Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 12, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 6, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 6, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2008, 10:44 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAJK 071246 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 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. PKZ098-080100- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 987 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WILL MOVE INTO B.C. THIS MORNING. A 987 MB LOW IN THE NE GULF WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN YUKON THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS. $$ PKZ011-080100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-080100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-080100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-080100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-080100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-080100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING EARLY TODAY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-080100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-080100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-080100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-080100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-080100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAJK 071533 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 630 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 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. PKZ098-080100- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 987 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WILL MOVE INTO B.C. THIS MORNING. A 987 MB LOW IN THE NE GULF WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN YUKON THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS. $$ PKZ011-080100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-080100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-080100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 630 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 UPDATED WINDS ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-080100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-080100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-080100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING EARLY TODAY THROUGH TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-080100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-080100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-080100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-080100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-080100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAJK 071905 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1001 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 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. PKZ098-080115- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 987 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WILL MOVE INTO B.C. THIS MORNING. A 987 MB LOW IN THE NE GULF WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN YUKON THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS. $$ PKZ011-080115- GLACIER BAY- 1001 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ012-080115- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1001 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ013-080115- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1001 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-080115- ICY STRAIT- 1001 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 UPDATED ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-080115- CROSS SOUND- 1001 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ031-080115- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1001 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ032-080115- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1001 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-080115- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1001 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-080115- FREDERICK SOUND- 1001 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-080115- SUMNER STRAIT- 1001 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-080115- CLARENCE STRAIT- 1001 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .FRI NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAJK 080044 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 344 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 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. PKZ098-081845- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. A 988 MB LOW SOUTH OF COLD BAY TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH FRIDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT EXTENDS EAST FROM THE LOW AND WILL TRACK NORTH TO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS. $$ PKZ011-081845- GLACIER BAY- 344 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-081845- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 344 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-081845- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 344 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-081845- ICY STRAIT- 344 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-081845- CROSS SOUND- 344 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...E GALE INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ031-081845- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 344 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY.. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-081845- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 344 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-081845- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 344 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-081845- FREDERICK SOUND- 344 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE GALE TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-081845- SUMNER STRAIT- 344 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-081845- CLARENCE STRAIT- 344 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 6, 6:00 AM AKST, 17 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 6:00 AM AKST, 17 hours before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
1100 AM AST WED FEB 6 2008
.SHORT RANGE...SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING IN REVEALING
EXTENSIVE DEEP CLOUD COVER OVER A MAJORITY OF THE PANHANDLE. A
NOTABLE EXCEPTION IS ZONE 18 WHICH IS NEARLY CLOUD FREE THIS
MORNING. THE UPPER FLOW FROM WEST TO EAST OVER A LOWER LEVEL
SOUTHERLY FLOW THAT IS EVIDENT FROM CLOUD EMERGING FROM
UNDERNEATH THE BAROCLINIC LEAF AND COMING ASHORE OVER THE WESTERN
HALF OF ZONE 17. A LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF THIS MORNING WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST AND COME ASHORE ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST
OF THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. A BROAD WARM FRONT IN ADVANCE OF THIS
LOW HAS BROUGHT STEADY PRECIP IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
PANHANDLE SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING BUT HAS BEGUN TO SLOWLY TAPER
OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. INITIALLY THIS HAS BEEN
SNOW...BUT KETCHIKAN HAS BEGUN TO RECEIVE SOME MIXED PRECIP AFTER
A BURST OF HEAVY SNOW MID MORNING AS WARM AIR ADVECTION MOVED
INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES IN THE SOUTHERN ZONES CURRENTLY RANGE
FROM 32 NEAR HYDER TO 36 IN COASTAL LOCATIONS. SHOULD SEE A
LITTLE MIXED PRECIP IN ZONE 26 LATER TODAY AND POSSIBLY EARLY
THIS EVENING BEFORE THE RAIN SNOW LINE MOVES SOUTH TO THE DIXON
ENTRANCE AGAIN.
EXPECT A DRYING TREND TONIGHT WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THAT WILL
EXTEND INTO THE LONG RANGE FORECAST PERIOD AS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT
WILL KEEP ALL THE ACTION TO THE SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLE AFTER THE
LOW TRACKS INLAND INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA AND BEGINS TO FILL.
ELSEWHERE IN THE UPPER LEVELS...AM BEGINNING TO SEE THE END OF AN
OMEGA BLOCK THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED OVER THE BERING SEA FOR
QUITE SOME TIME. HOWEVER...UPPER LEVEL PATTERNS INSOFAR AS THEY
AFFECT PANHANDLE WEATHER WILL NOT BEGIN TO CHANGE UNTIL WELL INTO
THE LONG RANGE FORECAST PERIOD.
APART FROM A BRIEF SHOT OF WARMER AIR IN THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE...THE ARCTIC FRONT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY PUSH SOUTH.
TEMPERATURES LAST NIGHT ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY GOT DOWN TO 21
DEGREES BELOW ZERO. COMBINED WITH THE ONGOING STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS...WIND CHILL IS NOW A SERIOUS ISSUE AND HAS PROMPTED THE
REPLACEMENT OF THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SKAGWAY WITH A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY THAT ENCOMPASSES BOTH WIND AND WIND CHILL.
TEMPERATURES ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY ARE NOT AS SEVERE...SO HAVE
LEFT THE WIND ADVISORY AS IS FOR NOW. ELSEWHERE...AM EXPECTING TO
SEE AN INCREASE IN NORTHERLY WINDS TO ADVISORY LEVELS DOWN TO
ABOUT FREDERICK SOUND DURING THE SHORT RANGE FORECAST PERIOD AND
HAVE ADVISORIES IN PLACE. THE MOST SEVERE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
EAST OF YAKUTAT AND NORTH OF CAPE SPENCER WHERE OUTFLOW WINDS
SHOULD REACH SUSTAINED 45 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
IN THE MARINE ZONES...AM EXPECTING GALES FROM CAPE EDGECUMBE
NORTH TO ICY BAY TONIGHT AND NORTH OF FREDERICK SOUND OVER THE
INNER CHANNELS. COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE FREEZING SPRAY IN THESE AREAS. FCF
.LONG RANGE...
BY THU EVENING MAJOR UPR LOW CENTER IS SURE TO BE OVER THE NW
TERRITORIES WITH AN UPR TROF ALONG 126W OR SO. THE UPR RIDGE OVR
WESTERN AK INTO THE WESTERN GULF PLUS NW FLOW ALF OVR SE ALASKA
SHOULD BODE DRY AND COLDER THRU FRI. FRI NITE IS TRANSITION TO
SOUTH FLOW ALOFT. ON SAT THE 12Z AK-GFS-40 HAS CHANGED THE TRACK
OF A DEVELOPING STORM TO MORE EAST. UNFORTUNATELY THE ENSEMBLES
ARE WIDELY SPREAD AND DO NOT HELP. CURRENTLY WE HAVE OUT AN SPS
FOR A WINTER STORM FRI NIGHT INTO SAT FOR ALL ZONES. 12Z AK-GFS
HAS THE LOW 972 MB NEAR 52N 145W AT 12Z SAT MOVG ONTO OUR COAST
AT CAPE DECISION AROUND 06Z SUN. THIS MORE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
TRACK STILL CAUSES LOTS OF WIND AND HELPS TO ENSURE SNOW. WILL
ADJUST POPS AND TWEAK OUTFLOW WIND SOMEWHAT FOR THE WEEKEND...BUT
STORM FORECAST CONTINUES. CONFIDENCE HIGH FOR FRI...MODERATE
SAT...LOW SUN AND BEYOND.
.AJK...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PUBLIC...WINTER WX ADVSRY AKZ018
WIND ADVSRY AKZ017-019>025
SPS OUTLOOK FOR SAT.
MARINE...STORM PKZ051
GALE PKZ-011>013-021>022-031>034-042>043-052
SMALL CRAFT ELSEWHERE
FCF/JCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 12:09 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AJK | 7 hr | |
| Feb 7, 1:30 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:35 AM AKST | Heavy Snow Warning | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Feb 7, 5:01 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 66 hr | |
| Feb 7, 5:01 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Feb 7, 10:44 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 10:44 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 10:44 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 10:44 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 10:44 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 48 hr |
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