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Small Craft Advisory 23, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 10, 2021, 5:55 AM AKST. It was in force for 34 hr.
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- Issued
- Jan 10, 2021, 5:55 AM AKST (14:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2021, 4:01 PM AKST
- In force
- 34 hr
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- NWS Juneau, AK
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105 FZAK51 PAJK 101455 AAA CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 555 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 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. PKZ098-110330- 555 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... The front over the northeastern Gulf and Panhandle pulls northwestward out of the area early Sunday Morning. A strong gale force front pushes northward into the eastern Gulf around midday Sunday into Sunday night. Another gale force low moves into the eastern Gulf from the south and pushes northward toward the Panhandle Monday Afternoon through Monday night. $$ PKZ011-110330- Glacier Bay- 555 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. Snow in the morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain in the evening, then rain showers late. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E wind 10 kt becoming N. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-110330- Northern Lynn Canal- 555 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming S. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming N late. Seas 3 ft. Rain in the evening, then rain showers and snow showers late. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...N wind 20 kt becoming SE. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ013-110330- Southern Lynn Canal- 555 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain in the evening, then rain showers late. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-110330- Icy Strait- 555 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-110330- Cross Sound- 555 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. SE swell. Rain in the evening, then rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers in the morning. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Rain showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming W. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ031-110330- Stephens Passage- 555 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-110330- Northern Chatham Strait- 555 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Rain showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...N wind 20 kt becoming S. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-110330- Southern Chatham Strait- 555 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 18 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 14 ft near ocean entrances. Rain in the evening, then rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms late. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 15 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 19 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .TUE...N wind 20 kt becoming S. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-110330- Frederick Sound- 555 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ035-110330- Sumner Strait- 555 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 25 kt in the morning, then becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-110330- Clarence Strait- 555 AM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt late. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft late, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt increasing to gale to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt becoming S. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
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180 FZAK51 PAJK 110112 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 412 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 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. PKZ098-111745- 412 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A strong gale force front pushes through the panhandle this evening before S onshore flow sets up over the Gulf and panhandle into Mon Evening. A new gale force low will then move northward just off the outer coast Mon night into Tue. $$ PKZ011-111745- Glacier Bay- 412 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain in the evening. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. Rain showers late. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E wind 10 kt becoming N. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming SE. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-111745- Northern Lynn Canal- 412 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain in the evening, then rain showers late. .MON...S wind increasing to 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers late. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ013-111745- Southern Lynn Canal- 412 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain in the evening. .MON...S wind 15 kt increasing to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-111745- Icy Strait- 412 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain in the evening. .MON...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas increasing to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers late. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-111745- Cross Sound- 412 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 11 ft. Rain early in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms late. .MON...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers late. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. Rain. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt becoming S. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ031-111745- Stephens Passage- 412 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing late. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind increasing to 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-111745- Northern Chatham Strait- 412 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY THIS EVENING AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing in the evening. Gusts to 40 kt early in the evening. Seas 5 ft. Rain in the evening. .MON...SE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers late. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-111745- Southern Chatham Strait- 412 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING EARLY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 17 ft subsiding to 13 ft. Rain in the evening, then isolated thunderstorms late. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 14 ft near ocean entrances. Isolated thunderstorms. Rain showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming S gale to 35 kt late. Seas 6 ft, except 18 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 15 ft near ocean entrances. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-111745- Frederick Sound- 412 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing late. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind increasing to 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-111745- Sumner Strait- 412 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING EARLY THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-111745- Clarence Strait- 412 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt late. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft late. Rain in the evening. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 14 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
946 FZAK51 PAJK 110855 AAA CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 1155 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 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. PKZ098-111515- 1155 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A strong gale force front pushes through the panhandle this evening before S onshore flow sets up over the Gulf and panhandle into Mon Evening. A new gale force low will then move northward just off the outer coast Mon night into Tue. $$ PKZ011-111515- Glacier Bay- 1155 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. Rain showers late. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E wind 10 kt becoming N. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming SE. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-111515- Northern Lynn Canal- 1155 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S wind increasing to 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers late. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ013-111515- Southern Lynn Canal- 1155 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt increasing to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-111515- Icy Strait- 1155 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas increasing to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers late. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-111515- Cross Sound- 1155 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SE swell. Isolated thunderstorms. .MON...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers late. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. Rain. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt becoming S. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ031-111515- Stephens Passage- 1155 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind increasing to 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers in the morning. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-111515- Northern Chatham Strait- 1155 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers late. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-111515- Southern Chatham Strait- 1155 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 13 ft near ocean entrances. Isolated thunderstorms. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 14 ft near ocean entrances. Isolated thunderstorms. Rain showers in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming S gale to 35 kt late. Seas 6 ft, except 18 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 15 ft near ocean entrances. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-111515- Frederick Sound- 1155 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind increasing to 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-111515- Sumner Strait- 1155 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-111515- Clarence Strait- 1155 PM AKST Sun Jan 10 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft, except 14 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
589 FZAK51 PAJK 111325 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 425 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 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. PKZ098-120330- 425 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Low pressure lies stationary over the western gulf as a ridge of high pressure persists across northern BC through Monday night. A storm force low lifts NW along the gulf coast Monday night and moves onshore near Cross Sound Tuesday afternoon. $$ PKZ011-120330- Glacier Bay- 425 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers in the evening, then rain and snow late. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E wind 10 kt becoming N. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-120330- Northern Lynn Canal- 425 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-120330- Southern Lynn Canal- 425 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ021-120330- Icy Strait- 425 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-120330- Cross Sound- 425 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. Rain. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .TUE...E wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 20 kt becoming E. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ031-120330- Stephens Passage- 425 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ032-120330- Northern Chatham Strait- 425 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-120330- Southern Chatham Strait- 425 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 14 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt late. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft late. Near ocean entrances, seas 17 ft building to 22 ft late. Rain. .TUE...S gale to 45 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Near ocean entrances, seas 23 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-120330- Frederick Sound- 425 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...S gale to 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 55 kt in the morning. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ035-120330- Sumner Strait- 425 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt late. Seas 6 ft building to 8 ft late. Near ocean entrances, seas 10 ft building to 15 ft late. Rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Near ocean entrances, seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ036-120330- Clarence Strait- 425 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 13 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
140 FZAK51 PAJK 111529 AAA CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 629 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 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. PKZ098-120330- 629 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Low pressure lies stationary over the western gulf as a ridge of high pressure persists across northern BC through Monday night. A storm force low lifts NW along the gulf coast Monday night and moves onshore near Cross Sound Tuesday afternoon. $$ PKZ011-120330- Glacier Bay- 629 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 UPDATED .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming N late. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers in the evening, then rain and snow late. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E wind 10 kt becoming N. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-120330- Northern Lynn Canal- 629 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 UPDATED .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-120330- Southern Lynn Canal- 629 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 UPDATED .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ021-120330- Icy Strait- 629 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-120330- Cross Sound- 629 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. SW swell. Rain. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .TUE...E wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. SW swell. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 20 kt becoming E. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ031-120330- Stephens Passage- 629 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ032-120330- Northern Chatham Strait- 629 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-120330- Southern Chatham Strait- 629 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 15 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt late. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft late. Near ocean entrances, seas 17 ft building to 22 ft late. Rain. .TUE...S gale to 45 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Near ocean entrances, seas 23 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 12 ft near ocean entrances. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-120330- Frederick Sound- 629 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...S gale to 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 55 kt in the morning. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ035-120330- Sumner Strait- 629 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 9 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt late. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 8 ft late. Near ocean entrances, seas 10 ft building to 15 ft late. Rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Near ocean entrances, seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ036-120330- Clarence Strait- 629 AM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of interior passes. Seas 6 ft except 8 ft near ocean entrances. Showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft, except 13 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 8 ft near ocean entrances. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
191 FZAK51 PAJK 120101 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 401 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 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. PKZ098-121745- 401 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Low pressure lies stationary over the western gulf as a ridge of high pressure persists across northern BC through Monday night. A storm force low lifts NW along the gulf coast Monday night and moves onshore near Cross Sound Tuesday afternoon. $$ PKZ011-121745- Glacier Bay- 401 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming N late. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers in the evening, then rain late. .TUE...N wind 25 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt diminishing. Seas 4 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. Rain and snow showers in the evening. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...E wind 10 kt becoming N. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-121745- Northern Lynn Canal- 401 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing in the evening, then becoming N 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers in the evening, then rain. .TUE...N wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Gusts to 45 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ013-121745- Southern Lynn Canal- 401 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing, then becoming N 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers in the evening, then rain late. .TUE...N wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers in the evening. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-121745- Icy Strait- 401 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 25 kt late. Seas building to 5 ft. Rain showers in the evening, then rain late. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-121745- Cross Sound- 401 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then rain late. .TUE...E wind 35 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming E. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers in the evening. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. SW swell. .THU...E gale to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ031-121745- Stephens Passage- 401 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming NE late. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers early in the evening, then rain. .TUE...S wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers in the evening. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-121745- Northern Chatham Strait- 401 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt late. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft late. Rain showers in the evening, then rain. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-121745- Southern Chatham Strait- 401 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming N 40 kt late. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft late. Near ocean entrances, seas 16 ft building to 22 ft late. Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms early in the evening, then rain. .TUE...SW wind 45 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Near ocean entrances, seas 22 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 11 ft near ocean entrances. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ034-121745- Frederick Sound- 401 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt late. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers early in the evening, then rain. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 50 kt in the morning. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. $$ PKZ035-121745- Sumner Strait- 401 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt late. Seas 7 ft. Near ocean entrances, seas 9 ft building to 15 ft late. Rain showers in the evening, then rain late. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Near ocean entrances, seas 14 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-121745- Clarence Strait- 401 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 10 ft, except 13 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers early in the evening, then rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the morning. Seas 7 ft, except 10 ft near ocean entrances. Rain showers in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
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 Jan 9, 3:06 PM AKST, 14 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 3:06 PM AKST, 14 hours 49 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 9 2021
.SHORT TERM.../Through Mon night/ The conga line of storms
continues with yet another new system effecting the area today.
This time the low is a conglomeration of a few different low
centers in the northeast Pacific (all around 975 mb), but the
associated front spans well up into the gulf of Alaska (the
northeastern end of which is brushing the souther outer coast
today). High wind warnings remain up for the western part of
Prince of Wales island and southern Baranof, but so far only one
gust to 59 kt has been observed at Hydaburg around 19z. Otherwise
gusts to 30 or 40 mph have been more common from the southern
panhandle up to Sitka. Winter storm warnings remain up for the
Haines and Klondike Highways tonight into Tomorrow night as snow
is still expected to move into those areas later tonight. Still
looking at the highest snow accumulations in the higher elevations
of those highways as both towns are still in the mid to upper 30s
respectively this afternoon.
For the next few days the forecast has not really changed as first
today's front moves further into the panhandle tonight, a new
front comes in behind it on Sun, and a third system comes up from
the South either Mon afternoon or Mon night. The largest
uncertainly in the forecast is with the low heading toward the
panhandle/Haida Gwaii area Mon afternoon and Mon night. Guidance
is having trouble pinning down the timing and track with the
GFS/Nam opting for a two low center feature (one low is about 12
hours ahead of the second, with the first heading toward the
northern panhandle Mon afternoon, and the second hits Haida Gwaii
that night), while the Canadian, and ECMWF opt for just the second
low heading over Haida Gwaii mon night with no indication of the
first low that is depicted in the Nam and GFS. In addition the
previous runs of the GFS and Canadian took the first low and
tracked it up into the northern gulf instead. Needless to say, the
Mon into Mon night forecast has low confidence compared to the
rest of the short range and that period was largely left alone to
await some stabilization in guidance for that time period.
In any case, periods of rain and wind are still a large part of
the short range forecast with the several features that are moving
through. Highest winds and heaviest precip will be tonight into
early Sun with the current front that is moving through.
.LONG TERM.../Monday through Saturday as of 10 PM Friday/ Guidance
continues to suggest a deep cyclone/closed upper trough over the
Gulf of Alaska with ridging over western CONUS/Canada into the
early part of next week. This keeps an anomalous moisture fetch
which favors moderate precipitation and high winds/waves for the
Gulf and Southeast Alaska. Biggest change to the long range
forecast is that ensembles which previously indicated lower
winds/precip for the start of the week are now continuing the
trend of above normal anomalies. Operational models still have
large spread even at mid levels with timing/position/strength of
the closed lows moving in. Low confidence in details for the long
range with only confidence that weather will be mostly
warm/wet/windy. Expect forecast changes as details are worked out.
On Monday the previous days front will begin to weaken before
next low moves in to the SE Gulf. Showers over the Panhandle
become more scattered and with cold air aloft over keeping
instability in the region with slight chance of thunderstorms. The
issue that day it the incoming low. What was previously a weaker
wave/trough now may be yet another storm force low for Monday
night into Tuesday. As GFS/NAM/Canadian stated to fall in line
with this deeper low, ECMWF was still as an outlier so decided to
nudge winds/pop up more towards operational models that were more
in consensus. Since the stronger winds/higher QPF were also
picked up by NAEFS and ENS bit more confidence in this solution.
For the rest of the long range, kept with WPC ensemble solution.
Rain snow line position still mainly north of Icy Strait but left
some lower overnight lows due to potential for northerly
gradient.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Strong Wind through late tonight for AKZ022-026-028.
High Wind Warning until 6 AM AKST Sunday for AKZ023-027.
Strong Wind until 6 PM AKST this evening for AKZ024.
Winter Storm Warning until 6 PM AKST Sunday for AKZ019.
Winter Storm Warning from 6 AM Sunday to 6 AM AKST Monday for
AKZ018.
MARINE...Storm Warning for PKZ041>043-051-052.
Gale Warning for PKZ022-031-033>036.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ021-032-053.
&&
EAL/PRB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 3:23 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:17 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 58 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:19 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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