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Small Craft Advisory 388, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 1, 2021, 3:52 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
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- Issued
- Sep 1, 2021, 3:52 PM AKDT (23:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2021, 3:53 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
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- NWS Juneau, AK
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494 FZAK51 PAJK 012352 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 352 PM AKDT Wed Sep 1 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. PKZ098-021830- 352 PM AKDT Wed Sep 1 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A gale-force front moves into the eastern Gulf, approaching the Panhandle Wednesday night then dissipates late in the week. A weak wave enters the southeastern Gulf Thursday afternoon, drifts northeastward, and weakens through Friday. $$ PKZ011-021830- Glacier Bay- 352 PM AKDT Wed Sep 1 2021 .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming SE 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. Rain late. .THU...SE wind 15 kt diminishing. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light winds becoming S 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-021830- Northern Lynn Canal- 352 PM AKDT Wed Sep 1 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers. .SAT...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-021830- Southern Lynn Canal- 352 PM AKDT Wed Sep 1 2021 .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming SE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain late. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-021830- Icy Strait- 352 PM AKDT Wed Sep 1 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain late. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-021830- Cross Sound- 352 PM AKDT Wed Sep 1 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft late. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Showers. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ031-021830- Stephens Passage- 352 PM AKDT Wed Sep 1 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ032-021830- Northern Chatham Strait- 352 PM AKDT Wed Sep 1 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain late. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas building to 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ033-021830- Southern Chatham Strait- 352 PM AKDT Wed Sep 1 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. Near ocean entrances, seas building to 5 ft. Rain late. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, except 6 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt becoming NE. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-021830- Frederick Sound- 352 PM AKDT Wed Sep 1 2021 .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming SE 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...E wind 10 kt becoming S. Seas building to 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ035-021830- Sumner Strait- 352 PM AKDT Wed Sep 1 2021 .TONIGHT...Light winds becoming SE 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft late. Patchy fog late. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Showers. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. $$ PKZ036-021830- Clarence Strait- 352 PM AKDT Wed Sep 1 2021 .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain late. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Showers. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
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192 FZAK51 PAJK 021152 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 352 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 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. PKZ098-030215- 352 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A gale-force front pushes through the eastern gulf and panhandle Thu. Another low develops along the front and moves into the SE gulf and S panhandle Friday. $$ PKZ011-030215- Glacier Bay- 352 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the morning then 2 ft or less. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light winds becoming S 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-030215- Northern Lynn Canal- 352 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt becoming N. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-030215- Southern Lynn Canal- 352 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-030215- Icy Strait- 352 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...W wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-030215- Cross Sound- 352 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ031-030215- Stephens Passage- 352 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Young Bay. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-030215- Northern Chatham Strait- 352 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-030215- Southern Chatham Strait- 352 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt becoming NE. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-030215- Frederick Sound- 352 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-030215- Sumner Strait- 352 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-030215- Clarence Strait- 352 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
056 FZAK51 PAJK 021521 CCA CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...CORRECTED National Weather Service Juneau AK 721 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 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. PKZ098-030215- 721 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A gale-force front pushes through the eastern gulf and panhandle Thu. Another low develops along the front and moves into the SE gulf and S panhandle Friday. $$ PKZ011-030215- Glacier Bay- 721 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the morning then 2 ft or less. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming SE late. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...Light winds becoming S 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-030215- Northern Lynn Canal- 721 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt becoming N. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ013-030215- Southern Lynn Canal- 721 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening then 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ021-030215- Icy Strait- 721 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning then 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...W wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-030215- Cross Sound- 721 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ031-030215- Stephens Passage- 721 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Young Bay. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming E. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-030215- Northern Chatham Strait- 721 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-030215- Southern Chatham Strait- 721 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft, except 7 ft near ocean entrances. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt becoming NE. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ034-030215- Frederick Sound- 721 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-030215- Sumner Strait- 721 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt becoming light. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-030215- Clarence Strait- 721 AM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
955 FZAK51 PAJK 022353 CWFAJK Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska National Weather Service Juneau AK 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 2 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. PKZ098-031645- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A trough of low pressure will move into the SE gulf from the SW Thursday night, then track north through the inside waters Friday morning with building high pressure behind it. Another low will approach the Dixon Entrance area from the SW early Saturday, then weaken as it progresses NE over the southern panhandle through Saturday night. $$ PKZ011-031645- Glacier Bay- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming N late. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming N late. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming variable. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...Light winds. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ012-031645- Northern Lynn Canal- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing in the late evening, then becoming N 10 kt late. Higher gusts near Taiya Inlet in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...Light winds becoming S and increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming light late. Seas 4 ft then 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ013-031645- Southern Lynn Canal- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the late morning. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing late. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ021-031645- Icy Strait- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt becoming variable in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ022-031645- Cross Sound- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ031-031645- Stephens Passage- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Near Young Bay, E wind 20 kt with gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Higher gusts near Young Bay. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming S late. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ032-031645- Northern Chatham Strait- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ033-031645- Southern Chatham Strait- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE late. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ034-031645- Frederick Sound- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ035-031645- Sumner Strait- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 25 kt in the evening.Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW in the morning. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Higher gusts near the ocean entrance. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$ PKZ036-031645- Clarence Strait- 353 PM AKDT Thu Sep 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming S 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind increasing to 20 kt late. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. $$
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 Sep 1, 2:34 PM AKDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 2:34 PM AKDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Juneau AK
234 PM AKDT Wed Sep 1 2021
.SHORT TERM.../Through Friday/ Another round of morning fog and
low clouds has given way to another nice day across the panhandle,
though a change in the weather is looming. High clouds are
streaming over the most of the panhandle and the NE gulf coast is
already overcast with mid level clouds from the next front. Winds
are starting to increase in the northern gulf (up to 25 kt at the
Cape Suckling buoy) and radar and satellite rain rate products
are showing rain in the central gulf starting to approach the
nearshore waters along the outer coast.
Short range forecast is still looking wet and a little windy as a
gale force front moves into the panhandle Wed night into Thu and
then a new short wave moves into the southern panhandle late Thu
night. Most areas in the panhandle will likely start to see rain
by Thu morning at least. This is an increase in timing of the
onset of rain by about 3 to 6 hours from what was previously
forecast. From Wed night through Fri night total rainfall will
likely be around 1.5 to 2.5 inches. That will mostly be
concentrated on the outer coast (particularly Yakutat) Thu, which
will switch to the southern panhandle for Fri as the next short
wave moves in. Rain rates are not expected to breach any longer
return intervals and the panhandle has had a chance to dry out
over the last few days so rivers are low and soils have had a
chance to drain a bit. So while rivers are expected to rise with
the return of rain, no flooding is expected at this time.
As for winds, gale force winds are expected in the northern gulf
tonight with 25 to 30 kt winds for the rest of the gulf. Lighter
winds are expected in the inner channels as the front will be
weakening as it comes. Most inner channel areas will likely see 20
kt at most Thu into Thu night (exception is Clarance Strait where
a brief period of 25 kt is possible late Thu night). Otherwise
winds will calm down into Fri and Fri night as the significant
features move off into Canada leaving us with onshore flow into
the weekend.
.LONG TERM.../Friday through next Wednesday/ Little has become
clearer in the extended forecast. To glean information purely from
the raw synoptic long- wave pattern, an upper low enters the Gulf
of Alaska from Bristol Bay Friday into Saturday. Cooler air
follows and turns precipitation more showery on Friday.
Baroclinicity persists across the North Pacific jet just to the
south and with a rush of Bering Sea cool air entering the gulf,
one such north Pacific wave could grow into something to take note
of. As we can figure now, it could edge in some heavier rains
Friday night/Saturday morning for Annette Island and Ketchikan.
But for now most of the energy looks to remain south on Haida
Gwaii and the north BC Coast.
As this system retreats into Canada, a long period of onshore
showers persists across the region with cooler than normal high
temperatures but near normal low temperatures. Resolution of any
impulses that impact weather trends is mainly absent beyond this
weekend. But given the west to southwest flow aloft, it is safe
to assume that rain in some way or form will be in the forecast.
And should the trough axis shift at snail's pace from the western
gulf to the eastern gulf as ensembles suggest through next week,
that would help keep the onslaught of atmospheric rivers either
well to our west along the western shores of the Gulf of Alaska or
just to our south for our friends along the BC Coast. Thus,
although our forecast is wet, rainfall amounts may run slightly
below normal as the calendar sits squarely within our wet season.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Gale Warning for PKZ043-051-052-310.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ022-041-042-053.
&&
EAL/JWA
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Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:17 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:17 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 56 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Sep 1, 6:28 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AJK | 3 hr | |
| Sep 1, 3:52 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr |
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