Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 65, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 20, 2008, 8:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 14 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 20, 2008, 8:00 PM AKST (05:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2008, 9:48 AM AKST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAJK 210505 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 800 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 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. PKZ098-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE OVER THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA. $$ PKZ011-211400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ012-211400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 800 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ013-211400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 800 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ021-211400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-211400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ031-211400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 800 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ032-211400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 800 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-211400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 800 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ034-211400- FREDERICK SOUND- 800 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-211400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-211400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAJK 211244 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 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. PKZ098-220100- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AN INVERTED TROUGH ALONG THE OUTER COAST WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS EAST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ011-220100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-220100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-220100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-220100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-220100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-220100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-220100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-220100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-220100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-220100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-220100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAJK 211848 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 948 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 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. PKZ098-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... AN INVERTED TROUGH ALONG THE OUTER COAST WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS EAST OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ PKZ011-220300- GLACIER BAY- 948 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ012-220300- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 948 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-220300- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 948 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-220300- ICY STRAIT- 948 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ022-220300- CROSS SOUND- 948 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REST OF TODAY...NE WIND TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W SWELL. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ031-220300- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 948 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-220300- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 948 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ033-220300- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 948 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ034-220300- FREDERICK SOUND- 948 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ035-220300- SUMNER STRAIT- 948 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ036-220300- CLARENCE STRAIT- 948 AM AKST SUN DEC 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Dec 20, 2:42 PM AKST, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 2:42 PM AKST, 5 hours 18 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
242 PM AKST SAT DEC 20 2008
.SHORT TERM...
MAP ANALYSIS: HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE WESTERN CANADA
AND NORTHERN ALASKA SATURDAY MORNING. A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE WEST CENTRAL GULF HAS AT LEAST 2 SEPARATE
CENTERS IN IT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BAND OVER THE NORTHERN AND
EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA IS SHEARING OUT TO A TRIPLE POINT LOW ABOUT
400 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS AND THIS FEATURE
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WINDY
CONDITIONS CONTINUE FROM INTERIOR PASSES DUE TO THE STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENT. MOSTLY SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER
PANHANDLE AS CLOUD BANDS ARE MOSTLY OFFSHORE.
FORECAST REASONING: ANOTHER NICE BUT COLD DAY IN STORE FOR
SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE COMPLEX LOW OVER THE GULF SHOULD
SLIDE/DUMBBELL SOUTHEAST TO MOVE INTO THE BRITISH COLUMBIA REGION
BETWEEN QUEEN CHARLOTTE AND VANCOUVER ISLANDS SUNDAY MORNING. THE
CIRRUS CLOUD DECK THAT IS SPREAD OVER THE PANHANDLE ON SATURDAY
WILL DISSIPATE OR BE PULLED BACK OFF SHORE TONIGHT WITH LOW
SLIDING SOUTH.
TEMPERATURES THE NEXT 24 HOURS SHOULD BE A COUPLE OF DEGREES
WARMER I THINK THAN LAST NIGHT AND TODAY BUT NOT MUCH CHANGE.
EXPECT TO SEE NO PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
SUNDAY...BUT THE WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE INTERIOR PASSES WILL
CONTINUE SO WILL MAINTAIN THE WIND ADVISORIES ALONG THE COAST
MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL TEMPS OVER THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE WILL BE IN THE 20 TO 25 BELOW RANGE TONIGHT
AND IN EARLY SUNDAY...JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA LOE ENOUGH FOR
FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH LYNN CANAL. THE FREEZING SPRAY COULD BE
HEAVY OVER NORTHERN LYNN CANAL SO HEADLINING THAT IN THE MARINE FCSTS.
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM MODELS IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH
EACH OTHER AND MINIMAL ADJUSTMENT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
USED THE GEM REGIONAL MODEL AND NAM AS THE PREFERRED SOLUTIONS.
OVERALL CONFIDENCE IN THE HIGH CATEGORY THROUGH SUNDAY. I HELD BACK
ON SOME OF THE WINDS BEING GENERATED BY THE PRESSURE FIELD AS
I THINK THEY WERE EXCESSIVE. MOST CHANGES TO THE PACKAGE WERE
MINIMAL I BELIEVE.
&&
.LONG TERM... GLOBAL MODELS SHOW A THREE WAVE PATTERN ACROSS
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE. COLD AIR TROUGHS ARE SITUATED THIS WEEKEND OVER
CENTRAL CANADA AND SIBERIA WHILE A DRY RIDGE LIES BETWEEN THEM
OVER AK. MODELS SHOW THE CANADIAN TROUGH WILL BE RETORGRADING WWD
DURING THE EXTENDED FORECAST RANGE BUT THE SIBERIAN TROUGH HOLDS
STEADY. AS A RESULT THIS RATHER FLAT TROUGH-RIDGE-TROUGH PATTERN
WILL SHARPEN AND AMPLIFY WITH THE RIDGE SHIFTING SLIGHTLY WWD FROM
AK TO OVER THE BERING SEA AND N PACIFIC JUST E OF DATELINE. HPC
DISCUSSIONS HIGHLIGHT MODEL VARIANCE THAT GROWS STARTING TUE AND I
AGREE FAVORING BLENDED ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS OF GFS ECMWF AND GEM
MODELS FOR THE MED AND LONG RANGE FORECAST PERIODS IS WAY TO GO
FOR NOW. BUT FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IS GROWING WITH THE IDEA OF DRY
WEATHER CONTINUING OVER PANHANDLE UNTIL TUE-WED. SHORT WAVES
EJECTING OUT OF ASIAN TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE N PAC RIDGE
EARLY IN WEEK...WEAKEN...AND TURN SE ACROSS GULF OF AK MID WEEK.
THIS OVER WATER TRAJECTORY IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN CURRENT PATTERN
AND SHOULD HELP TEMPS MODIFY UPWARD A BIT DURING THE UPCOMING
WEEK. THE JET CORE STAYS S OF OUR FORECAST AREA WHICH MEANS
PROBABLY NO DIRECT HITS FROM APPROACHING SHORT WAVES.
HOWEVER...PLUMES OF HIGHER EQUIVALENT POTENTIAL TEMP...MEANING
HIGHER MOISTURE CONTENT IN AIR... LEAD ME TO BELIEVE CLOUDY SKIES
AND INCREASED CHANCES OF PRECIP WILL SPREAD OVER THE PANHANDLE
TUE-WED AND AGAIN ABOUT FRI. IF FLOW INTO SE AK ENDS UP BEING MORE
MOIST THAN IS CURRENTLY PREDICTED THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALLS NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS WHERE COLD AIR MAY
BE SLOW TO SCOUR OUT. FOR NOW WE WILL STAY THE COURSE WITH
EXTENDED FORECAST TRENDING TOWARD PERIODS OF SNOW MID TO LATE NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM AKST SUNDAY FOR AKZ018-019-025-026-029.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ011-012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-012-022-036-041-042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ013-021-031>035-043-051-052.
&&
BEZENEK/AINSWORTHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 36 hr | |
| Dec 20, 7:32 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AJK | 15 hr | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 8 hr | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 32 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 9:48 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 18 hr | |
| Dec 21, 9:48 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 30 hr |
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