Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2007
Storm Warning 14, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 28, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAJK 011239 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 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. PKZ098-020100- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL INTENSIFY TO A GALE AND MOVE E TO JUST S OF SITKA BY LATE THU NIGHT...THEN WILL WEAKEN THERE FRI. ANOTHER LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO A GALE AND MOVE NE TO THE SE GULF FRI MORNING...THEN MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL SE AK FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ PKZ011-020100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ012-020100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ013-020100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH SWELL. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. NORTH SWELL. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NORTH SWELL. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ021-020100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ022-020100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND BECOMING 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-020100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ032-020100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N SWELL. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. N SWELL. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ033-020100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT IN THE MORNING. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N SWELL. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N SWELL. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NE SWELL. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ034-020100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ035-020100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-020100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAJK 020022 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 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. PKZ098-021800- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE ONSHORE ON FRIDAY. A SECOND LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO A GALE AND CROSS THE GULF ON FRIDAY. IT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-021800- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ012-021800- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N STORM TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ013-021800- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ021-021800- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ022-021800- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-021800- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ032-021800- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ033-021800- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-021800- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ035-021800- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-021800- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAJK 020216 CCA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 515 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 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. PKZ098-021800- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A GALE FORCE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE ONSHORE ON FRIDAY. A SECOND LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO A GALE AND CROSS THE GULF ON FRIDAY. IT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-021800- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ012-021800- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N STORM TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ013-021800- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ021-021800- ICY STRAIT- 515 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 CORRECTED HEADLINE ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ022-021800- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-021800- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ032-021800- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ033-021800- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ034-021800- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ035-021800- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ036-021800- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AST THU MAR 1 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAJK 021227 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 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. PKZ098-030100- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN THERE FRI. A SECOND LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO A GALE AND MOVE INTO THE SE GULF ON FRI...THEN ACROSS THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PANHANDLE FRI NIGHT. OUTLOOK...ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE N INTO THE FAR SE GULF BY SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-030100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ012-030100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ013-030100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH THE NIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON AND TUE...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ021-030100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON AND TUE...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ022-030100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ031-030100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON AND TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-030100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON AND TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ033-030100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. N SWELL IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S SWELL. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-030100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-030100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-030100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AST FRI MAR 2 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning 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 storm warning went out at Feb 28, 6:00 AM AKST, 17 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 6:00 AM AKST, 17 hours before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
1100 AM AST WED FEB 28 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
.SHORT RANGE...WEATHER IS CLEAR AND COLD WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT
THIS WILL NOT LAST LONG WITH THE APPROACH OF A NEW LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM BEGINNING TOMORROW. MODELS ARE STILL VARYING ON PLACEMENT
OF THE MOISTURE BAND BUT THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE STILL LOOKS GOOD
FOR SNOW AND THE WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL BE CONTINUED.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR CAUSED WEDNESDAY MORNING TO DAWN
CLEAR AND COLD. RECORD LOW TEMPS WERE ALL OVER THE PANHANDLE
THIS MORNING WITH JUNEAU AIRPORT BREAKING A 41 YEAR RECORD WITH
-2 DEGREES. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT THAT HAS BEEN PERSISTENT FOR
THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY AND WINDS HAVE
RELAXED SLIGHTLY THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE OUT OF
NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES AND WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES BOTH THE
WIND ADVISORY AND THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE...UNTIL
FRIDAY EVENING. SKIES ARE CLEAR FOR MOST OF THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE THIS MORNING WITH GOOD OFFSHORE FLOW. LOW STRATUS
CONTINUES TO LINGER ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE ZONE...HYDER WILL
REMAIN CLOUDY WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW FALL TODAY...BUT NO MORE THAN
A DUSTING IS EXPECTED. ELSEWHERE COLD AIR STRATOCU IS HANGING
AROUND THE CHANNELS NEAR PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND SOUTH.
WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN ON THURSDAY IS THE BIG WEATHER CHALLENGE OF
THE DAY. ALL MODELS AGREE ON A MAJOR SHORTWAVE MOVING DOWN FROM
THE MAINLAND AND FORMING A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF...THIS WILL
PHASE WITH A TROUGH/LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE WEST
PAC. THIS WILL BRING A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ONSHORE
TOWARDS THE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TIMEFRAME. AS THIS LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE PANHANDLE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN...AND THOSE
WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHERN PASSES WILL PICK BACK UP...SO WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE INDEED EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH GALES AND
MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE NORTHERN MARINE ZONES.
IN TERMS OF PRECIPITATION...CURRENT FORECAST IS FOR SOME ONSHORE
FLOW AND OVERRUNNING AHEAD OF THE MAIN SYSTEM. SOUTHERN
AREAS...HYDABURG PETERSBURG KETCHIKAN SITKA...WILL SEE SNOW
BEGINNING EARLY AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL MOVE IN
LATER...SO STILL LEAVING A WATCH OVER THESE AREAS FOR NOW. GFS IS
INDICATING SOME LIFT AND FRONTOGENESIS EXTENDING SLIGHTLY
NORTH...SO WILL EXPAND THE WATCH TO INCLUDE SITKA AND ANGOON.
AS FOR MODEL CHOICE...THE GFS HAS COME BACK IN LINE WITH THE
OTHER MODELS AND NO LONGER SEEMS TO BE THE OUTLIER...IN FACT
UKMET IS A LITTLE MORE IN QUESTION THIS MORNING AS IT IS
FORECASTING THE 500 MB LOW SIGNIFICANTLY WEST OF THE
GFS/NAM/ECMWF LOCATIONS. MAIN AREA OF CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE
WITH THE PRECIPITATION FIELDS...GFS SHOWS MORE LIFT/ONSHORE FLOW
AND EVEN A BIG AREA OF FRONTOGENESIS EARLIER AND FURTHER NORTH
THAN THE NAM. CURRENT FEELING IS THAT THE GFS MAY BE BETTER ON
TIMING BUT MAY BE OVER FORECASTING THE AMOUNTS. STILL THE GFS
HAS RAISED ENOUGH QUESTION TO EXPAND THE WATCH...SO LEANING
TOWARD THAT SOLUTION FOR NOW.
.LONG RANGE...MY FORECAST TIME FRAME ON THE LONG TERM STARTS
THURSDAY NIGHT AND MAIN CONCERN ALONG WITH SHORT TERM FORECASTERS
IS THE START AND STRENGTH OF THE SNOW EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE. TIMING OF THE SYSTEM LOOKS TO
HAVE SLOWED DOWN SOME SO WE WILL BE ADJUSTING THE TIMING OF THE
STORM OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TO START THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
RUNNING INTO FRIDAY MORNING FOR MOST AREAS... MISTY FJORDS/AND
KETCHIKAN WILL BE RUNNING A BIT LONGER.
WILL AT THIS TIME ALSO EXPAND THE WATCH A TOUCH FURTHER NORTH
ADDING THE ZONES OF 23 AND 24 (BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN
ADMIRALTY WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. WILL NOT BE PUTTING THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE JUNEAU ZONE ...BUT IT QUITE POSSIBLE THAT
THEY TOO WILL BE PICKING UP SIGNIFICANT SNOW (SOUTH OF ENDICOTT
ARM...NOT IN JUNEAU PER SE). WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE
WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT FOR ZONES 22 AND 25 IN CASE THE PATTERN
SHIFTS A LITTLE.
THERE IS A TRAILING SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF/NORTH
PACIFIC THAT WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE
ISLANDS FRIDAY AND THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL EXTEND THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION
ACROSS 28 AND 29 ZONE. AT THIS POINT WILL LEAVE IT SNOW FOR MOST
AREAS ALTHOUGH THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE ZONE AND COASTAL PORTION
OF MISTY FJORDS MAY BE A MIX OR RAIN.
EXPECT THAT THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PANHANDLE.
WILL NOT BE MAKING MUCH IN WAY OF CHANGES TO THE LATE TIME FRAMES
(MON-WED)...AS THERE IS GENERAL AGREEMENT OF AN UPPER TROUGH OVER
THE GULF OF ALASKA. BUT THE POSITIONS VARY A LITTLE SO WILL NOT
BE TRYING TO GET FANCY. WILL LEAVE THE CURRENT GRIDS DURING THIS
TIME.
.AJK...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PUBLIC...WIND ADV...AKZ17 18 19
WIND CHILL...AKZ19 FOR ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY
WINTER STORM WATCH AKZ023-024-026>028 THU AFTN TO FRI
MRNG
WINTER STORM WATCH AKZ029 THU AFTN TO FRI AFTN
MARINE...GALES...PKZ11 12 51 52
SCA...PKZ51 53 22 21 13 31 32 33 34 36 41 42
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...11 12 13 31
LF-ABJ-BMBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 48 hr |
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