Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 23, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 22, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Mar 22, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAJK 222324 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 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. PKZ098-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING STORM FORCE LOW JUST WEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES IS FORECAST TO RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-231400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-231400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-231400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-231400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-231400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-231400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING AND BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-231400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-231400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-231400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-231400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-231400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAJK 230623 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1020 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 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. PKZ098-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A DEVELOPING STORM FORCE LOW JUST WEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES IS FORECAST TO RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-231400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-231400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 1020 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 UPDATED WINDS ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-231400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-231400- ICY STRAIT- 1020 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 UPDATED WINDS ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-231400- CROSS SOUND- 1020 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 UPDATED WINDS ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-231400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 1020 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 UPDATED WINDS ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND TO 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-231400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-231400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 1020 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 UPDATED WINDS ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-231400- FREDERICK SOUND- 1020 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 UPDATED WINDS ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-231400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-231400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAJK 231147 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 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. PKZ098-240100- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 985 MB LOW ABOUT 120 NM W OF SITKA WILL MOVE W TO THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF BY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW OVER THE SW GULF WILL MOVE TO THE SE GULF THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TURN N AND NW THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT...WEAKENING SLOWLY AS IT DOES. $$ PKZ011-240100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ012-240100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS LATE. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ013-240100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS LATE. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ021-240100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ022-240100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ031-240100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ032-240100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ033-240100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-240100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ035-240100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ036-240100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Mar 22, 6:30 AM AKDT, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 6:30 AM AKDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
1130 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
.SHORT RANGE...A DYNAMIC HIGH ENERGY PATTERN WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE EASTERN GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS A
COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF DUMBBELLS A SERIES
OF RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SURFACE LOWS NORTH THROUGH THE EASTERN
GULF. THE LEAD OCCLUSION EXTENDING FROM JUST NORTH OF PAYA...
THROUGH GLACIER BAY...SOUTH ALONG CHATHAM STRAIT...AND SOUTHWEST
INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL SOUTHEAST ALASKA TODAY AS A DEVELOPING WAVE ALONG THE
FRONT NEAR 50/150 RAPIDLY DEEPENS AND MOVES NORTH INTO THE
SOUTHEAST GULF THIS EVENING. THE FRONT THEN PUSH NORTH THROUGH
SOUTHEAST ALASKA AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT THEN
SWINGS NE THROUGH THE COASTAL AND SOUTHERN ZONES 09Z-15Z TONIGHT
AND THROUGH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ZONES 15Z-21Z SUNDAY. WIND...
PHASE CHANGE...AND DEEP CONVECTION OVER NE GULF ARE MAIN CONCERNS
IN SHORT TERM.
ADVISORY LEVEL SE WINDS CURRENTLY OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTHERN ZONES
AHEAD OF LEAD OCCLUSION WITH BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS
EXTENDING NORTH INTO CENTRAL AND COASTAL SOUTHEAST ALASKA. EXPECT
THIS WIND TO EASE A LITTLE THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON AS FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY AND DEVELOPING LOW TO SOUTH
ALTERS PRESSURE GRADIENT ORIENTATION. AS WAVE IN NORTH PACIFIC
DEEPENS 20 MB OVER NEXT 12 HOURS...A STRONG 80+ KT SSE 85H JET
DEVELOPS AS IT RACES NORTH THROUGH HECATE STRAIT AND SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL BRING
A SECOND SHOT OF SE WINDS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO REACH STORM FORCE
FOR CLARENCE STRAIT AND 80 MPH GUSTS TO SOUTHERN AND COASTAL
ZONES GENERALLY IN 3 PM TO MIDNIGHT TIME FRAME. THIS JETS WEAKENS
AS IT CROSSES CENTRAL PANHANDLE AND CURVES TO THE NORTHWEST LATER
TONIGHT AND WILL KEEP WINDS IN ADVISORY CATEGORY HERE. PAYA WILL
STAY NORTH OF LOW CENTER AND SHOULD SEE WINDS BACK NE TONIGHT AND
NOT SHIFT TO THE SOUTH UNTIL FRONT MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO FALL MAINLY AS RAIN/RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST ALASKA TODAY. BIORKA RADAR SHOWERS ONLY ISOLATED CELLS
BEHIND THE FRONT SO EMPHASIS OF RAIN WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN
HALF. MAIN EXCEPTION WILL BE PAYA-PAHN WHERE LEAD OCCLUSION HAS
MOVED THROUGH AND TEMPERATURES REMAIN COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE AREAS COULD PICK UP A FEW QUICK
INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS. ANOTHER POSSIBILITY WILL
BE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS JUST AHEAD OF WARM FRONT DUE TO
STRONG UVV AND HIGH PRECIPITATION RATES AND WILL MONITOR THIS
THROUGH THE DAY. BY LATE TONIGHT AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WIND
DROPS OFF QUICKLY AND EXPECT RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW JUST BEFORE
ENDING WHICH WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS TO INCH OR LESS. WILL GO
WITH A CHANCE OF MIXED SHOWERS AND A FEW SUN BREAKS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
THE NORTHERN GULF REMAINS QUITE UNSTABLE WITH LIGHTNING DETECTION
RECORDING A HALF DOZEN STRIKES JUST TO SW OF PAYA EARLY THIS
MORNING. MAIN CLUSTER OF SHOWERS IS WEST OF YAKUTAT AND FOR NOW
WILL KEEP MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS IN COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS.
.LONG RANGE...MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN FAIR AGREEMENT IN THE LONG
TERM. THE MOST CONSISTENT AND BEST INITIALIZED MODEL REMAINS THE
ECMWF. IT HAS GOOD SUPPORT FROM THE 00Z AND 06Z NAEFS ENSEMBLE
WITH THE HOLDING THE PATTERN CHANGE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TILL
LATER THIS WEEK. THE GFS ATTM CONTINUES TO BREAK DOWN THE
BLOCKING PATTERN NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BY EARLY TUESDAY
WHILE THE ECMWF HOLDS THE BLOCKING TILL LATE WEDNESDAY. THESE
DIFFERENCES WONT CAUSE CONCERN FOR THE PANHANDLE TILL NEXT
WEEKEND WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GALE FORCE LOW IN THE GULF.
WILL NUDGE GRIDS TOWARD THE SLOWER ECMWF/NAEFS SOLUTION IN THE
LONGER TERM. TWEAKED THE GRIDS FOR THE SHORT TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY...FOR EARLY ONSET OF PRECIP AS MODELS HAVE SPED UP THE
ROTATION OF THE NEXT MID LEVEL WAVE AROUND THE LONG WAVE TROUGH
IN THE GULF.
THE PATTERN FOR THIS NEXT WEEK LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE SOLUTION
OF THE MID SHIFT AS WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN THE GULF
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. THIS WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF PRECIP MAINLY
OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WITH MOIST ALONG SHORE FLOW. THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL SEE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIP WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT FOG IN JUNEAU AND GUSTAVUS
DURING THE EARLY MORNING PERIODS...AS THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE
RELATIVELY WEAK.
WITH THE UPPER LONG WAVE TROUGH IN THE GULF SURFACE TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE PANHANDLE WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEK
WITH 500 MB TEMPS IN THE -38 F TO -40 F RANGE AND 850 MB TEMPS
BETWEEN -7 F AND -10 F. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR CONTINUED SHOWER
ACTIVITY AND IN THE MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS...SNOW WILL MIX TO
THE GROUND ACROSS THE PANHANDLE.
AS FAR AS WINDS EXPECT MIN GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN
GULF MONDAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. THEN
THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY WEAK FOR THE
FIRST FULL WEEK OF SPRING. THERE IS MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE
IN THE LONG TERM THROUGH FRIDAY.
.AJK...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING AKZ023 AND 027-028 3 PM TIL MIDNIGHT
WIND ADVISORY AKZ027-028 TIL 3 PM
WIND ADVISORY AKZ020-022, 024-026, AND 029 TONIGHT
MARINE...STORM PKZ036 TONIGHT
GALE PKZ036 TODAY
GALE PKZ021-035 041-052 TONIGHT
MM/PSSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 4:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 66 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Mar 22, 12:00 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AJK | 27 hr | |
| Mar 22, 12:00 AM AKDT | Snow Advisory | AJK | 25 hr | |
| Mar 22, 12:00 AM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AJK | 30 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr |
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