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Small Craft Advisory 252, NWS Juneau, AK

May 22, 2019

NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 22, 2019, 3:11 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.

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The facts

Issued: May 22, 2019, 3:11 PM AKDT (23:11 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2019, 3:21 AM AKDT
In force: 60 hr
Issued by: NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

952 
FZAK52 PAJK 222311
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
National Weather Service Juneau AK
311 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2019

Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to
Cape Suckling out 100 NM

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest
one-third of the combined windwave and swell height.

PKZ099-231715-
311 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A front will push ashore between late Wed night and Thu morning. 
A ridge of high pressure will build over the eastern Gulf behind 
the front. 

$$

PKZ041-231715-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
311 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain late. 
.THU...S wind 20 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 
ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-231715-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
311 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell late. Rain late. 
.THU...S wind 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-231715-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
311 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming SE. Seas 6 ft. SW swell late.
Rain late. 
.THU...SE wind 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. SW swell. 
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. W swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. W swell. 
.SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-231715-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
311 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft late. SW
swell late. Rain late. 
.THU...SE wind 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas
11 ft. SW swell. Rain in the morning. 
.THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-231715-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
311 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2019

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

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late. Seas building 
to 8 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 25 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 
ft. SW swell. 
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

$$

5 follow-up statements

882 
FZAK52 PAJK 231137
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
National Weather Service Juneau AK
337 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2019

Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to
Cape Suckling out 100 NM

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest
one-third of the combined windwave and swell height.

PKZ099-240545-
337 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A front will push ashore early Thu morning. A ridge of high 
pressure will build over the eastern Gulf behind the front and 
continue into the weekend. 

$$

PKZ041-240545-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
337 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2019

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

.TODAY...NW wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the morning, then
becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. Rain early in
the morning. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. 
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. W swell. 
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-240545-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
337 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2019

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

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain early in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. 
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. W swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. W swell. 
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-240545-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
337 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
SW swell early in the morning. Rain early in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. W swell. 
.SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-240545-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
337 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
Rain early in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-240545-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
337 AM AKDT Thu May 23 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft.
SW swell. Rain early in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

$$

081 
FZAK52 PAJK 232317
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
National Weather Service Juneau AK
317 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2019

Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to
Cape Suckling out 100 NM

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest
one-third of the combined windwave and swell height.

PKZ099-241730-
317 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A weak front will continue to move over the panhandle Thu
evening with a ridge of high pressure building over Southeast
Alaska behind the front. A weak low over the western gulf will 
slide across the gulf Friday with a ridge of high pressure 
building over the eastern gulf into the weekend.  

$$

PKZ041-241730-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
317 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas building to 11 ft. W swell. 
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. W swell. 
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. W swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-241730-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
317 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas building to 11 ft. W swell. 
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. W swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. W swell. 
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. W swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-241730-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
317 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas building to 11 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. W swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-241730-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
317 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas building to 12 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-241730-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
317 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas building to 12 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. 
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

037 
FZAK52 PAJK 241129
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
National Weather Service Juneau AK
329 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2019

Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to
Cape Suckling out 100 NM

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest
one-third of the combined windwave and swell height.

PKZ099-250530-
329 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A weak low over the western gulf will slide across the gulf 
Friday with a ridge of high pressure building over the eastern 
gulf into the weekend. 

$$

PKZ041-250530-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
329 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2019

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

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. W swell in the morning. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-250530-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
329 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. W swell. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. W swell. 
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. W swell in the morning. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-250530-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
329 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. W swell in the morning. 
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...S wind 15 kt becoming W. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-250530-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
329 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas
5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...W wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...S wind 10 kt becoming W. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-250530-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
329 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...Light winds becoming N 10 kt in the morning, then
becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. 
.SAT...Light winds becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 5 ft. 

$$

422 
FZAK52 PAJK 242253
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
National Weather Service Juneau AK
253 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2019

Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to
Cape Suckling out 100 NM

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest
one-third of the combined windwave and swell height.

PKZ099-251700-
253 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
High pressure over the eastern gulf weakens slowly through 
Sunday. Low pressure across NW Canada generally weakens at night 
and strengthens during the day. On Sunday a weather front moves
north into the central gulf. 

$$

PKZ041-251700-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
253 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. W swell. 
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. W swell in the morning. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-251700-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
253 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. W swell. 
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. W swell in the morning. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell. 
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-251700-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
253 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. W swell. 
.SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. W swell in the morning. 
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell. 
.MON...S wind 15 kt becoming W. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-251700-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
253 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding. SW swell. 
.SAT...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas
4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. 
.MON...S wind 15 kt becoming W. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-251700-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
253 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2019

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell in the evening. 
.SAT...Light winds becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell late. Rain
late. 
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. S swell. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

119 
FZAK52 PAJK 251121
CWFAEG

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA
National Weather Service Juneau AK
321 AM AKDT Sat May 25 2019

Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to
Cape Suckling out 100 NM

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest
one-third of the combined windwave and swell height.

PKZ099-260530-
321 AM AKDT Sat May 25 2019
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
High pressure over the eastern gulf weakens slowly through
Sunday. Low pressure across NW Canada generally weakens at night
and strengthens during the day. Sunday a weather front lifts
into the central gulf.  

$$

PKZ041-260530-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision-
321 AM AKDT Sat May 25 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell. 
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

PKZ042-260530-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe-
321 AM AKDT Sat May 25 2019

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO SEAS THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell. 
.MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

$$

PKZ043-260530-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Fairweather-
321 AM AKDT Sat May 25 2019

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft.
SW swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. SW swell. 
.MON...S wind 10 kt becoming W. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

PKZ051-260530-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape-
321 AM AKDT Sat May 25 2019

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt early in the morning becoming light. Seas
6 ft. SW swell early in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. SW swell late. 
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. 
.MON...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...Light winds becoming SW 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 

$$

PKZ052-260530-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling-
321 AM AKDT Sat May 25 2019

.TODAY...Light winds becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
6 ft. SW swell early in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. SW swell. 
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. S swell. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. S swell. Rain.
.MON...E wind 20 kt becoming SW. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...Light winds becoming S 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 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 May 22, 2:50 PM AKDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 2:50 PM AKDT, 21 minutes before

Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
250 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2019

.SHORT TERM...Temperatures are pushing into the upper 60s once
again across the interior portions of the Panhandle under sunny
skies. However, a quick pattern change will occur overnight as a
front over the central Gulf pushes inland overnight. Precipitation
is more likely over the northern half of the Panhandle, but
rainfall amounts will be low from this system. Conditions will dry
through the afternoon and evening hours of Thursday with some
post frontal shower activity likely persisting along the coast
into the early morning hours of Friday. The strongest winds will
be over the northern inner channels, but they are expected to stay
below small craft levels. Behind the system surface ridging looks
to rebuild Friday which will allow temperatures to recover into
the mid 50s and low 60s, especially, as skies clear during the
afternoon hours.

Significant changes were not needed in the short term. PoP was
increased along the northeast Gulf Coast and Northern Inner
Channels late tonight and Friday morning, but QPF was kept low.
Overall forecast confidence is above average.

.LONG TERM.../Friday through Wednesday as of 10 pm Tuesday/
Upper ridge will build NNE across the area Fri-Sat night. The
ridge should drift just E of the area by Mon. Models diverge to
some degree on features after Sun, but it does look like a
weakening occluded front will try to move into the area for
Sun-Mon. After that, operational model agreement is poor so
confidence in any one solution is low. Ensemble means between the
GFS and ECMWF are close on the large scale, suggesting that the
ridge will still be around just to the E of the area into
midweek. Decided to blend in latest WPC to handle things for the
most part from Sat onward.

Made mostly minor adjustments to the forecast. Put in a bit more
cloud cover to start on Fri with elongated upper shortwave moving
through and a W-NW low level flow. Appears that clouds will
decrease, especially over the inner channels, during the day Fri
once upper shortwave moves past the area and allows a sharper NW
flow to develop. Tweaked temps downward some Fri as it will take
some time for the lower levels to respond to the warming aloft due
to some cloud cover early in the day. Does appear that Sat will be
a warmer day, but there is some model disagreement on how much
warmer it will get as they differ on how much the sub 850 mb
layer will warm. Also, slowed the eastward movement of POPs Sat
into Sun with ridging holding things off to the W more initially.
Think lowest POPs Sun-Tue will be across the SE part of the area
given proximity of upper ridge to them.

&&

.AJK Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory for PKZ041-052.
     Small Craft Advisory due to Seas for PKZ022-042-043-051.

&&

JB/RWT

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 3:41 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AJK		72 hr
May 22, 3:12 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AJK		48 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.