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Small Craft Advisory 607, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 2, 2016, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2016, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 3, 2016, 3:03 PM AKDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
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284 FZAK51 PAJK 022345 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 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- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY AND BE 150 NM WEST OF HAIDA GWAII MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST TO BE WEST OF NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND TUESDAY. $$ PKZ011-031400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-031400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-031400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-031400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...MAINLY WEST OF POINT OF ADOLPHUS. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-031400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-031400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-031400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-031400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-031400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-031400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-031400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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023 FZAK51 PAJK 030459 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 859 PM AKDT SUN OCT 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- 859 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY AND BE 150 NM WEST OF HAIDA GWAII MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST TO BE WEST OF NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND TUESDAY. $$ PKZ011-031400- GLACIER BAY- 859 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-031400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 859 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-031400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 859 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-031400- ICY STRAIT- 859 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...MAINLY WEST OF POINT OF ADOLPHUS. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-031400- CROSS SOUND- 859 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-031400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 859 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-031400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 859 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-031400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 859 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT... EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ034-031400- FREDERICK SOUND- 859 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ035-031400- SUMNER STRAIT- 859 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-031400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 859 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
610 FZAK51 PAJK 031142 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 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. PKZ098-040100- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW 250 NM WEST OF HAIDA GWAII WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST MONDAY MORNING THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST PASSING 150 NM WEST OF HAIDA GWAII MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST TO BE WEST OF NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND TUESDAY. $$ PKZ011-040100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-040100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-040100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-040100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-040100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ031-040100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-040100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-040100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-040100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-040100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-040100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
285 FZAK51 PAJK 032304 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 303 PM AKDT MON OCT 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. PKZ098-041415- 303 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW OFFSHORE OF HAIDA GWAII WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AWAY FROM SOUTHEAST ALASKA ON TUESDAY. $$ PKZ011-041415- GLACIER BAY- 303 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-041415- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 303 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-041415- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 303 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-041415- ICY STRAIT- 303 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-041415- CROSS SOUND- 303 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-041415- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 303 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-041415- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 303 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-041415- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 303 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...EXCEPT 5 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-041415- FREDERICK SOUND- 303 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-041415- SUMNER STRAIT- 303 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...LIGHT WINDS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-041415- CLARENCE STRAIT- 303 PM AKDT MON OCT 3 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Oct 2, 3:37 PM AKDT, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 2, 3:37 PM AKDT, 23 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
337 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2016
.SHORT TERM...Surface low along the old occluded front from low
over the northern Bering Sea is moving east to be about 150 nm
west of northern Haida Gwaii by Monday afternoon. The main rain
shield with the low spreads into Prince of Wales island this
evening, followed shortly by southern inner channels and southern
Baranof Island. The rain should spread north to roughly Icy strait
to Juneau line on Monday.
Winds head of the frontal feature are expected to reach 30 to 35
kt, and have prompted Gale warnings for the coastal waters off
the Prince of Wales Island and then the southern part of the next
northern marine zone (42) south of Sitka. Small craft winds of 25
to 30 kt through most of the inner channels south of Icy Strait.
Gusty winds on Monday as the band gets closer to the Prince of
Wales coast will have the exposed locations gusting to 40 mph at
times Monday and Monday afternoon.
Rain fall amounts through Monday afternoon should total less than
a half inch. The larger rain amounts will be in the Hydaburg and
Klawock regions.
.LONG TERM...A plot for the long-term has begun to emerge. The
central character remains a dynamic low tracking east offshore of
Haida Gwaii by Monday afternoon. This low drops southeast, guided
by a 300 mb jet, along the Canadian West Coast Monday night into
Tuesday. Rain bands continue to pass across the southern and
south-central Panhandle Monday night but begin to weaken as early
as Tuesday morning. A complex flow pattern over the northern
Panhandle, with various components of onshore flow at different
levels yet characterized by weak forcing, necessitates a chance of
rain...or snow in the higher elevations and potentially near the
borders. However, any thing that falls will be very light. As the
low to the south pulls away, winds will diminish over the southern
Inner Channels and begin to back to the north and northwest.
Midweek, the Panhandle wide should lie under brief influence of a
ridge. However, onshore flow and a wave of energy riding across
south-central Alaska will keep skies mainly cloudy at least near
the Coast Mountains. With the potential of partly cloudy skies
elsewhere, we have lowered minimum temperatures during this time.
Winds have also been greatly decreased during this time. Fog may
be a potential for this time, but given such a dry period, we do
not anticipate significant impacts.
We still watch whether a wave will push out of the North Pacific
and arrive in the southeast gulf by Thursday, or not. The ECMWF
has maintained that this system takes a more easterly track toward
the Pacific Northwest and not towards Haida Gwaii. At this point,
the GFS, the Canadian, and their ensemble means take the system
towards Haida Gwaii. The net difference in impact is whether the
south receives more rain Thursday/Friday. But for the north, it
looks dry at least through Friday.
We used the NAM and Canadian GEM in the mid-range. Extended
changes were guided principally by WPC with some help from the
Canadian GEM and GFS. Forecast confidence average.
&&
.AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
PUBLIC...STRONG WIND from Monday morning through Monday afternoon for
AKZ027.
MARINE...Gale Warning for PKZ041-042.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ032>036-043.
Small Craft Advisory due to Seas for PKZ051-052.
&&
Bezenek/JWA
Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/JuneauThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 21 hr | |
| Oct 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 40 hr | |
| Oct 3, 12:35 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 26 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.