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Storm Warning 13, NWS Juneau, AK

March 19, 2009

NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 19, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
Mar 19, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK67 PAJK 191130
OFFAJK

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W

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.

PKZ398-200100-
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A STRONG LOW DEVELOPING IN THE SE GULF LATE THIS MORNING WILL
MOVE N AND DEEPEN TO 977 MB WELL W OF DIXON ENTRANCE BY LATE
TONIGHT. THEN THE LOW WILL STALL IN THE EASTERN GULF AND WEAKEN
THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. WEATHER FRONTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT EASTERN GULF AND SE AK THROUGH SAT. 

$$

PKZ310-200100-
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES
WEST-
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT SOUTHEASTERN HALF...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SOUTHEASTERN HALF...E WIND INCREASING TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 FT
SOUTHEASTERN HALF IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT SOUTHEASTERN HALF. NE WIND 30 KT
NORTHWESTERN HALF. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT SOUTHEASTERN HALF. 
.FRI...NE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK67 PAJK 192320
OFFAJK

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W

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.

PKZ398-201400-
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A STRONG LOW DEVELOPING IN THE SE GULF THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE
N AND DEEPEN TO 982 MB BEFORE STALLING IN THE EASTERN GULF OF
ALASKA 100 NM SW OF CAPE DECISION TONIGHT. WEATHER FRONTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH
SAT.  

$$

PKZ310-201400-
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES
WEST-
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S SWELL. 
.SUN...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK67 PAJK 201115
OFFAJK

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR GULF OF ALASKA EAST OF 144W

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.

PKZ398-210100-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
A 983 MB LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
WHILE DRIFTING S.  OUTLOOK.  AN INTENSIFYING LOW WILL TRACK FROM
THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SUN AS IT SENDS A STRONG
WEATHER FRONT THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF.  THIS WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE SUNDAY NIGHT.     

$$

PKZ310-210100-
GULF OF ALASKA NORTH OF 55 DEGREES NORTH AND EAST OF 144 DEGREES
WEST-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009 

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SW SWELL. 
.SUN...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK12 hr
Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAJK36 hr
Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK3 days
Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK48 hr
Mar 19, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAJK24 hr
Mar 19, 4:42 AM AKDTWind AdvisoryAJK32 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.