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Gale Warning 310, NWS Juneau, AK

December 4, 2023

NWS Juneau, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 4, 2023, 3:27 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Dec 4, 2023, 3:27 PM AKST (00:27 UTC)
Expired: Dec 5, 2023, 3:33 AM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

046 
FZAK52 PAJK 050027
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
327 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

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

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

PKZ099-051830-
327 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A Gale-force low moves into the Gulf today. This low will linger
while slowly weakening in the northern Gulf through Wednesday.  

$$

PKZ641-051830-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
327 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft building
to 25 ft. Rain early in the evening, then showers. 
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. 

$$

PKZ661-051830-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
327 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 19 ft building
to 27 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Showers.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. W swell. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. 
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. 

$$

PKZ642-051830-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
327 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain
early in the evening, then rain showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 

$$

PKZ662-051830-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
327 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Showers
and slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. 
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. 

$$

PKZ643-051830-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
327 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY
MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain
early in the evening, then rain showers. 
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. 

$$

PKZ663-051830-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
327 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND  
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Showers.
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 

$$

PKZ644-051830-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
327 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$

PKZ664-051830-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
327 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain early
in the evening, then showers. 
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. 

$$

PKZ651-051830-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
327 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ671-051830-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
327 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING AND LATE MONDAY NIGHT 
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain early in the evening, 
then showers. 
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 

$$

PKZ652-051830-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
327 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Showers.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ672-051830-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
327 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 20 ft.
Rain early in the evening, then showers. 
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$

3 follow-up statements

619 
FZAK52 PAJK 050047 CCA
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Juneau AK
347 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

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

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

PKZ099-051830-
347 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A Gale-force low moves into the Gulf today. This low will linger
while slowly weakening in the northern Gulf through Wednesday.  

$$

PKZ641-051830-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
347 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 19 ft building
to 25 ft. Rain early in the evening, then showers. 
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. 

$$

PKZ661-051830-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
347 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 19 ft building
to 27 ft. Showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Showers.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. W swell. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. 
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. 

$$

PKZ642-051830-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
347 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain
early in the evening, then rain showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 

$$

PKZ662-051830-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
347 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Showers
and slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. 
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. 

$$

PKZ643-051830-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
347 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain
early in the evening, then rain showers. 
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. 

$$

PKZ663-051830-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
347 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Showers.
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 

$$

PKZ644-051830-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
347 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 35 kt diminishing in the morning. Seas 21 ft. Rain 
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$

PKZ664-051830-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
347 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain early
in the evening, then showers. 
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. 

$$

PKZ651-051830-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
347 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ671-051830-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
347 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain early in the evening, 
then showers. 
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 

$$

PKZ652-051830-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
347 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing. Seas 12 ft building to 17 
ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Showers.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ672-051830-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
347 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 20 ft.
Rain early in the evening, then showers. 
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$

831 
FZAK52 PAJK 050738 AAA
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Juneau AK
1035 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

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

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

PKZ099-051830-
1035 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A Gale-force low moves into the Gulf today. This low will linger
while slowly weakening in the northern Gulf through Wednesday.  

$$

PKZ641-051830-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
1035 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft building to 25 ft. Showers and a 
slight chance of thunderstorms.
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. 

$$

PKZ661-051830-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
1035 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft building to 27 ft. Showers and 
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Showers.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. W swell. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. 
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. 

$$

PKZ642-051830-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
1035 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers and slight chance 
of thunderstorms. 
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 

$$

PKZ662-051830-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
1035 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Showers and slight chance of 
thunderstorms. 
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S gale to 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. SW swell. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. 
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. 

$$

PKZ643-051830-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
1035 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain early in the evening, 
then rain showers. 
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. 

$$

PKZ663-051830-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
1035 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Showers.
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 

$$

PKZ644-051830-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
1035 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 35 kt diminishing in the morning. Seas 21 ft. Rain 
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$

PKZ664-051830-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
1035 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Showers. 
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. 

$$

PKZ651-051830-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
1035 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ671-051830-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
1035 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain early in the evening, 
then showers. 
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 

$$

PKZ652-051830-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
1035 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing. Seas 12 ft building to 17 
ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Showers.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ672-051830-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
1035 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt late. Seas 20 ft. Rain early in the evening, 
then showers. 
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$

774 
FZAK52 PAJK 051233
CWFAEG

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
333 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2023

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

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

PKZ099-060645-
333 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS...
A Gale-force low will linger while slowly weakening over the
northeastern Gulf through Wednesday. 

$$

PKZ641-060645-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-
333 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT...SE gale to 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. 

$$

PKZ661-060645-
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-
333 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. Showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 22 ft. 
Showers.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. 
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. 

$$

PKZ642-060645-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-
333 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 22 ft. 
Rain showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. SW swell. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 

$$

PKZ662-060645-
Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-
333 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. Showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 24 ft 
subsiding to 19 ft late. Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. W swell. 
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. 

$$

PKZ643-060645-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-
333 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. SW swell late. Rain showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. 

$$

PKZ663-060645-
Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-
333 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 17 ft late.
Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain in the morning. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT...W gale to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 

$$

PKZ644-060645-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-
333 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20
ft. Rain showers. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$

PKZ664-060645-
Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-
333 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 
21 ft. Showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain in the morning. 
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. 

$$

PKZ651-060645-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-
333 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. 
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ671-060645-
Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-
333 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 
19 ft. Showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Showers.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain in the morning. 
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 

$$

PKZ652-060645-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-
333 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. S swell. Showers.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 

$$

PKZ672-060645-
Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-
333 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Showers.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. SE swell. Showers.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain in the afternoon. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 4, 3:20 PM AKST	Areal Flood Advisory	AJK	Ketchikan Gateway	30 hr
Dec 4, 3:27 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK		7 days
Dec 4, 7:08 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK		44 hr
Dec 4, 9:25 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AJK		10 hr
Dec 4, 10:35 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK		5 days
Dec 5, 3:27 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK		25 hr
Dec 5, 3:33 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK		4 days
Dec 5, 12:32 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK		3 hr

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Sources

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