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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Juneau, AK

October 22, 2008

NWS Juneau, AK issued this winter storm warning at Oct 22, 2008, 9:06 AM AKDT. It was in force for 6 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 22, 2008, 9:06 AM AKDT (17:06 UTC)
Expired: Oct 22, 2008, 3:00 PM AKDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Juneau, AK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter 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 winter storm warning went out at Oct 22, 6:30 AM AKDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 6:30 AM AKDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
630 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
.SHORT TERM...A 969 MB STORM FORCE LOW 160 NM SW OF YAKUTAT
CONTINUES TO GENERATE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH THIS MORNING. THE
STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM...THE CURRENT LOCATION...AND THE FORECAST
TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST INTO THE YUKON WILL RESULT IN RAPIDLY
CHANGING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IN GENERAL...VERY STRONG
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG AS THEY BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE OUTER COAST. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
OVER THE CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS WILL CONTINUE WITH MAX ADVISORY
LEVEL GUSTS IN SOME LOCATIONS. A VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL SET UP LATER THIS MORNING OVER THE FAR NORTHERN
INNER CHANNELS AND HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONE
18...A MAX WIND ADVISORY FOR ZONE 19...AND A STORM WARNING FOR
NORTHERN LYNN CANAL. FARTHER SOUTH AND INSIDE THE OUTER
COAST...HAVE REPLACED THE HIGH WIND WARNING WITH A WIND ADVISORY
AND HAVE LET THE WARNING EXPIRE COMPLETELY FOR ZONE 29.

HEAVY PRECIPITATION COMBINED WITH FREEZING TEMPS NEAR THE PASSES
HAVE RESULTED IN SNOW ADVISORIES BEING ISSUED FOR ZONES 18 AND 19
THROUGH 9 AM TO COVER THE HIGHWAYS. AS OF 4 AM...HAINES CUSTOMS
HAD ALREADY RECEIVED 3 INCHES OF SNOW. EXPECT 1 TO 3 MORE INCHES
BEFORE THIS CHANGES OVER TO RAIN. ALSO HAD SNOW AT SKAGWAY
AIRPORT THIS MORNING.

.LONG RANGE...ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN TO CONTINUE WITH A LEAST 2
MORE AND POSSIBLE A THIRD STORM THROUGH SUNDAY. CONFIDENCE
BUILDING ON TRACK AND TIMING OF NEXT SYSTEM. EXPECT 972 MB LOW IN
NW GULF THURSDAY THAT SENDS A VIGOROUS OCCLUSION THROUGH THE
PANHANDLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT S-SE STORMS FOR EASTERN GULF
WITH GALES...WIND ADVISORIES AND HEAVY RAIN FOR INNER CHANNELS.

THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A WIDESPREAD SW GALE ACROSS THE GULF
THAT BUILD A 20+ FOOT SW SWELL WITH COMBINED SEAS PEAKING AT 30
FT OFF CENTRAL COAST.

STRONG COLD FRONT DROPS SE THROUGH PANHANDLE FRIDAY. 1000-500
THICKNESS DROPS TO BELOW 518 AND 850 TEMPS DROP TO -10C IN
WESTERLY FLOW FOR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS GENERALLY NORTH OF
ICY STRAIT-JUNEAU LINE FRIDAY NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS SOUTHERN WITH ADVISORY LEVEL SW WINDS FOR COAST.

THIRD SYSTEM IS A 980 MB SYSTEM THAT MOVES INTO SE GULF SUNDAY
MORNING WHILE 1030 MB HIGH BUILDS INTO SOUTHERN YUKON. THIS WILL
SUPPORT A MIN STORM FOR PKZ041-042 WITH MODERATE NORTH WINDS
THROUGH NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS. SOUTHERN ZONES SHOULD SEE
ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN AND WIND ADVISORIES WHILE NORTHERN
AREAS SHOULD LIKELY START OUT AS A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BEFORE
GOING TO ALL RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT.

A SECOND RE-ENFORCING HIGH AND COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH INTO
NORTHERN AREAS MONDAY AND THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR DRYING AND
PARTIAL CLEARING AND WILL NOT MENTION ANY POPS. TEMPERATURES
LIKELY FALLING INTO BELOW FREEZING MOST AREAS WITH LOWER 20S FOR
INLAND VALLEYS. SOUTHERN ZONES STAY UNDER SW JET WITH MODERATE
RAIN.

USED 00Z AKGFS FOR GRIDS.

.AJK...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ024-026. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 3 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ027. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR
AKZ020-021-025. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR
AKZ022. HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR
AKZ023. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ028.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM AKDT THIS MORNING FOR AKZ018-
019. WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM AKDT THURSDAY
FOR AKZ019. HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM AKDT
THURSDAY FOR AKZ018. WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR AKZ017.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FOR PKZ012-042-043.
         GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011-013-021-022-031>036-041-051-052.

&&
FRITCH/MM

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 22, 5:52 AM AKDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
552 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008

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

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST ANNETTE                 55.04N 131.59W
10/22/2008  M63 MPH                             AK   ASOS

            WSO ANNETTE RECORDED A PEAK GUST OF 63 MPH AT 1014 PM
            AKDT

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST KETCHIKAN               55.32N 131.61W
10/22/2008  M54 MPH                             AK   ASOS

            KETCHIKAN ASOS RECORDED A PEAK GUSTS OF 54 MPH AT 1223 AM
            AKDT

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 30 SW POINT BAKER       56.05N 134.17W
10/22/2008  E77 MPH                             AK   C-MAN STATION

            CAPE DECISION CMAN REPORTED WIND 09051G77 MPH AT AROUND 6
            PM AKDT.

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 30 SW POINT BAKER       56.05N 134.17W
10/22/2008  M70 MPH                             AK   C-MAN STATION

            CAPE DECISION CMAN REPORTED WIND OF 19048G70 MPH AT
            AROUND 4 AM AKDT

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST HYDABURG                55.21N 132.82W
10/22/2008  E0 MPH                              AK   AWOS

            HYDABURG AWOS REPORTED A PEAK GUST OF 56 MPH AT 1016 PM
            AKDT

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST KLAWOCK                 55.55N 133.09W
10/22/2008  M56 MPH                             AK   ASOS

            KLAWOCK ASOS REPORTED A PEAK WIND OF 56 MPH AT 129 AM
            AKDT.

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST SITKA                   57.05N 135.34W
10/22/2008  M60 MPH                             AK   ASOS

            SITKA ASOS REPORTED A PEAK WIND OF 60 MPH AT 332 AM AKDT

0455 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  15 NW ELFIN COVE        58.34N 136.63W
10/22/2008  M60 MPH                             AK   C-MAN STATION

            CAPE SPENSER REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 MPH AROUND 10
            PM WITH MULTIPLE PEAK GUSTS OF 74 MPH BETWEEN 9 PM AND 11
            PM AKDT

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 70 NNW PETERSBURG       57.75N 133.67W
10/22/2008  M69 MPH                             AK   C-MAN STATION

            FIVE FINGER LIGHT STATION REPORTED A PEAK WIND OF 69 MPH
            AT AROUND 5 AM AKDT

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST CRAIG                   55.48N 133.12W
10/22/2008  E55 MPH                             AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER IN CRAIG REPORTED ESTIMATED WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH
            GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

0455 AM     HEAVY RAIN       10 N KETCHIKAN          55.47N 131.61W
10/22/2008  U0.00 INCH                          AK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A SMALL MUDSLIDE WAS REPORTED BY KETCHIKAN POLICE IN WARD
            COVE. THE MUD SLIDE KNOCKED DOWN A TREE AND CAUSED A
            POWER OUTAGE.

0455 AM     HEAVY RAIN       KETCHIKAN               55.32N 131.61W
10/22/2008  M4.82 INCH                          AK   ASOS

            KETCHIKAN ASOS REPORTED A 12 HOUR RAINFALL OF 4.82 INCHES
            BETWEEN 4 PM AND 4 AM AKDT. PEAK HOURLY RAINFALL WAS 0.71
            INCHES. A POWER OUTAGE LIKELY LOWER TOTAL BETWEEN 3 AM
            AND 4 AM AKDT DUE TO POWER OUTAGE.

0455 AM     SNOW             40 NW HAINES            59.64N 136.26W
10/22/2008  E0.0 INCH        XXX                XX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            HAINES BORDER STATION REPORTED 2-3 INCHES NEW SNOW
            BETWENN 11 PM AND 4 AM WITH MODERATE SNOW STILL FALLING

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 9 SE JUNEAU             58.21N 134.24W
10/22/2008  M128 MPH                            AK   MESONET

            SHEEP MT MESONET AT AN ELEVATION OF 3543 FEET REPORTED A
            PEAK GUST OF 128 MPH AT AROUND 5 AM AKDT.

&&

MJM

Local storm report, Oct 22, 6:03 AM AKDT, 3 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
603 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008

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

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST ANNETTE                 55.04N 131.59W
10/22/2008  M63.00 MPH                          AK   ASOS

            WSO ANNETTE RECORDED A PEAK GUST OF 63 MPH AT 1014 PM
            AKDT

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST KETCHIKAN               55.32N 131.61W
10/22/2008  M54.00 MPH                          AK   ASOS

            KETCHIKAN ASOS RECORDED A PEAK GUSTS OF 54 MPH AT 1223 AM
            AKDT

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 30 SW POINT BAKER       56.05N 134.17W
10/22/2008  M70.00 MPH                          AK   C-MAN STATION

            CAPE DECISION CMAN REPORTED WIND OF 19048G70 MPH AT
            AROUND 4 AM AKDT

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST KLAWOCK                 55.55N 133.09W
10/22/2008  M56.00 MPH                          AK   ASOS

            KLAWOCK ASOS REPORTED A PEAK WIND OF 56 MPH AT 129 AM
            AKDT.

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST SITKA                   57.05N 135.34W
10/22/2008  M60.00 MPH                          AK   ASOS

            SITKA ASOS REPORTED A PEAK WIND OF 60 MPH AT 332 AM AKDT

0455 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  15 NW ELFIN COVE        58.34N 136.63W
10/22/2008  M60.00 MPH                          AK   C-MAN STATION

            CAPE SPENSER REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 MPH AROUND 10
            PM WITH MULTIPLE PEAK GUSTS OF 74 MPH BETWEEN 9 PM AND 11
            PM AKDT

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 70 NNW PETERSBURG       57.75N 133.67W
10/22/2008  M69.00 MPH                          AK   C-MAN STATION

            FIVE FINGER LIGHT STATION REPORTED A PEAK WIND OF 69 MPH
            AT AROUND 5 AM AKDT

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST CRAIG                   55.48N 133.12W
10/22/2008  E55.00 MPH                          AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER IN CRAIG REPORTED ESTIMATED WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH
            GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

0455 AM     HEAVY RAIN       10 N KETCHIKAN          55.47N 131.61W
10/22/2008  U0.00 INCH                          AK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A SMALL MUDSLIDE WAS REPORTED BY KETCHIKAN POLICE IN WARD
            COVE. THE MUD SLIDE KNOCKED DOWN A TREE AND CAUSED A
            POWER OUTAGE.

0455 AM     HEAVY RAIN       KETCHIKAN               55.32N 131.61W
10/22/2008  M4.82 INCH                          AK   ASOS

            KETCHIKAN ASOS REPORTED A 12 HOUR RAINFALL OF 4.82 INCHES
            BETWEEN 4 PM AND 4 AM AKDT. PEAK HOURLY RAINFALL WAS 0.71
            INCHES. A POWER OUTAGE LIKELY LOWER TOTAL BETWEEN 3 AM
            AND 4 AM AKDT DUE TO POWER OUTAGE.

0455 AM     SNOW             40 NW HAINES            59.64N 136.26W
10/22/2008  E0.0 INCH        XXX                XX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            HAINES BORDER STATION REPORTED 2-3 INCHES NEW SNOW
            BETWENN 11 PM AND 4 AM WITH MODERATE SNOW STILL FALLING

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 9 SE JUNEAU             58.21N 134.24W
10/22/2008  M128 MPH                            AK   MESONET

            SHEEP MT MESONET AT AN ELEVATION OF 3543 FEET REPORTED A
            PEAK GUST OF 128 MPH AT AROUND 5 AM AKDT.

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 30 SW POINT BAKER       56.05N 134.17W
10/22/2008  M77.00 MPH                          AK   C-MAN STATION

            CAPE DECISION CMAN REPORTED WIND 09051G77 MPH AT AROUND 6
            PM AKDT.

0455 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST HYDABURG                55.21N 132.82W
10/22/2008  M0.00 MPH                           AK   AWOS

            HYDABURG AWOS REPORTED A PEAK GUST OF 56 MPH AT 1016 PM
            AKDT

&&

MJM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AJK	4 days
Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AJK	21 hr
Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AJK	12 hr
Oct 22, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AJK	12 hr
Oct 22, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AJK	9 hr
Oct 22, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AJK	16 hr
Oct 22, 4:05 AM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AJK	5 hr
Oct 22, 6:30 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AJK	10 hr
Oct 22, 9:06 AM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AJK	114 min
Oct 22, 12:50 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AJK	3 hr
Oct 22, 1:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AJK	3 hr
Oct 22, 1:15 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AJK	3 hr

Nearby

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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.