Expires:201201270415;Remove:201201270415;913278 WHAK57 PAJK 270326 SMWAJK PKZ042-043-270415- /O.NEW.PAJK.MA.W.0001.120127T0326Z-120127T0430Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 626 PM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN CAPE EDGECUMBE AND BIORKA ISLAND OUT TO 50 NM WEST AND INCLUDING SITKA SOUND. * UNTIL 730 PM AKST * AT 616 PM AKST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A A BAND OF VERY STRONG WEST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 75 KNOTS 40 NM WEST OF HANUS POINT...OR ABOUT 30 NM WEST OF CAPE EDGECUMBE...MOVING EAST AT 45 KNOTS. * THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE NEAR 7 NM NORTH OF HANUS POINT BY 705 PM AKST. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ENTER SITKA SOUND AND WEAKEN THROUGH 730 PM AKST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS IN THIS AREA SHOULD EXPECT STORM FORCE WINDS WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS AND HIGH HIGH WAVES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. && LAT...LON 5699 13587 5706 13544 5682 13543 5686 13728 5700 13730 TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 267DEG 44KT 5696 13657 $$ !MM!