEVEL WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE IS LIKELY AND HENCE
WIND WARNING JUSTIFIED. WIND SHEAR WILL IMPACT SE AK AIRPORTS
TONIGHT. SRN PANHANDLE WIND GUSTS REACHING 40-50 MPH SO FAR. MAIN
IMPACTS OF WIND SHOULD BE BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM.

EXTRAPOLATING STORM MOVEMENT COINCIDES WITH MODEL CONSENSUS AND
KEEPS THE TRACK OF THIS LOW CENTER HEADED THROUGH THE OFFSHORE
WATERS ZONE OVERNIGHT AND GRADUALLY WEAKENING. THERE IS PRECIP
WITH THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. PRECIP SHOULD STEADILY LIFT NORTH INTO MONDAY
BUT AMOUNTS MAY BE MINIMIZED BY DOWNSLOPING EASTERLY WINDS OVER
COASTAL MTNS. RAIN UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE ALONG EXTREME OUTER
COAST AND GENERALLY HALF INCH OR LESS MOST OF INNER CHANNELS
THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. PRECIP EXPECTED TO BE RAIN MOST ALL AREAS
DUE TO WARMER SLY ORIGINS OF THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER, LOCALLY TRAPPED
COLD AIR INNER CHANNELS AND ESPECIALLY LYNN CANAL WILL LIKELY
CAUSE PRECIP AS SNOW. 1-4 INCHES OF SNOW MENTIONED THERE MAINLY
INLAND AWAY FROM WATERWAYS.

A NEW BUT WEAKER GALE WILL FOLLOW NNW ALONG THE COAST MON NIGHT AT
THE START OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD. MODELS SHOW IT TAKING A VERY
SIMILAR PATH AS TONIGHTS STORM. SEE DISCUSSION BELOW. MADE ONLY
MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO EXISTING GRIDDED FORECASTS USING THE HI
RESOLUTION NAM. CONFIDENCE ON EVOLUTION OF WIND AND RAIN TONIGHT
AND MON IS AT OR ABOVE AVERAGE. CONFIDENCE ON SNOW AMOUNTS NRN
INNER CHANNELS NOT AS HIGH.

.LONG TERM...ANOTHER GALE FORCE LOW MOVES UP INTO THE AK GULF FROM
THE SOUTH MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF THE
CURRENT GALE FORCE LOW TRACK WESTWARD TOWARD KODIAK. THIS NEW
SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW A SIMILAR TRACK, JUST CENTERED MORE TO THE
WEST AND A BIT WEAKER, THUS EXPECTING LOWER WINDS OVER THE
PANHANDLE. WINDS WILL DROP OFF AFTER THIS SYSTEM TRACKS WEST
THROUGH TUESDAY JUST A ANOTHER GALE FORCE LOW MOVES UP FROM THE
SOUTH TRACKING NORTH NORTHWEST THROUGH THE AK GULF. LATEST MODEL
RUNS HAVE THIS LOW DEEPER THAN PREVIOUS RUNS AND THUS HAVE STARTED
TO INCREASE WINDS OVER THE GULF. DID NOT GO AS HIGH AS LATEST
MODEL RUNS, WOULD LIKE TO SEE MODELS STABILIZED A BIT MORE. THIS
SYSTEM WILL LINGER OVER THE AK GULF WHILE WEAKENING THROUGH
SUNDAY. INNER CHANNEL WINDS WILL BE MAINLY NORTHERLY WITH EASTERLY
OUTFLOW BETWEEN THE GULF LOWS AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN
CANADA.

EACH SYSTEM THROUGH THE WEEK BRINGS IN ANOTHER BAND OF
PRECIPITATION MOVING NORTHWARD. OVERALL THINK THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS
WILL GET THE BRUNT OF THESE BANDS AS THEY WILL BEGIN TO SHEAR AS
THEY MOVE NORTH. CONTINUED THE TREND TO TONE DOWN MODEL QPF
AMOUNTS WITH THE NEXT SYSTEMS DUE TO THE EASTERLY FLOW.
TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN TRICKY THE PAST FEW DAYS. NOT GETTING A
GOOD CONSENSUS ON SURFACE TEMPS BUT OVERALL MODEL 1000-850 MB
THICKNESS KEEP A RAIN-SNOW LINE JUST NORTH OF JUNEAU. MOS
GUIDANCE STARTED TO SHOW SOME COOLER TEMPS BUT NO ONE MODEL HAS
BEEN HANDLING IT WELL. EITHER THEY KEEP THE NORTH TOO WARM OR DROP
THE RAIN SNOW LINE TOO FAR SOUTH. WITH THE SOUTHERLY TRACK OF THE
SYSTEM AND EASTERLY OUTFLOW AND DOWN SLOPE WINDS THINK THE CENTRAL
PANHANDLE WILL BE MAINLY RAIN WITH SOME SNOW MIXED IN OVERNIGHT,
THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL HAVE MORE SNOW, BUT FOR NOW NO MAJOR
ACCUMULATIONS WHILE THE SOUTH WILL KEEP PRECIP AS RAIN. THE
EXCEPTION BEING WIND SHELTERED LOCATIONS WHERE TEMPS WILL BE AT OR
BELOW FREEZING AND MAY BE COLD ENOUGH MORE MORE SNOW IN THE RAIN
SNOW MIX.

WHILE MODELS HAVE NOT HAVE BEEN HANDLING TEMP WELL GETTING FAIR
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE 12Z GFS/ECMWF AND NAM FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS
FOR TRACK OF THE GULF LOWS. GEM BECAME AN OUTLIER VERY EARLY SO
WAS IGNORED. USED A BLEND OF 12Z GFS/ECMWF TO UPDATE INHERITED
GRIDS THROUGH DAY 4. THIS BUMPED UP SOME WINDS OVER THE INNER
CHANNELS BUT OVERALL FORECAST REMAINED THE SAME. DAY 5 ONWARD USED
NEW WPC FOR AN ENSEMBLE BLEND, WHICH HAD THE BIGGEST CHANGE
INCREASING WINDS OVER THE AK GULF. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE
FOR THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEK BUT LOWER CONFIDENCE
WITH MESOSCALE DETAILS SUCH AS TEMP AND QPF.

&&

.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ027.
         STRONG WIND FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST MONDAY FOR
     AKZ027.
         STRONG WIND UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR AKZ025.
         STRONG WIND UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY FOR AKZ023.
         STRONG WIND UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY FOR AKZ028.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ041>043.
         GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012-022-033-034-036-051-052.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013-021-031-032-035-053.

&&

TA/PRB

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK48 hr
Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAJK7 hr
Jan 17, 5:53 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK22 hr
Jan 17, 10:45 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK17 hr
Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK9 hr
Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK48 hr
Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAJK12 hr
Jan 18, 12:31 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK39 hr

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