Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 34, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 20, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 45 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
- Oct 20, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2008, 1:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAJK 202330 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 989 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL TRACK NE TOWARDS CAPE FAIRWEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A DEVELOPING STORM FORCE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL ENTER THE S CENTRAL GULF ON TUE AND CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTH. $$ PKZ041-211400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING 17 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .WED...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ042-211400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ043-211400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ051-211400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...S GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ052-211400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...NW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAJK 211134 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 311 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-220515- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 1004 MB LOW WILL DISSIPATE IN THE NORTHEAST GULF TUESDAY. A DEVELOPING STORM FORCE LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF TUESDAY AND TRACK NORTHEAST WHILE INTENSIFYING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-220515- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 311 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ042-220515- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 311 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 40 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 24 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING A SW GALE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SAT...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ043-220515- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 311 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 24 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ051-220515- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 311 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING A SW GALE TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING A SW GALE LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-220515- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 311 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING A NW GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN...THEN RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 211137 CCA CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-220100- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 1004 MB LOW WILL DISSIPATE IN THE NORTHEAST GULF TUESDAY. A DEVELOPING STORM FORCE LOW WILL ENTER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF TUESDAY AND TRACK NORTHEAST WHILE INTENSIFYING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ041-220100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ042-220100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND BECOMING 40 KT LATE. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT LATE. SEAS 24 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING A SW GALE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SAT...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ043-220100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT LATE. SEAS 24 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 45 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ051-220100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SW SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING A SW GALE TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT LATE. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING A SW GALE LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-220100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. S SWELL IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...E GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING A NW GALE TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN...THEN RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 212311 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A STORM FORCE LOW DRIFTING N OUT OF THE N PACIFIC WILL DEEPEN TO 965 MB AS IT MOVES INTO THE N GULF NEAR YAKUTAT THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE YUKON WED BUT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF AND INSIDE WATERS. $$ PKZ041-221400- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING. .WED...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ042-221400- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SW STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ043-221400- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ051-221400- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 35 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ052-221400- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 221149 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-230100- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 969 MB STORM FORCE IN THE EAST CENTRAL GULF WILL TRACK NORTHEAST AND MAKE LANDFALL WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 952 MB STORM FORCE LOW SOUTH OF ADAK WILL TRACK EAST TO THE WESTERN GULF BY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ041-230100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT LATE. .THU...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-230100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT LATE. .THU...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SAT...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ043-230100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT LATE. .THU...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ051-230100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .THU...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-230100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. RAIN LATE. .THU...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAJK 222006 CWFAEG COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 100 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 SOUTHEAST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FROM DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SUCKLING OUT 100 NM 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. PKZ099-230100- .SYNOPSIS FOR OUTSIDE WATERS... A 969 MB STORM FORCE IN THE EAST CENTRAL GULF WILL TRACK NORTHEAST AND MAKE LANDFALL WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 952 MB STORM FORCE LOW SOUTH OF ADAK WILL TRACK EAST TO THE WESTERN GULF BY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ041-230100- DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION- 100 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .REMAINDER OF TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...S GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ042-230100- CAPE DECISION TO CAPE EDGECUMBE- 100 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .SAT...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ043-230100- CAPE EDGECUMBE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER- 100 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ051-230100- CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO ICY CAPE- 100 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ052-230100- ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING- 100 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN LATE. .THU...SE STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...E STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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 Oct 20, 12:54 PM AKDT, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 20, 12:54 PM AKDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1254 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008
.SHORT TERM...MORNING SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS A STRONG LOW IN THE
CENTRAL GULF SLOWLY MOVING NORTHEASTWARD TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER WITH
AN OCCLUDED FRONT WRAPPING ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. AN EMBEDDED RAIN
BAND WITHIN THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS PASSING ACROSS THE PANHANDLE
AT THIS TIME AND ANOTHER RAIN BAND CLOSER TO THE LOW CENTER IS
MOVING ONSHORE ACROSS THE OUTSIDE WATERS. MODELS ARE IN GENERAL
AGREEMENT WITH THIS LOW TRACKING NORTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT AND
WEAKENING. BY TUESDAY MORNING...THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE BUT SOME
DIFFERENCES ARE NOTED AMONG THE MODELS WITH RESPECT TO THE
POSITION AND INTENSITY OF THE DISSIPATING LOW. WILL BLEND WITH
THE 12Z RUN GFS AND NAM INTO THE INHERITED GRIDS FOR TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. THIS WILL MAKE A GOOD CONSENSUS FOR THE WEAKENING LOW IN
THE NORTHEAST GULF TONIGHT BUT A LITTLE DELAY FOR THE INCOMING
STORM FROM THE SOUTH. WILL TWEAK A LITTLE ON THE WIND FIELD FOR
TUESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
TO BRING THE EXPECTED HIGH WINDS A BIT EARLIER OVER THE SOUTHERN
ZONES.
EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY FOR
OFFSHORE WATERS AND OUTSIDE WATERS WITH ROUGH SEAS EXCEPT FROM
ICY CAPE TO CAPE SUCKLING. INSIDE WATERS WITH OPEN OCEAN
CONNECTION WILL SEE GALE FORCE WINDS AS WELL ON TUESDAY. REST OF
THE MARINE ZONES WILL GO WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. MAIN CONCERN
SHOULD GO WITH THE INCOMING STORM FROM THE SOUTH. IT SEEMS LIKE
THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM WILL
ARRIVE NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. A RAPID INCREASE OF
BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS IS EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THREE ZONES TO MEET THE HIGH WIND WARNING
CRITERIA AND WIND ADVISORY FOR REST OF SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND
CENTRAL COAST. WILL COORDINATE WITH THE LONG TERM FOR TIMING OF
HIGH WIND WARNING OVER THE SOUTHERN ZONES.
.LONG TERM...THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE VERY
STRONG LOW MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF TUE NIGHT. THEY ARE STILL
STRUGGLING WITH THE STRENGTH AND PLACEMENT OF THE NEXT SYSTEM
MOVING INTO THE GULF WED NIGHT INTO THURS. THERE IS ALSO STILL
ABOUT A 24HR DIFFERENCES ON THE VERY COLD AIR MOVING ACROSS THE
GULF LATE ON FRI INTO THE WEEKEND. WITH THAT SAID MODIFIED THE
FORECAST FROM TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT AND USED A BLEND OF THE
12Z GFS AND EC.
THE VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH
PACIFIC MENTIONED IN THE SHORT TERM WILL DEEPEN TO NEAR 965MB BY
TUE NIGHT AND LIFT INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE
TO PUSH NORTH THROUGH GULF AS IT RIDES A VERY STRONG 160KT JET
THAT WILL MOVE OVER SE AK THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE MAIN UPPER TROF
OVER THE GULF TUE NIGHT WILL PUSH THE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA
TO THE EAST AND MOVE OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH WED. THE
WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG 965 LOW TUE NIGHT WILL LIFT
NORTH OVER THE PANHANDLE BEFORE THE COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA
LATE WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE
FAR SOUTHERN AREAS WITH A 70+KT LLJ THAT WILL REMAIN OVER THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SO WILL CONTINUE
THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN THREE ZONE AS WITH THE
STRONG THERMAL GRADIENT IT WILL CONTINUE TO MIX DOWN GUSTS 60 TO
70 MPH THROUGH TUE NIGHT. FOR THE CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS WILL
CONTINUE THE HIGH WIND WATCH BUT THERE IS A LIKELY CHANCE THAT THE
HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE NEEDED. THE NORTHERN AREAS WILL SEE THE
WIND OUT OF THE NE 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY TUE NIGHT BUT AS THE FRONT
LIFTS NORTH THE WINDS WILL REALLY INCREASE TO A STRONG SE AND WIND
ADVY WILL BE NEED LAT TUE INTO WED AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BECOMES MORE OUT OF THE SE TO BE MORE FAVORABLE.
OVER THE MARINE AREAS THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STORM
FORCE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT ALONG WITH CLARANCE
STRAIT. THE CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS WILL SEE GALES OUT OF THE EAST
THEN SE AS THE FRONT LIFTS OVER THE AREA. THE NORTHERN AREAS WILL
SEE NORTH WINDS TO 20 KT TROUGH TUE NIGHT BUT E/W ORIENTED
CHANNELS WILL SEE GALE FORCE WINDS WITH THE LOW MOVING INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF. AS THE LOW LIFTS INTO THE YUKON THE WINDS OVER THE
NORTHERN AREAS WILL SEE THE WINDS SWITCH TO A VERY STRONG SOUTH
WIND WITH SOLID GALS.
AS FOR RAIN...RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH STRONG UPPER LEVEL
DIVERGENCE WITH THE JET MOVING RIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE EARLY TUE NIGHT. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT
NORTH THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO WED WITH STRONG ONSHORE
FLOW AND PVA OVER SE AK.
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER LOW THAT WILL ENTER THE GULF LATE WED INTO
THUR BUT THERE STILL REMAINS TO BE TIMING AND POSITION ISSUES WITH
THIS SYSTEM. THE OVER ALL PICTURE THROUGH IS THAT GALE FORCE WINDS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF AND WINDY AND WET CONDITIONS OVER
THE PANHANDLE.
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECASTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF THU INTO
FRI BY THE GFS BUT THE EC IS 24HR SLOW WITH THIS CAA. IT IS SAFE
TO SAY THAT THIS COLD AIR WILL GET TO THE PANHANDLE BY THE WEEKEND
BUT THE EXACT TIMING IS DIFFICULT ATTM. WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE
ON THIS COLD AIR AS IT WILL BE THE FIRST OF THE WINTER SEASON BUT
ALSO IT COULD PRODUCE SOME VERY STRONG WINDS.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR AKZ023-026.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR
AKZ027>029.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ036-041>043.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ021-022-031>035-051-052.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ011-013.
&&
SJA/ABJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 4 days | |
| Oct 21, 3:11 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 4 days | |
| Oct 21, 3:11 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 25 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 60 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 9 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 33 hr | |
| Oct 21, 5:05 AM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AJK | 40 hr | |
| Oct 21, 6:08 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 22 hr | |
| Oct 21, 1:15 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 15 hr | |
| Oct 21, 1:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 3 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.