Wind Advisory 99, NWS Juneau, AK

000 
WWAK77 PAJK 100835
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1135 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

AKZ018-110100-
/X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0099.081210T0900Z-081211T0300Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
1135 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST WEDNESDAY. 

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN
AROUND.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 4 PM AKST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

000 
WWAK77 PAJK 102341
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
241 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

AKZ018-110300-
/X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0099.000000T0000Z-081211T0300Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
241 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN
AROUND.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

000 
WWAK77 PAJK 110253
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
553 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008


AKZ018-110400-
/X.EXP.PAJK.WI.Y.0099.000000T0000Z-081211T0300Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
553 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS ARE SOUTH 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT.

$$

SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
110 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

.SHORT TERM...SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT FOR THE NORTHERN AK
PANHANDLE WINDING DOWN AT THIS TIME. WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE
BEEN ALLOW TO EXPIRE OR HAVE BEEN CANCELED FOR ALL ZONES EXCEPT
FOR ZONES 18 AND 19. SNOW HAS CHANGED OVER TO RAIN OR RAIN AND
SNOW MIX EXCEPT FOR HAINES AND SKAGWAY ZONES. WAA WITH MODERATE
SW FLOW AROUND THE 967MB PARENT LOW LOCATED OVER THE KENAI PEN
WILL CONTINUE CONTINUE TO ERODE THE ARCTIC AIR MASS ENTRENCHED IN
THE HAINES AND SKAGWAY ZONES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. EXPECT
THAT THESE ZONES WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY LATE AFTERNOON. DEEP
SW FLOW WILL BRING CLOUDY SKIES AND RAIN SHOWERS TO THE PANHANDLE
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM.

 BLENDED 50 PERCENT 12Z GFS AND 25 PERCENT 12Z NAM WITH INHERITED
GRIDS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIODS. BOTH GFS AND NAM
INITIALIZED WELL. GFS CONTINUES TO BE THE MODEL OF CHOICE. 12Z
NAM IS HANDLING THE ARCTIC AIR MASS EROSION WELL.

&&

.LONG TERM...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE UPPER LEVEL
FEATURES. FOR WED THURS SOME DISAGREEMENT REGARDING THE STRENGTH
AND SPEED OF A LOW PRESSURE FEATURE. EC AND UKMET KEEP THIS AS AN
OPEN TROUGH WHILE THE GFS BRINGS IN A FAST MOVING CLOSED LOW.
LEANED MORE TOWARDS THE GFS SOLUTION AND BLENDED 12Z GFS AND NAM
WITH INHERITED GRIDS OUT TO DAY 4 AND THEN A BLEND OF GFS WITH
INHERITED GRIDS OUT TO DAY 7. AS THIS LOW TRACKS INTO THE N
PANHANDLE FROM THE AK GULF EXPECTING SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN ZONES
WITH POSSIBILITY OF ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW NEAR HAINES. AS IT
APPEARS TO BE A FAST MOVING SYSTEM SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE LOWER AND
COLD AIR MAY BE SCOURED OUT QUICKLY.

AS THE LONG WAVE TROUGH DIGS AND ADVECTS EAST EXPECTING A DROP IN
TEMPERATURES INTO THE WEEKEND. A LARGE BUILDING RIDGE OVER MOST
OF THE REGION PERSISTS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS THIS RIDGE THE
WEEKEND IS STARTING TO SHAPE UP NICELY WITH LOWER POPS AND PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR MOST OF THE LONG RANGE IS AVERAGE WITH
SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE STRENGTH OF THE WED-THURS LOW.

&&

.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
          AKZ019.
         WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON
          FOR AKZ018.
         WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKST
          WEDNESDAY FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR PKZ012.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
          PKZ011-013-021-022-031>036-041>043-051-052.

&&

CCC/PRB

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
149 PM AKST TUE DEC 09 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1248 PM     HEAVY SNOW       JUNEAU                  58.39N 134.13W
12/09/2008  M10.7 INCH                          AK   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            JUNEAU AIRPORT STORM TOTAL AS OF 11 AM, 10.7 INCHES.

1248 PM     HEAVY SNOW       5 N JUNEAU              58.46N 134.13W
12/09/2008  M19.0 INCH                          AK   CO-OP OBSERVER

            LENA LOOP AREA 19 INCHES AS OF 730 AM. TWO TREES HAVE
            FALLEN ON TWO HOUSES NEAR BY.

1248 PM     HEAVY SNOW       2 E JUNEAU              58.39N 134.08W
12/09/2008  M9.9 INCH                           AK   CO-OP OBSERVER

            LEMON CREEK AREA HAD 9.9 INCHES AS OF 9 AM.

1248 PM     HEAVY SNOW       2 ESE JUNEAU            58.38N 134.08W
12/09/2008  M11.0 INCH                          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TWIN LAKES AREA 11 INCHES AS OF 630 AM.

1248 PM     HEAVY SNOW       7 S JUNEAU              58.29N 134.13W
12/09/2008  E12.0 INCH                          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            DOUGLAS AREA ON HILL SIDE NEAR THE BRIDGE HAD 12 INCHES
            AS OF 8 AM.

1248 PM     HEAVY SNOW       5 NW JUNEAU             58.44N 134.23W
12/09/2008  M15.0 INCH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TEE HARBOR HAD 15 INCHES AS OF 7 AM.

1248 PM     HEAVY SNOW       3 S JUNEAU              58.35N 134.13W
12/09/2008  M11.5 INCH                          AK   CO-OP OBSERVER

            EAGLECREST LODGE HAD 11.5 INCHES AS OF 8 AM.

1248 PM     HEAVY SNOW       JUNEAU                  58.39N 134.13W
12/09/2008  E20.0 INCH                          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STAFF WENT OUT FROM OFFICE FROM ABOUT 7 TO 9 AM, REPORTED
            ABOUT 6 IN. FROM OFFICE THROUGH THE AUKE BAY AREA. SNOW
            AMOUNTS INCREASED AS HE HEADED NORTH OUT THE ROAD WITH
            AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 20 IN. FROM AUKE BAY TO MILE 20, WHERE
            ROAD WAS IMPASSABLE DUE TO A DOWNED TREE LEANING ON A
            POWER LINE. AT MILE 19 HE MET A PERSON THAT TOOK A
            MEASUREMENT AND REPORTED 19 IN. STAFF MEMBER SAW NUMEROUS
            LARGE TREES DOWN, ONE OF WHICH HE SAW ON FIRE AND THEN

            EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. SCHOOL BUS WAS STUCK NEAR TEE HARBOR

1248 PM     HEAVY SNOW       5 NNW JUNEAU            58.46N 134.19W
12/09/2008  E14.0 INCH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SOUTH SHELTER ISLAND ESTIMATED 13 TO 14 INCHES AS OF 10
            AM. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 12 KTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
            CURRENTLY 33 DEGREES WITH RAIN AND SNOW MIXED FALLING.

1248 PM     HEAVY SNOW       HAINES                  59.24N 135.44W
12/09/2008  E10.0 INCH                          AK   CO-OP OBSERVER

            HAINES SPOTTER ESTIMATED 10 INCHES OF SNOW FALL AS OF 8
            AM, DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REPORTS IN THE
            LOCAL AREA HAD BARE GROUND NEAR LUTAC DUE TO BLOWING
            SNOW. AT MILE 6 REPORTED 28 INCHES.

1248 PM     HEAVY SNOW       PELICAN                 57.95N 136.21W
12/09/2008  M1.0 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC CALLED IN AND REPORTED 1 INCH AS OF 9 AM.
            CURRENTLY 33 DEGREES WITH LIGHT RAIN FALLING.

1248 PM     HEAVY SNOW       5 NW JUNEAU             58.44N 134.23W
12/09/2008  M20.0 INCH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER CALLED IN WITH 20 INCHES AT 10 AM. HIGH
            TEMPERATURE 36 WITH A LOW OF 29 FOR PAST 24 HOURS.

1248 PM     HEAVY SNOW       8 S HAINES              59.12N 135.44W
12/09/2008  M24.0 INCH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER CALLED IN WITH A REPORT OF 24 INCHES AS OF 10 AM.
            CURRENTLY SNOWING AT 26 DEGREES, LIGHT NORTH WIND.

1248 PM     HEAVY SNOW       4 N JUNEAU              58.45N 134.13W
12/09/2008  M5.5 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            JUNEAU FORECAST OFFICE HAD A TOTAL OF 5.5 INCHES AS OF 9
            AM.

&&

KAV