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Storm Warning 64, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 8, 2008, 4:00 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
- Dec 8, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2008, 4:00 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 090035 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 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. PKZ098-091400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE PANHANDLE THIS EVENING AND BECOME STATIONARY NEAR A CAPE SPENCER TO FIVE FINGER LIGHT HOUSE LINE. A STORM FORCE WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF THIS EVENING AND OVER THE PANHANDLE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ011-091400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW...BECOMING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-091400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-091400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-091400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-091400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT INCREASING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE MORNING BECOMING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-091400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-091400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-091400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ034-091400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ035-091400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ036-091400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK51 PAJK 091243 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 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. PKZ098-100100- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT STATIONARY ALONG A CAPE SPENCER TO TAKU INLET LINE WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTH TO NEAR ELDRED ROCK BY TUESDAY NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY LIFTS NORTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT. A LARGE SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD OVER EASTERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ PKZ011-100100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-100100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ013-100100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ021-100100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-100100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W SWELL. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-100100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES...GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW NORTH. RAIN SOUTH. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ032-100100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ033-100100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT... EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-100100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-100100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT... EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-100100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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 Dec 8, 1:07 PM AKST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 1:07 PM AKST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
107 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008
.SHORT TERM...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND EVENT UNFOLDING FOR THE
SE PANHANDLE WITH A BLIZZARD WARNING MULTIPLE WINTER STORM
WARNINGS HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES. MADE LIMITED
CHANGES TO INHERITED GRIDS WITH THE ONLY CHANGES BASED ON THE
12Z GFS MODEL.
AN ARCTIC FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE PANHANDLE AT
THIS TIME. THE ARCTIC FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH
AS THE GRADIENT CONTINUES TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. THE FRONT
IS NOW EXPECTED TO MOVE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH AND WEST TO BRING ZONE 22
INTO THE COLD AIR. AS A RESULT A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR ZONE 22 IN ADDITION TO THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS NOW IN
PLACE FOR 17 19 20 21 AND 25. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
OVER THE NORTHERN ZONES WITH 18 TO 30 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE
HAINES ZONE AND 12 TO 20 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE JUNEAU ZONE.
BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SKAGWAY AS STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH HEAVY SNOW.
961MB LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE NE TOWARDS THE NORTHER GULF OF ALASKA
WHILE A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPS AND MOVES OVER SOUTHERN BARANOF
ISLAND THIS EVENING. AMPLE MOISTURE FROM LOW LATITUDES IS BEING
ADVECTED NE INTO THE DEVELOPING STORM. SOUTHERN ZONES WILL BE WET
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN STEADY AND THEN
START TO WARM AS THE FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST.
.LONG TERM...OVERALL 12Z MODEL CONTINUITY AND AGREEMENT REMAINS
HIGH INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A DRYING TREND WILL COMMENCE ACROSS
THE PANHANDLE BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE 12Z GFS 500 MB 5 WAVE PATTERN
INDICATES A BUILDING LONG WAVE RIDGE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF
THURSDAY EVENING AND THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE LOW AND MID LEVEL
FLOW ACROSS THE PANHANDLE TO TURN NORTHWESTERLY AND DRIER. THE 00Z
NAEFS ENSEMBLE ALSO AGREES WITH THE BUILDING LONG WAVE RIDGE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. WENT WITH A 12Z
GFS/ECMWF BLEND INTO THE CURRENT GRIDS THROUGH DAY 5 AS BOTH
MODELS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING. THIS SOLUTION DIDNT
CHANGE MUCH IN THE INHERITED GRIDS...EXCEPT FOR BRINGING IN THE
DRIER AIR 12 HOURS LATER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE FRIDAY. THE
12Z GFS IS BUILDING A STRONGER SURFACE HIGH, 1052 MB, BY 12Z
SUNDAY ACROSS THE YUKON THAN THE ECMWF, BUT WITH THE STRENGTH OF
THE MID LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF AND INTO THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE THIS WEEKEND...THIS SOLUTION IS REALISTIC.
NEAR HANDOFF WITH SHORT TERM SURFACE RIDGING WILL BE BUILDING
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE PANHANDLE WITH WARMER SURFACE AIR. SO EXPECT
ALL RAIN ACROSS THE PANHANDLE WITH THE SNOW LEVEL RISING TO AROUND
1000 FEET NEAR SKAGWAY. THE 960 MB LOW EAST OF KODIAK TUESDAY
MORNING WILL BE FILLING AND WEAKENING AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD. THIS
STRONG LOW AND ASSOCIATED MID LEVEL TROUGH WILL INDUCE A LEE
TROUGH AND SURFACE LOW IN THE YUKON BY LATE TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. THE SOUTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT INDUCED BY THE
STRENGTHENING LEE TROUGH WILL HELP WIND ADVY GUSTS TO COMMENCE OUT
OF THE SOUTHWEST NEAR SKAGWAY FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THE DAY
ON WEDNESDAY. ALSO WITH THE STRONG SOUTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT EXPECT SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS FROM CROSS
SOUND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TUESDAY NIGHT. ATTM MODELS ARE FLIP
FLOPPING ON THE STRENGTH A WEAK SURFACE LOW ADVECTING EASTWARD
ACROSS THE GULF WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THEN ACROSS THE PANHANDLE ON
THE DAY THURSDAY. BY WEDNESDAY EVENING THERE WILL AGAIN BE
SUFFICIENT COLD AIR ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE FOR
SNOWFALL...BUT WITH THE SURFACE LOW PASSING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE EXPECTING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO BE LIGHT ATTM. IF THE
SURFACE LOW DOES ADVECT FURTHER NORTH WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR MID
LEVEL DEFORMATION ZONE FORMATION AND HEAVIER SNOWFALL POTENTIAL.
AFTER THIS SURFACE LOW ADVECTS EASTWARD INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA
THURSDAY EVENING THE DRIER NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS
NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THROUGH SUNDAY WITH THE COMMENCING
DRYING TREND. EXPECT TEMPERATURES AND PRECIP BELOW NORMAL ACROSS
THE ENTIRE PANHANDLE FROM THURSDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH
TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY DROPPING TO NEAR 5 F ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE THIS WEEKEND WITH NORTHERLY WINDS. WILL HAVE TO WATCH
CROSS BARRIER FLOW LATE IN THE WEEKEND FOR POSSIBLE STRONG WINDS
OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES AND A TAKU WIND EVENT NEAR DOWNTOWN JUNEAU.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR
AKZ024-026.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST TUESDAY
FOR AKZ023-027-028.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST TUESDAY
FOR AKZ017-019-020-025.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM AKST
TUESDAY FOR AKZ021-022.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ018.
BLIZZARD WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKST TUESDAY FOR
AKZ018.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ036-041>043-051-052.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-021-022-031>035.
&&
CCC/PSSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 8:04 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 19 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:00 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AJK | 6 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 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.