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Small Craft Advisory 237, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 22, 2021, 3:33 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
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- Issued
- Apr 22, 2021, 3:33 PM AKDT (23:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2021, 3:43 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
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- NWS Juneau, AK
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985 FZAK51 PAJK 222333 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 333 PM AKDT Thu Apr 22 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. PKZ098-231630- 333 PM AKDT Thu Apr 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Low pressure over the Gulf of Alaska and Southeast Alaska will persist through Friday. High pressure over northwestern Canada will weaken through Saturday night. $$ PKZ011-231630- Glacier Bay- 333 PM AKDT Thu Apr 22 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-231630- Northern Lynn Canal- 333 PM AKDT Thu Apr 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind increasing to 25 kt in the evening. Seas building to 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-231630- Southern Lynn Canal- 333 PM AKDT Thu Apr 22 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the evening. Seas building to 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft then 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-231630- Icy Strait- 333 PM AKDT Thu Apr 22 2021 .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming NW 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt late. Seas building to 3 ft late. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-231630- Cross Sound- 333 PM AKDT Thu Apr 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ031-231630- Stephens Passage- 333 PM AKDT Thu Apr 22 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt overnight. Seas building to 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind increasing to 20 kt late. Seas building to 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Light winds becoming NE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-231630- Northern Chatham Strait- 333 PM AKDT Thu Apr 22 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming light. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds becoming NE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-231630- Southern Chatham Strait- 333 PM AKDT Thu Apr 22 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming light. Seas 3 ft then 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds becoming SW 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-231630- Frederick Sound- 333 PM AKDT Thu Apr 22 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Light winds becoming E 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ035-231630- Sumner Strait- 333 PM AKDT Thu Apr 22 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt late. Seas building to 3 ft late. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-231630- Clarence Strait- 333 PM AKDT Thu Apr 22 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
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769 FZAK51 PAJK 230818 AAA CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 1218 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 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. PKZ098-231645- 1218 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Low pressure over the Gulf of Alaska and Southeast Alaska will persist through Friday. High pressure over northwestern Canada will weaken through Saturday night. $$ PKZ011-231645- Glacier Bay- 1218 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-231645- Northern Lynn Canal- 1218 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind increasing to 25 kt in the evening. Seas building to 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-231645- Southern Lynn Canal- 1218 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 UPDATED .REST OF TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft then 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-231645- Icy Strait- 1218 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming NW 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt late. Seas building to 3 ft late. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-231645- Cross Sound- 1218 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ031-231645- Stephens Passage- 1218 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt overnight. Seas building to 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind increasing to 20 kt late. Seas building to 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Light winds becoming NE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-231645- Northern Chatham Strait- 1218 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming light. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds becoming NE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-231645- Southern Chatham Strait- 1218 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming light. Seas 3 ft then 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds becoming SW 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-231645- Frederick Sound- 1218 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Light winds becoming E 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ035-231645- Sumner Strait- 1218 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt late. Seas building to 3 ft late. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-231645- Clarence Strait- 1218 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
540 FZAK51 PAJK 231136 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 336 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 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. PKZ098-240230- 336 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Low pressure over the Gulf of Alaska and Southeast Alaska will persist through today. High pressure over northwestern Canada will weaken through Saturday night. $$ PKZ011-240230- Glacier Bay- 336 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ012-240230- Northern Lynn Canal- 336 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-240230- Southern Lynn Canal- 336 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-240230- Icy Strait- 336 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-240230- Cross Sound- 336 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ031-240230- Stephens Passage- 336 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming light. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-240230- Northern Chatham Strait- 336 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt becoming N. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-240230- Southern Chatham Strait- 336 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming light. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-240230- Frederick Sound- 336 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt becoming light. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Light winds becoming E 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ035-240230- Sumner Strait- 336 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-240230- Clarence Strait- 336 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E wind 10 kt becoming NW. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft. $$
839 FZAK51 PAJK 231606 AAA CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Juneau AK 806 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 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. PKZ098-240245- 806 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Low pressure over the Gulf of Alaska and Southeast Alaska will persist through today. High pressure over northwestern Canada will weaken through Saturday night. $$ PKZ011-240245- Glacier Bay- 806 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ012-240245- Northern Lynn Canal- 806 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND LATE TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-240245- Southern Lynn Canal- 806 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-240245- Icy Strait- 806 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-240245- Cross Sound- 806 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ031-240245- Stephens Passage- 806 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming light. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-240245- Northern Chatham Strait- 806 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt becoming N. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-240245- Southern Chatham Strait- 806 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming light. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-240245- Frederick Sound- 806 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt becoming light. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Light winds becoming E 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ035-240245- Sumner Strait- 806 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-240245- Clarence Strait- 806 AM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E wind 10 kt becoming NW. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft. $$
215 FZAK51 PAJK 240009 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 409 PM AKDT Fri Apr 23 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. PKZ098-241730- 409 PM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Low pressure over the Gulf and Southeast Alaska will persist as high pressure over northwestern Canada weakens through Saturday night. A ridge of high pressure will form over the western Gulf Friday night and shift slowly to the east through the weekend. $$ PKZ011-241730- Glacier Bay- 409 PM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt late. Seas building to 3 ft late. .SAT...NW wind diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ012-241730- Northern Lynn Canal- 409 PM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-241730- Southern Lynn Canal- 409 PM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ021-241730- Icy Strait- 409 PM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt, except NE wind 10 kt west of point Adolphus. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt, except NE wind 15 kt west of point Adolphus. Seas building to 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-241730- Cross Sound- 409 PM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt early in the evening, then E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ031-241730- Stephens Passage- 409 PM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt becoming SE. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ032-241730- Northern Chatham Strait- 409 PM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds becoming N 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt becoming N. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-241730- Southern Chatham Strait- 409 PM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less, except 4 ft near ocean entrances. .MON...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ034-241730- Frederick Sound- 409 PM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds becoming E 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ035-241730- Sumner Strait- 409 PM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ036-241730- Clarence Strait- 409 PM AKDT Fri Apr 23 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
053 FZAK51 PAJK 241143 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 343 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 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. PKZ098-250230- 343 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... Low pressure will pass south of southeast Alaska today. High pressure weakens over Canada through tonight. $$ PKZ011-250230- Glacier Bay- 343 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-250230- Northern Lynn Canal- 343 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-250230- Southern Lynn Canal- 343 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-250230- Icy Strait- 343 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...W wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas building to 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ022-250230- Cross Sound- 343 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming E 10 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt becoming E. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ031-250230- Stephens Passage- 343 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 10 kt becoming SE. Seas building to 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-250230- Northern Chatham Strait- 343 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds becoming SE 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-250230- Southern Chatham Strait- 343 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. Near ocean entrances, seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, except 5 ft near ocean entrances. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds becoming S 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-250230- Frederick Sound- 343 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ035-250230- Sumner Strait- 343 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-250230- Clarence Strait- 343 AM AKDT Sat Apr 24 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
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 Apr 22, 2:23 PM AKDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 2:23 PM AKDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Juneau AK 223 PM AKDT Thu Apr 22 2021 .SHORT TERM.../Through Friday night/...Virtually no change to the short term forecast from the previous issuance...and no change to the weather Southeast Alaska is currently experiencing either. Clear skies will once again result in slightly warmer than normal daytime highs and somewhat cooler than normal overnight lows. So even though numerous sites will go below freezing tonight and Friday night, there is no risk of snow. No rain either, by the way. But anyone having new plants outdoors will definitely want to cover them or bring them indoors. Relative humidity values are quite low - into the upper teens in some spots. This plus the (relatively) warm daytime highs will aide in continuing to melt the remaining snow at lower elevations. The ridge that has been over the eastern Gulf for the past few days will weaken and shift east during this short range forecast period, but the strong high pressure over northwest Canada will remain in place for one more day. Thus, the northerly pressure gradient will last into the weekend with 10 to 20 mph winds in Haines and Skagway as well as small craft winds over Lynn Canal at times. Overnight lows for Thursday and Friday nigh were reduced a few degrees. Included a slight warming trend to daytime highs going into the weekend. No other impactful changes. Forecast confidence is above average. .LONG TERM.../Sat through Thu as of 10 pm Wed/The upper level scenario has not changed all that much from yesterday. A strong upper ridge is still forecast to linger above central Alaska for the first part of the extended before weakening and getting replaced by two upper lows that results in general troughing over Alaska by mid next week. The main changes to this scenario is the upper ridge persisting about a day more into early next week and the upper low from the Canadian arctic not moving as far west as previously depicted. Timing of when the weakening ridge gets replaced by the upper lows continues to shift and currently favors a trend toward later in the week so the forecast past Mon remains at average to low confidence. For the panhandle, confidence continues to increase that the dry weather will last likely into Mon now with most operational and ensemble mean guidance favoring increasing pops for Tue and beyond. During this dry weather, skies will be mostly clear and temps will be near, to a little above, normal due to persistent offshore flow (some of which may get to 15 to 25 kt Sat into Sun in Lynn Canal, Taku Inlet, and other areas of the northern inner channels). Little in the way of forecast changes through Sun. For Mon and beyond, confidence is starting to increase for a front to impact the areas from the south Tue into Wed. Timing is still an issue, but there is enough confidence across operational and ensemble models to start an increase in pops (up to 60 to 70 percent) and winds (up to 25 to 30 kt in the gulf and 15 to 25 kt for the inner channels) for next Wed. There is still the possibility of the timing of this front getting pushed later as we get closer to the event as the forecast upper level pattern change is still evolving so forecast confidence is still around average to low. && .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory for PKZ012-022-043-051-052. && FCF/BFL/EAL Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/Juneau
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 3:38 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 25 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.