Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 2, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 4, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. 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
- Jan 4, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAJK 050039 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 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. PKZ098-051400- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... GALE FORCE LOW TRACKING OVER THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WILL MOVE INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA AND WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. OUTLOOK. A WEAK LOW WILL PERSIST JUST SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ011-051400- GLACIER BAY- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT LATE. SNOW IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-051400- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N STORM FORCE WIND TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-051400- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...N GALE 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N GALE TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-051400- ICY STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-051400- CROSS SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ031-051400- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-051400- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-051400- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW LATE. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-051400- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW LATE. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-051400- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. SNOW LATE. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-051400- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAJK 051240 CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 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. PKZ098-060100- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 990 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO SOUTHWEST OF SITKA BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH TO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY TUESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ011-060100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-060100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-060100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-060100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-060100- CROSS SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ031-060100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-060100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-060100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-060100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-060100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-060100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAJK 051633 AAA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 735 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 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. PKZ098-060100- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 990 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO SOUTHWEST OF SITKA BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH TO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY TUESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ011-060100- GLACIER BAY- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-060100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-060100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-060100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-060100- CROSS SOUND- 735 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 UPDATED ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH W GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. NE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ031-060100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-060100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-060100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-060100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-060100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-060100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAJK 051947 CCA CWFAJK COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1050 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 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. PKZ098-060100- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA INNER CHANNELS COASTAL WATERS... A 990 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO SOUTHWEST OF SITKA BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH TO THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY TUESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ011-060100- GLACIER BAY- 1050 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 CORRECTED ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ012-060100- NORTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ013-060100- SOUTHERN LYNN CANAL- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ021-060100- ICY STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ022-060100- CROSS SOUND- 735 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH W GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. NE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND BECOMING 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY LATE. .TUE...E GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ031-060100- STEPHENS PASSAGE- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N LATE. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF INTERIOR PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ032-060100- NORTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ033-060100- SOUTHERN CHATHAM STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE GALE TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ034-060100- FREDERICK SOUND- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ035-060100- SUMNER STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EARLY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ036-060100- CLARENCE STRAIT- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NEAR OCEAN ENTRANCES...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Jan 4, 1:18 PM AKST, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 1:18 PM AKST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
118 PM AKST SUN JAN 4 2009
.SHORT TERM...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ISSUED AT 601 AM AKST SUN JAN 04
2009...HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE MAINLAND ALASKA AND NORTHWEST
CANADIAN ARCTIC AREA. AN ELONGATED LOW OVER THE GULF HAS ONE LOW
SOUTH OF KODIAK ABOUT 250 NM WHILE A DEVELOPING LOW IS ABOUT
54/140 THIS MORNING WHILE THE FRONT IS BEGINNING TO APPROACH THE
COAST OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
FORECAST REASONING: PROBLEM OF THE DAY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
LOW MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT. RAIN
SNOW LINE MEANDERING ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA AND WILL
PROBABLY CREATE SOME HAVOC WITH SNOW AMOUNTS AS WELL FOR THE
WARNING ONGOING. ALSO A GOOD PUSH OF WIND HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA
AS WELL. EXPECT THE WIND THROUGH NOON OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION
AND SNOW AND/OR RAIN TAPERING OFF AS WELL. OVER THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN AREAS PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE
DAY AS WELL. STRONG WINDS NORTHERLY WINDS AND OUTFLOW OVER THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE PICKING UP THROUGH THE DAYTIME PERIODS AND
SHOULD ALSO FALL OFF THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TIME
FRAMES.
A FAIR 100-120 KT JET OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF IS MOVING THE LEAD
LOW QUICKLY TO THE EAST WHILE THE MAIN PARENT CENTER HANGS BACK
FURTHER WEST. SHOULD SEE THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVE THE SOUTHERN
HALF THE PANHANDLE BY AFTERNOON BUT THE LOW WILL A LITTLE SLOWER.
VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR (SURFACE TEMPERATURE THIS MORNING AS -58F
AT EAGLE, AK) REMAINS OVER ALASKAN INTERIOR AND YUKON TERRITORY
INTO TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS OVER THE WHITE PASS AREA WILL CONTINUE
TO BE IN THE MINUS 30 TO 40 RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE LASTING A LITTLE LONGER OVER THE MISTY
FJORDS AREA (ZONE 29) SO HAVE EXTENDED THE WARNING THERE THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. SNOW OVER THE REST OF THE AREA WILL DIMINISH BUT EXPECT
TO SEE SCATTERED AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW/SHOWERS PERSIST THROUGH
TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM...GENERAL UPPER LEVEL PATTERNS AND FEATURES VERY
SIMILAR BETWEEN GFS AND ECMWF THROUGH THE WEEK WITH GFS A LITTLE
MORE STRONGLY DEPICTING UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVES ROUNDING THE BASE
OF AN UPPER LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY. THIS DIFFERENCE DOES NOT HAVE A
SENSIBLE IMPACT ON THE PANHANDLE UNTIL LATE NEXT WEEKEND WHEN GFS
STAMPS AN UPPER LOW THAT DEVELOPS FROM ONE OF THESE SHORTWAVES
JUST WEST OF SITKA. AT THIS SAME TIME ECMWF DEPICTS A BROAD AND
FAIRLY FLAT RIDGE OVER THE PANHANDLE WITH THE CORRESPONDING AXIS
OFFSHORE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. WITH THIS AT THE TAIL END OF
THE EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST PERIOD...THERE WILL BE SEVERAL DAYS
TO SEE HOW IT EVOLVES.
AT THE SURFACE...SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GFS AND ECMWF
OCCUR AS EARLY AS TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH REGARD TO A LOW NEAR
50N/155W.HOWEVER...BOTH MODELS TRACK THIS FEATURE AND THE
ASSOCIATED WEATHER WELL SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLE. BOTH MODELS
CONTINUE TO DEPICT A FAIRLY STRONG NORTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT
OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE UNTIL MID WEEK. AT THIS TIME...GFS
RE-ORIENTS THE GRADIENT TO EASTERLY WHEREAS ECMWF BREAKS IT DOWN.
HIGH PRESSURE DOES REMAIN OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKON AND
THE STRONG EASTERLY GRADIENT DOE RE-ESTABLISH WITH THE APPROACH
OF A STRONG LOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
BY THIS TIME AT THE SURFACE...THERE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT
POTENTIAL DIFFERENCES WITH GFS DEVELOPING A STRONG TRIPLE POINT
LOW AND TRACKING IT INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF. THE 00Z ECMWF
DID NOT DEVELOP THE TRIPLE POINT. INSTEAD...A FRONT EXTENDS FROM
THE PARENT LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK CLOSE TO AND PARALLEL WITH THE
ALASKAN COASTLINE DOWN TO SITKA. RESULTANT ECMWF PRESSURE
GRADIENT WAS MORE SOUTHEASTERLY AND CONCENTRATED MORE OVER THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. THE 12Z ECMWF HOWEVER LOOKS LIKE THE 12Z GFS
THOUGH SLIGHTLY WEAKER WITH BOTH THE PARENT LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR AND THE TRIPLE POINT IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF. THE 12Z
UK MO ALSO IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE CURRENT GFS AND ECMWF.
UPDATES TODAY TO THE LONG RANGE FORECAST WILL BE A BLEND TO
EXISTING GRIDS AND REFLECT A PREFERENCE FOR THE CONSENSUS BEING
OFFERED BY GFS...UKMO...AND ECMWF.
.AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ024-
026.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ027-028.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AKZ021-025.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ020-022.
FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ028.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ029.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR AKZ019.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST MONDAY
FOR AKZ018.
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AKZ018.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ012.
GALE WARNING FOR PKZ011>013-036-041>043.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ021-022-031>035-051-052.
&&
MM/FRITSCHIn the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 4, 10:08 AM AKST, 5 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1008 AM AKST SUN JAN 04 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 AM BLIZZARD 8 N SKAGWAY 59.57N 135.33W
01/04/2009 AK CO-OP OBSERVER
SKAGWAY CUSTOMS REPORTING 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
SNOW. ESTIMATED WIND SPPED 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
TEMPERATURE 4 BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL -33F.
0930 AM BLIZZARD 15 NE SKAGWAY 59.61N 135.03W
01/04/2009 XXX XX DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
AT 930 AM THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY ROAD CONDITION REPORT
ISSUED BY AKDOT REPORTED 1/4 MILE VISIBLITY, 4 INCHES NEW
SNOW OVERNIGHT, TEMPERATURE OF -17, SUSTAINED WIND OF 25
MPH WITH WIND CHILL OF 47 BELOW ZERO.
0938 AM BLIZZARD SKAGWAY 59.45N 135.33W
01/04/2009 AK ASOS
SKAGWAY ASOS REPORTING 3/4 MILE VISIBILITY IN -SNSQ. WIND
IS 050 AT 43 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS OF 61 MPH. TEMPERATURE
IS 4F WITH WIND CHILL OF -23F.
&&
MJMLocal storm report, Jan 4, 2:55 PM AKST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
255 PM AKST SUN JAN 04 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM SNOW 15 NW JUNEAU 58.45N 134.70W
01/04/2009 U0.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
RESIDENT FROM LENA LOOP ROAD CALLED TO REPORT THAT SNOW
HAD DRIFTED OVER THE ROADWAY DUE TO STRONG SUSTAINED
WINDS.
&&
FCFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 3:27 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AJK | 10 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:27 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 5 days | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 9:13 PM AKST | Areal Flood Warning | AJK | 10 hr | |
| Jan 5, 2:22 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 14 hr | |
| Jan 5, 2:22 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 14 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AJK | 12 hr |
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